Chapter 49

• Raven
• The night of the business event had arrived, and the air was charged with the weight of impending revelation. I stood before my mirror, fixing my dress, the dark fabric clinging to my frame like armor. Tonight, Emerson and Lila would fall, and I would finally get the justice I had been plotting for months. Every detail of the night had been carefully planned—timed to perfection. Ava had already confirmed that all the key players were in attendance, including the media contacts I had discreetly tipped off about a major story. Emerson and Lila had no idea what was coming.
• But despite my flawless preparations, my mind was elsewhere. Clark.