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FORBIDDEN ICE: CLAIMING THE CAPTAIN'S SISTER 143
CHAPTER 143BACK TO ICEISLAAirports have a way of making everything feel more dramatic than it actually is.Maybe it’s the announcements echoing overhead. Or the way people cling to each other like departures are the end of the world instead of just a flight schedule.Talia squeezed me so tight I thought one of my ribs might file a complaint.“If you spiral,” she said into my shoulder, “I’m getting on the next plane.”I laughed against her hair. “You say that like you wouldn’t.”“I wouldn’t,” she corrected. “I’d make you spiral with FaceTime calls first.”I pulled back and looked at her properly. Germany had sharpened her somehow. There was something steadier in her eyes now.“You’ll be fine,” I said softly.“So will you.”Behind us, Asher shifted impatiently. “Her flight boards in ten.”“Stop timing my emotional moment,” Talia snapped at him.He raised his hands in surrender. “I’m just saying.”She rolled her eyes, then looked back at me. “Promise?”“Promise.”“Peace stays,” she sa
FORBIDDEN ICE: CLAIMING THE CAPTAIN'S SISTER 142
CHAPTER 142AFTER THE FIREISLAThe strangest thing about justice is how quiet it is after the explosion. For days, everything had been noisy.Sirens on the news, reporters saying our parents’ names and stalking our house, comment sections dissecting every detail of the scandal, federal press conferences, analysts, speculation and outrage.And then… it slowed.The arrests held, the indictments stuck, the precinct was placed under federal oversight and Marin Holdings was officially dissolved. Their asset were frozen, court dates scheduled, and the story moved from breaking news to ongoing case.The world, as it always does, found its next headline.But ours? Ours finally exhaled.The first morning I woke up without that crushing weight in my chest, I didn’t even realize it at first. I just lay there in bed, staring at the ceiling and waiting for the familiar punch of anxiety to settle in.But it didn't. There was no dread or obsessive replaying of what we could’ve done differently. No
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CHAPTER 141LIGHTER WEIGHT, INNER PEACE ISLAThe red banner flashed across the bottom of the screen so suddenly that for a second, none of us processed it.BREAKING NEWS.Asher froze mid-scroll. Talia leaned forward so fast she nearly slid off the couch and I clasped.y hands together, praying in my heart that it was what we wanted to see.And then the headline changed.LOCAL SHELL COMPANY TIED TO DOLLAR LAUNDERING RING. POLICE OFFICERS IMPLICATED IN FINANCIAL CORRUPTION SCANDALLOCAL SHELL COMPANY UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION FOR MONEY LAUNDERING AND CORRUPTION.All three stations we checked all similar headlines. My heart hammered against my chest and I was sure it was the same for Asher and Talia.“Turn it up,” I whispered, even though my voice barely came out. Asher raised the volume.A reporter stood outside a building I recognized instantly. It wss the bland, forgettable office space listed under Marin Holdings LLC. Yellow tape was being stretched across the entrance. Men in sui
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CHAPTER 140THE LEDGERISLAWith our hearts lodged somewhere in our throats, Asher punched in the numbers to his birth date.God please let this one work…For a second, nothing happened. And in that second, I felt the tiniest crack of panic begin to form in my chest. What if we were wrong? What if this was just another empty lead? What if we had built all this hope on something that didn’t even exist?The soft me mechanical click of the safe opening terminated all those thoughts. All three of us froze. The sound echoed louder in that tiny hallway than our footsteps ever did. Asher slowly turned the handle and the safe door creaked open.And just like that, everything changed.Inside the safe wasn't money, just a thick, black ledger bound in worn leather. The edges were slightly frayed like it had been handled often and beneath it were two sealed brown envelopes and a small external hard drive.Asher reached in first, his hands steadier than I thought it would be as he pulled the ledg
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CHAPTER 139BREAKING DOWN ISLA I let all the tears out, gripping onto the shoulders of whoever held me. “Why did they get involved in something so dangerous? Something that took them away from me.”A soft kiss pressed to the side of my head. “It's okay. We're fine.”That was Asher's voice. Until his voice was whispering close to my ears did I realise he had been the one holding me. “Why?” “It's okay. They did it for a reason, and we're going to find it,” He said, smoothing down my hair. “What fucking reasons, Asher? Enough to put their own children at risk? Leave them at such a young age?” I don't know where the anger and grief was coming from, but they were rolling in in strong waves. “Hey, hey hey...”Asher directed me face to go us on his. “They loved us. They just got unlucky.”Without waiting for a response from me, he pulled me into his arms again, kissing the side of my face.Eventually, my sobs quieted down and I was just quiet in his arms. I was there for God knows ho
FORBIDDEN ICE: CLAIMING THE CAPTAIN'S SISTER 138
CHAPTER 138EXPOSUREISLAWe all decided to leave the town and go back home. It was no longer a vacation anyway and they'd go wherever we went anyways. So when we got to the inn, we packed our things and got back on the road.The drive home didn’t feel as short as it should have been. Instead, it felt like we were dragging something invisible behind us, something heavy that could snap at any second.The vehicle was quiet as none of us spoke. Asher's hands were steady on the steering wheel, but I’ve known my brother my entire life. I could see the tension in his jaw, in the way he kept checking the rearview mirror like he expected headlights to appear out of nowhere.Who would blame him?Talia sat in the back with one of the bins braced against her knees. She kept glancing behind us too. Nobody said it out loud, but we were all thinking the same thing.What if they were onto us?When we finally pulled into the driveway, the house looked painfully normal. The same porch light. The same
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