GELLER'S POV A month and a half. That’s how long I’ve been away. Finally, I’m coming home. My departure had been abrupt, prompted by an urgent call from one of my operations managers informing me that we had secured the deal for the expansion in Zephyros. I had full confidence that Knox would hold the fort and address the unresolved issues I’d had no choice but to leave behind. One of which was Emory. After the two Ardavian detectives departed, we deliberated on what to do about Emory. With the possibility of someone snooping around about Olivia—or Maya—it was clear that bringing her back to the mansion was out of the question. In fact, it was safer to keep her exposure to a minimum. I decided she would stay in Knox and Quinn’s apartment, where her whereabouts could always be account

