All Chapters of The Unspoken Accord : Chapter 41 - Chapter 44

The StakesThe silence in the study after the call ended was not empty. It was a vacuum, sucking in all sound and leaving behind a pressure that made ears pop. William broke it first, a violent motion as he grabbed his phone again, his thumb stabbing at the screen.“Hassan, I want a full tactical team at the estate in ten minutes. Prepare the coastal safe house. We’re moving”“No.”Mimi’s voice was not loud. It was flat, final, and cut through his panic like a scalpel. He turned to her. He expected to see fear, the vulnerability he’d seen in Geneva. What he saw instead chilled the rage in his veins.Her face was pale, but utterly still. Her eyes, usually so expressive in their intelligence or fury, had gone dark and opaque, like polished stones. The hand resting over her stomach wasn’t a tremulous gesture of protection; it was a claim, a demarcation of the territory that had been threatened. This was beyond the “Nigerian Flair.” This was something primordial.“Running is what he wants

The Bloodline BetrayalThe silence in the secure office was absolute, a vacuum that seemed to suck the air from the room. The triumphant glow of the gala was a distant, m ocking memory, extinguished by the cold data in Viktor Strom’s file. All eyes were locked on Evelyn Williams.She stood perfectly still, a statue in couture, but William saw the minute tremor in the hand that rested on the back of the chair. Her face, usually a masterpiece of composed authority, had paled, the carefully applied blush standing out in two stark circles. The accusation hung in the air, unspoken but deafening.It was Evelyn who shattered the silence. She did not weep, nor protest with hysterics. Her voice, when it came, was low, measured, and carried the sharp edge of a scalpel.“I did not authorize this.”She reached out, her movements deliberate, and turned the file to face her. Her eyes scanned the lines detailing the payment authorizations from the Family Foundation’s discretionary fund. “This fund