Count Leopold raises a signed legal document, revealing that if Clara does not step onto his private estate in Geneva alone by midnight tomorrow, his lawyers will initiate an immediate public auction of her father’s five hundred million dollar shipping fleet to the highest bidder in Europe.

The video message ended with a cold, mocking click. The bright glass screen went dark, reflecting the angry faces of the four people standing in the master suite.

The heavy silence inside the room lasted for three seconds. Then Jax let out a harsh, dangerous growl, his massive hands clenching into tight fists so hard his knuckles turned white.

"The rat thinks he...