Dunvegan Castle
Julian cursed under his breath. He was well aware of the security risks; his IT team had warned him repeatedly about hackers attempting to breach his private cloud encryption. But in this moment, Julian didn't care if the whole world learned his secrets. He only wanted the sound of Scarlett's voice. With fingers that trembled ever so slightly, he pressed the call button. Once, twice,five times.
Only the cold, mechanical voice of the operator answered him.
"Pick up, Scarlett... please," he muttered, ignoring Selena, who stood behind him with a triumphant smile veiled by expensive dark glasses.
