#Chapter 51: They were up to something

Fiona It did not take long before I realized exactly what my coworker had meant when he told me that this project would be impossible to get off the ground. The concept behind the project was simple. Our biggest client, a real estate developer, had all the resources in place to support a rapid expansion into the residential housing market. The only problem was a competitor that was leasing similar properties at unbeatable rates. Alexander had left the palace for the afternoon, leaving me to my research. I was in bed, propped up against a nest of soft pillows and sipping tea absentmindedly while clicking around online, looking for information about the rival development firm when, suddenly, a familiar face was smiling up at me from the screen. It was Scarlet. Alexander’s stepmother, the Alpha King’s Luna. The reigning queen. And the very same ruthless, conniving woman who tried to turn me against my fiancé, attempted to frame me for theft, and then wickedly disparaged u