Julian leaned against the glass wall of his office, the sprawling city a blur of lights beneath him. Victory had come at a cost he hadn’t anticipated. Ethan was ruined, Eva humiliated, and the foundations of their betrayal shattered. Yet, as the adrenaline waned, an unsettling hollowness crept in.
The unopened bottle of scotch on his desk seemed to mock him. He reached for it but stopped short when his phone buzzed.
“Sir,” his assistant’s voice came through. “Eva’s requesting a meeting. She says it’s urgent.”
Julian’s lips curled into a bitter smile. Of course, she does. For a moment, he considered ignoring it. But something about the desperation in the request piqued his curiosity.
“Tell her to come,” he said simply.
When Eva arrived at the penthouse that evening, she looked like a s
