Chapter 10

The penthouse apartment Damien Sterling had purchased at the height of his fame was a monument to his ego. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooked the glittering skyline, white marble floors stretched endlessly, and mirrored walls reflected his supposed brilliance from every angle.

Tonight

Chapter 11

The main boardroom of the Vance Luxury Syndicate was designed to intimidate. Paneled in dark, rich mahogany and dominated by a forty-foot table carved from a single slab of black marble, it was a room where empires were bought, sold, and dismantled.

When Clara pushed through the double

Chapter 12

The Grand Palais in Paris was a chaotic, glittering epicenter of high fashion. Outside the massive glass-domed venue, hundreds of paparazzi clamored against velvet ropes, their camera flashes exploding like lightning in the crisp evening air.

Tonight was the highly anticipated Damien S