Lucian
"You don't know anything about me."
The words came out harsher than I intended, and I watched Lexi's eyes widen slightly. For a moment, the apartment fell silent except for the distant hum of city traffic below.
She was right about one thing, I did see everything as a chess match. But what she didn't understand was that sometimes the most important piece on the board wasn't the king or the queen.
Sometimes it was the pawn you'd do anything to protect.
My phone buzzed. A text from my financial team. "Kane's accounts have been frozen. His warehouses were seized. The operation is complete."
I allowed myself a small smile. While Lexi had been yelling at me about my attitude, I'd been systematically destroying Victor Kane's life. Three phone calls to the right people, one tip to th
