Chapter 54 - THE MORNING AFTERThe sun rose over Macao.
Emily stood on the balcony.
Her dress was torn.
Her hands were cut.
Elias stood beside her with his arm in a sling.
"We survived."
Emily looked toward the horizon.
"Yes."
Then she touched the golden ring on her finger.
She had survived a husband.
A cartel.
A corrupt council.
A murder conspiracy.
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And now an international cyberwar.
Yet something inside her felt strangely peaceful.
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Chapter 55 - THE FATHER'S GIFTAbraham called from America.
Chapter 56 - THE YATES FOUNDATIONMonths later, Emily stood inside a new children's hospital funded by the Yates Foundation.
Chapter 57 - THE ANNIVERSARYOne year after the night that changed everything, Emily returned to the ballroom.
Chapter 58 - THE WOMAN SHE BECAMEEmily walked outside after midnight.
Chapter 59 - THE EASTERN HORIZONFar away, beyond the Pacific, a man watched a photograph of Emily on a secure monitor.
Chapter 60 - THE DOOR THAT REMAINED OPENThe next morning, Emily woke before sunrise.
