The beam of the heavy-duty headlamp cut through the blinding blizzard, illuminating the crimson streaks of blood frozen against the white snow.
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Chapter 20 - Shadows on the HorizonInside the warm, fire-lit lobby of the resort, guests laughed and clinked champagne glasses, completely unaware of the dark history hidden beneath the snowy landscape.
As Victoria tucked her son into his crib in the penthouse suite overlooking the mountains, her phone buzzed on the mahogany nightstand.
She picked it up. It was an anonymous encrypted message containing a single geographic coordinate and a short audio clip.
She pressed play.
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A raspy, unrecognizable voice whispered through the speaker: “She survived the fall... but the game isn't over yet.”
Victoria’s gaze locked onto the dark windowpane, her reflection staring back at her—calm, fearless, and ready for whatever war was coming next.
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Chapter 21 - The Unending StormThe wind howled outside the grand windows of the alpine resort, hurling sheets of snow against the reinforced glass.
Chapter 22 - The Decrypted ThreatThe glowing screen of Victoria’s encrypted laptop cast a sharp blue light across the dark penthouse suite. Outside, the Montana blizzard battered the glass, but inside, the air was entirely frozen by tension.
Chapter 23 - The Ghost of GenevaWithin fourteen hours, Marcus’s elite cyber-intelligence team delivered results. The Zurich satellite relay node traced back to an ultra-exclusive private wealth management firm: Vanderberg & Sons, a secretive Swiss institution known for handling invisible fortunes for exiled elites and fallen oligarchs.
Chapter 24 - The Invitation to the Lion's DenTwo weeks later, an elegant, gold-embossed envelope arrived at the Sterling-Vance Global headquarters in New York.
Chapter 25 - The Aspen SummitThe Grand ballroom of the Aspen estate glittered with crystal chandeliers, expensive champagne, and the elite figures of international finance. Dressed in a backless, midnight-blue velvet gown by Alexander McQueen, Victoria Prescott stepped through the double doors, every eye in the room instantly gravitating toward her.
Chapter 26 - The War of WordsElena’s polite smile faltered for a fraction of a second, though her eyes flashed with venom. "You think surviving a fall makes you invincible? Brandon was a fool who rushed things, but you’re walking right into a cage. Every asset, every shell company, every legal loophole protecting your family estate is currently under review by my legal board."
