The mansion stood on the cliff’s edge, its grand façade bathed in the eerie glow of the full moon. Below, the waves crashed violently against the jagged rocks, as if nature itself conspired to silence the truth buried within these walls. Governor Ethan Calloway adjusted his cufflinks, his hands steady despite the storm raging outside. In the dim glow of his study, he reached for a glass of whiskey, his mind replaying the events of the past 48 hours. A scandal this devastating could not see the