Rain slammed against the windshield as the car cut through the dark highway. Elena sat beside Adrian in silence. The

The limousine sped through the silent midnight streets. Inside, the atmosphere was heavy with tension. Elena still held the DNA

The ballroom was silent. Not the comfortable silence of luxury and elegance—but the heavy silence of shock. Hundreds of guests

The news broke at 6:40 a.m. Adrian was already awake. He had barely slept since the night Marcus discovered the