Page 269 of Maddening Fixation

A man who identified himself as her husband?

“I tried to stop the transfer until everything could be verified, but...”

He hesitated.

“Security became involved.” His eyes moved between me and Keegan. “He was very convincing.”

For a moment, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

My phone vibrated.

The sudden sound cut through the hallway, dragging me out of my thoughts.

I pulled it out immediately.

A message from Marco.

My heart lurched.

Attached was a video.

The CCTV footage.

My fingers tightened around the phone.

Finally.

The truth.

But suddenly, I wasn’t sure I wanted it.

My hand trembled as I stared at the encrypted file. For months, I had believed I knew exactly who my enemy was. Now, one recording could shatter everything I thought I knew.

I opened the file anyway.

My heart hammered as the video decrypted and loaded.

The moment it finished, I pressed play.

The sound filled the hallway.

Keegan stepped closer, but I barely noticed him.

I couldn’t tear my eyes from the screen.

Because for the first time, a terrifying possibility had taken root in my mind.

What if Yarina had been my enemy all along?

A private study appeared on the screen.

Sokolov’s house. Four months ago.

Then I heard Yarina’s voice.

My blood ran cold.

I listened.