“He was setting up a legal trap to seize your entire harbor network without firing a single shot.”
Luca stared at the contract, his eyes darkening with cold, calculated rage.
“Those corrupt scoundrels were planning to stage an inspection raid at the harbor next week.”
“They would have held the cargo, triggered the default, and stolen forty years of my family’s empire in one stroke.”
Luca stood up from behind the desk and walked around until he was standing beside my chair.
He looked down at me, his gaze fierce with admiration.
“You just saved this family a hundred and fifty million dollars, Emily.”
Before I could reply, the library doors flew open.
Michael stood in the threshold, his breathing ragged and his leather jacket damp from the morning rain.
“Luca, we have an emergency at the restaurant,” Michael said, his voice laced with panic.
“Someone broke into the kitchen last night and set fire to the back storage rooms.”
