Chapter 25
SEVIN
Arriving to Stephan Knight’s infamous Chicago Firm domain is one thing.
Sneaking in is another.
The Firm’s offices are tucked away, barely visible from the street. Enfolded in the same building as an old Chicago cinema, there’s nothing ostentatious about the place where Stephan Knight and his crew solve most of the city elite’s scandals, and as Emily and I walk the short gray block from the cab to the entrance, I can feel the anticipation tugging at me from the inside out.
So many secrets to let go of. So little time.
Two weeks ago, I was a broken man not open to sharing either. But with Emily’s hand wrapped in mine, I know I’m more of a “man” than I’ve ever been.
As a famous baseball player, I’d been caught in a perpetual boyhood, a slave to life’s choices. As a da
