The scent of rain drifted through the penthouse windows as clouds gathered above the city, cloaking Hawke Tower in a moody gray veil. The storm mirrored Sebastian’s thoughts—unsettled, heavy, and ready to break.
Sebastian stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows, his gaze fixed on the skyline, but his mind replayed the name from the file Marcus had unearthed.
Evelyn Thorne.
His mother.
The woman who had once been whispered about in closed-door board meetings and family gatherings. The woman his father never spoke of. The woman who vanished after being accused of embezzlement from Hawke Biotech nearly two decades ago.
Now, her past had found him again—weaponized.
Amelia entered quietly, barefoot, with two mugs of coffee in hand. She handed him one, watching the war rage silently behind h
