Chapter 107: The Hidden Alliance

The day had barely started, but the weight of the world already pressed down on my shoulders. The phone call from the lawyer had been the last thing I needed this morning, its contents unraveling the delicate thread we'd been holding onto for so long. Victor was no longer the only threat to everything we had built. There was something bigger lurking in the shadows, something that made Victor look like a mere pawn in a much larger game.

Damien and I sat in the living room, the heavy silence between us punctuated only by the ticking of the grandfather clock in the corner. Sophie and Lucas had gone to dig through some of the deeper connections we'd uncovered, but I could feel the urgency building in my chest. Something was shifting, and we were running out of time.