Chapter 7 - The RevelationAfter the siege, Elias became more distant, more protective. He spent hours in his study, buried in ledgers and encrypted communications. Ava grew curious. She snuck into the study one evening and found a file labeled Miller Investigation. She opened it, expecting to see details about her marriage. Instead, she found photos—not of her and Marcus, but of herself, taken years before she even met her husband.
She saw herself at a diner, at a park, at a grocery store. All dated, all professional surveillance. Her heart stopped. She wasn't an accident. She wasn't a random woman found under an overpass. She was an obsession. Elias hadn't just saved her; he had been watching her for years, waiting for the right moment to intervene.
