The Billionaire Code
ough the night as Lucas was focused . Ivy sat beside him,
" she finally said ,
here they cannot find us. For no
rd. "Lucas, we need to stop runnin
t? That we walk into their trap
e of our own," Elliot shot
ate surrounded by dense forest. Inside, Lucas's private security te
steps ahead of us. Every time we try to protect ourselves,
ready involved, Lucas. Whether you like it or not,
braver than you give
o his lead security officer. "What
cations suggesting they're targeting Ivy directly. They believe
ropped. "They'r
y. "And we're going to u
a journalist rumored to have ties to the organization. The idea was to persuade the
pulled her aside. His usual hostile beh
e to do this,"
't fight back now, they will keep comin
hesitate, as if weighing wheth
"If anything feels of
her phone recording every word of the conversation. Across from her sat Rachel Marks, a jour
el said, her voice low. "Meeting wit
th," Ivy replied, kee
ndicate doesn't just destroy people-they own them. Lucas Gr
ed beating. "What
been working with the organization for years, using them to eliminate his competition
She tried to keep her composure, but her mi
d. Two men entered, their eyes scanning the
whispered, panickin
them pulling a gun. "Ms. Marks, you've
voice shaking. "I gav
uick motion, he injected her with a syr
nd man turned to her. "Ms. Carte
ke, and smoke filled the room. Ivy hit the g
eam storming in, guns drawn. Lucas himself a
nything felt off," he growl
me," she shot bac
words from her mind. Was Lucas hiding something? Or
achel's accusation to herself. For now, she needed time to process what she'd
one in his office, he stared at a photograph of a younger version
f Ivy knew the truth, wou