THE SECRET THAT DESTROYS
333 Words
He Buried Me Alive
Chapter 5: The Secret That Destroys
---
Ava’s Penthouse — Midnight
The final file sat before her. Years of digging, tracing shell companies, and following blood trails had led to this:
> Dominic Creed's ultimate secret.
> Ava (cold whisper to herself):
"You buried me to hide this."
Elijah sat across from her, tense.
> Elijah:
"Once this gets out, there’s no turning back."
> Ava (voice sharp, steady):
"There never was."
Inside the file: illegal surveillance, blackmail, offshore accounts... but the worst?
His father’s death.
Covered up. Hidden.
The real reason Dominic built Creed Technologies was rooted in a crime no one suspected.
---
Dominic’s Private Villa — Same Night
His phone rang. Private line.
> Voice on the phone (panicked):
"Sir, something’s coming. The whistleblower reports. They have the file."
Dominic froze. His world spun.
> Dominic (low, deadly):
"Who?"
> Voice:
"Ava Locke."
His knuckles turned white.
> Dominic (growling):
"She found it…"
---
The Next Morning — National Headlines Explode
> "Creed Technologies CEO Implicated in Father’s Suspicious Death Cover-Up"
> "Federal Investigation Widening"
> "Anonymous Whistleblower Targets Dominic Creed"
---
Boardroom — Emergency Meeting
The board sat frozen as Ava calmly entered — untouched by the storm.
> Board Member (worried):
"Mr. Creed… this is catastrophic."
> Dominic (barely holding it together):
"We can still contain this."
> Ava (interrupting, voice soft but lethal):
"No, Dominic. You can’t."
She placed a resignation draft in front of him.
> Ava:
"The only way your empire survives is if you step down."
His face twitched — a mixture of rage, fear, and humiliation.
> Dominic (cold):
"You’d destroy everything?"
> Ava (smiling slightly):
"No, Dominic. You destroyed it. I’m just showing the world."
---
Later — Ava and Elijah, Watching the News
> Elijah:
"It’s done."
> Ava (staring at the TV, voice distant):
"Almost."
Her war wasn’t finished.
Not until he broke.
> Ava (whispering):
"He buried me alive. But I’ll make sure he suffocates."
- Writer
