Falling Hard
“Hey… I needed some air. I’ll be home soon.”
“Are you okay?” his voice was softer, concerned.
“I’m fine,” she whispered, her grip tightening around the flash drive. “I just have some things to think about.”
She hung up, staring out the window, the city lights blurring past.
Ricafort thought she was just the quiet wife in the background. A pawn.
He had no idea the storm that was coming.
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That evening, Isla stood on the balcony overlooking the city skyline, the flash drive hidden in her pocket. She had always feared stepping into the boardroom, into the cutthroat world of power and manipulation.
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