Hired to Break Him

I was sent here to find the crack in Atticus Kaine. Two weeks in, I knew there wasn't one — and he knew exactly what I was. He didn't fire me. He put me on his deal team and let me see everything, which I still can't decide was trust or a trap. Then I found the memo: my own employer plans to gut his workforce and call it synergy. I copied it. He knew. When the bid went live, I walked into the boardroom and testified against the people who pay my rent. I lost everything for him before I'd even said how I felt. Six months later, I sent him an email. He answered in four words. I start Monday. This time in my own name.