Emily’s POV

The weekend before the Monday court date felt like sitting inside a pressure cooker.

Victoria and Charlotte had officially joined forces, and their legal demands were utterly insane. Victoria was demanding fifty percent of Walker Group as "restitution" for her daughter and divorce benefits, while Charlotte demanded fifty million dollars in cash and an immediate public declaration naming twelve-year-old Julian as the sole heir to the entire empire.

Daniel was locked in his Greenwich study twenty hours a day with Grace, Maya, and a army of high-powered attorneys.

"You need to breathe, little bird," Daniel had rasped on Saturday afternoon, gently kissing my temple while reviewing endless legal...