Chapter 133

• Author's POV
• Ever since Victor’s unexpected visit, Eden hadn’t been able to shake the unease that settled in his chest like a weight. Victor had claimed he was looking to form a business partnership, but the questions he asked—questions that dug too deeply into Marcel’s past and his supposed death—had rung alarm bells. Something about the man didn’t sit right. The calm in his voice felt rehearsed, and the glint in his eyes held something far darker than business interest.
• Suspicious and unwilling to leave things to chance, Eden hired a private investigator to dig into Victor’s past.