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TOO POWERFUL TO FEAR
Ethan had spent nearly an hour studying Roland Verda, and the longer he looked, the less he trusted what he saw. Every speech was polished, every financial report was clean, and every promise had been carefully prepared for the public. The office around him was quiet, but Tribunal soldiers were visible through the glass walls outside. Their presence reminded him that the country believed he had been kidnapped, while only a few people knew the truth was far more complicated.Mira stood across from his desk with a tablet in her hands. “This is all public information,” Ethan said as he closed another report. “Any campaign team could have prepared it.”“Then authorise a deeper investigation,” Mira replied. She watched him carefully, knowing his patience was already thin. “We can review his private donors, family companies, overseas accounts, and every meeting he has held in the last five years.”“Not yet,” Ethan said. “I need to know what I am looking for before I alert four presidential
WAS SHE RIGHT AGAIN?
"I hope you have not entirely gone mad?” Ethan asked.“I am not mad. But if I name that person, you will reject the candidate simply because I chose them,” Selene said. “You will allow your anger toward me to influence the future of Verdanis.”Ethan stepped closer. “You do not get to decide what I am ready to know.”“And you do not get to pretend you are thinking clearly tonight,” Selene replied. “You are angry, exhausted, and surrounded by people you no longer trust. If I give you the name now, you will turn it into another reason to fight me.”“You expect me to investigate four candidates without knowing what I am searching for?” Ethan asked.“I expect you to investigate them properly,” Selene answered. “Look beyond their speeches, their foundations, their families, and their public records. One of them wants to serve Verdanis. The others want to control what remains of it.”Ethan searched her face for any hint of deception. “And they will all threaten Xavier Group?”“The wrong pres
ONE GOOD CANDIDATE
“I have heard enough warnings from you for one night,” Ethan replied. He pointed toward the corridor. “Get out of my room before I call Lorne.”Selene turned around slowly. “Do not ignore my warning about Dr. Hilton Verda.”Ethan’s expression changed at once. The name carried weight because she had warned him about Hilton before.Ethan still found this warning uncomfortable because Hilton was a member of the Khagan Council, a respected doctor, and someone who had access to people in the highest levels of government.“What does Hilton have to do with this?” Ethan asked. “Are you going to continue accusing every powerful man in Verdanis of trying to kill me?”“I am not accusing everyone,” Selene answered. “I am warning you about the ones who have already chosen you as their enemy.”Ethan stepped away from the bed. “You said Leon Voss arranged the trap tonight. Now you are bringing up Hilton once again into it. Which one of them should I blame, Selene?”“You are still searching for one e
YOU ARE LOOKING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
“You controlled that compound,” Ethan replied. “The guards obeyed you. The executioner obeyed you. Do not stand in my bedroom and pretend you were only passing through.”“I have not asked you to believe I am innocent,” Selene said. “I have asked you to believe Leon Voss wanted you dead.”Ethan searched her face, hoping to find even the smallest crack in her confidence. There was none. She neither pleaded for his trust nor attempted to excuse everything he had witnessed. That calmness unsettled him far more than tears or anger would have. It was as though she had already accepted that he would never believe her, yet she had chosen to speak anyway.Ethan clenched his fists. “That is exactly how manipulation works. You admit enough darkness to make the next lie sound honest.”“Then investigate me,” Selene replied. “Search the compound. Question every soldier. Examine the bodies. Follow the stolen money. But while you are doing all of that, do not walk into another meeting with Leon Vos
THE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE
Selene’s eyes remained fixed on him. “A controlled collision near the service tunnel. Your vehicle despite the security detail that was going to be attached to it would have been forced against the security barrier. The men sent to assist you would have been wearing Xavier emergency uniforms.”Ethan felt his stomach tighten, but he showed no surprise. “And then?”“You would have been moved into another vehicle under the excuse that the first one was unsafe,” Selene replied. “Before your real security team understood what had happened, you would have been dead.”“That is a detailed story,” Ethan said. “However details are not proof.”Selene slowly shook her head. “Your official driver was already working for me. Did you never ask yourself how easily I replaced the normal procedure around you?”“He betrayed me,” Ethan replied. “That has nothing to do with Leon.”“It proves your protection was already compromised,” Selene said. “If I could place a loyal man behind the wheel of the vehicl
THE ROUTE TO DEATH
Could Ethan ever trust his wife again? The question remained in his mind, but he refused to let it weaken him. Selene had lied too many times, hidden too many secrets, and controlled too many dangerous people for him to accept this version of her story simply because several details seemed to fit.Ethan looked away from her and walked toward the window. Beyond the glass, Tribunal soldiers moved around the estate grounds with weapons in their hands. Their presence should have made him feel safe, yet Selene had entered his private bedroom without raising a single alarm.“You expect me to believe Leon Voss arranged my assassination because his delegation left the tower?” Ethan asked. He turned back toward her with a hard expression. “That is not evidence. It is a suspicious reaction, nothing more.”Selene remained beside the small table. “You are not rejecting my explanation because it lacks sense. You are rejecting it because you do not want the truth to come from me.”“I reject accusa
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Reader Comments
I liked it better when they worked as a team. Ethan’s annoying me now and why can’t she just be straight with him.