THE HEIRESS'S VENGEANCE

The Invisib

ion, Elara. I have a mee

s espresso, his thumb moving rapidly across his screen, likely checking the pre-market stock prices for Vane Tech. To anyone

mbled slightly against the edge of the counter. "There's an inconsistency in the offshore reporting. A mo

appearances nowhere to be found. "It's a legacy account from the startup's early days.

for that account, Julian," she reminded him. "I'm also yo

k, Milo is upstairs waiting for you to help him with his science project. Focus on

ut a second glance. The sound of his Porsche pulling o

He thought she didn't have the password. He thought she was just the woman who managed his calendar and made sure h

ncryption in less

labeled 'Personal.' Deep within a hidden partition, she found a subfo

o V

: Juli

: Sien

time, Julian had told her Milo was the child of a distant cousin who had died in

ars loving a child she

ll municipality in Switzerland. The date preceded her own wedding by t

a distorted film. The late nights she spent debugging his software while he was "traveling for business." The way he had insisted

abor. She was a high-end nanny and a brillia

am

orway, rubbing his eyes. He was wearing his favorite dinos

king. She forced a smile, though her hea

king over to her. He climbed into her l

t. She looked at th

htmare. He was Julian's son, but he was also Sienna's. The woman who was curre

ue, Milo," she whi

three hours going t

. She sent him off with the driver to his private school.

us. Instead, she sat at the kitchen table with her

. She told Julian it was a safety measure in case of a foreign hack. In

ut over the next week, the patents Julian claimed as his own would begin to drift. The encrypti

ars ago, before he went into the specialized care facility. He had always told her she was special, that

ng a biometric key she h

It was a letter from the T

Lineage of Ela

most powerful families on the continent. Her grandfather hadn't been a simple clerk.

unter buzzed. It wa

o the office by noon. Don't be

She looked at the marriage certificate still burned

take the SUV Julian had bought for her. She walked

n. Not Julian's firm. A firm that specialized i

ptionist looked at her simple jeans and

an appointm

purse, the only thing her grandfather had left her, and set it on the

went pale. She picked

looking the city she had helped Julian conquer. A man sat behind a massive desk. He was youn

of the corporate world. Her cousin

t stand. He just watched her. "The old man said you wer

ing in the chair across from him. "And I

a small man with a big ego. He's been bl

t mine and a wife to a man who is already married," s

ngerous. The Thorne family has enemies. As soon as I announce you as the

a said. "That'

Caspian said. "But I can't

ess

status that makes

as a marriage contract. "My board is breathing down my neck. They want me to settle down to e

ntract. She looked at

ings?" s

destroy your ex-husband. We maintain the Thorne legacy. In t

e thought about the five years she had wasted. She

up the pen

ition," E

me

I want him to be at the highest point of his

ime. It wasn't a kind smile. I

ea

didn't feel like a victim an

She blocked Julian's number. She blocked the house. S

d life to burn. And she was going

she stood in the shower, washing away the smell of

s. He was expecting his "consultant" t

et a lot more tha

ece that cost more than Julian's car. She looked at herself in the mirr

And she was comi