They were rescued by Julian’s private tactical team and heavily escorted back to the Vale estate.

Julian ordered a complete lockdown, firing his entire domestic staff until he could uncover the mole.

He knew that only someone with elite clearance could have accessed his private garage to tamper with the car.

Mara sat in the study, reviewing the security logs from the previous forty-eight hours.

She noticed a glaring ten-minute gap in the surveillance footage near the underground parking bay.

"Julian," Mara called out, pointing at the frozen timestamp on the computer monitor.

Only one person had the administrative codes required to pause the estate’s security cameras.

It was Marcus, the head of security whom Julian had trusted with his life for over a decade.

Julian felt a sickening twist of betrayal in his gut as he confronted the man in the drawing room.

Marcus broke down instantly, confessing that Richard Ashford had kidnapped his youngest daughter.

Richard had forced Marcus to cut the brake lines in exchange for the little girl's safe return.

Mara placed a comforting hand on Julian’s shoulder, stopping him from lashing out in anger.

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They were dealing with a monster, and they needed to play a much smarter game to win.

"Tell Richard the assassination was successful," Julian ordered Marcus, his eyes flashing with a dangerous brilliance.