The fallout from Frances Devereux’s arrest had exploded across every major media outlet. News sites devoured the story with shocking speed: “Scandal Queen Turns Criminal: Frances Devereux Behind Ashe & Locke Media Leak?” But just as the flames seemed to die down, Anastasia Locke and Nina had quietly fanned new ones to life. “Julienne was the inside mole,” Ana said, dropping a thick folder onto Damien’s glass desk. “We have everything. Email exchanges. Deleted messages from Frances’s burner number. Transferred files from the company cloud. All traced to Julienne’s credentials.” Nina crossed her arms proudly beside her. “The little viper didn’t even bother to use a fake login. Her pride made her sloppy.” Arielle sat beside Damien, her legs crossed, tension in her shoulders. She’d seen th

