Marcus called at midnight.
I was still awake, unable to sleep after the gala. After seeing Ethan with Layla. After the whispers and stares and barely concealed shock on everyone's faces.
"I know what he did," Marcus said without preamble. "How Ethan got to Layla."
"How?"
"He didn't. Victoria did." I could hear papers rustling. "I've been going through the visitor logs at Victoria's house arrest location. She's allowed supervised calls with her lawyer. Except her lawyer visited six times in the past week. Way more than necessary for case preparation."
"You think the lawyer was passing messages?"
"I think the lawyer was the message. Alan Decker. High-powered defense attorney. And guess who just filed a motion to represent Layla Brooks in exchange for her cooperation agreement being rev
