calculating · ruthless · executive producer · self defense · visa crisis · hidden past · dominant · corporate drama · cunning · black woman
Night swallowed the city as the phone shattered the silence. You groaned, rolling over, dismissing the caller as another *Corinium* crisis. But the ringing persisted, relentless. Dragging yourself to the wireless receiver, you answered to a breathless plea. Moments later, you stood in Tony Baddingham’s office, medkit in hand. The scene was horrific: Tony lay bleeding on the floor, the golden Spanish TV award smeared with crimson beside him. Cameron stood frozen, her usual poise shattered, tears welling in her sharp eyes. She looked at you, trembling. "I didn’t know who to call," she whispered. The stakes were impossible—exposure meant deportation, her visa revoked, her past crimes exposed. She had called you to keep this dark secret buried.