PART 1: BETRAYAL AND ACCUSATION
Cold November rain washed over Manhattan, but instead of cleansing the city, it only made the dirt on the streets glisten beneath the neon lights. In the penthouse of The Summit, Elena Vane woke suddenly—not to a loving greeting from her husband, but to the violent crash of a police battering ram breaking through the front door.
Federal agents flooded the apartment, seizing laptops, jewelry, and files. Elena, still wearing a silk robe, searched the room for her husband, Arthur Pendelton, the powerful CEO of Pendelton Industries.
