Chapter 347

Stephan hesitated. He wanted to shield his sister from the truth, afraid the details would be too much for her to handle. But Imogen knew him too well.

“Don’t even think about lying to me!” she snapped. “Tell me everything. I can handle it.”

Her hands gripped the edge of the blanket tightly, her sightless eyes filled with an unyielding resolve and searing hatred. “Once you find the culprit, I’ll kill them myself!”

Stephan paused, his expression darkening. After a moment, he said slowly, “The killer hasn’t been identified yet. The trail’s gone cold. But the lead we have points to a faction operating in Khogend.”

He stopped, gauging her reaction before continuing, “There was something on that ship- something incredibly valuable. It was worth more than just money. People would kill for it.”

Imogen froze.

‘Archie wasn’t just your fiancé,” Stephan said, his voice heavier now. “Before that, he was my man. That shipment… It was a high–stakes operation. I needed someone I could trust implicitly, and Archie volunteered.”

reliving that decision. “He even joked about it being his last mission as my subordinate, saying he’d be retiring from

somehow, the intel got leaked. They went straight for

a chilling whisper. “The more I dig, the more the trail points back to Khogend. And… it might

further, keeping

been spending so much time there

“Yes,” he admitted.

sagged slightly at that, her grief’s weight evident. But instead of breaking

already dealing with so much, and I’ve been adding to your

tension in his shoulders easing a fraction. “It’s fine. Just focus on your

cradling her belly. Her fiancé might

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of him. It was a reason

again, stopping him in his

His eyes narrowed. “No.”

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