Chapter 10 - The Reckoning
As the security guards moved with synchronized precision to seal the grand mahogany doors of the ballroom, the warm golden light of the chandeliers seemed to curdle into something heavy and ominous.
Adrian led Chloe away from the glittering wreckage, past the gaping mouths of socialites and the frantic whispers of board directors. They walked side by side toward the private elevators at the back of the hall—a billionaire heir in a tuxedo and a bruised waitress in a stained uniform.
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The illusion of peace in the Sterling household was dead. As the elevator doors slid shut, cutting off the glittering, superficial world outside, Adrian looked down at his sister and offered a cold, dangerous smile.
"Welcome home, Chloe," he murmured as the cables began their silent ascent into the dark. "Let's go see what else our family buried."
