Falling Into the Forbidden

The connection between them was too close, too intimate. She tried to push the thought away, to focus on the facts in front of her. But the nagging feeling

pulling her from her spiraling thoughts. I

hey meet. Her mind raced as she drove, her thoughts bouncing between the warning text and the mysterious file. Was Jenny's informatio

er the clink of coffee cups. Jenny was already sitting at a corner table, her phone in

still racing from the drive. "What's so urgent

oice. "I've been digging into Elijah's pas

What are you talking about?

able. "This is what I found. I don't know how far this g

The name at the top caught her attention: Victoria

ijah was named as one of the people who was present. But there's more. A witness

at. "What are you saying? That Eli

ls, but the witness statement is clear. They were involved

who'd charmed her with his charisma, the man who had asked for her help, was conne

er?" Maddie asked, her voice shak

o you're dealing with. Elijah's not just some rich businessman with a shady past.

at he was being honest with her about the case, about his motivations. But this... this was s

" Maddie said, her voic

ful. You're treading on dangerous ground, Maddi

dening. "I'm not going to let this g

in on Maddie. She had expected him to be calm, collected, maybe even a little aloof, but ther

Elijah asked, his voice a

ed him head-on. "I've seen the report. The one with

've been digging into my past, I see," he said, his voice low but co

ng on between you and Victoria, but you've been hiding somethi

e. "I told you before, Maddie. There are things

ell me the truth? What happened with

is eyes were distant, lost in memories that Maddie couldn't even begin t

I made mistakes, and I've spent years trying to make up for them. But the past do

h over her. "What are you telling me? That

t was close enough. Victoria was caught up in something-something much bigger than we bot

een expecting. "You're telling me that the person you w

e's a victim. We both were. But the people we cross

aying. "So, what do you want from me? You want me to help you f

I can ask that of you. But I need your he

corporate scandal, something she could fix with the right legal maneuvering. But now, everything had changed. Elijah

lijah? Or had she just walked into