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Chapter One Hundred and Eighty
The days that followed were a blur. Elias couldn’t shake the feeling that the world around him was closing in, tightening its grip with each passing moment. Mara’s threats had left their mark, digging deep into his skin, making everything he thought he knew feel uncertain. He couldn’t remember the last time he’d felt this exposed.Lana’s warnings still echoed in his ears, her words ringing louder than ever: *She’s playing a bigger game than you think, Elias. And you’re not ready for what’s coming next.*Elias wasn’t ready. No matter how much he had tried to prepare, no matter how much he had fought, this—*this*—wasn’t something he could control.And yet, as he stood at the window, looking out at the busy street below, he couldn’t afford to stop now. He had made it this far, built this empire from nothing, and he wasn’t about to let Mara, or anyone else, take it all away.The doorbell rang, breaking him from his thoughts, and Elias’s pulse quickened. He wasn’t expecting anyone—not afte
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Nine
Elias’s grip tightened on the phone, the words from Lana still echoing in his mind. *It’s about your past.* What past? He had buried so many parts of his life, so many memories, in the name of survival. Was it something from his childhood? Something darker, more dangerous, from the years before his rise to prominence? His thoughts spiraled, each possibility worse than the last.“Lana,” he said, his voice low and steady despite the storm raging inside him. “What exactly does Mara know about me? What did she find?”He could hear Lana’s shaky breath on the other end of the line. “I don’t know everything, Elias. But it’s bad. She’s been digging into your life for months. I—I didn’t know how deep it went. I thought I could control it, but I was wrong. You need to understand that this isn’t just about the project or the money. It’s something much more personal.”Elias felt a chill run down his spine. He had always known his past could catch up with him, but he’d hoped it never would. The we
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Eight
The morning sun filtered through the blinds, casting slanted beams of light across Elias’s apartment. It was a rare moment of peace, the calm before the storm. He sat at his desk, fingers drumming nervously against the wood. The breakthrough Lana had promised had yet to materialize, and the silence was deafening.He ran his hand over his face, trying to shake off the exhaustion that clung to him like a second skin. The weight of everything—Mara’s looming threat, the mole in his team, the unanswered questions—was beginning to settle heavily on his shoulders. There were too many moving pieces, and every second he spent trying to connect them was a second that Mara was gaining ground.His phone buzzed on the desk. Elias grabbed it, his eyes flickering over the screen when he saw Grady’s name.“Elias, we’ve got a problem,” Grady’s voice crackled through the phone.Elias’s pulse quickened. “What now?”“There’s been another breach,” Grady said, his voice low and tight with tension. “Someone
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Seven
The days blurred together in a haze of phone calls, late-night meetings, and quiet strategy sessions. Elias barely slept, his mind racing constantly, trying to stay one step ahead of Mara. She had already proven how dangerous she could be, how far she was willing to go to get what she wanted. And now, with the game shifting on a global scale, Elias felt the weight of it all pressing harder than ever.He sat in his office, staring at the array of files scattered across the desk. His fingers traced the edges of a map Lana had put together—Mara’s last known movements, connections, and potential allies. The international connections, the financial discrepancies, the hidden accounts—all of it pointed to a much larger web than Elias had ever imagined.A knock at the door jolted him out of his thoughts.“Come in,” Elias said without looking up.Lana stepped inside, her expression tight with focus. “We’ve got a breakthrough.”Elias lifted his head, his interest piqued. “What is it?”Lana didn
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Six
Elias sat at his desk, the soft glow of the late afternoon sun filtering through the blinds. The city outside was quiet now, the kind of quiet that felt like everything was holding its breath, waiting for the next storm. But Elias didn’t feel the tension he’d once carried. For the first time in a long time, he felt… still. Like a man who had just put down a weight he hadn’t even realized he’d been carrying.His phone buzzed, breaking the silence. It was a message from Lana.*We’ve got an update. Mara’s making moves, but it’s more cautious now. She’s been backing out of certain investments, consolidating the smaller operations. Whatever she’s planning next, she’s being careful.*Elias felt his pulse quicken. Mara was always calculating, always ahead of the curve. If she was backing out, it only meant one thing: she was regrouping. And if she was regrouping, then it was only a matter of time before she struck again. But this time, Elias would be ready.He shot a quick reply to Lana. *Ke
Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Five
They moved like a single organism: quiet, efficient, focused. Elias watched the cluster offaces in the war room—the screens, the timelines, the thin lines connecting accounts and people—and for the first time in weeks he felt the thrum of certainty under his skin. Mara was shifting assets; she was nervous enough to run. That made her reckless. That made her beatable.“Where’s the window?” Elias asked, not looking up from the map of transfers Lana had pushed across the table.Lana pointed. “There—an eight‑hour gap. She’s routing through three shell accounts, then an offshore. If Burns can get court approval for a temporary freeze in that jurisdiction, we can catch her before those transfers clear.”Elias rubbed his jaw. “Eight hours. That’s not a lot of time.”“It’s enough,” Lana said. “If we cut the first leg and hit the shell companies here, we collapse the chain. She can’t move without the nodes. We pull two things: money and the lead on where she’s planning to shelter the rest of h
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