: The Boa

e executive floor of Vane Tech, her heels striking the polished granite with a rhythmic, lethal precision. Every head

d reached for his belt befo

scanning her charcoal suit. "You'r

reaking her stride. "And he's ab

n boardroom doors. She could hear Julian's voice from inside. He was in full "visionar

s week, our valuation will triple. We aren't just a tech

hed the d

lian, standing at the head of the room with a laser pointer in one hand and a coffee in the o

ty minutes late, and you didn't bring the tablet. Get in here and s

eek, silver flash drive from her pocket. She felt the eyes of the board members,men who had s

an," Elara said. Her voice was terr

ced laugh, looking a

s had a stressful m

Give me the dri

he drive into the main console. "I built

sell to these gentlemen. And as of ten minut

e massive screen behind Julian. In real-time, the no

a grey-haired man named Arthur, dem

console, but Elara stepped in front of it. She didn't flinch. She had

the board. "Julian never bothered to check the filing paperwork I prepared for him. He just si

e grabbed her arm, his fingers digging into her skin. "You think you can walk

eek. "You gave me Sienna's son, Julian. I saw th

pupils shrinking to pinpricks. The arrogance dra

voice cracking. "We can talk abou

has no legal right to the software he is pitching you. He has also been using company funds to maintain a se

ardroom doors opened again. Thi

idn't look like tech workers. They looked lik

e lead investor, actually stood up. "

to Elara and placed a hand on her shoulder. The

ollect my wife

hanging open. "Wife? What are you talking about?

ner pocket and tossed it onto the table. It slid a

in this state. But more importantly" Caspian looked at the board members, his eyes freezing the room. "E

lian gasped, his v

has no one. She was a nob

an corrected. "And now, she's the woman who is

r the first time in her life, he looked lik

screen. With one final tap on the console, sh

reamed after them, a desperate, ugly sound. "You can't take h

n't turn around, but h

bargain with, isn't he, Julian?" she s

d. "The police will bring him

ant me to handle the custody filing now, or

answer, her phone b

. She answered it, a cold

ng with venom. "I hear you've been playing with my husband's computer.

e until her knuckles t

like Julian, don't you think? It would be a shame if I took h

, her eyes wild. "She h

her shoulder tightened. He looked at his lea

m the boardroom. "You thought you won? You thought you coul

he looked at Caspian

the elevator. "But Elara, if we go there now, the cont

," Elara snapped as the elevator

ts rapid descent. "Is he really just a child you raised, or is there a

bers flashing by. Her heart w

e a mistake," Elara whispered. "O

his eyes. "What

just show he wasn't related to me," El