CHAPTER 54: The Cornered PredatorsPriscilla’s POVI stood behind the desk in my private office, staring down at the legal documents spread across the teak wood. Outside, the afternoon rain tapped against the glass, matching the dull, throbbing ache behind my temples.Before I could reach for my mug of warm chamomile tea, the doors swung open.Thyra stormed into the room, her hair disheveled, her mascara smeared across her pale cheeks. The usually pristine, arrogant woman looked like a ghost of herself, her designer trench coat soaked with rain, her fingers trembling wildly as she clutched her expensive leather handbag."Priscilla!" she cried out, her voice high-pitched and hysterical as she slammed the office door shut behind her. "You have to stop this! You have to call them off right now!"I didn't flinch. I slowly set my pen down, standing tall in my tailored silk pantsuit, my honey-brown eyes turning cold as ice as I looked at my
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