Chapter 11 - The Secret Beneath the EmpireAfter Eleanor was taken away, Marcus returned to the duffel.
He opened a second compartment.
Inside was a photograph.
A man stood beside Eleanor at a private fundraiser.
Clara recognized him.
“Who is that?”
Marcus didn't answer immediately.
“Someone we've been trying to find.”
“Is he connected to Eleanor?”
Marcus looked at the photograph.
“More than connected.”
The man was Victor Sterling.
Eleanor's older brother.
Officially, he had died twelve years earlier.
But Marcus knew better.
Victor had been linked to an international financial network operating through shell companies and private foundations.
Eleanor hadn't built her empire alone.
She had inherited it.
And she had protected it.
Clara felt the floor shift beneath her.
“So this isn't over?”
May you like
Marcus looked toward the ocean.
“No.”
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Chapter 12 - The Night of the StormThat night, a violent storm struck Newport.
Chapter 13 - The Woman Who Refused to Stay BrokenWeeks passed.
Chapter 14 - Marcus DisappearsThen Marcus vanished.
Chapter 15 - The Second GameClara refused to run.
Chapter 16 - Beneath the MansionClara returned with investigators.
Chapter 17 - The Man Who Was Supposed to Be DeadA figure stepped from the shadows.
