Chapter 26

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CHAPTER 26: THE NAME BEHIND THE SHADOW The name on the screen did not belong there, and yet it refused to disappear no matter how long Vivian Harper stared at it. Her eyes traced each letter again and again as if repetition might somehow change it, but it didn’t. The glow from the screen reflected faintly in her gaze, steady but sharp, while her thoughts collided in rapid succession. This wasn’t just a mistake in data or a misplaced record. It was something deliberate, something constructed with precision. The name wasn’t hidden behind layers of anonymity or buried under meaningless shell accounts. It was clear, visible, and powerful, the kind of name that carried influence without needing to prove it. And that was what made it dangerous. Vivian’s fingers hovered over the keyboard, frozen

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