A knight in black sedan Troy’s POV I was in the middle of a meeting. My men gathered around a polished table with maps and dossiers spread out like a battlefield. We were plotting to end Damaris once and for all. His time in my city was over. He’d lingered too long and now he was fueling Cain Wellington against me. It was obvious from Cain’s massive hospital donation, his relentless push to ruin Daphne. It all reeked of Damaris’s money and manipulation. I was certain that once we dug deep enough, Sara’s death would trace back to him as a calculated move to destroy Cain, weaken his empire, and turn him into his pawn. Yet Cain, the fool, was too blinded by grief and greed to see he was dining with the snake who’d slaughtered his family. The meeting was tense, my voice sharp as I laid ou

