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Later that night, the team convened for a brief video conference, trading findings across time zones. “We scouted the riverbank where Diogen found the luggage,” Trevor began, leaning into his webcam. “The trail is cold. Several days have passed, and there’s no CCTV coverage in that section. More importantly, there were no IDs—no wallet, no…

Cleaning out his wardrobe for the New Year was never a priority for Trevor. Like most guys, he viewed clothes as purely functional; as long as they weren’t shredded beyond recognition, he kept them. This philosophy had left his dressing room overflowing with relics of the past. The opening of the Messengers’ Donation Center was…

What would a business tycoon do when a rising film star doesn’t just reject him, but chooses a disabled veteran over him? If that tycoon discovered the boyfriend was about to propose, would it be enough to make him decide to “erase” the competition? Trevor and Spion traded theories over lunch with the staff. The…

If Hector had bought an engagement ring, there was no world in which he would have walked out on Camila the next day of his own will. As Trevor and Spion left Camila’s apartment, the theories began to swirl. Could he have been drowning in debt, forced to vanish to stay alive? Or had some…

Camila Cho had been a rising star on Broadway before landing the lead in Thousand Nights in Ballet Land, the new musical from an Oscar-winning director. That role had made her the target of Karen Lawrence, a rival who believed the part was hers by right and that Camila had stolen it through backroom deals.…

The Cheval Blanc Soirée was more than just the event of the month; it was the gravitational center of every elite conversation, a gala that every socialite anticipated and every climber prayed to be invited to. For the rising stars of New Athens, it carried more weight than the Golden Globes. To the public, the…

When the gods allow you to escape death twice, it does not mean you are favored; it may simply mean they have reserved a more cruel fate for you. The death of Fiona Franco shocked the world, leaving a shadow of tragedy that was hard to forget. But what followed was even more explosive: Connor…

The girl smiled, a soft, enigmatic expression that Trevor couldn’t quite place. Was it a polite “nice to meet you” or something more? He stood frozen, staring at her, completely forgetting the caviar mousse cake in his hand. She looked away, a subtle blush creeping onto her cheeks, and scanned the dessert spread. Her hair…

Patric chose not to teleport directly into the workroom. Instead, he materialized in the adjacent study—a tactical move born of caution. He didn’t know the situation on the other side of the wall; appearing in the middle of a crossfire would be a fatal mistake. He was right to be careful. The first sound that…