She pulled her engineering puzzle book from her seat pocket, clicked her pen, and began working through the first diagram, entirely at peace above the rising clouds.
Ten hours later, London greeted the transatlantic flight with a pale autumn dawn that broke through silver clouds, casting golden light across the runways of Heathrow.
Zara Coleman walked off the aircraft with her burgundy bag slung over her shoulder. She thanked Captain Miller and Elizabeth Hart at the forward door with genuine warmth.
Waiting at the arrivals gate was not just her aunt, but three senior airline representatives who bowed their heads respectfully as she walked into the terminal corridor.
The afternoon papers across London and New York were already running the headlines: Julian Croft had been arrested at his country estate, his illegal surveillance ring dismantled entirely.
Bennett Strategic Holdings had released an emergency statement announcing Richard Bennett’s immediate resignation, citing a failure of personal character and leadership ethics.
