Three years passed after the fire.
I gave birth to Leo in a quiet clinic overlooking Lake Geneva. Sunlight covered the water outside while the nurse laid him against me. His hand closed around my finger and stayed there.
From then on, every decision had a simple test: would it keep my son safe?
Lucian offered us a quiet life under his protection. The house, the money, and the guards were already arranged. I thanked him and refused.
Five years behind Dante had taught me security systems, encrypted networks, and the anatomy of a threat. I knew which small failures let danger through a door and which expensive defenses existed only to impress clients. I used that knowledge to build a legitimate company.
Aegis Security.
Our first contracts protected high-value assets for Swiss banks. Lar
