Chapter : The Boardroom Trap

Wallace's sudden appearance froze the entire room.

He walked in like he owned the place—calm, collected, wearing that smug smirk that made my skin crawl. His expensive suit, tailored to perfection, didn’t fool me. Beneath all that polish, he was still the same monster who'd haunted our lives for years.

Lucien stiffened beside me, every muscle in his body coiled like a spring. I saw it—the way his jaw ticked, the way his hands clenched into fists at his sides. But he didn’t move. He didn’t need to. His silence was louder than any outburst.

Wallace gave a slow clap, the sound echoing in the...