Chapter 13

"FBI! Nobody move!"

The command ripped through the chaos of the ballroom, backed by the heavy, synchronized thud of tactical boots against the marble floor. A dozen federal agents wearing dark windbreakers with yellow lettering swarmed into the room, their expressions grim and professi

Chapter 14

The flat-screen television mounted on the wall of Victoria’s temporary executive office was muted, but the chyron scrolling across the bottom of the screen spoke volumes.

*ARTHUR PENDELTON, CEO OF STERLING HOSPITALITY, INDICTED ON MULTIPLE COUNTS OF FEDERAL WIRE FRAUD. ASSETS FROZEN.*

Chapter 15

The Sterling Hospitality boardroom was a masterpiece of corporate architecture. Floor-to-ceiling windows offered a breathtaking, panoramic view of the city skyline, but today, no one was looking at the view. All twenty members of the board of directors had their eyes fixed rigidly on the