Tiana was losing control. The silence from James, the tension in the house, the headlines screaming Sarah’s return, everything was pushing her to the edge. Fear clung to her like a shadow.
Every step she took carried the same question: What if Sarah comes for everything?
She had clawed her way into this life with lies and manipulation, and she wasn’t ready to watch it crumble. But no matter how much she tried to steady herself, she knew — the moment Sarah resurfaced, the ground shifted beneath her feet.
Meanwhile, New York pulsed with new beginnings. Transcorp’s newest project — the massive headquarters on the Hudson Waterfront was already rising. Sarah had thrown full force behind it.
The contractor, Martins Carter, had submitted a standard budget, but Sarah approved far beyond it. S
