Chapter 19 Fires of Confrontation

Elise Harper stood in Alexander Kane's office, the air thick with the weight of her discovery in his safe. The diamond ring, Victoria Langston's letter, and the ambiguous email drafts had cracked the fragile trust they'd built, but his fervent vow-No more secrets-had rekindled a spark of hope. His touch, warm on her cheek, and the near-kiss interru