The storm had shifted but storms never ended, they only changed direction.

Aurora discovered the first crack the next morning when Elise entered her office carrying a trembling tablet. “You need to see this.”

Aurora took it, her eyes narrowing as she read the headline splashed across the business feeds:

Aurora Veyra Under Investigation for Fraudulent Accounting

Her blood ran cold. The article claimed that several of her recent financial statements had been “doctored,” pointing ...