Godly

I phoned Mr. Sinclair the moment I returned to the room.

“I found it – the documents,” I said to him after the false pleasantries.

He didn't hide the excitement that swarmed over him. “Excellent work, Ms. Fairchild," he purred “I can now see that you truly are as diligent as rumored. Where are they now?"

“Safe,” I replied, keeping my voice level despite the tremors trembling in my fingers as a result of what I had just discovered. “And hidden. It took everything I had, but I managed to get them out of Donnelly's study without anyone noticing."

I knew this man was no better than Shawn and his motive for doing this was just to get Shawn out of the way so that he’d have all the time there was to commence his corruption without hindrances.

But then again, I’d do anything to bring Shawn down, wouldn’t I? I should not care about whatever Sinclair would do after this.

My main goal was to get Shawn in trouble.

Silence snaked across the line. The air thickened with anticipation as I balled my f