The morning after the dinner, Caleb was gone."A hostile takeover in the London branch," he had explained, his voice low as he buttoned his shirt in the dim light of dawn. "Julian is moving his assets. I have to cut him off before he liquidates. I’ll be back in forty-eight hours."He had kissed Ava then—not a "contract" kiss, but something deep, desperate, and proprietary. "Don't leave the estate. My security is everywhere, but Julian Vane doesn't play by the rules."But by noon, Ava realized that the "rules" were already being broken.She was sitting in the library of The Obsidian when her phone vibrated. It was an unknown number. When she picked up, she didn't hear a voice—just the sound of a heart monitor beeping.Then, a text arrived. A photo of her younger brother, Leo, in his hospital bed. Standing next to him was a man whose face was blurred, holding a syringe near Leo’s IV line.“The hospital is a public place, Ava. Even Caleb Miller’s money can’t buy a ghost.”Ava’s blood tur
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