All Chapters of Claimed by his obsession : Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

Damien's POVWe gathered everyone into the main house immediately, security personnel positioned at every entrance."We have credible intelligence suggesting an attack is planned for tomorrow morning," I said, watching fear ripple through the family. "Specifically timed around the article's publication and our complete gathering.""Then we don't gather completely," Dominic said immediately. "We split up, minimize the risk.""But the article needs to publish on schedule," Mei Ling said. "Delaying it now might actually increase danger, make them think we're onto their plan."Rodriguez spoke up carefully. "I recommend we proceed with publication as planned, but change our physical gathering pattern completely. Make it appear normal from outside surveillance, while actually implementing much stronger protective measures.""What kind of measures?" Sophia asked."Decoy gathering," Rodriguez explained. "Some family members remain visible in expected locations, while others relocate to secure

Damien's POV I read the message two more times. The Architect. Someone had finally used the name out loud. "He knows we found Cole," I said quietly. "He knows within hours." Sophia looked at the screen, her face pale. "He wants to meet you," she said. "Just you?" "That is what it says," I said. "No," Sophia said fast. "You are not meeting this man alone." "I did not say I would," I said. "But we need to think carefully." We called Detective Morrison right away. She listened to everything, her voice serious. "Do not agree to anything without us involved," she said. "This person has already used kidnapping and threats. Meeting alone would be very dangerous." "I understand," I said. "But if he is willing to show himself, even a little, that could help us catch him." "Let us plan this properly," Detective Morrison said. "Give me until tomorrow morning. I will bring in specialists who handle situations like this." The next morning, a woman named Agent Reyes joined

Damien's POVElena's grandmother's journals arrived at the estate three weeks later, carefully packed in an old wooden box that Elena delivered personally."There's so much here," she said, setting the box down carefully on our dining table. "I've only read parts of it myself. My grandmother wrote everything down for decades."Sophia opened the box gently, revealing dozens of notebooks, similar in style to her own mother's careful documentation."Your grandmother sounds like she believed in keeping records," Sophia said softly."She always said the truth matters, even when nobody's watching," Elena said. "I think that's partly why she never came forward about the money owed to her. She documented everything but was too afraid to challenge powerful people directly.""We understand that fear," I said quietly, thinking about years of careful, patient documentation from Sophia's own mother.Over the following weeks, Elijah and Sophia worked through the journals carefully, discovering a co

Damien's POVWe decided to approach Carter carefully, without accusation, watching his reactions closely.I called him the next morning, keeping my voice casual."Carter, could you come by the estate today? Need your input on something legal.""Of course," he said, no hesitation in his voice. "This afternoon work?""Perfect," I said, hanging up with my heart pounding despite the calm exterior I'd maintained.Carter arrived precisely on time, his demeanor exactly as it had always been over the years, warm and professional."What's this about?" he asked, settling into the chair across from my desk.I watched his face carefully as I spoke. "We've discovered some financial irregularities in old Alesta Holdings records. Payments that don't match documented history."Carter's expression remained neutral. "What kind of irregularities?""Regular withdrawals, over fifteen years," I said. "Tied to someone with detailed knowledge of our family's movements."Something flickered briefly across Car

Damien's POVNobody slept much that night.Elijah stayed up late, tracing the number that sent the message. Zane sat beside him, quiet, watching every line of code carefully."Nothing," Elijah said near morning. "Same as before. Bounced through many countries. Hidden well."I looked at Sophia. She looked tired but strong."We need a new plan," she said. "Chasing messages is not working fast enough.""What do you suggest?" Dominic asked.Sophia thought for a moment."We give them what they want," she said. "Or at least, we make them think we do.""What do you mean?" I asked."Elena said this person cares about how much we know," Sophia said. "About the full network. What if we let them believe we know more than we actually do? Enough to make them nervous. Enough to make them move.""That's risky," Elijah said carefully. "If they panic, they might disappear completely.""Or they might make a mistake," Zane said slowly. "People who panic often do."We spent the next two days planning car