Chapter 22 Trust Issues

• Chapter 22: The Unexpected Revelation
• The night air outside the mansion was thick with tension. Vicktor’s men were preparing for war, loading weapons into sleek black cars and whispering in low voices as they awaited his command. The storm that had been building was about to break, and it would leave nothing but chaos in its wake.
• Amanda stood at the edge of the hallway, watching the scene unfold. She could feel the weight of it all pressing down on her chest—the danger, the darkness, the violence that Vicktor was about to unleash. And yet, despite the fear, there was something else. Something she couldn’t quite place.