Chapter: CHAPTER 166(Emma’s POV)I ran to him before I even realized I was moving, my legs carrying me faster than my thoughts. Damon was there, fragile and battered, sitting slumped against the dirt, the sweat and blood on his clothes mixing with dust. My hands shook as I dropped to my knees beside him. “Damon,” I whispered, almost afraid to speak the name aloud, as if saying it too loud would shatter the fragile reality of this moment.He stirred, his eyes fluttering open. Exhaustion lined his face, his jaw tight, and the faint tremor in his hands betrayed how much he had been through. Even like this, even wounded, even weak… he looked at me with that same intensity I had loved, the same unwavering focus, and it hit me that he had been searching for me all this time. All those nights I had spent wondering if he was even alive—he had been out there, thinking about me, moving through danger for me.“Emma…” His voice was raw, weak, hoarse, but it carried everything he felt. I immediately pressed a hand to
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-31
Chapter: CHAPTER 165(Damon's POV)I had been circling the city like a ghost, chasing shadows and dead ends, when my phone rang. Alice’s name lit up the screen. I almost ignored it. I was tired of interruptions, tired of explanations, tired of pretending anything else mattered more than finding Emma.“I’m busy,” I said the moment I answered, already walking toward my car. But then I heard the sound that made my chest lock up. She was crying in broken, gasping sobs.“Alice,” I said sharply. “What’s wrong?”“You need to come to base,” she choked out. “Right now. Damon… please. It's Emma.” The line went dead. I don’t remember the drive. I remember red lights blurring into one long smear, my hands white-knuckled around the steering wheel, my heart beating like it was trying to claw its way out of my ribs. Every ugly thought I’d been forcing down for days came roaring back of Emma hurt or worse. Dead. By the time I burst into the base, my lungs were on fire. The security room doors slid open, and my jaw flexed
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-31
Chapter: CHAPTER 164(Damon's POV)By the time I returned, all I found was blood and signs of a violent struggle. Emma was gone. My heart sank. Where could she have gone? From the looks of the living room, there was clearly a struggle. But the men were dead, with cold, empty eyes. So where did Emma run to? Did she get so scared she left the house to somewhere safe or did she lose so much blood she died somewhere else? I really hoped it was the latter. Just the thought of Emma lying lifeless left me feeling empty.I tried to connect to connect the dots. I looked at her messages carefully, searching for signs or clues. There was only one. Selina's name was mentioned in her first text. Did she come over? What was she doing here? My fists balled in fury. I dialed Abel's number immediately. He answered on the first ring. “Get Selina to headquarters. Now.” I ordered before hanging up. Whatever was going to get in my way, I was ready to clear it up.The room smelled like metal and old coffee. Interrogation rooms
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-30
Chapter: CHAPTER 163(Emma’s POV)Damon had been gone for two days.He left no calls or texts. Every time I dialed his number, it went straight to voicemail, the sound drilling into me until I hung up with shaking fingers. Selina’s words replayed in my head like a verdict already passed. I looked at myself in the mirror that morning and barely recognized the woman staring back. I had eyes bruised with exhaustion, my skin dull, lips cracked from worrying them raw. I felt defeated and betrayed. But I refused to rot in that bed.I forced myself up, feet touching the cold floor like a challenge. Damon wasn’t the only joy in my life. He couldn’t be. If he wasn’t my end destination then… I would find another one. I had survived before him. I could do it again. The thought barely formed before sadness wrapped around my chest, tight and merciless. I couldn’t leave. I loved Damon too much.The truth hit me like a bruise I kept pressing. I would wait. I would hear him out. Whatever came next—whatever explanation or
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-30
Chapter: CHAPTER 162(Damon's POV)It took us a while but we finally did it. We found the man who invaded Emma's house three nights later.Assuming he was working alone we followee him recklessly but we were wrong. He hadn't been alone. He was working with a few people but their purpose was uncertain. Well, not really since they attacked Emma… my weakness.The base sat carved into the side of a limestone ridge, hidden behind foliage thick enough to fool satellites and arrogance thick enough to fool men. It wasn't too far from civilization but not too close that a lost car or wanderer could venture there by mistake. It was still, barely making a sound. The kind of quiet that came from confidence, not caution.“I'll be careful if I were you.” I uttered as I watched Abel gear up. He was still tying his shoelaces when he looked up at me. “I'm always careful.” He said as he stood up.“Still. We don't know what's on the other side of that door.” I retorted. Abel looked at me seriously for a second before smilin
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-12-30
Chapter: CHAPTER 161(Emma’s POV)I woke up slowly, like my body didn’t trust the moment enough to rush into it.The first thing I noticed was warmth. Not just the heat of the room or the weight of blankets, but the kind that settled deep under my skin, steady and reassuring. My cheek was pressed against a solid chest, the rise and fall beneath it calm and real. For a few seconds, I stayed perfectly still, afraid that if I moved, I’d break whatever spell had allowed this to exist.Damon’s arm was around me, loose but unmistakably there. Protective without being possessive. His fingers rested at my waist as if they’d always known that curve belonged beneath them. I could hear his slow, even breathing and it grounded me in a way nothing else ever had.Last night came back to me in fragments at first. Not the details, but the feeling. The softness. The way it hadn’t been rushed or desperate or fueled by fear. We hadn’t been running from anything. We’d simply… stepped closer. And then closer still.Joy bloome
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BOUND WITH THE RUTHLESS CEO
Zara Solis disappeared five years ago without a word—taking a secret that could destroy a powerful man with her.
Now she’s back, not for closure, not for forgiveness but for revenge.
Breaking into Van Grey’s empire was supposed to be a clean operation—get the evidence, disappear again, and finally bring him down.
Instead, she gets caught.
And by morning, the world knows her as something she never agreed to be—
Van Grey’s wife.
Van keeps her close, trapped in his world, while he monitors her every move.
But Zara isn’t the only one playing a game.
Van’s stepbrother, Leo Grey, steps in with charm, offering her something Van never does—freedom. And as Zara gets pulled deeper into their world of power, control, and hidden agendas, the lines begin to blur.
Because the closer she gets to Van, the more possessive he becomes.
And just when everything starts to get better for once—
The truth she buried comes back to life.
Zara didn’t just disappear five years ago, she left carrying Van Grey’s heir.
Now he wants answers and most of all, he wants control
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Chapter: CHAPTER 12Zara why don't you like listening to me?” He asked without turning. “Why do you like tauting my rules?” He turned and faced me.“As how…….Mr. Grey.”“You had lunch with Leo.” He said turning around, to stare at me.“Who says I can't and besides, it was lunch with Leo and his colleagues,” I corrected. “I was sitting alone, they joined me.” ‘Wait why am i even explaining myself to this egoistic frog.’ I berated myself quietly.“Sarah and Marcus I saw them,” He walked toward his desk. "I also saw that you were laughing."“Excuse you Mr. Grey, are you saying I'm not allowed to laugh?”“I'm saying appearances matter,” his voice was controlled and well measured. “You're my wife, you are Mrs. Grey.”“So pray tell, does me being Mrs. Grey restrict me from laughing with friends?.” I asked already getting upset.“Well! Well! You were sitting in the middle of the company cafeteria, surrounded by employees, laughing with my brother.”“Your stepbrother.”“The distinction doesn't matter to the peo
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2026-07-22
Chapter: CHAPTER 11The work flow of Grey Empire was starting to feel familiar. I had been working in my office for three weeks now, and the routine had settled into something almost comfortable. Morning briefings, afternoon meetings, endless streams of emails and documents and strategy reports. I had learned the building's layout, memorized the names of key executives, and started to understand the amount of alliances and rivalries that kept the company running.But I wasn't just learning the business, I was studying it. Every interaction told me something. Who spoke first in meetings, who deferred to whom. Who exchanged knowing glances when certain topics came up and who avoided each other entirely. I noted all of it and filed it for later.What surprised me was how quickly people had started seeking my opinion. “Mrs. Grey, what do you think of this proposal?”“Mrs. Grey, could you look over these numbers?”“Do you have a moment to review the marketing strategy?”At first, I assumed they were just be
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2026-07-21
Chapter: CHAPTER 10I stepped out of the elevator into the corridor trying to figure out what was going on. The corridor was different from the rest of the building. The lighting here was dimmer and the conners darker. The walls were lined with sleek panels, and the security cameras were more visible, more numerous. The air felt pressured somehow, like it was charged with a tension I hadn't felt anywhere else in Grey Empire.I stepped further into the corridor, my heartbeat pounding, like fired cannons in my chest. This wasn't Van's floor, I'd pressed the wrong button.I was supposed to step back into the elevator right, but no! Stepping means I'm not Zara Solis. I moved further and was about to enter an open space when I heard footsteps.A security guard was walking toward me, his expression professional but firm. “Ma'am, you're not authorized to be on this floor.”“I took the wrong elevator,” I said, keeping my voice steady. “I'm sorry….. …I'll leave immediately sir.”“Please come with me.” He escort
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2026-07-18
Chapter: CHAPTER 9I woke up on the couch again, my neck stiff and my eyes burning from another night of barely sleeping. Van had already left, no note, no good morning, just the ugly memory of his possessive claims on me last night.Well it's not like I care, he wants control. Always control. I whispered it to myself as I got dressed. “Well, he’s not getting it from me.”I ignored the driver he sent and took a cab to the office instead. It was a small rebellion, but it felt good, especially when the driver looked confused when I told him I didn’t need the ride, but I didn’t care. I needed the space. I needed to feel like I still had some say in my own life.But i guess, with Van Grey in my life, there was no space for me, because just tell me why i would down from the cab, and Van's secretary would be informing that there was a client presentation was at eleven.I tried declining, with excuses of inadequate preparation but that staquo goatie of a man stated firmly. “I'm sorry Mrs. Grey, but Mr. Grey sa
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2026-07-18
Chapter: CHAPTER 8Van waited until evening to corner me. I had just shut down my laptop after spending an entire afternoon pretending to understand three different reports while secretly memorizing office layouts and security rotations. I was reaching for my bag when his voice came from the doorway.“Dinner. Seven o’clock.” He spat quietly.I looked up with a scowl on my face. “Was that an invitation or a calendar notification?”“The former,” he said. “Though I expect the same result either way.”I shook my head, looking tired. “I’m sorry to disappoint you, Mr. CEO, but I’m afraid I have to decline. I already have plans with someone else.”“Who is that person?” “I don’t think that is any of your business.” I restorted, Van’s eyes narrowed, but he didn’t say anything. He turned and walked away. I grabbed my bag and left before he could come back again.Leo had already caught me earlier in the afternoon near the atrium. “Are you free for dinner tonight?” he asked with an easy smile on his face. “Just to
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Chapter: CHAPTER 7Zara's PovNobody tells you that becoming Mrs. Grey also means becoming public property. People knocked on my office door all morning.Some came to congratulate me, while some came because they were curious and wanted to stare at the woman who had supposedly stolen Van Grey's heart. By mid-morning, I was already exhausted from smiling.This particular knock came just as I managed to send everyone away, and was considering whether pretending to work counted as actual work. I looked at the untouched laptop on my desk, clicked on a random spreadsheet to make myself look productive, and cleared my throat."Come in." The door opened and Evelyn Cross walked in. Of course it was her, I had even expected her earlierShe looked exactly the same as she had during the meeting earlier. Not a strand of dark hair out of place. White blouse. Black pencil skirt. Black heels that somehow managed to make almost no sound against the floor.I wondered if she floated instead of walked. She closed the door
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2026-07-08
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