Chapter 9 - The Balance Sheet

I stood in the lobby of the Sterling Foundation, watching as the first group of interns arrived. They were bright-eyed, sharp, and hungry.
Madeline stood beside me, watching the future unfold.
"You’ve done it, Elena," she said.
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"We did it," I corrected.
The past was a ledger that had finally been balanced. There were no more debts, no more secrets, and no more expendable daughters. I was Elena Sterling now. The name belonged to me, and the future was mine to build.