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Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-One
The drive to Pier 9 felt endless. The rain turned the highway into a mirror, each flash of headlights reflected a thousand times. Elias kept one hand on the steering wheel, the other clenched around the flash drive in his coat pocket. Beside him, Amelia sat silent, her face pale in the dim glow of the dashboard. Neither of them had spoken since leaving the tower.He couldn’t shake the image of Warren’s face—calm, resigned, almost merciful before detonating that pulse device. It wasn’t an act of destruction. It was a cover-up. A signal. Someone had planned every second.“Pier 9,” Amelia murmured, breaking the silence. “You really think she’ll be there?”“She will,” Elias said. His voice was low, focused. “Selena doesn’t bluff.”“And you trust her now?”He hesitated. “I trust that she’s dangerous enough to survive Dymora. That’s all I need right now.”The rain intensified as they turned onto the industrial road that led toward the docks. Floodlights cut through the fog, illuminating cra
Chapter One Hundred and Ninety
The rain began before dawn—thin, cold, and relentless. It fell in sheets against the windows of Elias’s apartment, washing the city in a gray shimmer. He hadn’t slept. The envelope Selena had given him lay open on the table, its contents spread like fragments of truth he wasn’t ready to face.Every face in those photographs was familiar—his directors, his mentors, his allies. Each one had been feeding information to Dymora. Each one had a price.The betrayal was total.Lana paced behind him, still in her raincoat, restless energy radiating off her. “We can’t trust her,” she said, for the third time. “Selena’s manipulating you. You saw what she’s capable of.”Elias didn’t look up. “And yet, everything she showed me checks out.”“That doesn’t mean she’s on our side.”He finally turned, his voice low. “Maybe there aren’t sides anymore, Lana. Maybe it’s just survival.”The words hung heavy in the air.---An hour later, Elias walked into Sterling Kane Industries headquarters. The lobby wa
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Nine
The night had barely given way to dawn when Elias’s phone began to buzz again. He hadn’t slept. The encounter with Jace replayed endlessly in his mind—the cryptic warnings, the flash drive heavy in his pocket, and that last haunting line: “Don’t trust anyone, not even the ones standing beside you.”Now, in the cold quiet of his apartment, those words clawed at him.He reached for the phone, expecting Lana. Instead, the caller ID froze him: Unknown Number.He hesitated, then answered. “Elias Kane.”A pause. Then a smooth, detached voice came through the speaker. “You’ve made a dangerous deal, Mr. Kane.”Elias straightened. “Who is this?”“You don’t need my name,” the voice continued. “You just need to know that what you have—what Jace gave you—belongs to someone else. Give it back, and maybe you’ll walk away with your company intact.”Elias’s pulse quickened. “If you’re working for Mara, tell her she’s already lost.”A soft chuckle. “Oh, Mr. Kane, Mara isn’t your only problem anymore.
Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Eight
The warehouse meeting had left Elias with more questions than answers. Even as he and Lana slipped into the night unnoticed, the words he’d overheard—“She’s the one pulling the strings”—echoed in his head like a curse. Mara’s influence stretched deeper than he’d imagined. She wasn’t just orchestrating his downfall; she was manipulating every move around him.By the time Elias and Lana reached his car, the cold air outside did little to cool the burning in his chest. He gripped the steering wheel hard, knuckles pale, his jaw clenched.Lana glanced at him from the passenger seat. “You shouldn’t have gone in there alone. If I hadn’t shown up—”“I had to see it for myself,” Elias cut in sharply. Then, realizing his tone, he exhaled, rubbing his temples. “I needed to know how bad it’s gotten.”“It’s worse than bad,” Lana replied quietly. “Victor’s working directly under Mara’s orders. That means every financial move, every contact—she’s controlling the flow. You were right to suspect a mol
Chapter One hundred and eighty seven
Elias didn’t sleep much that night. The shadows of the past had crept into his mind again, dragging him back to a time he’d rather forget. Victor. The name echoed like a warning in his ears, a reminder of the things he’d left behind. The things that, no matter how hard he tried, always seemed to find their way back to him.The next morning, Elias stood in front of his bathroom mirror, staring at his reflection. He looked older than his years, the lines of stress and regret etched deep on his face. He had always been able to move forward, to adapt and reinvent himself. But now, everything felt like it was slipping through his fingers.His phone buzzed again, breaking his thoughts. It was Lana.“Elias, I’ve got something,” she said as soon as he picked up. Her voice was steady, but he could hear the tension there. “I found something on Victor. He’s been meeting with people linked to Mara’s network. And... I think he’s planning something big. You need to get to him before it’s too late.”
Chapter One hundred and eighty six
The day had dragged on longer than Elias could have anticipated. It wasn’t until the late evening that he found himself sitting at his desk, the weight of everything pressing on his shoulders. The conversation with Lana replayed in his mind over and over. Mara’s games, the people she had worked with, and now this Jace figure that had appeared from nowhere. Elias could feel the ground shifting beneath him.There were too many unknowns. Too many risks. And not enough time.His phone buzzed, interrupting his thoughts. The name on the screen—Lana—was enough to make him pick it up without hesitation.“Elias, you need to get over here,” Lana’s voice crackled through the line, urgent and strained. “It’s happening faster than we thought. I think Mara is making her move.”Elias sat up straight, his heart rate spiking. “What do you mean? What’s going on?”“I’ve been monitoring Mara’s movements,” Lana continued, her voice barely controlled. “I think she’s trying to cut you out of the picture com
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