There was a message from Caspian.“Anything unusual?”She looked at the sleeping baby before typing her response.“Julia came. They had a private conversation. Orion seems disturbed.” A reply came almost immediately.“Did you hear what they discussed?” Sarah hesitated.She had not heard the conversation, but she had seen Julia lock the study door and had noticed the tension when they came out.“No. But something is wrong. I'll keep watching.” She put the phone away and adjusted Jett's blanket.Downstairs, Orion entered the kitchen and poured himself a glass of water. Graycie walked in shortly afterwards."Is Julia gone?" she asked.He turned. "Yes.""What did she want?""Nothing important."Graycie studied him. "You both seemed to be having some private deal you don't want me to know but let me tell you….." She struck her fist at him. “Whatever you guys are planning won't materialize.” The glass in Orion's hand nearly slipped and crashed before he quickly grabbed it and blurted ou

He turned back to the monitor.Julia was sitting with her head lowered, her shoulders shaking. She had gone from threatening officers with her father's name to begging them to let her make a phone call.Caspian watched for another moment before switching off the screen."One down," he said quietly.Cordelia looked at him. "But Nestor is still out there.""Yes."Caspian's phone rang again. This time it was a message. Not call. Still from Ferdi.“Senator Nestor has just been informed that his daughter is in custody.” Caspian read it, then slowly raised his eyes."Now, let's see how he's going to escape when his daughter is already exposing him.” Orion almost dropped his phone when the news alert appeared.He had been sitting on the edge of his bed, trying to call Julia for the third time. She had not answered his earlier calls, and he was beginning to get worried. He needed to know what was happening with the adoption arrangement. Julia had promised to come today to take Jett, so he

Cordelia stepped out to the balcony of the east wing and shut the glass door behind her. She took a deep breath, fixed her face into a hurting one, and dialed.It rang twice."Cordelia?" The voice on the line was deep and commanding. Even over the phone, it carried the weight of a man who sent people to prison for a living. "Why are you calling at this hour? Is everything alright?""Papa." Her voice broke at once. She was good at it. "Papa, I need your help.""What happened? Are you crying?""It's Caspian, Papa."A short silence. "Titan's grandson?""Yes." She sniffed loudly. "You know how much I love him. You know I have never looked at any other man since we were young. And that woman, Graycie, the one who left him at the altar, who slept with another man and even planned to have him killed... Papa, she betrayed him in the worst way.""I heard about the case." Garrett Newman's tone sharpened. "The police sent a report to my office this morning. Attempted murder, conspiracy, illegal

Sir Titan's office sat on the top floor of the hospital, behind a pair of tall oak doors.The portrait of Sir Titan on the wall watched over everything.Caspian had been in it exactly once before. That day, he had stood in the doorway in a wrinkled shirt and been told to wait. Now he walked straight to the great desk at the far end and lowered himself into the leather chair behind it. It was too big for him. It had been made for a man who had sat in it for forty years.Jason shut the doors, locked them and came to stand in front of the desk."Sit," Caspian said."I'll stand, sir.""Jason. Sit."Jason hesitated, then took the chair opposite, his tablet on his knee.Caspian leaned back. For a moment he looked at the ceiling, at the old chandelier and the faint crack running across the plaster, and then he began."What I'm about to tell you doesn't leave this room.""Yes, sir.""I mean it. Not a hint to your wife. Not a word to the men. Not even to Atlas.""Understood."So he told him.H

Atlas's jaw tightened."Do you know who he is?""This is a police investigation, so you better stay out of this." The officer warned and Atlas was going to pull out his phone and call the Police chief when Caspian pressed his hand down. “I can't let you go with them, you're way above that.” “Way above the law or he's just being a coward?” Graycie played her stunt. “You're still talking?” Atlas was heading towards her but Caspian dashed him a cold stare."Don't."Atlas frowned. "Sir?""Don't make this worse." He said coldly. But Atlas wasn't buying this. He quickly stepped outside. “Who are you going to call? There's no need.” Graycie was already being led away. She turned her head toward Caspian.For the first time since their wedding disaster, she looked uncertain.Orion noticed it.Then he leaned closer to her as the officers moved them toward the elevators."Don't say anything."Caspian caught the whisper. His eyes narrowed. Orion looked back at him. There was something in th