I came to audit a corrupt coal company. I didn't expect to fall for the one man tied to its darkest secret.

Darrin Watson is quiet, brooding, and tangled in the mess I'm meant to unravel.
He's also the operations manager of Hughes Coals -- the same company I'm here to expose.
From the start, we clash.
He hides behind silence; I dig for answers he doesn't want to give.
Then he slips me a maintenance report.
Then he walks me home.
Then he kisses me like he's drowning and I'm the only thing keeping him alive.
He's guilt-wrecked, loyal to a fault, and carrying the truth about a tragedy that cost three lives.
I should run.
Instead, I let myself fall.
But exposing this company means taking him down with it.
And Marcus Hughes, his boss, plays dirty.

If I go through with this, I might destroy Darrin.
But if I don't, more people could die -- and I'll lose the man who finally made me feel seen.

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