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Lucas paused, obviously conflicted. He was still quite faithful to De Silva. However, Tasha was now playing a different type of game that he did not see coming. He could read the steel in her gaze, the kind of rage that warned him that she was not one to mess with.

After a brief, tense silence, however, he finally nodded. “Alright. I will help you look for her. But do not expect this to be easy.”

Tasha smirked in satisfaction. “It won’t as long as you will comply with my demand.”

As Lucas turned to exit the room, Tasha trailed after him carefully, thoughts racing in her head, Loretta. The very answer to everything. If she could just get Loretta, controlling the narrative- controlling Fabian, controlling De Silva, would be a walk in the park. Everything was beginning to fall into place, only for her to realize she had to do it quickly. It was not going to be long before the wedding and any wrong move could compromise everything.

But for now, she was one step ahead.

On the frigid floor,