The Hidden Heiress: Tangled with Two Billionaire Kings
n a classroom. Glass walls, a floor-to-ceiling view of the city, sleek black desks arranged in a
cial Officer – Sterlin
n. Out of every company in the w
nario - we had thirty minutes to make a decision about a fictional overseas a
sat across the room, his gaze steady and unreadable. Adrian was n
erms like "ROI" and "equity dilution." I barely heard them. The numbers on my t
ogic. It wa
realized I knew how to make. Every move felt inevitable, like I was
ion was projected at a 14% higher retur
ed on the main screen,
ly. "Impressive work, Miss Vale
eks, but before I coul
tion. She anticipated the board's
nces at me. I hated the sudden attention, but Dam
hings when his voice
with
as already heading to
, the late afternoon light fi
ned in ther
numbers," I
said. "That was instinct
Is that a complim
ot
city stretched out in golden light. He studie
ietly. "But sooner or later, you're going to have to stop runn
ms. "And that s
offering to teach you how to win. Wha
er, he stepped asid
one of the glass atriums. Champagne flowed freely, the
g to stay long -
that absorbed the light. He was speaking to a man I didn't re
e. The city glittered beyond the glass, the sound o
so tense," a voice d
inst the railing, his tie loose
ow you were
r was spending a lot of time with a c
eyes. "You'r
e railing. "Let me guess - Damian told you he can protect you, Serena
. "How
said, his grin tinged with something darker.
holding mine. "The trick is not to
inside faded, replaced by the
ping. "You should know - Damian isn't the only o
h caught
e champagne tower. Woman in the green dress
settled in my chest. "Wh
ple cornered," he said. "Unless
de exit. The rain had stopped, but the air was damp and
orm, I heard foo
and Victo
out being noticed," he said, almost ap
nvisible," I said, thou
t air. "That's good. Because the Gala will not be a place for ghosts. It wi
lid into me
going,"
on had already been made. "And when you do, you'll
ned and disappear
the window, the city a sea
drian's warning.
s tightenin
it, the more I could feel the pull - not just
d of hunger w