Chapter 2: The House Tells the Truth
Chapter 2: The House Tells the Truth
Harper barely remained conscious.
The room spun.
Blood stained the carpet beneath her.
Then she heard footsteps.
Not her father's.
Not Paige's.
Different.
Steady.
Certain.
The crowd outside the library suddenly fell silent.
A second later, Dominic Kane appeared in the doorway.
His eyes immediately found her.
Everything else vanished.
The broken fingers.
The blood.
The bruises.
The fear.
For a long moment, nobody spoke.
Then Dominic removed his jacket and draped it over Harper's shoulders.
His voice softened.
Only for her.
"You're safe now."
Harper almost cried.
Not because of the pain.
Because nobody had ever said those words to her before.
Behind them, Grayson recovered enough courage to speak.
"This is a family matter."
Dominic slowly turned.
"No."
The single word echoed through the room.
Then he looked toward the ceiling.
Toward the walls.
Toward Ravenshore itself.
And smiled.
A very dangerous smile.
"The house tells the truth."
Grayson suddenly went white.
Because he understood.
Years earlier, Dominic had secretly purchased the technology company that designed Ravenshore's security system.
Every hallway.
Every office.
Every private room.
Every camera feed.
Every backup server.
His people had already accessed everything.
Downstairs, every television screen inside the mansion flickered to life.
Guests gasped.
Video footage appeared.
Grayson striking Harper.
Celeste ordering servants to lie.
Paige attacking her with the broken champagne glass.
Years of abuse.
Years of crimes.
Years of hidden brutality.
Playing for everyone to see.
The ballroom erupted.
Senators stepped away from Grayson.
Business partners looked horrified.
Reporters began recording.
Phones came out everywhere.
The empire Grayson spent thirty years building collapsed in thirty seconds.
"No..." he whispered.
"No, no, no..."
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But the truth was already loose.
And truth spreads faster than fear.
