I married a man forty-one years my senior for his fortune—After his funeral, his lawyer handed me a box and said, “He made sure you received exactly what you deserved.”…

Love.

All mixed together.

“You’re both impossible.”

Claire almost smiled.

“Genetics.”

I turned to Margaret.

“Can we speed it up?”

“Maybe.”

She started typing.

Rebecca began counting.

“Twenty-nine.”

Margaret rerouted power.

“Twenty-eight.”

The transfer jumped.

47%.

“Twenty-seven.”

Daniel locked the server room door.

50%.

“Twenty-six.”

Hayes, still bleeding, stood slowly.

Everyone watched him.

He looked at me.

Then at Margaret.

Then toward the corridor.