EMILY'S POV The connection took three days to surface. Marco called me late at night, his voice tight with tension. "I found it." He said. "The blind trust that owns Aethelgard, it took sixteen layers to get there, but I found it." I gripped the phone. "And?" "It's registered to an Othon-controlled holding company, the same one that handles Ralph's personal investments." The room spun, instantly i sat down hard on the edge of my bed. "Are you absolutely certain Marco?" I asked wishing it was a lie, wishing there was a mixup somewhere "There's no doubt, Alpha. The documentation is ironclad.” “Ralph Othon, through his holding company, is the beneficial owner of Aethelgard Holdings." I closed my eyes in pain, although I already suspected it, but knowing the man I'd married. The man wh

