Month Fourteen: January
Isla was in a board meeting when Marcus burst in.
No knock. No warning. Just—panic on his face.
"Mrs. Archer. We have a legal situation. Urgent."
Isla excused herself. Followed Marcus to her office. "What kind of situation?"
"A woman is claiming your marriage to Killian is invalid. Says he was still married when he married you. Says—" Marcus handed her papers. "Says she's his legal wife and Sera is illegitimate."
Ice flooded Isla's veins. Not again. They'd dealt with this already. Elena Volkov was dead. Karina was dead. This couldn't be happening again.
"Who is she?"
"Her name is Rebecca Chen. She's claiming she married Killian eight years ago. In Las Vegas. Has a marriage certificate. Witnesses. Everything."
"That's impossible. Natasha died five years ago. Before that, she was his only wife."
