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Chapter 53: Empire Rising
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Claiming Emery Chapter 53: Empire Rising
The headlines read like Killian's victory lap, and I was right there beside him.“Corporate Conspiracy Exposed: Wolfe Enterprises Stock Soars” scrolls across the financial networks while I sipped coffee in our penthouse kitchen. Below that, smaller text: “Vivian Marquez Scandal Reaches International Markets.” The anchor's voice drones through details I already knew by heart, but I kept watching because the vindication felt better than caffeine.Killian emerged from his home office, phone pressed to his ear, his free hand reached for his jacket. “Tell Davidson Industries they have twenty-four hours to commit or we move to the next bidder.”He ended the call and kissed my temple, with all controlled energy and expensive cologne.“Stock price?” I asked.“Up eighteen percent since yesterday. Trading volume is through the roof.” His smile could power the building. “Apparently investors appreciate CEOs who eliminate threats instead of negotiating with them.”“Who knew ruthless competence wa
Claiming Emery Chapter 52: The Trap
Killian returned from Singapore like a conquering king, and I'm his queen.The private terminal at JFK buzzed with barely controlled chaos—paparazzi straining against security barriers, reporters shouting questions, cameras flashing like strobes in the afternoon light. I watched his plane taxi to the gate through floor-to-ceiling windows, my pulse quickened with each passing second.When he stepped onto the tarmac, every eye in the terminal followed his movement. Dark suit tailored to perfection, confident stride, the kind of presence that makes rooms reorganize themselves around him. But his eyes found mine through the glass, and everything else became background noise.“Mrs. Sinclair?” The security chief touches my elbow. “We should move to the arrival gate.”I followed him through the terminal, my heels clicking against the polished marble, aware that every step was being photographed for tomorrow's financial pages. The reporters pressed forward as we approached the gate, with micr
Claiming Emery Chapter 51: Retribution
Harper looked smaller than I remember when security brought her to my office.The woman who once commanded boardrooms in thousand-dollar suits now wears off-the-rack polyester and shoes with scuffed heels. Her hair, previously styled to perfection, hangs limp around her face. But her eyes still hold that calculating intelligence that made her dangerous in the first place.“Emery.” She settled into the chair across from my desk without invitation. “Nice office. Very... authoritative.”“Harper.” I don't look up from the contract I'm reviewing, I let her wait, I let her remember what it feels like to be dismissed. “You look well.”She laughed . “We both know that's a lie.”I set down my pen and study her face properly. The fine lines around her eyes had deepened, and there's a tremor in her hands she's trying to hide. Desperation had carved hollows in her cheeks.“What do you want?”“Straight to business. I like that.” She crosses her legs, trying to project confidence she no longer poss
Claiming Emery Chapter 50: The Hunt Begins
Killian doesn't just want to win. He wants to obliterate.I could see it in the way his fingers tapped against his coffee cup, in the stillness that settled over him when Alec spread new intelligence across our dining table. The morning light that streamed through the penthouse windows catches the sharp angles of his face, highlighting the cold calculating in his eyes.“Seventeen companies,” Alec says, pointing to red pins scattered across a map of the United States. “All tech startups, all targeted in the past eighteen months. Same pattern—board infiltration, strategic leaks, hostile takeover attempts.”“All Vivian's work?” I ask, studying the geographic spread.“Her and her consortium. They've been systematically acquiring promising tech companies, gutting the leadership, then flipping them for massive profits.” Alec's finger traces connections between the pins. “Your company was just the biggest prize.”Killian sets down his cup with controlled precision. “How many succeeded?”“Twe
Claiming Emery Chapter 49: Claimed Territory
“Victory tastes like champagne and feels like Killian's hands on my waist.”“That’s the idea,” he says against my ear, his voice rich with satisfaction as we stand at the penthouse window watching the city spread below us like a conquered kingdom. “Not a single dissenting vote.”The boardroom had been electric two hours ago, but not with the hostile energy we'd grown accustomed to. This was different—the charged atmosphere of powerful men realizing they'd nearly destroyed something valuable, now scrambling to prove their worth to the predator who'd just reminded them exactly who controlled their world.“Margaret looked like she might faint when she proposed expanding your executive powers,” I say, remembering how the usually unflappable board member had stumbled over her carefully prepared speech.“Good. Fear keeps them focused.” His fingers trace lazy patterns on my hip through the silk of my dress. “And focused board members make better decisions.”Killian's phone lights up on the m
Claiming Emery Chapter 48: The Reckoning
“The boardroom feels like a gladiator arena, and you're dressed for war.”I stood beside Killian as he adjusted his charcoal suit jacket, the morning light streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Wolfe Tower's thirty-second floor. Below us, the city bustled with ordinary Friday morning chaos—coffee runs, taxi horns, people rushing to meetings that wouldn't change their lives forever.“Good,’’ he said, his voice carrying that particular edge that meant someone was about to have a very bad day. “That's exactly what this is.”The boardroom stretched before us like a battlefield, its mahogany table polished to mirror brightness. Twelve leather chairs waited for their occupants, but only eleven would leave with their dignity intact. David Henley entered first, with briefcase in hand, wearing the kind of confident smile that meant he still thought he was orchestrating this meeting. Behind him came the other board members—Harold Thorne, Patricia Kim—all trying to look casual while
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