Page 139 of Falling for the Grump Billionaire

“It’s a promise,” he says. “Stay out of this, Eva. Or you’ll regret it.”

The line goes dead.

I sit frozen, the weight of his words pressing down on me. Dominic appears in the doorway, his sharp eyes narrowing as he sees my expression.

“What happened?” he asks, crossing the room in quick strides.

I hand him the phone, my hands trembling. “It was him.”

Dominic reads the call log, his expression darkening. “What did he say?”

“He told me to walk away. Or else.”

Dominic’s jaw tightens, his fists clenching. “He’s trying to scare you.”

“Well, it’s working,” I admit, my voice shaky.

Dominic steps closer, his hands resting on my shoulders. “Listen to me, Eva. He’s afraid. He knows we’re getting close. That’s why he’s lashing out. But we’re not stopping.”

I nod, swallowing hard. “I won’t let him win.”

His gaze softens, pride flickering in his eyes. “That’s my girl.”

Just as the tension eases, Dominic’s phone buzzes. He glances at the screen, his expression hardening. “It’s Adrian.”

He answers, his tone clipped. “What do you have?”

Adrian’s voice crackles through the line. “Dominic, we’ve got a problem. The facility Lena’s notes led to? It’s more than just a storage site. It’s a front.”

“For what?” Dominic demands.

Adrian hesitates. “Chemical production. Illegal, unregulated, and tied directly to Reyes Industries. It’s dangerous, Dominic. If this gets out…”

“It won’t,” Dominic says firmly. “Not yet.”

Adrian continues. “There’s more. We’ve intercepted chatter suggesting Reyes is planning a major move in the next 48 hours. Something big.”

Dominic’s gaze meets mine, the weight of the revelation sinking in. “We’re running out of time.”

The storm is coming. And we’re standing directly in its path.

Dominic’s voice, sharp and decisive, cuts through the weight of Adrian’s revelation. “Do we have the location of the storage site?”

“Confirmed,” Adrian replies, the tension in his voice palpable even over the phone. “It’s in a remote industrial park on the outskirts of Chicago. Tight security, but not impenetrable.”

“Then we move,” Dominic says, pacing the room as he speaks. “I want blueprints, guard rotations, and every piece of intel you canget your hands on. If Reyes is using this site to house chemical materials, we can’t give him a chance to mobilize.”

Adrian hesitates. “Dominic, this isn’t just another storage facility. These are high-grade explosives, and the chatter we’ve intercepted suggests he’s planning to move them within the next forty-eight hours.”

“What’s the target?” I ask, my voice firmer than I feel.

“We don’t know yet,” Adrian admits. “But if Reyes is involved, it’s safe to assume it’s high-profile. He’s not stockpiling this kind of material for a small job.”

Dominic ends the call with a curt, “Send me everything. Now.” He turns to me, his expression dark and unrelenting.

“Reyes is escalating,” he says, his voice low but steady. “If we don’t shut this down, the fallout could be catastrophic.”

I meet his gaze, my pulse hammering. “Then we shut it down. But we need to know what he’s planning. Otherwise, we’re playing right into his hands.”

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