Happiness didn't last long.
It never did.
"Ma'am… you need to see this."
Amara frowned as the file was handed to her.
"What is it?"
"Legal documents."
Her stomach dropped as she skimmed through them.
"No…"
"This can't be real."
But it was.
A hostile takeover.
Targeting Reyes Holdings.
Backed by powerful investors.
And one name stood out—
Clara.
Of course.
Amara exhaled slowly.
"She's been planning this."
"For months," her assistant confirmed.
Her mind raced.
Strategies.
Countermoves.
Defense.
But this—
This was bigger than anything she had faced before.
Her phone rang.
Adrian.
She answered immediately.
"I know," he said before she could speak.
"Of course you do."
"I'm coming to you."
"No," she said quickly.
A pause.
"Why not?"
Her grip tightened on the phone.
"Because this is my fight."
"And I'm part of it."
"You don't have to be."
"I want to be."
Silence.
Because this wasn't just business anymore.
This was personal.
Dangerously personal.
"I won't let her take everything from you," he said.
Her heart softened—but her mind stayed sharp.
"You might lose everything too," she warned.
"Then I lose it."
That answer—
It shook her.
Because he meant it.
And that kind of loyalty?
It was rare.
It was dangerous.
And it made her love him even more.