Amidst the sea of slander and murder accusations hurled by The Syndicate, Michael Bennett found strength in the grassroots—the people brave enough to stand with him. But just as the tide of support began to swell, a cold threat emerged from an unexpected past. An anonymous letter addressed to Ashley, containing an old photograph of Richard Vaughn and the emblem of The Syndicate, served as a chilling warning: Rachel Vaughn—the girl Michael had rescued—might still be a pawn of the true mastermind. This was no longer just a political war; it was a battle to unravel the most tangled threads of fate, where each fragment was a key to uncovering who truly lurked in the shadows. Michael knew that to fight this invisible force, he needed more than courage. He had to raise funds to build a financia

