Three days had passed since the treasury.
Aria stood inside the war room of the Ricci estate, surrounded by maps, photographs, old documents, and encrypted files.
The succession records lay safely inside a locked case.But that wasn't all she had.
For three days, while Kael believed she was preparing to attack the Black Serpent directly, Aria had been doing something else.
She had been collecting evidence which could destroy the lie that had survived for eighteen years.
Evidence that could clear her parents' names.
Noah placed another file on the table.
"That's everything."
Aria looked at him.
"Everything?"
"Financial records, council communications, old witness statements, security logs, and the original medical report concerning Richard."
Rafael's expression hardened.
"And the poison?"
Noah nodded.
"We found the original laboratory report."
Aria opened the file.
Her eyes moved across the page.
Then she froze.
"The poison wasn't administered by my father."
"No."
