Isabella POV
The call from Elizabeth Chen came at five AM, jarring me from restless sleep where dreams of Elena's accusations had blended with memories of Marcus's betrayal into a nightmare cocktail of professional destruction. Damien's arm tightened around me as I reached for my phone, his body instantly alert despite the early hour.
"Elizabeth," I answered, my voice rough with exhaustion and dread. "Please tell me you have good news."
"I have the truth," she said, her voice carrying the focused intensity of someone who'd been working through the night. "Isabella, I need you and Damien at my office immediately. What I've discovered about your inheritance... it changes everything."
