CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE –WORKING WITH THE FBI

The next day, Karina received a call from Amanda Reeves. "Karina, the FBI wants you to meet with Steven Matthews again. He's agreed to provide more information, but he'll only talk to you." Hours later, Karina found herself sitting across from Steven in an interrogation room, a glass of water between them and an FBI agent watching from the corner. Steven looked haggard, his eyes darting nervously around the room. "I shouldn't be doing this," he muttered. "But I can't live with the guilt anymore." "Steven," Karina said gently. "I know you're scared. But anything you can tell us will help." He nodded, taking a shaky breath. "It goes higher than Miguel, you know. There's someone else pulling the strings. Someone with connections in places you can't imagine." As Steven began to reveal more details about the intricate web of corruption, Karina felt a chill run down her spine. The scope of what she had uncovered was far greater than she had ever imagined. When she returned to the offic