Chapter: Chapter Two Hundred and Sixty ThreeElara's POV~His eyes popped out, and tears rolled down his own face. He started reaching for me but stopped, hesitating.I stepped into his arms. I felt an instant release in my chest the second his arms enveloped me. I cried into his chest, and he clamped me in a tight embrace, shivering himself.“I love you,” he murmured into my hair.“I love you too,” I whispered.And then he leaned in and kissed me. The kiss was tender, but he poured everything into it, coloring it with pain and forgiveness, love and promise of tomorrow.When we broke away, he rested his forehead on mine. “No more shadows,” he whispered.“No more shadows,” I echoed.We were standing under the tree, holding one another, with the silence of the night encircling us. For what seemed the first time in my life, I allowed myself to breathe.The next days were a whirl of transformation. I finally felt like I could breathe without something heavy pushing down on my chest for the first time in months. Yet, there were wound
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Chapter: Chapter Two Hundred and Sixty Two Elara's POV~The weeks dragged on, but the Academy woke up. The halls were noisy, students moving to and fro between classes, healers gliding across the courtyards, teachers’ voices in their classrooms. The silence made heavy by everything that had happened since the baby died started to be lifted, even if only a little.But it didn’t matter how much I lived; the shadow of what had happened never left me. People still whispered. They whispered about Lyra. About me. Of the choice that the elders had made. Some pitied me. Some judged me. I figured out later how to walk past them with my head held up, but every word reached me inside, and they cut deeper than I wanted to admit.The morning of my graduation, I stared at myself in the mirror, Academy robes draped across me. The fabric was heavy across my shoulders, and the color deep, rich. I ran my hands over the front and looked at it. My face appeared pale, but I could see the truth in my eyes. I was tired. I was older on the inside th
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Chapter: Chapter Two Hundred and Sixty One Elara's POV~The day began like any other. I had slipped into the garden to rest under the tree in the hope of pausing currents within me. I’d been awake through most of the night, hearing my mother’s warning spin in my mind, and its weight kept me agitated.There was a sound of footsteps as someone approached. I turned and saw Damien. His eyes appeared dark, his shoulders were set, and his jaw was hard.“Elara,” he’d said, his voice low and urgent. “I need to speak with you. Alone.”Something in me froze. I nodded and stood on my feet, dusting my hands. Trust me, my heart was beating faster as he led us to a quiet spot in the garden.“What is it?” I said, attempting to keep my tone even when I already knew none of it was small.Then he looked at me, and our eyes locked. “I can’t hide this from you for a moment longer. I’ve tried, but I can’t.”My stomach twisted. “What do you mean? Damien, you’re scaring me.”He balled his fists, took a deep breath and said the words I had been avoi
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Chapter: Chapter Two Hundred and SixtyDamien's POV~That night, I dreamt again.I was standing on the road where the vultures used to hang out. Their black remains still covered the ground, wings wide and dead, just as before. But then, one by one, they stood up. With one motion, they turned their heads, and their lifeless black heads turned to me. My chest grew tight. I wanted to get up, but my legs were weighted down with fear.My own wolf rumbled around uneasily, and I heard him. The vultures did not come nearer. They only watched, waiting.And then I saw her emerge from the shadows. Jasmine. She emerged slowly, her face pale, cradling the baby against her chest. In this dream, the baby was alive, its small hands curled, its eyes shone. But Jasmine couldn’t keep her eyes off me, and she looked sad and mad.I took a step forward. “Jasmine…” My voice cracked.She shook her head slowly. “You know the truth, Damien. Say it… before it takes her life.”Her words sliced me, and I felt the ground shaking underneath my feet. I
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Chapter: Chapter Two Hundred and Fifty NineDamien's POV~I couldn’t stay calm any longer. My wolf growled each time Lyra found herself close to Elara. It was not an ordinary warning growl; it was unsettled, furious, and almost panicked.She’s guilty, my wolf whispered over and over. She’s the one. Keep her from harming Elara.But I couldn’t. I was trapped. Her threat was my constant companion in my thoughts, the same words that she had hurled at me with that cold smile, ‘Speak and she dies.’The more I didn’t want to think about it, the worse it got. It hurt my chest every time Elara looked at me with trust in those blue eyes of hers. My stomach writhed every time she leaned on me for protection. I felt like a coward. A wolf fit not to even stand in her shadow.I tried to work out that day, thinking perhaps it would help clear my head. I arrived at the practice field with the sun still rising. It was an empty field and silent for me and the row of wooden dummies.I moved to another combat stance and hit. My fists collided wit
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Chapter: Chapter Two Hundred and Fifty EightElara’s POV~My dreams were weird, never normal; it was as if I were awake in them.I looked up at Jasmine, who was now staring down at me. Her face was pale. Her baby was in her arms. The child was alive, smiling, with little hands reaching out.I froze, my chest tight. “Jasmine?” My voice shook.She nodded slowly, her eyes fixed with mine. She whimpered, “Protect her… protect yourself. Your sister is no longer your sister.”My heart was throbbing so hard I could hear it in my ears. Frustrated, I came forward to inquire about it. “What do you mean? Jasmine, what are you saying? My sister…”She shook her head, with tears in the corner of her eyes. “You need to stop denying it, Elara. Before it’s too late.”The baby in her arms let out a chuckle. The dream began to spin out of focus, and Jasmine’s body began dissolving into blackness.I gasped and woke up. It was dark in my room, and the air was cold. My nightgown stuck to me, drenched with sweat. I felt my heart beating against my che
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Chapter: Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Nine A New Foundation (Epilogue)Valenticia Six months had passed, yet there were still moments when I paused and took a breath just to remind myself that everything I had fought for was finally mine.The office looked different now, even though the structure itself had not changed. The glass walls still reflected the city, the conference rooms still carried the same polished design, and the steady rhythm of work still filled the space. But the atmosphere had shifted in a way that I could feel every time I walked through the doors.This company no longer felt like something I was struggling to hold together.It felt stable.It felt strong.And most importantly, it felt like it belonged to me.I stood at the head of the boardroom table that morning, reviewing the final report that had just been presented. The numbers spoke clearly. Growth had returned. Investor confidence had stabilized. Partnerships that had once withdrawn were now fully restored and expanding beyond what we had projec
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Chapter: Chapter One Hundred and Fifty EightThe ChoiceValenticiaThe hospital hallway felt quieter than I expected when I stepped out of the elevator. The air carried that clean, sterile scent that always made everything feel distant and controlled. My heels moved softly against the polished floor as I walked toward his room, each step steady even though my thoughts were anything but.I had spent the entire morning trying to prepare for this moment, yet nothing about it felt simple.Too much had happened.Too many truths had come to light.And now, for the first time since everything began, I was walking into a conversation that would not be controlled by anyone else.Not by the board.Not by Lucas.Not even by fear.When I reached his door, I paused for a brief moment with my hand resting on the handle. I took a slow breath, steadying myself, before pushing it open and stepping inside.The room was quiet.Lucas was seated upright against the hospital bed, the white sheets drawn neatly around him. The sharp, composed image h
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Chapter: Chapter One Hundred and Fifty SevenThe AftermathPOV: Third Person The police station felt colder than usual that morning, even though nothing about the building had changed. The fluorescent lights above cast a steady glow across the interrogation room, and the faint sound of movement echoed from the hallway beyond. Officers passed occasionally, their footsteps measured and controlled, as if the events of the previous night had already been reduced to routine.Stefan sat across from two detectives, his posture upright but visibly tense. There was a faint bruise along his jaw, and his shirt carried the marks of smoke and dust from the warehouse. He had not bothered to change. There had not been time for that.One of the detectives leaned forward slightly, with his pen resting above a notepad.“Let’s go through this again,” he said calmly. “You arrived at the warehouse after tracking Dimitri. What happened next?”Stefan exhaled slowly before answering. His voice was steady, but there was a weight behind it that had no
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Chapter: Chapter One Hundred and Fifty SixTruth and FireValenticia’s POVEverything started to fall apart at once.The warehouse had already been tense before, but now it felt like the air itself had turned unstable. Every word that had been said hung heavily between us, and no one seemed willing to step back anymore. Dimitri stood across from Lucas with a look I had never seen on him before. It was no longer just anger or frustration. There was something deeper in his expression, something unsteady that made my chest tighten.“Stop this,” I said, my voice sharper than I intended as I looked between them. “This has gone too far already.”No one listened.Stefan stepped forward, his focus locked entirely on Lucas. “You think you can just twist everything and walk away from it?” he demanded. “You think she won’t see what you’ve done?”Lucas remained still, his posture controlled despite the growing tension around him. “This isn’t about what I think,” he replied calmly. “It’s about what actually happened.”“That’s exactly wha
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Chapter: Chapter One Hundred and Fifty FiveConvergenceDimitri’s POV“I’m done waiting.”The words left my mouth slowly, but the moment they did, I knew I meant them completely.The room around me was dim, the only light coming from the television that continued to play muted news segments on repeat. The same headlines kept flashing across the screen, the same images of Valenticia standing beside Lucas, the same carefully controlled narrative being fed to the world.I had watched it for hours.Too many hours.Empty glasses sat scattered across the table in front of me, some tipped over, others half-filled, but none of it had slowed the thoughts running through my head. If anything, it had only made them louder. Clearer. Sharper in the worst possible way.Everything had reached a point where doing nothing was no longer an option.I leaned forward slightly, pressing my fingers against my temple as I forced myself to focus.I had what I needed.Stefan’s proof.Documents. Fragments. Enough to raise serious questions. Enough to s
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Chapter: Chapter One Hundred and Fifty FourThe OfferValenticia’s POVThe moment I stepped into Lucas’s penthouse, I realized immediately that tonight was different.The space was quiet, but not empty. Soft lighting spread across the room in a way that made everything feel calm and controlled. The glass walls stretched from floor to ceiling, revealing the city below in full view. Lights from buildings reflected faintly across the polished surfaces inside, and the entire place carried a sense of order that felt intentional rather than decorative.Nothing here was accidental. Everything had been arranged with purpose. Including this dinner.I paused near the entrance for a brief moment, taking it all in before my eyes moved toward him.Lucas was standing near the dining area, already waiting.He was dressed simply, but still precise. A dark shirt, sleeves slightly rolled, no tie, no jacket. It was a more relaxed appearance than I had seen on him before, but it did not take away from the controlled way he carried himself. If a
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety Seven DarknessPOV: KaelI stood outside the cell and watched the guards drag Sara inside. She was still crying, still shaking, and her body was limp from the beating. Her dress was torn and stained with blood. Her face was swollen. One eye was almost shut. She looked broken. Exactly how I wanted her to look.“Clean her up properly,” I ordered the guards. “I want her presentable. Wash the blood off. Change her clothes. Make her look human again.”The guards nodded and got to work. One of them brought a bucket of water and a cloth. They started wiping her face and arms. Sara flinched every time the cloth touched her skin. She tried to pull away, but the chains held her in place. Her eyes were empty. She did not fight them. She just cried quietly.I watched every movement. The way the water ran red down her skin. The way she trembled when they touched the cuts on her cheek. The way her shoulders hunched like she was trying to disappear. It made something dark and satisfied stir inside me. Sh
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety SixThe Voice In The Dark POV: KaelI stood outside the cell and watched the guards drag Sara inside. She was still crying, still shaking, and her body was limp from the beating. Her dress was torn and stained with blood. Her face was swollen. One eye was almost shut. She looked broken. Exactly how I wanted her to look.“Clean her up properly,” I ordered the guards. “I want her presentable. Wash the blood off. Change her clothes. Make her look human again.”The guards nodded and got to work. One of them brought a bucket of water and a cloth. They started wiping her face and arms. Sara flinched every time the cloth touched her skin. She tried to pull away, but the chains held her in place. Her eyes were empty. She did not fight them. She just cried quietly.I watched every movement. The way the water ran red down her skin. The way she trembled when they touched the cuts on her cheek. The way her shoulders hunched like she was trying to disappear. It made something dark and satisfied stir i
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety FiveThe Dogs and the Dungeon POV: KaelI stood in the hall after the ceremony had ended, watching the elders gather their robes and prepare to leave. The torches still burned low, casting long shadows across the stone floor. I raised my glass toward them and spoke clearly. “Thank you, all of you, for showing up tonight. Your presence means everything to me and to the pack. I appreciate your support more than words can say.”Elder Thorne nodded first. “You handled that situation with strength, Kael. You brought justice when it was needed. We are proud of you.”Elder Vara added, “You did what was right. That girl and her mother tried to ruin everything. You protected the pack. You protected your Luna. We thank you for it.”Elder Lir placed a hand on my shoulder. “Your father would be proud if he could see this. You showed leadership. You showed control. We console you for the stress this caused. It is not easy to deal with betrayal from your own people.”I smiled at them. “Thank you. I prom
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety FourThe Night That Claims HerPOV: MilaKael’s voice rang out across the square, sounding all cold and final. “Take Sara away. Lock her up somewhere until I decide what to do with her.”I wanted to speak. I wanted to beg him to let her go. She was grieving. She had just watched her mother die in front of her. She did not deserve to be dragged away like a criminal. But the words stuck in my throat. I had already seen Kael’s wrath. I had seen what he was capable of. I had seen him kill without blinking. I had seen him threaten me in front of everyone. I could not risk it. Not now. Not when Sara’s life was already hanging by a thread.My mind screamed at me. This is wrong. This is cruel. This is not justice. But I stayed silent. I watched as two guards grabbed Sara by the arms and pulled her up. She was still crying, still shaking, still trying to reach for her mother’s body on the ground. Her voice broke into hoarse sobs. “Mother… please… don’t take me… I want to stay with her…”The guards d
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety ThreeThe Kiss After The Kill POV: MilaSara cried out. “No! Mother!”Her mother shook her head. “It’s my fault. Spare her. Take me.”Sara ran forward. The guards tried to stop her but she pushed past them. She reached her mother and they hugged each other tightly, both crying, both shaking. Sara buried her face in her mother’s shoulder. Her mother stroked her hair. They held each other like they would never let go.I cried too. Silent tears. I could not watch this. I could not let this happen. I scrambled to my feet and ran to Kael. I grabbed his arm. “Please. Don’t do this. I will marry you. I will do whatever you want. Just don’t kill them. Their punishment isn’t fit for death. Please. I’m begging you.”He looked down at me. His face was cold. Then he tossed me away like I was nothing. I stumbled back, falling to my knees again.A guard stepped forward with a sword. The blade shone in the torchlight. Two other guards pushed Sara away from her mother. They held Sara’s mother by the should
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety TwoUntold truthPOV: MilaThe square remained completely silent after Sara had said those two words. “I lied.” The sound of her voice was so small, so broken, that it felt like it sucked all the air out of the space around us. My heart slammed against my ribs so hard that I thought everyone could hear it. I stared at her, confused, while trying to understand what she had just said. One moment she had stood there and told the entire pack that Kael was the father of her child, that he had threatened her, that he had used her. And now she was saying she lied? My mind spun. The crowd stared at me too. Their eyes were wide, with their mouths open, faces full of shock. Whispers started spreading fast. “Why is she changing her story?” “One minute she accuses him, the next she says it was a lie.” “What is going on with her?” “Is she playing games?” The murmurs grew louder, moving through the crowd like a wave. Everyone was looking at me like I had done something wrong. Like though I was the one
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Falling for my Billionaire Ex Again!
I stepped inside the office and sat before the doctor. But my thoughts suddenly drifted.
"Mr. Blackwood?" The doctor’s voice pulled me back to the present.
"How is she?"
The doctor sighed, flipping through Natalie’s chart before meeting my gaze. "She suffered a severe head trauma. We managed to stabilize her, but…" He hesitated.
My stomach twisted. "But what?"
"She has retrograde amnesia. Right now, her memory is… fragmented. From what we’ve assessed, she doesn’t recall the last five years."
Ethan froze. "How do you mean, five years?"
"She believes it’s still 2018. In her mind, she’s still your wife."
The words punched the air from my lungs. Still my wife.
"This kind of memory loss can be temporary or permanent—we can’t say for sure. She may recover bits of it over time, or it may come back all at once." The doctor’s gaze softened. "It’s important, Mr. Blackwood, that no one tries to force her to remember anything. Pushing her could make things worse, even more dangerous."
I swallowed hard, my pulse roaring in my ears. Five years of pain, five years of regrets—wiped away.
"Can I see her?"I pleaded.
The doctor hesitated before nodding. "Go easy on her....And Mr. Blackwood?"
"Stay strong."
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Five years ago, Natalie Elise Blackwood walked away from her husband, Ethan Blackwood. After discovering his betrayal, she left without a trace. But when a tragic accident erases her memories, she wakes up believing she’s still Ethan’s devoted wife, unaware of the past that tore them apart. Seizing the opportunity to fix his mistakes, Ethan is determined to keep her by his side, even if it means hiding the painful truth. But when the memories return, will Natalie stay...or will history repeat itself?
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Chapter: Chapter FiveEthan's POV:The air left my lungs.I swallowed hard. "Can I see her?""She will be moved to a ward soon. You can see her then.""I want a private ward arranged for her,” I said without hesitation. "The best one. The most expensive."The doctor nodded. "I’ll have that done."I barely heard him as he walked away. My gaze was fixed on the doors leading to her.Five years of searching. And now, I could only pray she’d wake up.Suddenly, the door swung open and the nurses wheeled Natalie out on a stretcher. An IV drip was connected to her arm. Bandages covered her head, and legs.She looked nothing like the fiery, stubborn woman I had spent years searching for. She looked... broken. And I hated it.I followed closely as they guided her down the hall. Now and then, one of the nurses would glance at me. But, I ignored them.They entered a private ward and gently transferred her onto the hospital bed. Adjusting the monitors and IV stand, they made their final checks before stepping back.“Sh
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Chapter: Chapter FourEthan’s POV:“Mr. Blackwood?”I barely heard the voice calling me. My mind had drifted again, back to her. Natalie.God, how could I not think of her? Even after all these years, she still haunted me.She used to sit beside me in meetings like this, taking notes with a wide smile.She was my secretary—until she became my wife. But life had a way of proving my father and grandfather right: Kindness was a weakness. And losing her—losing us—was all the proof I needed.I clenched my jaw, pushing away the memories. The past had no place here.Murmurs swept through the room as my silence stretched too long. My secretary, Samuel, leaned toward me and whispered the question I had missed.I blinked, shaking my head slightly to clear my thoughts. Straightening, I adjusted my cufflinks and finally spoke. “The question was regarding our investments in the European sector, correct?” I asked.The CFO nodded. “Yes, sir. There have been fluctuations in the market due to political instability. Our st
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Chapter: Chapter ThreeNatalie's POV: FIVE YEARS LATER:I sat in my art studio, surrounded by canvases covered in several colors. Some were unfinished, while others were completed yet waiting for meaning. I dragged my brush across the canvas, blending hues of deep blue and ivory. Suddenly, the door was pushed open."Miss Natalie!"A small voice filled the room, followed by hurried footsteps. I turned just as a little boy, no older than six, rushed to my side, clutching a medium-sized whiteboard in his tiny hands. His dark eyes were bright with excitement, his cheeks flushed from running."Did I do it properly?" He asked, his voice tinged with eagerness and a little nervousness.I smiled and set down my brush, placing my palette on the wooden stand beside me. Wiping my paint-streaked hands on my apron, I pulled it off and knelt before him, taking the board from his hands."It's looking great, Kelvin." I praised, scanning the sketch of a small house surrounded by trees, the lines were wobbly
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Chapter: Chapter TwoNatalie's POV:Stepping out of the house, I hurried past the front porch and through the gates, my feet carrying me aimlessly down the road.My vision was blurry from the tears that refused to stop. I wasn’t just crying—I was wailing. I fought for this marriage.I endured the whispers, the disapproving glances, the silent judgment of people who thought I didn’t belong in Ethan’s world.But Ethan… he never made me feel like I was beneath him. He never felt like a billionaire to me.He loved eating greasy pizza on the couch while watching his favorite sports, his arm lazily slung around my shoulders. He loved cooking, taking over the kitchen with a kind of reckless passion that always ended in a mess, and surprising me with breakfast in bed. He laughed with me. Held me. Kissed me like I was the only woman in the world.So how? When?There were no signs—no distance, no arguments, no strange behavior.What went wrong?My hands trembled as they landed on my stomach. Was he unhappy becaus
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Chapter: Chapter OneNatalie’s POV:"What a hectic day.” I sighed, relaxing in the driver’s seat. But despite how exhausted I was, I couldn't stop smiling.Tonight was everything I ever dreamed of. My paintings debuted at the gallery, and I received recognition from some of the most renowned artists in the industry. I glanced at my phone, half-expecting a message from Ethan. He came early but left almost immediately for an emergency meeting. I understood, of course. He always worked hard for us, for our future.I bit my lip, to suppress a smile. I couldn't stop picturing him, waiting for me. Already changed into his sweatpants, lounging on the couch with a glass of whiskey in hand. Maybe he asked the maids to prepare something extraordinary. Maybe he ordered takeout. Maybe he’s waiting to celebrate my success properly.Pulling into the driveway, my heart swelled with anticipation.The house was dark except for the porch light. Strange. Ethan usually makes sure the maids leave a few lights on whenever
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Masuk
