CHAPTER 8 — THE SOCIETY OF THE BLACK CROWN
Interpol had only one classified file mentioning the symbol.
BLACK CROWN.
An underground network that manipulated bankruptcies, political scandals, corporate takeovers, and billion-dollar fraud across multiple countries.
Victor Harlan had been one of their lowest-ranking members.
The real leaders had never been identified.
Elena insisted on joining the investigation herself.
Against every security recommendation.
Using Daniel's hidden codes, she infiltrated one of Black Crown's financial servers.
The files were horrifying.
Hundreds of wealthy families had been destroyed.
Judges had accepted bribes.
Hospitals had been intentionally bankrupted.
Insurance companies had denied life-saving treatments for profit.
Then Elena found her parents' names.
She stared in disbelief.
Their fatal car crash...
Had never been an accident.
Someone had ordered it.
Someone had wanted Malcolm's only legitimate heirs removed.
Before she could copy the evidence...
Every monitor suddenly turned black.
A message appeared.
WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOU.
Her office lights went out.
The elevator stopped.
Security cameras failed.
Then footsteps echoed down the hallway.
May you like
Someone else had entered the building.
And they already knew exactly where she was.
