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Elara The altered records refused to leave my mind.Someone had changed them. Not accidentally.Not because of some ordinary accounting error. Someone had deliberately erased pieces of the financial trail after we began investigating it. And that meant one thing. They knew. I stared at the screen, forcing myself not to panic. Panic would make mistakes. Mistakes were exactly what whoever was watching us wanted. I opened the notes I had personally recorded before the changes occurred. Every transaction.Every date.Every company.Every amount. I had learned early in this investigation that memory wasn’t enough. So I had written everything down separately, including details that seemed insignificant at the time. Now those notes became our strongest protection.I placed my original records beside the altered files. Then I started comparing them. One transaction at a time. The first difference appeared almost immediately. A transfer that had originally occurred on a Tuesday was n

Elara I knew the moment Alistair walked into the room that something had changed. He didn’t say anything at first. He simply placed his phone on the table and looked toward the city through the glass windows. I watched him carefully. “What’s happened?” He turned toward me. “The first agreement has collapsed.” My heart skipped. “Valmont?” He nodded. “One of their biggest business partners has withdrawn from an important agreement.” I stared at him. “So quickly?” “This was only the beginning.” There was something different in his voice. Not excitement.Not satisfied. Something colder. For years, Alistair had imagined destroying the people who had wronged him. I had heard the anger beneath his controlled words and seen the determination in his eyes. But now that it was happening, he wasn’t celebrating. He was watching. Waiting. “They don’t know who’s doing it,” he said. I moved closer. “You’re not going to tell them?” “Not yet.” “Why?” His gaze hardened. “Becau

Alistair The moment the call ended, I knew the rules had changed. The Valmont family was no longer reacting blindly. They were searching. And if they had discovered even a fragment of my past, it would only be a matter of time before they started looking for the people closest to me. Elara. The thought made my blood run cold. I had spent years preparing for this moment. Years building companies, changing identities, creating alliances, and quietly positioning every piece on the board. I had always believed I could control the outcome. But Elara was the one variable I had never planned for. I walked toward the window and stared at the city below. My security team waited behind me. “Move the final operation forward,” I ordered. One of them hesitated. “Sir, we thought the final phase wasn’t supposed to begin for another few weeks.” “It isn’t anymore.” The room fell silent. “They know I’m connected to the past,” I continued. “Every additional day gives them another opport

Alistair The moment I stepped into the abandoned warehouse, I knew something was wrong. The place was supposed to be empty. Instead, the lights were already on. Three black vehicles stood outside.Security guards surrounded the building. And waiting at the center of the room was a man I had spent years trying to reach. Dennis Valmont. My hands tightened into fists. He smiled. “Alistair.” Hearing that name from his mouth felt like a blade dragged across an old wound. “You knew I was coming.” “We knew you would eventually come.” I scanned the room. “This isn’t the meeting I agreed to.” “No,” he replied calmly. “It’s the meeting we wanted.” Several men stepped forward. I didn’t move. Fear has never been useful to me. Neither had hesitation. “What do you want?” Dennis studied me. “Perhaps we should begin with what you want.” “My family.” His expression barely changed. “You’re still obsessed with the past.” “You destroyed my family.” “We made a business decision.”