A FATAL SECRET

Tariq leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table as if sharing a secret. “Why not speak, Richmond, about the cannabis business you’ve been quietly operating in Neovalle? Or, better yet,” he added, his voice dropping lower, “the secret drug war you’ve been waging with the Bowen family. The same war that cost Daniel Bowen’s first son his life.”

A sharp intake of breath rippled through the room. Daniel Bowen, one of the family heads whose towering figure with a reputation for both power and ruthlessness, froze.

His expression shifted from suspicion to utter shock. “What?” he thundered, his voice was trembling with anger and disbelief. “A drug war? My son—”

Tariq leaned back in his chair, with satisfaction gleaming in his eyes as the room erupted into murmurs and gasps.

Richmond opened his mouth to respond, but no words came out, his expression was caught between denial and fury.

“Daniel Richmond's hands clenched into fists, the betrayal cutting deeper with every word Tariq spoke.

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