Chapter 15 - Whispers in the Snow
With Carter arrested, Richard Vance panicked. Deprived of his partner, he resorted to desperate, unhinged tactics. That night, during a private snowfall over Manhattan, Marcus received a disturbing alert from their estate security system in D.C.
Someone had broken into Claire's personal archives at her private townhouse, searching for sensitive personal records to launch a smear campaign against her character.
Marcus put his arm around Claire as they sat in their suite penthouse. "Richard is cornered, Claire. A cornered predator is unpredictable."
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"He thinks he can dig up old secrets to shame me," Claire whispered, resting her face against Marcus's chest. "But I have nothing left to hide. The girl who was afraid of him died three years ago."
Marcus kissed her forehead gently. "Tomorrow, we finish this permanently."
