CHAPTER 1: THE FALL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE HIM A BILLIONAIRE
The helicopter hovered high above the endless blue ocean.
From the outside, it looked like the perfect image of happiness.
Ethan Caldwell sat beside his pregnant wife, Victoria Sterling, one of the youngest female billionaires in America. Her father had built a technology empire worth billions, and after his death, every share, every company, every dollar belonged to Victoria.
For years, Ethan had played the perfect husband.
He brought flowers.
He remembered anniversaries.
He kissed her forehead every morning.
Everyone admired him.
Everyone trusted him.
But behind the smile lived a man consumed by greed.
The problem was simple.
Victoria trusted him with her heart...
But never with her fortune.
Every lawyer, every advisor, and every financial document made it clear:
If Victoria died, the entire empire would pass to her unborn child.
As the child's legal guardian, Ethan would control everything.
For the first time in his life, he could become richer than anyone he had ever imagined.
All he needed was one accident.
And now that moment had arrived.
The helicopter flew farther and farther from civilization.
No boats.
No witnesses.
No cameras.
Only endless water.
Victoria smiled.
"I can't believe you planned all this for me."
Ethan forced a smile.
"You deserve it."
The pilot received a signal from Ethan and quietly looked away.
Everything had been arranged.
Victoria slowly stood and approached the open side door.
The wind blew through her hair.
The ocean sparkled below.
Beautiful.
Peaceful.
Deadly.
"Come closer," Ethan said.
"The view is incredible."
Victoria stepped forward.
Then suddenly...
Ethan shoved her with all his strength.
Her eyes widened in horror.
"Ethan!"
The scream vanished beneath the roar of the helicopter.
Her body disappeared into the ocean below.
Gone.
Just gone.
Ethan stared downward.
His heart pounded.
Then slowly...
He smiled.
It was over.
The fortune was his.
The empire was his.
The future was his.
But five minutes later, something impossible appeared on the ocean surface.
The pilot suddenly shouted.
"What is THAT?!"
Ethan looked down.
And his blood turned to ice.
Far below the helicopter...
Victoria was still alive.
And she wasn't alone.
Something enormous was moving beneath the water around her.
Something that should not have been there.
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Something heading directly toward the helicopter.
TO BE CONTINUED...
