Part 7: The Final Play I backed away, pressing my spine against the steel door. "If you kill me, Griffin Cole will send the files to the FBI." "Mr. Cole…
Part 6: The Asylum I called Griffin from a neighbor's phone. He picked us up in an unmarked van ten minutes later. "Where are we going?" Griffin asked, seeing my…
Part 5: The Imposter The next morning, while Garrison was in the shower, I went to Arthur. The old man was staring blankly at the wall. "Dad," I whispered urgently,…
Part 4: The House of Lies I took a cab back to the house, slipping in through the back door. Garrison’s Audi was already parked in the driveway. He was…
Part 3: The Ghost Account I needed to know where the money was coming from. I grabbed my purse, slipped out the back door to avoid the street-facing windows, and…
Part 2: The Locked Drawer The harsh white light of the kitchen felt blinding. Serafina Blackwood. The name pierced my mind like a surgical needle. Garrison had only spoken of…
Part 6: The New Empire A month later, the Sterling mansion felt entirely different. Clara had returned. When she walked through the front doors, trembling and terrified, Leo was sitting…
Part 5: The Boardroom Execution The emergency board meeting was scheduled for Friday at the Sterling Group headquarters. Victor was planning to formally present his motion to strip Roman's power…
Part 4: The Phantom Mother My position in the Sterling household was cemented. I was given absolute authority. But the war was far from over. A week later, Roman's uncle,…
Part 3: The Gala Diagnosis My official contract was signed the next morning. My starting salary wasn't thirty thousand. Roman had increased it to fifty thousand a month, including a…