CHAPTER 4: The Fall
The arrest happened three days later.
Not dramatically.
Not loudly.
But thoroughly.
Nathan Whitmore was charged with attempted murder, conspiracy, and fraud. Miriam followed soon after—her composure finally cracking as evidence stacked higher than her influence could bury.
Paige turned on them both within hours.
It always ends that way.
People like them don’t understand loyalty.
Only advantage.
The recordings played in court.
Every word.
Every plan.
Every moment they believed they were untouchable.
Nathan didn’t look at me when the verdict was read.
He couldn’t.
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Because for the first time since I met him…
He understood exactly who I was.
