Chapter 7 - I Discovered Adrian Had Been Investigating My Father—And the Truth Made Me Question Everything About HimI found the file accidentally.
My father's name.
Thomas Callahan.
I opened it.
Adrian had been investigating him for years.
My father had once worked with the Hargrove organization.
He hadn't disappeared.
He had betrayed Adrian's father.
And he'd taken the missing ledger.
I confronted Adrian.
“Did you know?”
“Yes.”
“How long?”
“Since before I met you.”
My heart broke.
“You used me.”
“No.”
“You knew who I was.”
“Yes.”
“You knew my family.”
“Yes.”
“Then why didn't you tell me?”
“Because I wanted to know whether you were involved.”
I stared at him.
“And?”
“You weren't.”
“How comforting.”
He stepped closer.
“Nora, I fell in love with you before I understood what that meant.”
I looked away.
May you like
“That's not enough.”
“I know.”
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Chapter 8 - My Father Returned After Fifteen Years—And the First Thing He Told Me Was That Adrian’s Father Had Not Been the VillainMy father was alive.
Chapter 9 - The Man Behind Everything Was Someone Adrian Trusted Like a Father—And He Had Been Waiting for Me to Find the LedgerHis name was Marcus Kane.
Chapter 10 - Marcus Captured Me Instead—But He Made One Fatal Mistake by Revealing What Was Hidden in My Mother’s Old HouseMarcus found me.
Chapter 11 - I Found My Mother’s Ledger Behind My Childhood Bedroom Wall—And It Contained Names Powerful Enough to Destroy ChicagoWe returned to my childhood home.
Chapter 12 - Adrian Gave Up His Empire to Protect Me—But I Refused to Let Him Sacrifice Everything AloneAdrian planned to surrender the organization.
Chapter 13 - Adrian Vanished to Protect Me—So I Tracked Him Down and Found Him Ready to Surrender Himself for Crimes He Didn’t CommitI found Adrian in an abandoned church outside the city.
