A ONE-NIGHT STAND WITH MY EX'S UNCLE
"I want a second track running alongside the audit. Have Gavin build a complete file on Cole — every job, every client, every pattern he can find connecting it back to Sterling. Quietly. If the audit clears you on its own timeline, good. But I want ammunition ready regardless, in case Eleanor or Sterling tries something else before then."
"You think they will."
"I think people who've operated this successfully for years don't simply give up because one attempt got contained." Alexander's expression was grim. "They adapt. Which means we need to be watching for the next move, not just cleaning up the last one."
Elena nodded, already turning the new information over, mapping it against everythi