Ajedandro exhaled sharply, running his hand over his face. For the first time since entering the room, he looked… human.Not untouchable.Not superior.Just a man watching everything he built slowly slipping away from underneath his fingers.He stepped forward, slower than the others.“I don’t believe in empty apologies,” he said, his voice low but steady. “But I do believe in correcting mistakes.”His gaze held hers. “If given the opportunity, I am willing to open my European logistics network to Apex group.”Sophia’s head snapped towards him. This wasn’t just a small offer, this was power. For Apex group to join with an European network, this will give them a large end visibility!Ajedandro didn’t look at her. His gaze remained on Arabella. “A partnership,” he added. “Based on your terms.”Alessandro stepped forward too. This time around he didn’t mince his words, he too had been wounded by the turn out of things.“Ms. Zade, if you want we can all partner with you. Please…” his ey

Maxwell was taken aback by the tone in Arabella’s voice, this was the first time she had called him by his full name. “Arabella, I had hidden this away for your own good. It wasn’t the right time to tell you—” he began.“So the right time is now?” She asked, cocking a brow at him.Maxwell nodded. “If I had told you earlier, it would have put you in danger. There are a lot of things you wouldn’t understand and I needed to work in the shadows for now.”Arabella sighed with a pause, carefully considering Maxwell’s words. The identity of the Supreme Commander was meant to be a secret, Maxwell had probably taken an oath never to reveal his true identity unless certain situations called for it.But now, he had broken that oath for her by revealing himself to the Global business giants. That would have put him in danger too. “Aren’t you in danger too by revealing your identity to them as well? You know you really didn’t have to do that.”Maxwell shook his head. “They know better than to t

Hardin didn’t hesitate. “We’ve identified three active routes. One through the southern ports, another through private air transport, and the third—”“Shut down the ports,” Maxwell said, his voice low and steady. “Intercept every shipment. Nothing gets through.”“Yes, Commander.”“And the air routes?”“Already under surveillance.”Maxwell finally turned, his eyes cold. “Ground them.”Hardin nodded. “Understood.”A brief silence followed before he added, “There’s more. We traced multiple holding locations. Trafficked victims. Different age groups.”Maxwell’s jaw tightened slightly. “Send in the teams,” he said. “No delays. Get them out.”“Yes, Commander.”Hardin turned to leave but paused when Maxwell spoke again.“Leak everything.”Hardin looked back.“Their operations,” Maxwell continued. “The arms deals. The trafficking. Send it to every major outlet.”A flicker of understanding passed through Hardin’s eyes.“You want to expose them.”“I want them buried,” Maxwell replied.Hardin no

“Commander, we have gotten recent info about the Vallis family,” Hardin announced.Maxwell looked up from his stack of papers and cocked a brow at him. “Speak.”“The media are beginning to call out for answers to the testimonies of the trafficked victims and their smuggling but the Vallis family painted the whole narrative to seem like a false story twisted by their enemies but not everyone bought the story,” Hardin narrated. “And because of that, they attributed all evidence to another family and now that family is under attack by the media outlets.”Maxwell’s jaw twitched. The Vallis family were even more ruthless than he thought.“The Vallis’ heir will be returning home from England. His father has thrown a welcoming party for him, he is expected to return in the next three days. Do you want us to intercept him on his return?”Maxwell shook his head. Doing that might draw too much attention and he didn’t want that… yet. “No. That won’t be necessary.”Hardin nodded in response. “Com

Before she could dwell on it, the sound of a car pulling up outside echoed through the compound.Sienna’s face lit up instantly.“Oh, the cab is finally here.”She didn’t wait.She grabbed her purse and headed straight for the door, her steps quick and eager. Arabella followed behind at a slower pace, her eyes narrowing slightly as she stepped outside.A sleek black car was parked at the front, polished to perfection, the driver already stepping out to open the back door.“Mrs. Zade,” he greeted respectfully.Sienna’s chin lifted immediately, satisfaction written all over her face as she stepped forward. “As expected. The Vallis family not only gave us an invite, but sent a car to pick us up. This is the type of family you should get married into!”Arabella’s gaze lingered on the car for a second longer before she got in.Different thoughts swirling in her mind. The Vallis family didn’t say they would send a car to pick them up, or did they? Maybe she had skipped that line in the invi