Lily's POV

The evening was winding down and I was starting to relax when I heard Victor Walter's voice carry across the gallery, loud enough to turn heads.

"Thompson Enterprises is a sinking ship," he said to a cluster of investors near the bar.

"Richard Thompson's last decision proves the old man had lost his mind."

I froze with my champagne glass halfway to my lips and felt Rafael tense beside me.

Victor Walter was hard to miss, tall and imposing with sharp features and an expensive ...