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THE FALL OF ARIA DONOVAN
Last Updated : 2025-12-28
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Betrayed. Framed. Fallen. Former CEO Aria Donovan rises from ruin to reclaim her empire and uncover the truth behind a deadly web of lies, corruption, and lost love. In The Price of Power, passion and betrayal collide where trust can cost everything.
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The Storm Before The Fall
The boardroom doors burst open just as security tried to stop her.
“Touch me, and you’ll lose that hand,” Aria Donovan snapped, striding past them in blood-red heels that echoed like gunfire across the marble floor.
Every head turned. Cameras flashed. News crews shouted her name.
On the screen behind the board, her face glared back — CEO UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR BRIBERY AND FRAUD.
Aria slammed a folder onto the table. “That’s a lie. And you all know it.”
The chairman cleared his throat, avoiding her gaze. “Aria Donovan, please—”
“Save it.” Her voice cut like glass. “You think I don’t know what this is? You needed a scapegoat. And Ethan—”
Her eyes locked on him.
Her ex-fiancé. Her traitor. He sat calm, collected, the perfect picture of control.“This isn’t personal,” he said quietly.
Her laugh was sharp, hollow. “Everything with you is personal.”
Security moved closer. Outside, thunder cracked — hard, violent, as if the sky itself was warning them all.
As they led her out, Aria didn’t fight. She looked back only once, eyes like ice.
“You took my company,” she said softly. “Now I’ll take yours.”
The rain hadn’t stopped since she left the building. It came down in sheets now, washing the city in cold silver.
Pier 47 was almost deserted — except for the hum of the waves and the occasional flicker of headlights cutting through the fog. Aria’s coat clung to her as she walked toward the edge, heels clicking softly on the soaked wood.
Her phone buzzed again.
Unknown Number: “Five minutes late. You don’t seem like the careless type.”
She froze, scanning the darkness. “Show yourself,” she called out.
A shadow detached itself from the mist — tall, composed, moving like someone who’d been trained to disappear.
“Ms. Donovan,” the stranger said. His voice was calm but sharp. “You’ve made powerful enemies. And you’re running out of time.”
She crossed her arms. “If you wanted to scare me, you’ll have to do better.”
He tossed a small flash drive toward her. She caught it without flinching.
“Everything you need to clear your name is in there,” he said. “Names, accounts, transfers — including the one your ex-fiancé approved.”Her blood ran cold. “Ethan?”
“Nothing is what it seems,” the man said. “Someone used you both. Follow the trail — but be careful who you trust. Even the ones who look like saviors have something to lose.”
Before she could speak, he was gone — swallowed by fog and silence.
Aria stared at the drive in her palm. Her heart pounded. If what he said was true, this was no simple betrayal. It was war.
And she was done playing the victim.
Ethan Cole stood by the office window, watching the rain carve trails down the glass. The city glittered beneath him — alive, restless, indifferent.
They were already calling him a savior. The man who saved DonovanCorp.
If only they knew the truth.
He loosened his tie, but the pressure around his throat didn’t ease. His reflection stared back at him — polished, composed, and completely hollow. The mask fit too well now.
“Mr. Cole,” his assistant’s voice broke the silence. “The press conference is ready.”
“Delay it,” he said flatly.
She hesitated. “Sir, the board expects—”
“I said delay it.”
When she left, Ethan turned back to his desk. The encrypted folder on his tablet blinked, a reminder of the deal that had started all this — the bribes, the forged documents, the threat that forced his hand.
He had thought he could protect her.
He had thought giving her up would keep her safe.But Aria Donovan didn’t need saving. She needed the truth. And if she ever discovered why he betrayed her — that he’d traded their future for her freedom — she would never forgive him.
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Last Updated : 2025-12-28THE FALL OF ARIA DONOVAN Chapter Forty-Eight
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Last Updated : 2025-12-27THE FALL OF ARIA DONOVAN Chapter Forty-Seven
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Last Updated : 2025-12-24THE FALL OF ARIA DONOVAN Chapter Forty-Six
I ended the call with Luca slowly, my fingers lingering on the screen as if it might burn.Everything went well… until they hit a teenager.That sentence echoed in my head, louder than the music in the hall, louder than the polite applause that followed another meaningless announcement. My chest tightened. I tried to breathe normally, but the air felt heavy, almost suffocating.I slipped my phone back into my clutch and that was when I noticed it.Three missed calls.Unknown number.My heart skipped. Once was coincidence. Three times was intention.I barely took two steps before my shoulder slammed into someone.A sharp gasp followed, then the unmistakable sound of liquid splashing.“Oh my God,” a woman exclaimed.I looked up just in time to see red wine spreading across a cream colored designer dress.Vanessa.She froze, staring down at herself, then slowly lifted her head. Her eyes met mine, and for a second, recognition flickered. Then anger took over.“Are you blind?” she snapped.
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