Ava stood frozen in the middle of her office long after the call ended, her fingers locked tightly around the phone while Liam’s frightened voice continued echoing inside her mind. Mommy? The fear in his voice tore through her chest like ice because this had stopped being about courtrooms, contracts, or business warfare. Lucas had dragged the twins into the middle of the battle, and whether he did it intentionally no longer mattered. Adrian watched her from across the office, his expression colder now, sharper. Where are they? He asked quietly. Ava swallowed hard and forced herself to breathe. Carter's estate. Most likely. Adrian nodded once before reaching for his phone. I’ll call security. No. Her voice cut through the room instantly. Adrian lifted his eyes toward her. You think this is the time to act emotionally? Ava stepped toward him slowly, panic and fury colliding beneath the fragile control she was struggling to maintain. You didn’t hear Liam’s voice. And that’s exactly why
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