A Pawn To A Game

POV: VIVIENNE VANCE

"I called her myself!" I insist, my voice sharp enough to cut the heavy, suffocating tension in the study. I refuse to back down, desperately trying to pierce through my son's blind delusion. "I had my personal assistant trace her exact whereabouts because she refused to answer unknown numbers, and I spoke to her. She boldly told me 'no' over the phone, Declan! She rejected yo