From Shadow Dad to Empire Heir

room, the silence a deafening roar. Caleb was gone. The thoug

been screaming, crying, tearing the room ap

hope. Maybe... maybe if Sabrina knew, she would feel something.

dialed her number. It went straight to voi

d up. But before I could speak, I h

ust a useful fool I was done with any

hone. "You were brilliant, Sabrina. Abso

ice filled with triumph. "To

ink of glasses. Lau

d. And they we

ch, burning away the grief, replacing it with something h

e call wit

h. Her face was everywhere, smiling from the covers of magazines and news sites. The stories painted her as a h

ference at noon to celebrate the su

hat I ha

he podium. The room was packed with reporters, cameras flashing, a sea

l for coming.

na And

ed. A wave of whispers and camera clicks follo

" she snapped. "Get this delusio

t stop. I reached into my jacket pocket

steady and cold. "I'm your husband.

papers onto the pod

nd? You're pathetic. You're nothing. A fai

a faint smile t

nd doors at the back

e air in the room instantly changed. The reporters fell silent, their cameras swiveling to

o greet him, their faces al

tending a hand. "An honor. I've

detail. Two of his men grabbed Wesley, twisted his arms behind his back,

Wesley and the stunned Sabrina withou

, his gaze intense. The e

e resonating with power.