The city buzzed with whispers of her name. Every headline carried her face, every rival spoke her name in boardrooms and back alleys alike. Some called her reckless, others ambitious, but none could deny it, Zaria Rayne was no longer invisible.
She sat at the long polished table in Damian’s private conference room, the skyline stretching behind her like a kingdom of glass and steel. Before her were four faces, carefully chosen, each carrying a different kind of power.
Enric stood behind her shoulder as always, silent but commanding. Beside him was Liora, a sharp-eyed attorney who had fought at Zaria’s side during her law firm’s earliest, hungriest days. At the far end sat Marcus, a quiet but brilliant tech strategist, capable of finding cracks in any system. And across from him, Clara, a
