I thought typing The End would feel like finishing a book. Turns out, typing The End mostly means you’ve unlocked an entirely new list of things to do.

When I finished the first...

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If you’ve spent any time in the world of The One Who Listened, you’ve probably heard two names:

Vane Global Cybernetics.

And Raven Division.

One is a global cybersecurity company.

The other?

Well… that requires a little more explanation.

Because while they both belong to the world Elias Vane built, they serve two very different purposes.

And only one of them is the kind of organization you put on a business card.

First, Meet Vane Global Cybernetics

Vane Global Cybernetics is Elias Vane’s company.

Elias...

They were supposed to be side characters.

That was the plan.

Elias needed a team. Raven Division existed to give him one.

Simple.

Except apparently no one informed Raven Division.

When I started writing The One Who Listened, I knew Elias Vane couldn’t operate completely alone. A man like Elias needed people he trusted. People capable of doing the things that needed to be done without stopping every five minutes to ask whether any of it was technically legal.

Enter Raven Division.

Callum. Corwin....

Every story begins with someone worth fighting for.

For The One Who Listened, that person is Celeste Graves.

At first glance, Celeste is simply a hardworking single mother trying to hold her life together. She's juggling work, raising three energetic boys, keeping up with the bills, and doing everything she can to give her children a safe, loving home.

But beneath her quiet strength is a woman who has spent years believing she has to carry the weight of the world alone.

She isn't looking for a...