Warmth flooded my chest. I looked at Lewis with gratitude. Without him, I never would have had the courage to face this.
Walsh looked at me then. The blame was gone, replaced by a deep, aching sorrow.
"I wasn't just angry that you left, Aurora," he said, his voice raspy. "I was angry because you took the brightest mind I had ever taught and let a mediocre man bury it. Don't you dare waste your gift again."
My eyes burned. I blinked hard, refusing to let the tears fall. "I won't, Professor. I'm going to take back everything that belongs to me. With interest."
"Aurora has always been your soft spot," Lewis said gently. "Now that she's back, let it go." He paused, then added pragmatically, "Though, to be fair, Everett Global has the best labs in the world right now. Her resources there ar
