Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 1-2

"You got it, Danielle. I knew this would get your attention," Emery replied, almost grinning through the phone.

The email hit her inbox almost immediately. The Charrington family had switched from politics to business under Logan Charrington’s leadership, skyrocketing the company to the top.

They were now a global powerhouse, dominating wealth rankings year after year.

Danielle skimmed the file with a sharp eye.

"Alright, I’ll take it. Give me a week," she said, her tone steady and cool.

"Danielle, you’re finally getting out of that backwater!" Emery sounded almost giddy.

"I’ll pick you up from the airport."

with a

stack of papers. "Mr. Darling, we’ve got a

his feet, gut instinct

alert your father?" Julian

quiet. We can’t tell anyone," Joseph said, voice calm but firm. He’d long suspected foul play in his sister’s disappearance, but eighteen years of searching had turned up

Okina City," Joseph ordered, his

doing her usual chores-prepping for another day in

convoy of luxury cars, led by a Rolls-Royce, cruised into Bane Springs, the smell of breakfast

it! What time is it? Breakfast still isn’t ready? You trying to starve us?" Lucy’s angry voice rang out across

to turn every head in the village. They’d only ever seen this

commanding presence made it clear he was someone important. His tailored

courtyard, a cold fury simmering inside him. His bodyguards flanked him, their presence enough to send a

Grangers hadn’t exactly treated his sister well. The thought of what she’d gone through made his stomach