Chapter 16

Katie's POV

Over the next few weeks, Alex and I worked tirelessly to gather evidence against his father's illegal activities. We had to be careful not to arouse any suspicion, so we used our contacts and made sure to cover our tracks.

At the same time, we were dealing with the aftermath of our own personal revelations. Our relationship had changed since the night we slept together, and we found ourselves drawn to each other more and more.

We talked about the possibility of changing the terms of our contract marriage, but we both knew it was complicated. We didn't want to rush into anything, especially with everything else going on.

As we gathered more and more evidence against Alex's father, we knew that we had to be careful. He was a dangerous man who would stop at nothing to protect his empire.

One day, we received a tip that his father had discovered our plan and was planning to strike back. We had to act fast.

Alex took charge, using his skills as a businessman to put a plan in pl