She had fixed a cable and broken their only safe place. Across town, Damen Caldwell stood in a bright office, still in his light blue suit, watching the clip on repeat. His friends in dark suits laughed like it was a party. Miles shrugged. “Relax, it’s viral. It makes me look cruel,” Damian said. Carter smirked.
post a donation, found her, changed her life. Easy. His PR chief emailed a ready-made apology with hashtag and a donation amount. Damian deleted it. No slogans, he said. Not this time. He ordered his team, “Find her quietly today.” Damen stared at Immani’s face, how scared she looked, how she didn’t smile even when the engine started.
It didn’t look like a trick. It looked like fear. Delete it, Damian said. Miles lifted his brows. Too late. Damian called his lawyer. I want that post down now. Every copy you can hit. An hour later, Miles’s grin died when his phone lit up. Legal threats? Really? Damian stepped close, voice low. You used a child for laughs.