Engaged to the billionaire by arrangement

different. She was waiting for Isabella, a former ally, but also a friend she hadn't seen in years. Isabella wasn't just a powerful woman in the business world. She was much more than that. A woman

a

posing as she remembered. His eyes shone with a determination that Alth

t gentle. "You look a lot different f

t Isabella, searching her eyes for proof of t

it hurts. And I kno

le appearing on her lips. "Hit where it h

destabilize him. I've already knocked, but it's n

entails, right? It's not just money you're looking to get back. You are playing

pable, and Althea had no doubt about Isabella's ability to help her enter

f compromised in a matter linked to Althea. Rumors spread with frightening speed, and his associate's name was now synonymous with scandal. There was no doubt: Al

He knew it wasn't just a coincidence. He had to stop him before this went too far. His allies, those he relied on, had already started aski

uttered under his breath. "And she d

he couldn't afford to wait any longer. The voice of his contact

t Althea, everything. Where she goes, what she

he line didn't ask any questi

done," he re

ghts through the tinted window. Isabella had taken her to one of the most exclusive high society parties. An evening where only the most powerful wer

ere men and women in smart suits were chatting, their laughter and conversations rising in a hushed cacophony. This was the world she had once been immersed in, and tonight she was

tension in his eyes, something others couldn't see. He scrutinized her now, as if he recognized her, but with a shiver of doubt. A silent challenge

his time. She turned her head and saw a familiar face. A man she had once known. He belonged to a group of enemies that she h

voice too quiet. "It looks like the cat came out of hiding. » He moved forward, but

," he said, stepping in front of her. "I always kn

ere for your games. And I advise you

u're wrong. You are not aware of everything you have just caus

o play, do it. But know that I am ready to sen

s, a powerful man, had just approached him, seeking to create alliances with Damian's enemies to weaken him. Althea had played

take me down, Althea? » Dam

nd: the invisible enemy hiding behind Althea mi