Chapter 41: The Aftermath

Ronan Klein's POV The study looked like a warzone. Lola was lying still bleeding out on the floor where her body had gone still. My jaw tightened. I knew soon the house would erase yet another sin. It always did. I pulled my phone from my pocket and dialed.Brutus answered on the first ring.“Lola is dead and the study needs cleaning. ” I said. “Come now. Give it a full sweep.”There was no hesitation on the other end. “Understood.”I ended the call and exhaled slowly.Eve stood near the bookshelf, her back to me, fingers sliding a single volume into place with meticulous care. “They’ll be here in eight minutes,” I said.She didn’t turn. “Good.”There was no tremor in her voice. I saw no shock. There was no reaction written on her face. It unsettled me more than panic would have.She had washed her hands in the bathroom cleaning it if the blood that had stained it. “They’ll remove the body,” I continued. “Brutus knows how.”“Yes,” Eve said. “I assumed.”I crossed the room and

Chapter 42: The Letter

Ronan Klein'Pov The envelope felt heavier than it should have been. I sat at the desk, the same one my father used to sign deals that ruined lives and built legacies. The one on which he had died. Eve stayed standing, arms folded, her eyes on me and not on the letter.I broke the seal.The handwriting was unmistakable. It was steady, familiar and alive in a way the dead should not be.Ronan,If you’re reading this, then Lola has finally run out of patience or luck.I frowned.I won’t pretend this letter is about love or regret. It isn’t. It’s about truth, because lies have a way of surviving men.I read on.Lola was never what she pretended to be. She wasn’t complicated. She was angry, ambitious, and hungry and she believed the world owed her something it never gave.My jaw tightened.She wanted money first. Power second then Revenge always.Eve exhaled softly behind me.She came to me before she ever came to you.That was the first blow.She thought she was clever. She thoug

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Chapter 41: The Aftermath

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