Chapter 4: The Empire Falls
By sunrise, Ravenshore Estate no longer belonged to Grayson Langford.
Every bank account had been frozen pending investigation.
Business partners canceled contracts.
Board members voted to remove him as chairman before the markets even opened.
His attorneys stopped answering their phones.
His closest political allies released public statements denying any connection to him.
Inside the empty ballroom, Grayson sat alone.
The champagne glasses remained untouched.
The flowers had already begun to wilt.
He finally understood.
Power borrowed from fear disappears the moment people stop being afraid.
Meanwhile...
Harper sat in a quiet hospital room while doctors treated the injuries she had hidden for years.
Dominic visited every morning.
Never with flowers.
Never with speeches.
Only breakfast.
And silence.
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For the first time in her life...
Silence felt safe.
