Chapter 40
Harper stood in the middle of the penthouse bedroom, her suitcase opened on the bed, and felt her hands shake as she folded clothes.
She was leaving.
Not because she wanted to. Not because she'd stopped loving Sebastian. But because staying was putting them both in danger.
Nicole Chen had been interrogated for three days. Finally, she'd revealed the truth. There was no mysterious partner. No grand conspiracy still unfolding. Nicole had been acting alone, trying to finish what her sister started. Obsessed. Delusional. Convinced that destroying Sebastian would somehow redeem Amanda's choices.
The threat was over. The police have confirmed it. Ryan had swept every property they owned. No more cameras. No more surveillance. No more danger.
But Harper couldn't breathe in the pe
