Chapter 10 - The Unbroken Foundation
I reached out, took the satellite communicator from Claire’s hand, and slipped it into the pocket of my blazer.
“I thought you were done dusting baseboards, Claire,” I said, a faint, resolute smile touching my lips.
“I am,” Claire replied, turning her gaze back toward the dark, starlit expanse of Lake Norman. “The domestic contract was terminated weeks ago. But protecting the foundation? That’s a permanent commission.”
We stood together on the stone patio, looking out over the water as the wind rustled through the tall pines—two women who had been underestimated, betrayed, and discarded by men who thought they owned the world, only to rise from the ashes and claim the entire board.
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My phone buzzed in my pocket—a routine notification from the financial markets. But I didn't take it out. I didn't need to check the stock prices, or the merger reports, or the legal filings anymore.
The house was built. The blueprints were mine. And no matter who came out of the dark trying to tear it down, we were ready for them.
