Beneath the Surface of Safety

Previously

…The night was alive with possibilities, each one a sharp edge. I was no longer just Alex Mercer, the loving parent. I was Alex Mercer, the architect of my family’s survival. And the Broker was about to learn just how deep the roots of protection could go, and how sharp its thorns could be. The mask was lifting, not to reveal vulnerability, but to reveal the hunter beneath. And the hunt was about to begin.