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.
Adrian's father's closest adviser.
He had controlled the criminal organization from the shadows.
He had arranged the disappearances.
The surveillance.
The attacks.
And the attempt to silence Margaret.
But there was one thing he didn't have.
The ledger.
He believed I knew where it was.
He kidnapped my father.
Then he contacted me.
“Bring me the ledger.”
I refused.
He threatened my father.
Adrian wanted to attack immediately.
I stopped him.
“No.”
“He has your father.”
“And if you rush in, he'll kill him.”
Adrian looked at me.
“You're right.”
Together, we planned.
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For the first time, I wasn't the person Adrian needed to protect.
I was his partner.
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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.
Chapter 14 - Marcus Tried to Destroy Adrian One Last Time—But the Woman He Had Underestimated Walked Into Court Carrying the Evidence That Ended His EmpireThe trial became the biggest criminal investigation Chicago had seen in decades.
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