Bound by vow, burned by secrets

ling from the shock of her rebirth, flew across the keyboard. The old files. Her father's last,

Irregularities.

ng for his empire. In her past life, she'd dismissed him as another wealthy figurehea

a web. A network of influences stretching into every major industry. Their investments often seemed to target companies already in d

destroy us. They

questions, her quiet observations. She wasn't just a mentor. She was a spy. A predator in disguise. Victoria had been the one to in

s of him flashed across the screen: sharp suits, piercing eyes, a perpetual frown etched

lias Kane, a titan in his own right, had been obsessed with lineage and control. The clause stipulated Lucien needed a wife by his thirtieth birthday to secur

My desperation.

needed to be an asset. Someone he couldn't dismiss. She needed to prove she understood the intricate, cutthroat world

ions. Their methods were consistent: destabilize, acquire, strip. They targeted companies with valuable

. Patient. And they

like an accident, they were truly formidable. Elias Sterling wasn't just a busin

d board members, and traced shell corporations. The more she dug, the clearer the picture became. The Sterling Group had been actively undermining her

rything. And th

rling Group, then Lucien himself might be unknowingly caught in their broader scheme. It made sense.

th Arthur Thorne at a charity gala, years ago. A seemingly innocuous i

d, but she couldn't stop. She needed to know everything. Every weakness. E

the corporate world, gain the attention of a man like Lucien Kane? Especially on

am for aspiring business minds, fiercely competitive, almost impossible to get into. In her past

it was her

hat would hide her burning vengeance behind a façade of ambition. She would present herself as a prodigy, hungry for experience, eager

en Kane was a workaholic, rarely leaving his towering office in the Kane Indust

e she needed to be. Right under his nose. The thought sent a jolt of exhilaration through her. It was