The world seemed to tilt after Darius’s return.

For a day and a night, the Wills Tower stayed sealed from the outside world, no meetings, no calls, no news. The empire that Carson had built stood still while the truth reshaped its foundations.

Carson hadn’t left his private floor since the confrontation. Darius occupied the guest wing, pacing like a caged shadow. Justina moved quietly between them, her presence the only thread keeping the silence from collapsing into violence.

It was a ...