Chapter 525 Chapter 525: “Who are you talking to, you old bat?” a gruff female voice shouted. Skye didn’t wait to hear the answer. She locked the padlock behind her and fled down the narrow stairs. Her heart was racing. The King sees all. Behind the eyes. She knew what
Chapter 524 Chapter 524: “Mrs. Moretti?” Skye whispered. The wheelchair spun around with shocking speed. Skye jumped back, shining the light on the woman’s face. It was a ruin of a face. Deep lines etched into pale, translucent skin. But the eyes… the eyes were bright, blue, and terrifyingly lucid.
Chapter 523 Chapter 523: She grabbed her cup and walked toward the door. As she passed Vargo, she saw him staring at Maria with suspicion. “Come on, Vargo,” Skye said. “Let’s go count the silverware p> Back in her room, Skye’s mind raced. The attic. A wife who wasn’t dead.
Chapter 522 Chapter 522: Skye sat in the sunroom, pretending to read a financial report. In reality, she was watching the staff. The kitchen staff had been retained—Lucian needed them. Or he just hadn’t gotten around to firing them yet. Skye stood. “I’m getting coffee p> Vargo, standing by the
Chapter 521 Chapter 521: Lucian dusted his hands off, as if he had just taken out the trash. He turned back toward the room. And stopped. He looked past the door, directly at Skye’s hiding spot. “Enjoying the show, partner p> Skye froze. She stepped out of the shadows. There
Chapter 520 Chapter 520: It was Sofia Moretti. Skye had seen pictures of her in the tabloids. The spoiled younger daughter of the Moretti dynasty. But the woman in the room looked nothing like the glossy photos. Her makeup was smeared, her dark hair a rat’s nest. She wore a
Chapter 519 Chapter 519: “I’ll take the guest room in the east wing,” Skye said coldly. “As far away from you as possible p> Lucian laughed. It was a low, throaty sound that turned into a cough. He stepped closer, invading her personal space, forcing her to tilt her head
Chapter 518 Chapter 518: “Where are we going now p> “To take the first piece on the board p> The drive to the main Moretti mansion was a funeral procession of black SUVs. Skye sat next to Lucian in the back of the lead car. The leather was soft, the
Chapter 517 Chapter 517: He reached out. Skye flinched, a reflex she couldn’t suppress. Lucian paused, then continued. His fingers brushed her waist, tracing the slit Vargo’s knife had made in the silk. His touch was light, almost clinical, but it burned. “He doesn’t like you,” Lucian observed. Skye slapped
Chapter 516 Chapter 516: Skye ran to the desk. She plugged the worm drive—the one she had retrieved from her hairbrush and carried in her clutch for days—into Lucian’s primary terminal. She hit “Execute p> Assets transferring, the screen blinked. “Zeroing accounts p> She pulled the drive. Skye and Kael
Chapter 515 Chapter 515: It was a test. A brutal one. She needed Kael out of the way because he was the only one smart enough to catch her communicating with William. Lucian looked at her. Then he looked out the window, where Kael was patrolling. “Consider it done p>
Chapter 514 Chapter 514: “War it is,” he said. The next morning, the news broke. Assassination Attempt on Casino Mogul. Moretti Family Implicated. Skye had leaked the dashcam footage from the limo—which she recovered before the cops arrived—to the press. Isabella Moretti was arrested an hour later. Lucian watched the
Chapter 513 Chapter 513: “What?” Alistair asked, pulling her toward his bike. “If we leave him, the Morettis will kill him p> “Good,” Alistair spat. “Let him rot p> “No!” Skye grabbed Alistair’s arm. “If Lucian dies tonight, Isabella takes over everything. She’ll hunt us both down with the entire
Chapter 512 Chapter 512: The limousine was long, black, and armored. Kael drove. Lucian and Skye sat in the back. They left the city lights behind. The desert was a vast, inky void. “Where are we going?” Skye asked. “An old mining town,” Lucian said. “I own it. It’s quiet.
Chapter 511 Chapter 511: Skye entered on Lucian’s arm. She wore a black velvet gown that hugged her body like a shadow. Around her neck was the “Star of Vegas,” a yellow diamond the size of a walnut. Heads turned. Whispers rippled through the room. “Isn’t that the Sterling girl
Chapter 510 Chapter 510: “Impossible. The codes change daily p> “The root algorithm doesn’t,” Skye bluffed. “It’s based on the Fibonacci sequence offset by the date. I can calculate it p> Lucian stared at her. He didn’t believe her completely. But he wanted to live. “Tell me the code p>
Chapter 509 Chapter 509: 20 p> It was agonizingly slow. “Seventy-four, seventy-five…” Lucian muttered, counting bearer bonds. Skye watched the bar. 50 p> She heard Lucian turn around. His footsteps clicked on the metal floor. He was coming back. 80 p> Skye looked for a place to hide. There was
Chapter 508 Chapter 508: “Because the digital lock is failing,” Lucian said. “The Moretti hackers are brute-forcing the encryption. I need to manually override the lockdown and secure the physical assets. And since you have a photographic memory p> He smirked. “I might need you to verify the inventory codes.
Chapter 507 Chapter 507: Her fingernails left scratches on the hardwood floor. The door slammed shut. Lucian sighed. He walked back to his desk and sat down. He looked at Skye. “You’re a terrible liar,” he said. Skye froze. “But Amy was annoying me. So I’ll let it slide for
Chapter 506 Chapter 506: “My data center,” Lucian said softly, his voice vibrating against her ear. “It’s gone. Vaporized p> Skye’s breath hitched. “You and your friend Thorne,” Lucian continued, his grip tightening slightly on her waist, “you cost me billions tonight p> “Hush,” Lucian murmured. “We’ll discuss your punishment