Tania paced the living room in the dead of night, her bare feet making no sound on the cold floor. “He has never rejected me before. How dare he!” she whispered furiously, replaying Ethan’s cold dismissal in her mind.
Her thoughts darkened. He has time for a child that isn’t even his, but not for me? Rage twisted her features as she clenched her fists. “Ethan should know by now I’ll do whatever it takes to keep him, even if it means getting rid of a child I birthed.”
The silence of the house amplified her anger. She couldn’t shake the gnawing question from her mind what did Ethan mean when he said he knew everything? Did he know about her involvement with Fabian? Or something worse?
Meanwhile, across town, Ella lay low with Leo and Liam at the safe house. Her focus was sharp as she gathered intel on Tania, Crystal, and Fabian’s operations money laundering, human trafficking, and organ trading.
There was a connection Ella was still unsure about: Fabian. He had saved her life, but his involvement with Tania ran deep. And then there was Crystal, Tania’s partner in crime. Ella’s suspicions grew with every document she uncovered. The more she dug, the more corrupt the entire operation seemed.
Her investigation led her to Rick, Tania’s boss. At first, Rick believed Tania was only involved in trading abusers and rapists, sending them to places where they’d “get what they deserved.” But after Ella, Derek, and Rick uncovered that Tania had been trading innocent people even children even Rick’s fury was unmatched.
“I trusted her judgment. If I had known what she really was…” Rick spat with disgust after learning the full scope of Tania’s betrayal.
“She tried to kill me her own sister just to get a man, my husband” Ella added, the bitterness in her voice evident.
Rick, though angry, was willing to help expose Tania’s criminal dealings, knowing now that she had betrayed not only him but everyone around her. They needed a plan, and they needed it fast.