Todos los capítulos de Heartbreak And Wars: Capítulo 51 - Capítulo 60

Wakes's POVThe federal holding cell smelled like disinfectant, but I'd endured worse conditions during my rise to power. What I couldn't endure was the humiliation—Wakes Savage, reduced to orange jumpsuits and scheduled meal times, photographed in handcuffs for the world's entertainment.But humiliation was temporary. Power, properly wielded, was eternal."Visitor," the guard announced at 2:47 AM, three days after my arrest. Unusual timing, but then again, nothing about this situation had been usual.I expected another lawyer, another crisis manager, another highly paid professional trying to navigate the legal catastrophe my wife had created. Instead, the man who entered the visitor's room was someone I recognized but had never spoken to directly.Senator Richard Morrison. The same politician whose campaign I'd funded, whose legislation had benefited my companies, whose future I'd helped secure with carefully placed donations and strategic influence.He looked older than his newspap

Blake's POV"...need to accelerate the timeline," I was saying to Sofia, staring out the study window at the sunrise that should have marked the beginning of Savage's final destruction. "Now that he's escaped, we have maybe twelve hours before he goes completely underground.""Blake," Sofia's voice carried concern through the encrypted line. "Are you sure about keeping Aloe out of the loop? She deserves to know this was always about your father's murder.""She'll know when it's over. When Savage is dead or in prison permanently, when she's safe." I turned away from the window, checking my watch. "Right now, the less she knows about our endgame, the better. Her reactions need to stay authentic."Authentic. I even heard how cold the word sounded."You care about her," Sofia said. It wasn't a question."I…" I stopped, surprised by how difficult the admission was. "Yes. More than I planned. But that doesn't change what needs to happen.""Blake…"Movement in my peripheral vision made me tu

Wakes's POVThe safe house in the Adirondacks was everything Senator Morrison had promised, isolation, secure, and full of equipped communications technology that would make the NSA envious.Thirty-six hours after my extraction from federal custody, I was beginning to appreciate the full scope of my political ally's resources."Your wife has disappeared," Morrison announced, entering the cabin's main room with a tablet displaying flight records and surveillance footage. "LaGuardia, yesterday morning. Commercial flight to Denver under her own name."I studied the grainy security camera image of Aloe walking through the airport terminal. She looked different—determined rather than defeated, purposeful rather than protected.The woman I'd married would never have traveled alone, would never have made such a bold move without someone's approval.Blake Matthew had changed her in ways I was still calculating."She's running from both of us," I observed. "Not just me."Morrison nodded, settl

Blake's POVThe FBI raid on Blake Matthew Industries began at 6 AM sharp, federal agents flooding through my Manhattan offices with search warrants that covered everything from computer hard drives to coffee shop receipts.I watched from my penthouse across the street as they carried out boxes of evidence that would probably destroy what was left of my reputation."Sir," Marcus appeared at my elbow, his face grim. "They've frozen all corporate accounts. The board is calling an emergency meeting. And there's something else."He handed me his tablet, displaying a news alert that made my stomach drop: "FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ANNOUNCE CHARGES AGAINST BLAKE MATTHEW FOR CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY."Criminal conspiracy. Market manipulation. Computer fraud. Violation of medical privacy laws. The list of charges read like a prosecutor's wish list, each one carrying potential decades in federal prison."How did this happen so fast?" I asked, though I already knew the answer.Wakes Savage, with his p

Senator Morrison's POVThe secure conference room in the Capitol building was swept for surveillance devices twice daily, its windows treated with technology that prevented electronic eavesdropping.Still, the five men gathered around the polished mahogany table spoke in careful euphemisms, decades of Washington experience having taught them that some conversations left no digital footprints."The Matthew situation is contained," I announced, reviewing files that would be incinerated within the hour. "Federal prosecutors are moving forward with conspiracy charges. His business empire is effectively dismantled."Defense Secretary Williams nodded approvingly. "And Savage?""Legally rehabilitated. Our media consultants are positioning him as the victim of corporate espionage. Public opinion is shifting in his direction."Attorney General Patterson leaned forward, his expression skeptical. "That's a significant reversal, given the initial coverage of the abuse allegations.""Blake Matthew