The Billionaire Code
the couch, looking at the rough letter still in her hands. Lucas stood beside the
ke for what felt
ed, her voice trembling with both understanding and hurt. "All
one. "But it is not what you think. This is not about revenge. It's about redemption. I didn't protec
r heart pounding. "You don't get to decide who gets to care about you, Luca
I feel like I am not alone. You make me believe there is a way out of this, that I could have a future beyond th
hite. "Do you think I care about the risk? I have been fighting my whole life to stand on m
ething that would reveal the truth about himself. But before he cou
motioned for Ivy to follow him. "Stay c
vy's pulse hastened, but her mind was sharp. She was not just following Lucas she
room, Elliot was already there
oing on?"
perimeter. I've locked most of the doors, but they're
y asked, dread poo
just Rachel. She's brought
and he turned to Ivy. "
'm not running while you
n Lucas snapped, his voice b
t back, her voice raw. "So stop trying
re he could respond, a loud continuous crash th
tered, followed by two armed organization agencies. Ivy's st
iming her gun at Lucas. "The great Lucas Grayso
r with his body. "If you are here to ki
don't get it, do you? This isn't abou
pped the screen, and a video began to play. Ivy's blood ran cold as she
ce dripping with triumph. "Digging for dirt. Do you really th
and for a moment, she saw the
vy said quickly, h
"Go on, Ivy. Tell him about your little inves
s watching you at first," she accepted, her voice shaking. "But it is not lik
ting her off. She leveled the
everyone unconscious. Smoke and sut filled the air as alarms sounded. Ivy coughed, s
cas said, his voice h
el's words had planted a seed of doubt, one she wasn't sur
cold and menacing: "You can run, Lucas
, their bond tested but unbroken for now. But as the Syndic