The Discarded Wife
The high-resolution screen of Rhys’s tablet cast a cold, sapphire glow over the dark velvet bedding. The automated alert from the compliance network was still flashing, a digital countdown marking the exact speed of Julian Vance’s impending destruction.
Elena sat up, the heavy silk sheet slipping down to rest against the curve of her waist. Her skin was still warm, deeply sensitized by the absolute, unyielding possession she had just surrendered to. Yet, the exhaustion that had plagued her for years was entirely gone. Looking at the digital evidence of Julian’s crimes, a profound, icy clarity settled into her bones. The victim had died in the master bedroom of the penthouse; the woman remain