Chapter 12
The Architect of His Ruin
Chapter 12
The silence in my office after Julian dragged himself out the door was exquisite. It wasn't the heavy, suffocating silence of a tragedy, but the pristine, ringing quiet of a battlefield after the last enemy banner had been trampled into the mud. I remained at my desk for a long time, my
Chapter 13
Chapter 13
The Vanguard PR Tenth Anniversary Gala was a masterpiece of optics. Held in the grand ballroom of the Pierre Hotel, the room was draped in charcoal velvet and gold accents, perfectly reflecting the firm’s branding. Chandeliers cast a warm, expensive glow over three hundred of Manhattan’s
Chapter 14
Chapter 14
*“—Vivienne to back off!”*
Julian’s voice exploded through the massive line-array speakers suspended from the ceiling of the Pierre Hotel ballroom. The sound was deafening, amplified to concert-level decibels.
Down on the floor, the effect was instantaneous. Three hundred people jump