Chapter 8: Chapter 8: Confrontation

The following days were a blur of activity. As the FBI closed in on Marcus Blackwood, Sophia worked tirelessly with Ethan and the Sentinel team to piece together the final parts of their exposé. The leaked information had forced their hand, but it had also created a media frenzy that put immense pressure on the authorities to act.

One afternoon, as Sophia was reviewing documents in her makeshift office, Zoe burst in, her face pale. "Soph, you need to see this."

She turned on the TV just in time to see Marcus Blackwood standing at a podium, his usual confident smirk plastered across his face. "...these allegations are nothing more than a vindictive attack by a former associate," he was saying. "Ms. Reeves' attempts to slander my name and my company will be met with the full force of the law."