I have spent my entire life building things. As the lead architect for Sterling & Associates, my reputation was founded on the ability to see potential in empty spaces, to construct fortresses that could withstand the elements, and to create beauty where there was once only void. I prided myself on my vision, on my ability to spot a hairline fracture in a foundation from fifty yards away.
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