The name hung in the air like poison gas. Thomas. Her father’s loyal lieutenant. The man who had handed her the duffel bag with the failsafe code that saved Daniel’s life. The calm, steady presence who had helped her navigate the legal and financial labyrinth of reclaiming her empire. He had been at the hospital. He was at the foundation’s inception. He was family.

And he was a traitor.

The revelation was a physical blow, worse than Max’s betrayal because it was so deeply ...