Chapter 10 - The Apex Predator
Ten minutes later, the police swarmed the penthouse. Julian was dragged out in handcuffs, screaming about stolen money and viruses. No one listened.
Victoria stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking out over the chaotic grid of the city. The sun was fully up now, casting a brilliant golden light over her newly expanded empire.
Jax walked up beside her. He had found her stilettos in the freight elevator and handed them to her.
"Thank you," Victoria said, slipping the designer shoes back onto her bruised feet. She turned to look at the mechanic. "Julian is going to federal prison for the rest of his life. Your brother got his restitution. You got your revenge."
"And you got your seventy million," Jax noted, leaning against the glass. "So, what happens now?"
Victoria reached into her briefcase and pulled out a sleek, black business card. She handed it to him.
"I have a vacancy for a Head of Global Cyber Security," Victoria said, her eyes locking onto his. "The starting salary is two million a year. Plus bonuses. You start on Monday."
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Jax looked at the card, a slow, genuine smile spreading across his face. "I'll need to buy a suit."
"Buy three," Victoria said, turning back to the window, watching the city she now owned entirely. "Because in my world, Jax, we don't just survive the game. We rewrite the rules."
