Naomi cut him off, her tone clipped and professional. “Sir, I’ll be deactivating this number soon and switching to a

A few days later, Cole flew out to Pallavia too. He brought a share transfer agreement. “Naomi, this is every

“Don’t bring up Mom, Ryan.” Naomi’s tone remained flat and even. “You don’t get to speak of her.” Ryan froze

Half an hour later, they burst through the apartment door. Lily was sitting on the sofa painting her nails. She

The lead investigator pulled up highway surveillance footage on a computer screen. “This is traffic camera footage from the night

The apartment was dark and spotless, empty of any trace of me. Evan rushed to the coffee table. He spotted

Evan froze, clearly not expecting me to agree so easily. Ryan laughed beside him. “Naomi, you’re being so ungrateful.” “You

Cole let out a scoff and stepped forward to look me over. “Cut the act, Naomi. You hired a pretty

There was a beat of silence on the line. “Naomi? That project runs five years. You turned it down before

The five of us had promised to be family for life, listing one another as emergency contacts. We’d made a