The Little Girl Who Knocked at Midnight
At 12:03 a.m., three-year-old Maisie Ellis knocks on Roman Vescari’s bedroom door, barefoot and clutching a battered rabbit. Her mother won’t wake up. And the man she was taught to fear has found them. Nora Ellis came to Roman’s fortified Chicago estate for a reason she never intended to reveal. When an intruder leaves her unconscious and her daughter carries a hidden flash drive to Roman’s door, Nora’s search for the truth about her brother’s death becomes a fight to keep Maisie safe. Roman has the money and power to protect them. He also signed the agreement that closed her brother’s case. As evidence from a long-buried harbor fire begins to surface, Nora must decide how far she can trust a man who once chose not to ask enough questions—and Roman must decide what he is willing to lose to answer them now.
Index
11 Chapters- 1. Chapter 1: Three Knocks at 12:03
- 2. Chapter 2: The Man Who Held the Keys
- 3. Chapter 3: The Harbor Fire
- 4. Chapter 4: A Name on the Payment
- 5. Chapter 5: The Price of Trust
- 6. Chapter 6: What She Kept
- 7. Chapter 7: The Wrong Recipient
- 8. Chapter 8: Every Signature Counts
- 9. Chapter 9: The Person Who Let It Burn
- 10. Chapter 10: In the Open
- 11. Chapter 11: The Door She Chose
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