Chapter 218

• Derek stepped into my private executive suite at Sterling Holdings’ headquarters and gave a respectful nod. “King, Grand Chairwoman Hazel is in the Serenity Wing. She’s requested an immediate audience.”
• I looked up from behind a polished walnut desk stacked with confidential reports and acquisition files, exhaustion etched into the corners of my eyes. I set my Montblanc pen down with a clack and massaged my temples.
• “Did she say what it’s about?” I asked dryly.