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Chapter 44

Five days had passed since Mona sent the evidence to the regulators. Five days of checking news sites, of Alexander making quiet phone calls, of waiting for the first spark to catch fire. On the morning of the sixth day, Mona woke to the sound of her phone buzzing repeatedly on the nightstand.

She reached for it, eyes still heavy with sleep. Twenty-three notifications. Her heart jumped.

"Alexander," she said, turning to wake him, but his side of the bed was empty.

She slipped on her silk robe and padded barefoot through the penthouse. The sound of voices.... several voices speaking over each other guided her to the media room. Alexander stood in the center, remote in hand, surrounded by news on every screen.

"It's happening," he said without turning around.

Mona froze in the doorway. The largest screen showed Davidson Shipping headquarters, where reporters crowded outside the main entrance. The scrolling headline read: "BREAKING: Davidson Shipping Under Federal Investigatio
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