Alex’s finger pounded against his keyboard as he searched for more information on The Board. The organization that had robbed him of peace–and millions of dollars to fund their chaos across the world–had been causing trouble for far too long.
He cracked his knuckles as he stared at the list of high-level board members that his team had decrypted. How would they ever take down this organization?
“Hard work,” he reminded himself with a sigh as he leaned closer to his laptop. “We’ll beat them by searching for the smoking gun.”
His mind returned to their recent coup over an arm of The Board. The takedown of PharmaTech after their misdeeds in Vermont had been more than satisfying.
Alex’s lips curled on the corners as he recalled the video footage of several of the executives being led to police cruises in handcuffs.
He searched for stories on PharmaTech’s dismantling, scanning for the names of pharmaceutical executives now facing charges.
Fishing a red Sharpie from his pencil cup, he uncapped it and scanned the member list. With a satisfied smile, he drew thick red lines through each high-ranking name.
“Well, that’s a good number down.” He leaned back in his chair, rocking as he bit the end of the sharpie and stared at the remaining names on the list. “Now, for you people.”
He tossed the paper on the desk, threw his marker back into the cup, and started his search for information on the other Board Kings.
They needed to find something to take them down. And soon.
He glanced at the wedding band on his finger, his thumb rubbing the warm gold. It symbolized what mattered most—his marriage to Ava. It had finally gone from fake to real, but with the chaos of constant attacks from The Board, they hadn’t had an easy time of it.
Every moment of their real marriage had been plagued with danger, chaos, and constant threats.
And it hadn’t only been from The Board; from his kidnapping to Ava’s drugging, and everything in between, most couples wouldn’t have survived it, but they had—so far.
On top of that, there was the threat of Chris, Sebastian, and even Kyle. While Kyle had become an important member of their team, and his most trusted ally, he’d still kissed Ava way back when.
He stretched his neck, his eyes glazing over as he read the most boring profile for the first name on the list of Board Kings.
The reminder of Chris’s recent threat floated through his mind as he scanned the man’s hobbies, his interest waning by the second.
