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    Artemis had thought—if Tessa really died, then Diana would lose her only card to y. What leverage would she have left against Dale?

    Dan left ck Mountain.

    Conan nced at him. “With things so bad for Ashen Pact now, do you think that mother and son will hand the women over?b” /b

    It was obvious-

    Even those around Dan believed Manny and Artemis were the likeliest to have taken Diana and Tessa.

    Dan gave a coldugh. “Hand them over? Don’t underestimate a woman’s jealousy.”

    He knew all too well what Artemis had been capable of back then–schemes upon schemes, ruthless under the mask of innocence.

    And so…

    Marie had bolted the me for Tessa’s disappearance onto Dan’s forehead.

    Now Dan, by his own reasoning, bolted it onto Manny and Artemis.

    As for Dale–possible, but not certain.

    Conan asked, “So what should we do now?”

    After all, Madam Evelyn had already moved to seize Cyren Mines–the very asset Dan had always wanted to pry from Dale’s hands.

    Dan narrowed his eyes. “We watch. See how the pieces fall.”

    b“/bUnderstood.” Conan nodded.

    Dan drew on his cigar and turned to the window, shadows flickering in the depths of his gaze.

    Marie and Derrick’s figures shed through his mind. The ache in his chest sharpened into

    restless irritation.

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    At ck Mountain, Manny stormed out with a stormcloud face, Artemis hurrying after him.

    “Mother, did you see Father just now-”

    “Enough,” she cut in. “Send men to find Tessa and that woman at once.”

    She truly believed Manny hadn’t taken them. And Dale either.

    Manny obeyed her every word, and Dale valued Ashen Pact’s interests too highly.

    If he swore the women weren’t in his hands, then she trusted that.

    Manny tugged irritably at his suit cuffs. “I already ordered it!”

    He’d sent messages as soon as the study had descended into chaos.

    Dan, that bastard.

    The women had to be with him–yet he smeared me onto everyone else.

    He wanted to burn Ashen Pact to the ground, so no one could have it.

    And now ithey /ihad to scramble around searching, as if cleaning up his mess. It was insane.

    And so-

    Marie’s single usation had sparked a firestorm of infighting within the Morris family.

    In the hotel suite, Victor set down the phone after a call and stood to leave. “Lewis. Stay with her.”

    Tessa blinked. “You’re leaving again? Is it news about my mom?”

    Victor ruffled her hair. “Yes. Some news. Ss and I will go check. You’ll stay here, hm?”

    “I want toe itoo/i!” She caught his hand in both of hers, clinging tight.

    “No.”

    Noctarth was chaos, every street a threat. Inside this hotel she was safe–his people filled the halls and the perimeter. Outside? He couldn’t risk it.

    Tessa pouted. “I can handle it.”

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    She knew what he was worried about. But she wasn’t the same timid girl she had been–she had survived nearly a month at Marie’s side.

    Victor only pulled her against him and kissed her until his restraint nearly broke.

    Atst he released her, his voice low with warning. “I’ll deal with you

    when I get back.”

    “…” So he really wasn’t letting here.

    Her sulking and coaxing had both failed.

    But Victor was right. Noctarth was the city of shadows, and Ashen Pact ruled its darkness.

    He left.

    With only Lewis forpany, the man pulled out his phone again, eyes glued to his endless videos. “You don’t need to parade the tricks you learned from Sister Yu. That’s nothing special.”

    Tessa’s lips twitched. His mouth was begging for trouble.

    “Careful Marie doesn’t hear that and skin you alive,” she shot back.

    He dared even to mouth off about Marie? Did he have no sense of self–preservation at all?

    Lewis smirked. “If she hears about this, it’ll be because you tattled.”

    Tessa gave a sharp huff and turned away.

    Better not to talk—his mouth didn’t just dig his own grave, it dragged others in with him.

    She pulled out her phone and dialed Marie.

    No answer.

    She tried again. And again.

    Still nothing.

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