KANE'S POV

The strategy needed to be surgical now. Zane had made his move a sloppy, emotional, and public one. And that was exactly why it was going to cost him.

I sat at the edge of the dining table, tablet in front of me, sorting through media reports, engagement stats, and surveillance captures from the gala. Aria was on the couch, in her robe, legs folded under her like she hadn’t just been dragged through national humiliation 10 minutes ago. She was stronger than I gave her credit ...