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Argos Holdings

Author: Sheedah writes
last update publish date: 2026-06-27 12:48:26

Julian called me at midnight. I was still awake, sitting in the library at Sterling Estate with the old employee records spread across the desk. Marcus was asleep in the chair across from me, his head tilted back, his breathing slow and even. I had not wanted to wake him. He had been running security and tracking Sophia's journalist and watching for threats I could not see. He needed the rest.

I answered on the first ring. "Tell me you found something."

"I found everything. And nothing. It depe
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    I found Sophia in the cottage, standing over an open suitcase with shaking hands.The drawers were pulled out. Clothes were strewn across the bed. Kate's schoolbag sat by the door, already packed. The curtains were drawn, the lights off except for a single lamp in the corner. It cast long shadows across the walls, and in those shadows, Sophia looked like a ghost."Harold told me about Dominic," I said from the doorway. "I came as soon as I could."She did not look at me. She kept folding clothes, her movements mechanical and frantic. "He is Kate's father. Her real father. David lied about the paternity test. He lied about everything. Dominic has been searching for her for seventeen years.""I know. He came to the estate. He made his demands."That stopped her. She turned, a blouse clutched in her fingers. "He was here? Inside the estate?""Harold let him thro

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    He arrived at the gates of Sterling Estate in a black sedan with diplomatic plates and no advance warning. Harold called me from the security booth, his voice tight with the controlled alarm he only displayed when something was genuinely wrong."There is a man at the gate, Miss Sterling. He says his name is Dominic Reyes. He insists on speaking with you immediately. He says it concerns Kate."I was in the library with Marcus, reviewing Julian's latest legal filings. The name hit me like a slap. Dominic Reyes. The man Alexander had mentioned at the dinner. The man who had been searching for his daughter for years. The man David had cuckolded and lied to, claiming paternity of a child that was never his."Let him in," I said. "But I want security in the room. Marcus, you stay with me."Dominic Reyes walked into the library like he owned it. He was tall, broad-shouldered, with dark hair graying at the t

  • Craving Their Touch    The Legal Fallout

    Julian arrived at Sterling Estate just after dawn, looking like he had not slept in days. His collar was unbuttoned, his eyes shadowed, and he carried a thick folder of documents that he dropped onto the library desk with a heavy thud."Tell me how bad it is," I said."It is bad. But it is not fatal. Not yet." He sat down heavily and opened the folder. "Sophia's testimony can now be challenged. The immunity deal she signed was contingent on full disclosure of her involvement with David's network. Irene Voss's documents prove Sophia did not fully disclose. Alexander's lawyers are already filing motions to reopen the board vote on the grounds that Sophia's testimony was tainted.""Can they succeed?""They can make enough noise to cause serious problems. The board is still fragile after the last coup. If enough members lose confidence, they could call for another vote. And this time, Alexander will not

  • Craving Their Touch    The Confrontation

    I went to the lake house alone.The morning was gray and cold, the frozen water stretching toward the treeline like a sheet of dirty glass. Spring was still weeks away. The ice had begun to crack along the edges, dark fissures spreading like veins beneath the surface. I parked the car and walked up the gravel path to the deck where Sophia sat wrapped in a wool blanket, her feet pulled up beneath her, staring at nothing.She did not turn when she heard my footsteps. She knew why I was there."Irene Voss," I said. "She worked with you and David in the early years. She has documents, Sophia. Emails. Financial records. A sworn statement claiming you helped him set up the offshore accounts willingly. Not as a hostage. As a partner.""I know." Her voice was barely a whisper, scraped raw by hours of crying. "I saw the headlines this morning.""You told me you were forced. You told me yo

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    The story broke on a Friday morning, and by noon, every major news outlet in the city was running it.I was in my office at Sterling Tower when Harold called. His voice was tight, the way it got when something had gone very wrong and he was trying not to alarm me before I knew the details. "Miss Sterling, you need to see the morning edition of the Financial Journal. And the City Herald. And the broadcast on Channel Four.""I am on my way to a board meeting, Harold. Can it wait?""No, miss. It cannot."I sent Helena Vance a quick message postponing the meeting and pulled up the news on my tablet. The headline hit me like a physical blow.Sophia the Survivor or Sophia the Accomplice? New Witness Claims Sterling Whistleblower Helped Build David Miller's Criminal Empire.Below the headline was a photograph of Sophia. Not the composed, determined woman who had tes

  • Craving Their Touch    The Journalist's Murder

    The news broke on a Tuesday morning.I was in the library at Sterling Estate, reviewing the latest intelligence Julian had gathered on Alexander's holdings, when Harold appeared in the doorway. His face was gray. His hands, usually so steady, were trembling slightly against the silver tray he carried."Miss Sterling," he said. "There is something you need to see."He set the tablet on the desk. The screen displayed a news article from one of the major outlets. The headline made my blood run cold.Investigative Journalist Found Dead in Apartment. Police Rule Homicide.Below the headline was a photograph of Daniel Cross. The same tired eyes I had looked into at the coffee shop. The same ink-stained fingers that had pushed the folder of Argos Holdings documents across the table. The same hollow cheeks that had suggested a man who had been working too hard for too long.

  • Craving Their Touch    Julian's Goodbye

    Julian announced his departure on a gray Tuesday morning, three weeks after the gala.I found him in the library, surrounded by open suitcases and stacks of legal documents. His laptop was perched on the arm of the leather couch. His tie was missing. His sleeves were rolled u

  • Craving Their Touch     The Heir

    Three weeks after David's sentencing, I moved Marcus and Julian into Sterling Estate.It was not a difficult decision. David still had allies on the outside. Men who had not been named in the trial but who had benefited from his blackmail network for years. Men who might decide that

  • Craving Their Touch    The Arrest

    The flight home was quiet.Kate and Sophia sat together near the back of the plane, wrapped in matching blankets despite the cabin's warmth. Kate had not spoken much since leaving the medical facility, but she had eaten two full meals and slept for six uninterru

  • Craving Their Touch    The Alliance

    The private jet touched down in Zurich just after midnight.Arthur had insisted on sending his fastest plane. When I called him from the parking garage and explained what Sophia had told me, he did not hesitate. "Bring her home," he said. "Both of them. Whatever you need." The words echoed in my he

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