The Billionaire Secret Bride

lence, her heartbeat

t?" she

flinch. "Yo

have a

separated as infant

ety fro

his desk, his back to her now. Manhattan shimmered behind h

said. "A financial dynasty. Ruthless. Secretive. Your mother-Is

. "You're telling me

power. Not th

. "Why didn't I

. Isabelle found out the truth three years ago, just befor

toward her

the media. Not of being r

ling. "So she ran. Why di

already disappeared into the sy

. "And now I'm... wh

e the loos

, Ava. They think you know something Isa

n't know

aring the Draven name, you're in the

-

the dossier again. Isabelle's file was thin-barely a few pages, half o

he Foun

what it meant.

phone and call

me.

-

a place so quiet it felt off-grid. The boo

asked, the s

I'm one of the few people who kn

'The Fou

d-sip. Slowly, he

upposed to kn

l, I

company. It's a network. Old money. Old power. The

ng about a se

runs the world. And you and your sister were

was just-no one. A

they didn't kill you.

sick. "

ou're v

a's face. Taken two nights ago. Blur

id you g

t used by The Foundation. They know

-

ams were a mess of shadows, screaming,

m., her ph

You're not safe

lood

seconds later. This

licke

pale skin-running through a forest. N

panned. The woma

was

was I

cut out wi

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e confronted Lucas i

t me tha

n't k

unning for

every r

n't you

n the table. "Because she

y at the rawne

ver tried to trace her, she'd make sure they kil

d. "And now I've drag

"Now we finish w

table. Inside were surveillance photos, blueprints,

eone on The Foundation's council had ordered your

e. It was dated just two da

nd Ava... G

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ndescript black car, a man

button on h

complete. Begin extract