Avery's POV

The first statement came from Adrian.

Not Damian.

Adrian's lawyer sent it to my attorney before it went public. It was six sentences long. No mention of paternity. No mention of my pregnancy. No attempt to save our marriage. Just the part that mattered

Avery's POV

Gideon Vale looked exactly like the kind of man who could make a city nervous without raising his voice. He was older than Roman by almost thirty years, silver at the temples and perfectly calm when he entered the conference room. Roman came with h

Avery's POV

Richard moved faster than I expected. Maybe because the Vale ledger had finally given us something he could not explain away as grief, gossip or family revenge. Maybe because he knew his time was shrinking.

Either way, by eight the next morning, Bennett