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chapter 150
The mansion had grown quieter since the board’s upheaval. But Zia, ever curious and observant, was wide awake.Cuddled in bed with her tablet, she was supposed to be reviewing her assignments—but instead, she had opened a hidden terminal Aiden had once let her peek into. It was only meant for diagnostics… but Zia had figured out more than anyone knew. “Let’s see if I can find where that weird ping came from again…” she whispered.Earlier that day, she had noticed a strange flash on the home security system—a small flicker that didn’t match any of the usual patterns. She’d saved it. Now she was trying to trace it.Her fingers tapped quickly. Behind her, her AI assistant—a small stuffed cat named Whiskers—blinked to life. Aiden had given her the AI toy as a birthday gift months ago, never expecting she’d start modding it.“Whiskers,” she whispered, “run local port ghost-check again.”The cat blinked. “Querying anomaly logs. Cross-referencing internal firewall bounces... anomaly located
chapter 149
Silvana sat in front of a sleek console, her fingers dancing across the encrypted terminal. Despite the heaviness of her pregnancy, her mind moved with precision and fire. Around her, a small team of trusted cyber-financial operatives from Harper’s taskforce awaited her orders.“Begin freezing all shell accounts traced to Crescent Bay’s dummy firms,” she commanded. “Target holdings disguised as agricultural grants and renewable energy bonds.” “Copy that, Ma’am,” said the lead tech. “That includes the Alhena Group and Soltari East?” “Yes. Both are linked to Zain through proxy layers. Collapse their liquidity. Now.”Streams of code scrolled across the screen. One after another, account after account was flagged, locked, and reported.Silvana’s voice never wavered. “Engage cross-border regulators. I want a chain of compliance enforcers across Switzerland, Caymans, and Singapore. If they try to shift the funds—flag and halt it in real time.”“We’ve never done this level of coordinated
Chapter 148
Aiden stood at the head of the dark-glass strategy table, a wide digital display casting pale light across the faces around him. Lorenzo, calm but visibly troubled. Gregory, pale from the weight of past treacheries. And Silvana, her eyes fierce even through the fatigue of pregnancy.“We’re outnumbered on paper,” Aiden began, “but not in intelligence.”He tapped a file on the table. A holographic screen ignited, revealing a series of encrypted transactions and anonymized offshore accounts, all tracing back to Alaric Stavos.“This is our angle,” Silvana said. “Zain’s money trail. Sloppy for someone who prides himself on discretion.”Lorenzo leaned forward. “We strike publicly. During the board vote. But not with accusations — with facts. Let them hear it, see it… choke on it.”Gregory cleared his throat. “He’ll deny it. Spin it as a strategic hedge. The board won’t move unless the evidence is beyond manipulation.”“Then we burn his escape routes,” Aiden said coldly. “Let him know there
chapter 147
The war room’s holographic table shimmered with active feeds and intel overlays. Aiden stood at its edge, unmoving, arms crossed as he watched a live feed of the secure government safehouse.On the screen: Bryden Romanov, hunched over a terminal, decrypting firewalled systems and uploading years' worth of Zain’s operational data. “He’s really doing it,” Aiden murmured, not looking away.Beside him, Detective Harper adjusted the files in his hand. “He’s given us everything burner codes, ghost account keys, dead drop locations. It’s clean.”Aiden was silent.Harper glanced sideways. “That’s still your cousin.”Aiden's jaw tensed. “He’s still a Romanov. And now... he’s alone.”Harper raised a brow. “He tried to destroy you.”“No.” Aiden turned now, his eyes heavy with memory. “He tried to be seen by someone who never planned to let him rise. He thought Zain was building a legacy for him. But Zain was building a throne for himself.”“He used Bryden. Then threw him away.”Harper said not
chapter 146
The hum of fluorescent lights buzzed above as Braise sat shackled to a steel table, his expression unreadable. His hoodie hung open, revealing faint bruises on his collarbone. Harper had kept him under heavy surveillance — not out of cruelty, but because Braise wasn’t just a rogue operative.He was Zain’s shadow.And now, a potential key to dismantling the entire machine.Detective Harper stepped into the observation room, holding a fresh report. “Let’s see if our friend is still pretending to be silent.”A technician entered behind him and handed over a secured tablet. “Sir, we intercepted a signal. Encrypted message. It pinged Braise’s old burner line — routed through a ghost network.”Harper’s brow furrowed. “From who?”The tech hesitated. “Amelia Reyes.”Harper stiffened.“Play it.”The voice that followed was shaky, raw, and desperate. “Braise… if you’re hearing this, it means you didn’t abandon me entirely. Zia’s gone. Zain’s gone silent. I think I’m being watched… maybe worse.
chapter 145
Sunlight bathed the room in a soft golden hue. The windows were wide open, allowing a gentle breeze to flutter the sheer curtains. The air smelled of warm vanilla a calming scent that filled the room with a sense of safety and comfort.Zia sat on the floor in her favorite purple pajamas, surrounded by plush toys and half-drawn sketches, her little fingers stained with crayon colors. She was giggling, her cheeks flushed with joy as Silvana, now round with pregnancy and radiant with warmth, playfully tossed soft pillows at her."You should’ve seen your face when I caught you," Silvana teased, laughing.Zia grinned wide, eyes full of admiration. “You looked like a superhero!”Silvana chuckled, holding her lower back as she shifted to sit beside Zia. “I felt like a waddling duck trying to jump off a truck.”Zia gasped dramatically. “No way! You jumped like a lion!”Silvana smiled, pulling her in close. “A very pregnant lion.”They both giggled until Zia quieted and laid her head gently
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