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Chapter 76 - An End

THREE MONTHS LATER...

LUCIAN VITALE'S POINT OF VIEW

I can't sleep. Haven't had a full night's rest in over a month, pulling overtime at the office every single day.

I glance at the wall clock as I shut down my laptop-six in the morning. Time flies when you're drowning in numbers and deadlines. It feels like just yesterday I was staring at the same screen, the clock reading ten at night.

I stand up and slip on my coat, the wool heavy against my tired shoulders. I grab my phone and car keys from the desk-cool metal and plastic in my palm. I need to get home. They'll be waiting.

"Good morning, sir. Overtime again?" One of the morning-shift guards greets me at the exit, his breath fogging in the cool lobby air.

I offer him a gentle smile. "Yeah-gotta do it for the family."

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