Their Villain, The Mogul's Beloved novel Chapter 5

The day shift brought a new crew of cops to the station.

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When they heard the 911 caller was also the prime suspect, their brains froze, like they missed their morning coffee.

Usually, anyone bold enough to waltz into a precinct to clear their name is either a slick crook with connections or actually innocent.

One look at Natasha’s cool, steady face, and the cops bet on the latter.

Still, the victim’s family was dead set, so the cops had to play along and dig in.

Then the kicker: the victim and suspect were sisters. Olivia, the adopted daughter, was being pampered like a princess, while Natasha, the real daughter, stood alone, demanding a chance to prove herself.

The female officer taking notes untangled the family drama and shot a look that said, “What the hell?”

The Clark brothers–one stone–cold, the other losing his cool–treated Natasha like public enemy

number one.

As questioning rolled on, the supposed motive came up: Natasha was allegedly jealous of Olivia since they were kids, thinking she stole her boyfriend.

The officer glanced at the guy fussing over the pale, coughing Olivia–handing her meds, water, a blanket, the whole deal–and threw him a look that could sour milk.

‘Really, dude?‘ she thought. ‘He is practically glued to her side. Do they need to catch them in the act to call it shady?‘

Natasha stayed quiet, playing ball with the investigation, and the officer’s heart went out to her.

When their eyes met, Natasha flashed a chill smile that hit like a spark.

‘Damn,’ the officer thought, ‘this girl’s too gorgeous to be a killer. Then she eyed Olivia and nearly rolled her eyes. ‘Rich people drama, straight out of a reality show.

Feelings couldn’t sway the case, though.

The officer grabbed Natasha a hot cocoa and a chocolate bar from her stash.

She’d seen the family’s maid skip Natasha’s breakfast like it was nothing. The favoritism was loud

and clear.

Olivia’s injuries were minor, and she wanted to settle things quietly, but hiring someone to hurt her

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was a big deal. The station wasn’t slacking.

Cracking the case was simple: track down the hit–and–run driver and make him spill.

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Turned out, he was paid off–not by Natasha, but by Alice N, an old high school classmate of both

sisters.

Alice and Olivia danced at the same company, always scrapping for the lead role.

Alice admitted she wanted to sideline Olivia with a small injury to steal her spot.

Knowing the sisters‘ bad blood–and still pissed about Natasha bullying her back in the day–she framed Natasha to kill two birds with one stone.

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