Chapter 64: Closing behind Doors

I barely slept.

The weight of everything I had uncovered pressed against me, my mind running through possibilities and worst-case scenarios. Arthur Wallace wasn’t just another businessman—he was a kingmaker, the kind of man who could destroy lives with a signature. If he had been backing Lily all this time, we were dealing with something far bigger than revenge.

This was about power.

By morning, I was ready. I dressed in my sharpest suit, ignoring the exhaustion threatening to pull me under. I had a meeting with Lucien, and we had a war to win.

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Lucien was already in his office when I arrived,...