Chapter: EPILOGUETHIRD-PERSON POVSIX MONTHS LATERKane Global stood taller than ever. The glass tower in the heart of London reflected the winter sky like a blade of polished steel, its boardroom now a place of quiet triumph rather than shadowed secrets. Under the joint leadership of Alexander Kane and Enid Voss the company had not only recovered—it had surged. Revenue climbed steadily quarter after quarter new ethical partnerships reshaped the public image and the board no longer whispered behind closed doors. They governed openly together, two men who had walked through fire and emerged forged into something unbreakable. Enid also decided to partner with Kane Global, making it a standard foundation. On a crisp Saturday morning Alexander and Enid drove out of the city in silence at first the kind of silence that no longer needed filling. The cemetery lay on a gentle hill outside the city limits surrounded by ancient oaks and winter-bare fields. The grave marker was simple gray granite catching the
Last Updated: 2026-02-02
Chapter: CHAPTER 113ALEXANDER'S POV THREE DAY LATER I hurried the last suitcase into the car boot sweat already prickling along my hairline despite the cool morning air. The estate driveway was quiet except for the soft crunch of gravel under my shoes and the distant hum of London traffic beyond the gates. I straightened wiping my hands on my jeans and glanced toward the front door just as Enid stepped outside pulling a sleek black suitcase behind him.He looked unfairly good—white shirt sleeves rolled to his elbows, his black trousers fitting just right the sling finally gone though he still moved his right shoulder carefully. The faint scar peeked above his collar a thin pink line that made my chest tighten every time I saw it.“I told you I’d carry them,” I said stepping forward reaching for the suitcase handle.Enid shook his head a small stubborn smile tugging at his lips. “I got shot but that doesn’t mean I can’t use my hand.” He lifted the case easily despite the slight wince that crossed his f
Last Updated: 2026-02-02
Chapter: CHAPTER 112: THE PROPOSALALEXANDER'S POV ONE WEEK LATER The courtroom smelled of polished wood old paper and quiet dread. I sat in the front row beside Dad shoulders rigid hands clasped so tightly my knuckles ached. Rosa stood in the defendant’s box, her wrists cuffed in front of her face blank and cold-blooded like she’d already accepted the end but refused to show it. Raymond stood a few feet away head bowed shoulders slumped the cocky charm he used to wear like armor stripped away completely. Rosa had been charged with murder, parental fraud, kidnapping, money laundering conspiracy and solicitation of assassination. While Raymond faced money laundering accessory after the fact and conspiracy to commit murder. During interrogation the truth had spilled out in ugly pieces—Rosa had introduced Raymond into my life deliberately so they could keep me distracted confused and under control. He’d never loved me, instead he'd been playing a long game for her for money for power. Every kiss, every late-night
Last Updated: 2026-01-31
Chapter: CHAPTER 111AUTHOR POV“You son of a bitch let me go!” Rosa spat the words like venom her wrists jerking against the metal cuffs that chained her to the table. The steel clinked sharply every time she yanked but the restraints held firm biting into her skin.The interrogating officer remained perfectly calm sliding into the chair opposite her without a flicker of reaction. The room was dim the only light coming from the single harsh bulb hanging directly overhead casting long shadows across the concrete walls and turning her face into a mask of sharp angles and fury. He placed a thin manila folder on the table between them fingers resting lightly on the edge.“Let’s start again Mrs Kane,” he said voice even almost polite. “You were arrested on charges of murder kidnapping parental fraud and conspiracy. You have the right to remain silent but anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You also have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one one will be provided fo
Last Updated: 2026-01-30
Chapter: CHAPTER 110ENID'S POVBeep beep beepThe sound drilled into my skull steadily pulling me slowly out of the thick fog. I tried to open my eyes at first everything was blinding white then blurry gray then nothing but darkness again. I squeezed them shut took a slow breath and tried once more. This time the room came into focus dim hospital lighting soft shadows night pressing against the window.I sighed shifting just a fraction and pain exploded through my upper back and right shoulder sharp hot vicious. My whole body locked up a groan slipping out before I could stop it.“Enid.”Alex snapped upright from the chair beside the bed eyes wide and red-rimmed. He leaned forward fast hand reaching for my arm fingers trembling as they settled on my skin. “Can you hear me?”My vision was still hazy edges soft but I could feel him the warmth of his touch the faint tremor in his grip. I let my fingers twitch weakly against his palm. “Alex…” My voice came out dry cracked barely audible. “I didn’t actually w
Last Updated: 2026-01-29
Chapter: CHAPTER 109ALEXANDER'S POVThe sterile chemical smell of the hospital corridor wrapped around me refusing to let go.Time had melted into nothing more than the relentless beep-beep-beep of a heart monitor drifting from somewhere down the hall. The surgery doors stayed shut a blank white wall that judged me every time I stared at them. My father’s arms were the only solid thing keeping me from shattering completely on the cold tile floor. My hands were still streaked with rust-brown blood—Enid’s blood, which had dried and flaking under my nails no matter how hard I rubbed them against my jeans.“He’s strong Alex,” Dad whispered for what felt like the hundredth time his voice rough around the edges like he was trying to convince himself too. “He’ll pull through.”I could only nod my throat too raw too tight to form words. The image kept replaying behind my eyes—Enid’s body jerking with each impact the warm flood of his life soaking through my fingers his weak crooked smile even as pain carved lin
Last Updated: 2026-01-29
Chapter: CHAPTER 74ETHAN’S POVI slipped into the lecture hall twenty minutes early, picked my usual spot, very last row in the tightest corner, and tried to disappear. My hands were still shaking from the morning, from the stranger’s gray eyes that looked too much like Kai’s, from the way my heart kept ricocheting between hope and dread. I pulled my books out slowly, lining them up like armor, my hoodie pulled low over my face.Students started pouring in, laughing, gossiping, alive in a way I hadn’t felt in days. I kept my gaze on my desk, tracing the carved initials of people who didn’t have to wonder if the man they loved was a killer.Then the door opened again, and I felt him before I saw him.That same tall frame from the quad filled the doorway, scanning the room with lazy confidence. His eyes landed on me instantly. A slow smile curved his mouth, friendly, warm, and completely disarming.My stomach flipped, instantly.He started walking straight toward me.No, No no no.I dropped my gaze to m
Last Updated: 2026-01-07
Chapter: CHAPTER 73ETHAN’S POV I woke up tasting salt and regret.The morning light slicing through the blinds felt like punishment. My eyes were swollen, crusty from crying all night, and I was still wearing Kai’s clothes: his oversized black T-shirt and the gray sweat-shorts that uses to smell like safety and now just smelled like goodbye.I hadn’t taken them off. I’d stumbled through the front door last night, ignored my dad’s startled “Ethan?” and locked myself in my room. Then I’d curled into a ball on the bed and cried until my throat was raw and my pillow was soaked. I kept checking my phone every thirty seconds, waiting for something, anything: a text, a call, a single word that said come back. But there was nothing. The screen stayed cruelly blank.He hadn’t followed me. He’d stood in that garage and watched me walk away without moving a muscle. Maybe he’d been relieved. Maybe the second I accused him of being a coward, maybe when I had looked him in the eye and used a cursed words.I dr
Last Updated: 2026-01-07
Chapter: CHAPTER 72ETHAN’S POV I was sitting cross-legged on the edge of the bed when he stepped out of the bathroom, towel slung low on his hips, another one rubbing roughly through his wet hair. Water still traced the lines of his chest, sliding over the ridges of muscle and the stark white bandage that covered his side. He looked unfairly beautiful, dangerous in that quiet way that used to make my knees weak, but now, it just made my stomach knot. “You good?” he asked, voice soft, careful. I swallowed. “I’m fine. Just… waiting for you.” He gave me a small, crooked smile and reached for a black T-shirt from the dresser. The movement was quick, practiced, but I still caught a flash of the scar beneath the bandage before the fabric covered it. But I never saw a scar on his chest. My breath hitched, and he noticed. Of course he noticed. “Come here,” he murmured, opening his arms. I went without thinking. I always did. He lifted me easily, hands sliding under my thighs, settling me against his
Last Updated: 2026-01-07
Chapter: CHAPTER 71ETHAN’S POV The walk to the park had been torture.We moved side by side, but it felt like there was a canyon between us. Kai kept his hands clasped behind his back, pace slow and measured, matching my shorter strides without seeming to try. I kept stealing glances at him: the sharp line of his jaw, the way the wind tugged at his dark hair, the blank mask he’d worn since the pizza last night. Every time our eyes almost met I jerked mine away, heart racing like I’d been caught doing something unforgivable.Which, in a way, I had.The park wasn’t crowded. A few kids shrieked on the swings, a couple walked a dog, an old man fed pigeons. Normal life. It made the silence between us feel even heavier.“Should we get ice cream?” Kai asked suddenly, nodding toward the pastel-colored van parked under the oaks.The question was so ordinary it threw me. “Uh… yeah. Sure.”We walked over. I ordered vanilla with strawberry topping because my brain couldn’t handle decisions right now. The lady beh
Last Updated: 2025-12-09
Chapter: CHAPTER 70: SECRETS ETHAN'S POV“Ethan?” Kai’s voice, low and muffled through the door. “Baby, it’s me.”Relief and panic crashed together so violently I almost threw up.My palms were slick with sweat. My borrowed shorts had dark brown streaks across the thigh where I’d wiped my fingers. I could smell the metallic tang of old blood on my skin.Another knock, gentle. “Ethan? You okay?”“Coming!” I croaked, voice cracking. I sounded guilty as hell.I bolted for the bathroom, turned the faucet on full blast, splashed cold water on my face, scrubbed my hands until they stung. The mirror showed a wild-eyed boy with flushed cheeks and trembling lips. I looked like I’d just committed a crime.Because I kind of had.I grabbed a towel, dried my face, tried to slow my breathing. Inhale four, hold four, exhale four. It didn’t work.The knock came again, softer. “Baby, open the door. You’re scaring me.”I forced my legs to move. Every step felt like walking through quicksand. I reached the door, hands shaking so ba
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Chapter: CHAPTER 69: TENSION ETHAN’S POV I curled my toes, at the wild sensation of this, then I felt his hands cupped my cheek. "Look at me, Ethan."He said calmly, as he moved my face to his sides."I said you should go. You don't have to worry about me."I muttred.He sighed. "I’m coming back. I’m not disappearing again. I’m not leaving you. Do you hear me?” I wanted to believe him. God, I wanted to. But all I could see was the way he’d walked out to that balcony, the way he’d hidden the phone, the way he was dressing like a man preparing for war instead of a Tuesday afternoon. I nodded anyway, because I didn’t have the strength to fight. "If you say so."I muttred.He kissed my forehead, hard and desperate, then my lips, tasting my tears. “Few minutes, I'll be back” he whispered again. “Lock the door behind me. Don’t open for anyone but me.” He got off the bed, as he head to the door, and then he was gone. The door clicked shut. I stayed on the bed long after the door clicked shut, curled on m
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SECOND SIN
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Nathan Reed was born with a physical disability, he has a weak leg from birth and a seizure which leads to nose bleeding and he litterrily grew up in poverty. Quiet and introverted, he was a social outcast in high school, eventually becoming the primary target of a bullying clique.
While Noah Grayson was the leader of that clique—the polar opposite of Nathan. He's Born into an elite family, he was a tall, athletic playboy who never knew the meaning of struggle.
Traumatized by the abuse from the Noah group, the Nathan was forced to drop out. He spent years working grueling jobs—repairman, delivery driver, construction worker—until he finally landed a position at his current company. Starting from the very bottom, his diligence and competence eventually led him to the position of department manager.
Just as he thinks his life is finally on track, his nightmare—Noah reappears. Despite Nathan professional success, he still feels like an ant in the face of the Noah's immense power and status.
Mustering his courage to confront him, Nathan was shocked when Noah claims he has come to apologize for his past sins. Asking him to give him a chance to purse him.
Is this a sincere confession or a cruel joke?
Is the Noah truly repentant, or is there a hidden scheme at play?
How will Nathan choose this time?
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Chapter: CHAPTER 28 It was evening and closing hours at Dynamic Group. Noah sat in his dark blue BWM parked just outside the main entrance, it's engine off, windows tinted so no one could see inside. He watched the steady stream of workers pouring out of the building—some chatting in small groups, others hurrying toward the bus stop or parking lot. He waited patiently, eyes fixed on the glass doors, heart beating a little faster than he wanted to admit. After several minutes, Nathan finally appeared, walking beside Elle. They moved together through the crowd, talking quietly. Noah remained perfectly still in the driver’s seat, hands resting on the steering wheel as he observed them through the glass. He couldn’t bring himself to do anything else, he just sat there, watching until they walked past his car and disappeared down the sidewalk. Only then did he collapse back against the leather seat. He dug both hands into his hair, gripping tightly, frustration and exhaustion rolling through him in waves.
Last Updated: 2026-04-14
Chapter: CHAPTER 27Nathan stayed frozen like that for several long seconds, his eyes blazing with enough fury to burn Noah alive. His chest heaved with every ragged breath. Then, as if reality suddenly crashed back in, his fingers loosened one by one. He released Noah’s collar and stepped back, face flushed deep red with a mixture of rage, shame, and exhaustion.He was furious at everything—at the situation, at the years of pain still lodged inside him, but mostly at himself. He was angry that he still hadn’t stood up for himself the way he’d sworn he would. Angry that he hadn’t become the rich, untouchable man he’d promised himself he would be—the one who could finally make his bully pay. Instead, everything seemed stacked against him. The same person who had tormented him for years had now reappeared, but this time pretending to be something else entirely.Nathan turned sharply on his heel and headed for the door. He had only taken three steps when Noah’s voice cut through the heavy silence.“You’re
Last Updated: 2026-04-13
Chapter: CHAPTER 26Nathan dropped into the new chair and let the soft mesh back cradle him. The difference was immediate—supportive, quiet, nothing like the creaky wreck he’d been fighting for months. A small, bitter smile tugged at his lips, but it's not happiness. Just the sharp realization that power really was everything. He’d sent polite requests to the board about a new chair, a fresh coat of paint, even basic repairs to his tiny office. George had shut him down every time, sneering that he was “still only acting” and threatening to replace him if he couldn’t be comfortable on the budget they gave him.Now? One quiet word from the top and everything changed overnight.“Power,” he muttered to himself, voice low in the empty room. He reached out and wrapped both hands around the hot coffee cup. Warmth seeped into his palms, steadying the faint tremble he hadn’t noticed until now. He brushed the back of his hand across his nose, stood up, and grabbed the project file Noah had handed him yesterday.
Last Updated: 2026-04-08
Chapter: CHAPTER 25Nathan pushed open the door to his apartment and stepped inside, the faint scent of takeout still lingering in the air. He turned the lock with a deliberate click, double-checking it out of habit, then let the heavy plastic bags slip from his fingers. They hit the floor with a soft rustle and a muffled thud. Without pausing he crossed the small living room and collapsed onto the couch, his head falling back against the cushions as a long, exhausted sigh escaped him.Today had not gone the way he’d planned. Not even close. Everything felt unbelievable like he’d stepped into someone else’s life for a few hours. Noah had actually apologized. The words had come out of his mouth, quiet and cracked, right there across the table. Nathan didn’t need to question whether it happened, because he’d watched it unfold with his own eyes, felt the weight of every syllable land in his chest.After that, silence had swallowed the rest of the meal. Nathan hadn’t spoken, he couldn’t speak, even when No
Last Updated: 2026-03-22
Chapter: CHAPTER 24: APOLOGYNathan walked back to his department like his legs had turned to lead. The file Noah had given him felt heavier in his hand than it should have—thicker, somehow, even though it was only a few pages. He kept his eyes on the floor the whole way, passing desks and quiet conversations without really seeing them. When he finally reached his office door he paused, fingers tightening around the folder, then pushed inside slowly.He closed the door behind him with a soft click and leaned against it for a second, breathing out. Everything felt unplanned and uncalled for. What was Noah actually planning?Was this another manipulation trick—some elaborate way to pull him back in, make him dependent again? Or was Noah… for real? The bruises, the calm offer, the project details—it didn’t line up with the Noah he remembered. None of it did.He dropped into his chair and laid the file flat on the desk. Opened it carefully. The pages were crisp, professional, it's a joint high-visibility initiative
Last Updated: 2026-03-20
Chapter: CHAPTER 23: AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REJECT.Monday MorningElle practically flew up the stairs, hrr breath coming in short bursts as she hurried toward Nathan, who was already leaning against the balcony railing waiting for her. The second she reached him she stopped dead, hands on her hips, eyes wide with mock outrage.“Oh you bitch, I will never trust you again!”Nathan only grinned, cheeks already warming despite himself. “No, no… it’s actually not like that.”“What! Why didn’t you tell me you guys went on a date? Twice!” Elle’s voice climbed with delighted disbelief.“Well… I did tell you,” Nathan said, chuckling softly as he rested his jaw in his palm, trying to play it cool even though excitement bubbled under his skin.Elle was too overjoyed to care about technicalities. “Oh my God, that was fast and I’m so happy for you both! How was it? Details—now!”Nathan scratched behind his ear, a nervous little habit, cheeks flushing deeper. “Actually… on Saturday we went to that Chinese place downtown first, then ended up at this
Last Updated: 2026-03-19
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