**Chapter 8: The Cheating Revealed** I was done being the ghost. Three days after I fed Lisa’s lies to the fire, I stood in front of the mirror in Victor’s bedroom and didn’t recognize the girl looking back. My cheekbones were sharper, eyes harder, mouth set like I’d tasted steel and decided I liked it. The soft, hopeful Elena who’d worn that white dress was gone. Something colder had taken her place. Victor watched from the doorway, arms crossed, pride burning in his gold eyes. “Tell me again,” I said, pulling my hair into a high ponytail. He stepped behind me, hands settling on my hips. “Silver Ridge Holdings. Damien’s shell company. Jax found the paper trail this morning. Every dirty deal, every bribe, every offshore account. It’s all there.” “And the video?” “Edited and ready. O

