Gasps rippled through the cathedral.
The young man in the tuxedo beside him—Julian’s own assistant who had been laughing the loudest—stumbled back, eyes wide with horror. “What the—?!”
Lando’s voice, deep and commanding, cut through the stunned silence like a blade.
“I do.”
He turned to face Julian directly. The billionaire’s smug grin froze and shattered.
“You…” Julian stammered, recognition dawning. “No. Impossible. You’re dead. I made sure—”
Lando—whose real name the world would soon remember—was Rafael “Rafe” Montalban, the only son of the late shipping magnate Don Eduardo Montalban. Five years ago, Julian had orchestrated a yacht “accident” to eliminate the Montalban heir who stood in the way of his hostile takeover of their shipping empire. Rafe had survived, but barely. He had spent years in the shadows, living as a ghost, gathering evidence, rebuilding in secret, and waiting for the perfect moment.
