under his control
“Until I got a summons for Ava under a sealed corporate entity. I need you to run a name.”
There was a pause. “Who’s the name?”
I hesitated, because saying it out loud felt like opening an old wound.
“Sloane,” I said. “Sloane King.”
Static filled the line. Then, a low exhale. “That’s not possible.”
My grip tightened on the phone. “Make it possible.”
He muttered something under his breath, keys clacking in the background. Then silence again. When he finally spoke, his tone had changed.
“She exists. Incorporated six months ago in Zurich. Head of a private holdings firm that absorbed half of Carter West’s offshore assets after the fall. No public appearances. No known photos.”