Her office had been wired—top-tier surveillance embedded in everything from the desk lamp to the antique globe. A signal-blocking case sat ready beside her laptop, designed to trigger the moment Victor plugged anything into her system. Behind the hidden wall panel, two private security guards waited
The conference room inside Coles Group HQ was dimly lit, the blinds drawn, security jammers activated. This was war. Chase stood at the head of the table, his expression grim, hands braced against the polished oak. Ariel sat beside him, fierce and protective. Caleb leaned back in his seat, thinking
The tears came harder now—a storm of betrayal, humiliation, and fear. She stumbled to her vanity and looked in the mirror. Her face was pale, streaked with mascara and sweat. Her hands shook as she gripped the marble counter. “I let him in… I let him into my home…” A dry sob escaped her. “And he
Rachel walked through the polished marble lobby of Coles Group with elegance and quiet curiosity. The building radiated power, prestige—and secrets. She’d been here a few times before for charity meetings, always welcomed with respect as the elegant widow of a legacy family. But today, something fe
The sky was overcast the next afternoon, painting the city in muted greys. The kind of day where everything felt dull—except for Monica’s racing heartbeat as she stood across the street from the Coles residence in a delivery van she “borrowed” under a false name. Her father had given her strict or
He buzzed the building. No answer. But he didn’t wait. He went around to the side, through the alley, just in time to see a side door click open and Monica slip out, hood up, bag in hand. He ran. “Monica!” he shouted. She turned with a gasp, her eyes wild. Their gazes met—his filled with fury, he