CHAPTER 11

“What’s going on?” Stefan asked, his tone even, though his eyes sharpened as they locked onto Mose.

Wordlessly, Mose slid the phone across the desk. Stefan picked it up, his gaze landing on a live broadcast. Bold letters ran across the screen: "Samuel Meyers Announces Daughter’s Engagement to Julian Thorn."

Stefan’s expression didn’t change, but there was a flicker in his eyes, brief, cold, and calculating. “When was this?” he asked, his voice controlled.

“Twenty minutes ago,” Mose replied, his voice calm but laced with unease. He leaned back slightly, watching Stefan carefully, as if gauging his reaction.

Stefan set the phone down, his face unreadable. He leaned...