Before the Fire

River Moreau rebuilt her life from ash.

Six years ago, a fire tore through her family's estate, killing her parents and destroying the foundation of Moreau Global's empire. The official verdict was tragic accident. The financial audit that followed was even cleaner.

And the boy she loved vanished before the smoke cleared.

Now River controls the company that once betrayed her. Cold. Precise. Untouchable.

Until Ashton Vale walks back into her world with proof that the night of the fire was never an accident.

Forced into an uneasy alliance with the only man she swore never to trust again, River begins uncovering irregularities buried deep within the company's foundations, insurance amendments, silent board votes, financial disappearances.

The deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes:

The fire was only the beginning.

Someone inside Moreau Global needed her parents gone.

And they are still watching.

In a world where power is currency and loyalty is manufactured, River must decide whether exposing the truth is worth destroying the empire she fought to control.

Because the closer she gets to the answers, the more dangerous Ashton becomes.

And the more she risks burning everything all over again.