Chapter 17
Miles put his phone away and looked up to find Aspen watching him with curious eyes. "Everything okay?" she asked softly.
"Fine," he said, forcing a smile. "Just family business. Nothing to worry about."
But even as he said it, his mind was working through the possibilities. How to approach Dante. What threats would be most effective. How to phrase the ultimatum to make it seem like tough love rather than manipulation.
He was so lost in thought that he almost didn't hear the front door open.
But the sound of heels clicking on marble—slow, deliberate, defiant—cut through his contemplation like a knife.
Everyone in the living room froze, all eyes turning toward the doorway.
And then Ravyn appeared.
She looked exhausted, dark circles under her eyes that even her careful mak
