~Ava's POV~
"Meet me tomorrow. Alone."
That message came later. But first, I had to deal with the fact that Victor Hale had found a phone that didn't exist.
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I stared at the screen for a long time before I moved.
The number I'd never given anyone. The prepaid phone I'd ordered cash, no account, no name. And somehow Victor Hale had found it and sent a single line like he'd been waiting to.
That one thing said it all: he wasn't just a puppet. He had connections, resources, and the patience to wait for the right time.
He'd been watching longer than I'd been playing.
I got up, went straight to Dominic's side of the penthouse, and knocked once, twice before pushing the door open. He was at his desk, jacket off, reading something.
I held out the phone without saying anything. I don
