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