It had been three days since the fire.
Three days since Elena pulled the trigger that ended Victor Langston’s reign—and with it, the shadow that had loomed over her life for years. Three days of silence, broken only by the sounds of quiet breaths, clinking coffee mugs, the occasional vibrating phone that neither she nor Killian answered.The world outside buzzed. News outlets ran nonstop stories: “Victor Langston Found Dead in Fire – Suspected Ties to Graves Corp Exposed.” Photos of Killian and Elena leaving the scene circulated like wildfire. There were headlines, speculation, interviews with “anonymous sources” who claimed to know secrets they could barely spell. Some called it a scandal. Others, a redemption arc.But inside the penthouse, there was only stillness.Killian hadn’t gone back to the office. Dante was handling the fallout with a ruthlessness that made headlines of its own. Lawyers worked around the clock to restructure the board, cl
