The Price of Love

Minutes after Signoral ended the call, a message beeped on Ranya’s phone.

Valerie opened it and turned to her boss.

“It’s a video, sir.”

“A video?” Ranya echoed, baffled. Had Finn found something significant and decided to send a clip of whatever he discovered?

“Who’s the sender?” he asked, his eyes lingering on Calista.

There was an invisible barrier between them, one he couldn’t seem to cross. Calista appeared reluctant, and he understood perfectly well why.

Calista had her head buried in her arms, navigating through the storm of betrayal by someone she had once trusted. She had never expected Signoral to use such cruel tactics just to get Ranya away from her.

“How could I have been so blind all along?” Calista murmured, unable to shake the heavy weight of betrayal. She had always considered Signoral a sister, never imagining that she would go to such extremes.

Emily had been everything she wanted in a friend. Now, she wasn’t sure if their meeting years ago was a coincidence or a ca