SCORNED EX WIFE Queen Of Ashes (Camille and Stefan)

Chapter 147

Chapter 147

Alexander Pierce stood in the ballroom of the Grand Plaza Hotel, watching his security team transform the elegant space into a fortress. Men in black suits installed hidden cameras in crystal chandeliers. Others "The sniper teams will be positioned here, here, and here," his head of security explained, pointing to locations on the blueprint spread across a table. "Full view of all approaches. No one gets within a bundred The silent threats were always the deadliest.

His phone buzzed. Stefan Rodriguez's name flashed on the screen. Alexander stepped away from the security team to take the call.

"What do you have for me?" he asked without preamble.

"My contact at Bessonov's club just called," Stefan's voice was tense, urgent. "Rose met with Anton yesterday. Paid him a large amount of cash."

Alexander's grip tightened on the phone. "For what?"

"He wouldn't say exactly. But it wasn't just muscle. She asked for

something special. Something with 'impact."

A cold knot formed in Alexander's stomach. "Explosives?"

"Maybe. Or worse." Stefan paused. "You need to check everything that comes into that ballroom. Food deliveries, Flower arrangements. Staff uniforms. Everything."

"We already are." Alexander looked across the ballroom, where security personnel were using dogs to sniff every package, every decoration. "What else can you tell me about her tactics? How she thinks?" Stefan was silent for a moment. "Rose likes to strike where it hurts most. She won't just go after the building or random guests. She'll target what matters to Camille personally."

"The Phoenix Foundation donations."

"Yes. Or the people Camille cares about. You. Victoria. Maybe even her parents if they're attending.”

Alexander's jaw tightened. "They are."

"Then watch them closely. Rose knows hurting them would destroy Camille in a way that physical harm to Camille herself never could."

Alexander made a mental note to assign additional security to the Lewis family and Victoria. "Anything else?"

"Yes." Stefan's voice dropped lower. "Rose won't come herself. Not directly. She'll use someone else. Someone no one would suspect."

"Like who?"

"Someone desperate for money. Someone who needs a job. A waiter. A valet. A last-

minute replacement for a sick staff member."

Alexander turned toward the hotel manager, who was reviewing staff assignments nearby. "We'll

check every employee. Run background checks

on everyone who enters the building."

"It might not be enough," Stefan warned. "Rose is... creative. She thinks steps ahead."

"So do I," Alexander said firmly. "Keep working your

contacts. If you hear anything else, call me immediately." "I will."

After ending the call, Alexander summoned his team

leaders. In rapid succession, he ordered additional security measures: background checks on all hotel staff extended to family members and associates; bomb- sniffing dogs to check every guest as they arrived; facial recognition software programmed with Rose's features to scan the crowd continuously.

"Sir,"

hesitantly, "some of these measures are quite... intrusive. The guests may

said flatly.

man nodded and returned to his duties. Alexander checked his

would arrive to inspect

this place

phone rang again.

voice calm

the Grand Plaza into Fort Knox, Alexander assured her.

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Chapter 147

"He told me about Rose meeting with

"I'm handling it."

"I had another nightmare last

pacing. Camille rarely mentioned her nightmares, though he knew she still

was quieter now. "Everyone was there. Smiling. Celebrating. Then everything went dark. When the lights came back on, people were screaming. There

gently, though his own unease deepened. "The security we

Camille cut him off. "I know it's just anxiety. But I can't shake this feeling, Alexander. Like we're

dozens of highly trained security personnel,

state-of-the-

equipment being installed. What could they possibly be

again," he

"I love

statement caught him off guard. "I love you too. Are

be careful. I'll see

After they hung

for a moment, Camille's words echoing in his mind. The fear in her voice had been subtle but unmistakable. Not fear for herself, but for him. For everyone she loved. With renewed determination, Alexander turned to the hotel's head of security. "I want to see the complete staff list. Everyone who will be in this building tonight. From the head

with a

texted back: "So

he returned to reviewing security

if it wasn't enough? What if Rose

nightmare was a

***

later, Camille stood in her apartment, staring at the gown laid

to shimmer even in the dim

the hostess of the most prestigious charity event

the year.

looking at it fill her with

the window, watching Camille with

can still cancel," she

"No one would blame us, given

away from the dress. "The hospital needs this funding. And I won't let Rose take

didn't look convinced. "Security reports just came in. Alexander has transformed the Grand Plaza into a military zone. But even he admits

try."

Rose once before," Victoria pointed out. "When he

Camille

of the bed, smoothing the silk of the gown with her fingertips. "I had another

Victoria's gaze. "It felt so real. So... inevitable.

know the ending but

Victoria said firmly. "They're just

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