Chapter 20 - The Sovereign HorizonLate that night, after the gala had concluded and the investors had retired to their suites, I stepped out onto the private stone balcony of the Presidential Villa.
The same balcony where my family had stood two years ago, demanding VIP luxury they hadn't earned.
The night air was crisp, scented with mountain pine and alpine snow. Below me, the dark, mirrored expanse of Lake Tahoe stretched out infinitely beneath a blanket of brilliant, glittering stars.
I rested my hands on the cold iron railing, took a slow, deep breath, and closed my eyes.
The warehouse worker had built an empire.
The girl who had sketched blueprints on a scuffed apartment floor now owned the horizon.
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And as I looked out into the endless dark sky, I knew one thing with absolute certainty:
The story was just beginning.
