Minutes after Signoral ended the call, a message beeped on Ranya’s phone.

Valerie opened it and turned to her boss.

“It’s a video, sir.”

“A video?” Ranya echoed, baffled. Had Finn found something significant and decided to send a clip of whatever he discovered?

“Who’s the sender?” he asked, his eyes lingering on Calista.

There was an invisible barrier between them, one he couldn’t seem to cross. Calista appeared reluctant, and he understood perfectly well why.

Calista had her head buried in her arms, navigating through the storm of betrayal by someone she had once trusted. She had never expected Signoral to use such cruel tactics just to get Ranya...