Vivian’s POV I stepped outside the police station, but Ethan’s words followed me. Victor had been contacting Ryan. Victor had been sending him money. And Ryan had been hired to kill Damien. The pieces were beginning to connect, but one question kept bothering me. Why? Why would Victor try to take his own brother’s life? Even if Damien and Victor had problems between them, murder was a different level of hatred. But that wasn’t even the part I understood least. Why me? I had barely interacted with Victor. I had never done anything to him, never crossed him, never given him a reason to want me dead. Yet Ryan had been paid to kill me. That meant I was part of whatever this was. I just didn’t know how. I needed answers before I confronted Victor. If I went to the police now, the

