The cell was small.
Cold.
Silent except for the echo of distant metal doors slamming shut.
Aria sat on the narrow bench, staring at the wall as if it held answers.
She should have been terrified.
Instead…
She was thinking.
The board member thought this arrest would break her. That public humiliation would crush her spirit.
He underestimated the wrong woman.
When the guard handed her the intake form, she noticed something small—an unusual case code written in the corner.
It wasn't random.
It was internal.
Meaning someone inside law enforcement was involved.
The corruption ran deeper.
Later that night, a woman was placed in the cell beside hers.
Tall. Sharp eyes. Calm posture.
"You're the CEO's fiancée," the woman said quietly.
"And you're not here by accident," Aria replied.
The woman smirked.
"My name is Selena. I used to audit Kingston Holdings."
Aria's pulse shifted.
Audit.
"Then you know the board member."
Selena's eyes darkened.
"I know he's been moving illegal funds for three years."
The pieces were aligning.
Aria wasn't alone.
And prison?
It wasn't her cage.
It was her war room.
Should Aria trust Selena immediately… or test her first?