“He keeps the real secrets somewhere else.
We need him alive long enough to tell us where.”
Vincent’s hands clenched into fists.
The empire he had built, the legacy he had protected, was being dissected by his own blood.
But the deeper horror was realizing how long this had been planned.
How many conversations had Marcus overheard?
How many family dinners had been reconnaissance missions?
Elena pressed her lips close to his ear.
“There’s something else you need to know,” she whispered, her voice carrying a weight that made Vincent’s chest tighten.
“This isn’t just about money or territory.”
Part 2
Vincent did not answer.
He simply stared at Elena.
In thirty years, no one had ever managed to surprise him twice in the same night.
Yet somehow the quiet maid who folded his shirts and served his morning espresso had already done it.
Twice.
“What do you mean?” he mouthed silently.
Elena finally removed her hand from his mouth.
Her voice was so soft it barely existed.
