Chapter 7

Lucas found the first piece of the truth about Nora's death the next afternoon.

At that moment, I was in the old conference room at the Valen Manor, sorting through the evidence.

Outside, the waves slammed into the rocks, making a low, muffled noise.

The table was covered with hospital records, bank documents, port authorizations, and Nora's medical timeline.

Cedric's lawyer slid a printed call log across the table to me. "Mr. Moretti's personal secretary handed over the files last night."

I looked up. "Why would he hand them over?"

"Because Sophie pinned everything on him. He doesn't want to…