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Chapter 240Grayson Grant ~•~I didn’t know how to feel when I overheard Tessa’s conversation with her best friend. She didn’t want to break up with Zane. But she had forgiven me. At the same time, she was scared of being with me. I genuinely didn’t know how to feel. Just as I was about to turn around to leave, Tessa saw me standing by the door. I didn’t move. She had already seen me. “What did you hear?” she asked softly as she walked closer to me. “Nothing,” I lied. “I woke up and couldn’t find you, so I came to check if you were on the balcony.” Tessa lifted a skeptical brow. “Are you sure? You didn’t hear anything at all?” she asked, staring at me as if I would somehow tell the truth if she looked a little bit harder. “If you did, just tell me, so we could talk about it.” I let out a deep exhale. Was it even a good idea to talk about it at that moment? I mean, both of us were feeling a lot of different emotions after what had just happened. It didn’t seem like the r

Chapter 239Tessa Ford ~•~Everything that happened the previous night was a blur. Or maybe I just chose to suppress the memory. But I knew that I woke up with so much guilt the next morning. I was guilty because of what I did and also because I enjoyed it so much. I didn’t regret my actions, I just felt bad about them. Letting out a loud yawn, I sat upright on the bed. I turned around and looked at Grayson. He was sleeping peacefully. I got out of bed quietly because I didn’t want to wake him up. Then I grabbed my phone from the nightstand and walked out to the balcony. When I got there, I stood in front of the railings and looked around the city. The morning had barely settled in. Everywhere was still quiet and I could barely see cars driving around. The soft morning breeze landed on my skin and cooled my heated thoughts. I unlocked my phone. I wanted to call Nora. But just as I scrolled through to find her number, I saw that I’d gotten several missed calls from Zane. My

Chapter 238Tessa Ford ~•~Grayson and I practically got drunk after we were done with dinner. It felt so good because it made me forget so many things. I wasn’t even thinking about Zane anymore. “Should I take you to the hotel? Separate rooms, I remember even though I’m practically wasted.” My vision was blurry and my head was spinning. “Sure. But I think we should order an Uber. I don’t think you can drive in this condition.”Grayson chuckled. “Trust me, I can drive.” I pushed my hair backward. “Okay, I trust you, Grayson Grant.” Soon enough, we were in the car and on our way to a nearby hotel. It was the same hotel we always stayed at whenever we ate at that restaurant and weren’t in the mood to go back home. Luckily enough, we arrived at the hotel in one piece. Grayson held my hand as we walked into the hotel. I needed that support because I was really close to stumbling to the ground. The receptionist welcomed us when she saw us. I sat down on the waiting couch while Gray

Chapter 237Tessa Ford ~•~Grayson had a shocked expression on his face. “Do you mean what you just said?” he asked, his voice a hushed whisper. I shook my head immediately. “No.” I expected him to get offended, but he wasn’t. He just laughed. “I know you’re lying right now, but I understand,” he said calmly as he continued to drive. “I miss you too.” “Of course, it’s obvious,” I teased, trying to play it cool. We both laughed. The rest of the ride was filled with small talk. I was happy that everything didn’t turn awkward when I accidentally admitted that I missed him. Finally, we arrived at our destination. As I saw the restaurant, I shook my head in disbelief. “You’re not being serious right now, Grayson. No way you did this!” I exclaimed as I stepped out of the car. Grayson had a wide smile plastered across his face. “I thought you would like it, so I called them and made a reservation.” It was my favorite restaurant. It was also the place that we went on our first ever

Chapter 236Tessa Ford ~•~I stared at Grayson for a long second, trying to come up with a decision. I was acting like I wasn’t happy that he was there, but deep down, I was really excited. At least, both of them didn’t completely abandon me on my special day. Dinner with Grayson sounded so tempting, but was it really a good idea to go out with him? Yes, Zane and I were having a rough time, but we were still together. The entire thing was exhausting. But I wanted something special to happen. I mean, it was just dinner and it didn’t mean anything. So maybe it wasn’t entirely a bad idea. “What about the kids? Who will be with them?” Grayson didn’t hesitate. “The nanny. Or we can drop them off at my mom’s house.” I let out a wistful sigh. “Are you sure?” He nodded. “Yes, yes. My mom will be happy to spend the night with them,” he replied quickly.I blinked. “The night?” “Yes, it’ll be too late to pick them up by the time we are done with dinner,” he explained calmly. “We can sp

Chapter 235Grayson Grant ~•~“So what did you do for Tessa’s birthday?” Ethan asked me as he walked me back to my car. We spent the last hour talking with Amelia and explaining the change to her. Hopefully, she understood what we talked about and would accept that I wasn’t her Daddy anymore. Sabine had already left. I blinked. “What? Tessa’s birthday?” Ethan chuckled. “Wait. Are you trying to say you forgot?” I paused as I got to my car. “Yes… no,” I said with a disappointed sigh as I face-palmed myself. “I know Tessa’s birthday. I can never forget it, but I didn’t know it was today.” Even when Tessa disappeared a few years ago, I always knew when it was her birthday. I couldn’t forget about an important date like that. It sounded like a silly excuse, but I’d just been really busy with rebuilding my company, so it slipped my mind that it was her birthday already. “You didn’t know it was today, so you technically forgot. Just accept it,” Ethan teased me. Tessa and I hadn’t

EPILOUGEHalle Wilder ~•~“I’ve never been so happy in my entire life,” I muttered, biting my inner cheek to stop myself from smiling. Lucien smirked. “Are you sure?” I responded with a shrug. “I don’t know…but it’s so weird. Like how can my happiest day be the day you killed my father?” He chuckled. “I thought you disowned him a long time ago? You’re still referring to him as your father?” He asked, raising a skeptical brow at me. I scratched my face. “You know what I mean, Lucien. And yeah, I disowned him, but it’s still ironic how today is the happiest day of my life.” I replied, pushing his hair backwards. “The only person I have an ounce of sympathy for is Chloe.” Lucien sighed. “Chloe doesn’t deserve your sympathy. She was lucky I didn’t even aim the bullet at her head.” I let out a soft laugh. “I’m glad you didn’t. I still feel like my father manipulated her into doing all those things.” “Yeah, but it didn’t change the fact that she tortured you and also tried to kill y

Chapter 109Lucien Thorne ~•~My heart was pounding in my chest as my men and I surrounded Wilder’s house. It was an entirely different house and I was able to get access to it through my inside man in their town. I still couldn’t believe that they burned down the other house just to make it look believable that he actually died in the fire.I wanted to kill Wilder — quickly and quietly. After waiting for what felt like an eternity, the gates finally opened. But just as his car drove outside, I blocked the way with my car. A few of the men also blocked the way. Luckily enough, he didn’t come out with a lot of security. I killed the engine immediately and made sure my gun was loaded. Then I stepped out of my car and went to his car. The windows were rolled down.He was shocked to see me. And he also looked terrified. “What are you doing, Lucien?” He asked, trying so hard to mask the fear in his voice. “What is the meaning of this?” I could tell that the driver and the other

Chapter 108Halle Wilder ~•~When I confronted Lucien about it, a part of me hoped that he would say everything was a lie and Grimm was just bluffing. I just didn’t want it to be true. But my heart shattered when he admitted everything. It felt like the whole world was spinning. I had no idea where I wanted to go but I just wanted to leave his house. He was pleading but I couldn’t listen to him. I felt so hurt and betrayed. Ivy, who had been silent, finally came toward. “Halle, can I speak to you for a minute?” She asked, her voice barely audible. I wiped off the tears that had glistened on my eyes with the back of my hand. “What do you want to talk about? I’m not staying here.” I made it clear before going back to the room with her because Lucien had asked her to help him talk to me. “Just come here.” She took my arms. When we got into the room, she closed the door, folded her hands, and stared at me. “Girl, what are you doing?” She asked, her breathing shallow. My brows

Chapter 107Lucien Thorne ~•~Just when I was halfway to the house, my phone started ringing continuously. I glanced at it and saw Halle’s name flashing across the screen. I didn’t answer the call because I was driving. Well, that was just a silly excuse. The truth was that I was scared to pick up the call. I had no idea what she wanted to say, but I had a feeling that it was about the spell. I mean, what if Grimm had already reached out to her or something?The phone rang continuously. My throat tightened and I felt bad for ignoring her. After driving for a few more minutes, I decided to call her back. I was already going to the house where I would meet her in person, so there was no point ignoring her. I dialed her number and the call immediately went to voicemail. My breath hitched. Why wasn’t the call going through? Different thoughts ran through my head. Did she actually call me because of another reason? Was she in danger and needed my help? I could only hope I hadn’t

Chapter 106Halle Wilder ~•~When the call ended, Ivy tapped my shoulder. “Who was that on the phone? Why do you look so spooked? What did they say to you?” She asked, her voice thick with curiosity. I had no idea when tears started rolling down my cheeks. “Halle, why are you crying? Did something happen?” Her brows drew together as she leaned closer. I closed my eyes briefly, then I wiped off my tears with the back of my hand. There was no point in crying. At least, not yet. “It’s Lucien,” I muttered under my breath. “Lucien called you? What did he say?” I shook my head. “No, Lucien didn’t call me. Grimm called me.” I replied, breathing out heavily. “He told me that Lucien cast a spell on me just so I would believe that we are true mates.” Ivy didn’t respond immediately. She just stared at me in silence. I didn’t know how I felt about what Grimm told me. What was his motive? Why would he say something like that to me? I mean, I felt the connection…the bond with Lucien. Bu

Chapter 105Halle Wilder ~•~Ivy was meant to come over to the house to spend some time with me. I needed company or I was going to lose my mind. Not just the company, I needed my best friend. My eyes had been constantly darting to the clock on the wall, I was literally counting the seconds to when she would arrive. She told me that she was already on her way and I was too impatient to wait. But after about twenty minutes, I heard a knock on the front door. I stood up immediately and answered the door before any worker in the house could even realize that someone was knocking. My lips curled into a small smile when I saw Ivy standing outside. “Hey,” I said, pulling her into a warm hug. “Why are you acting weird?” She murmured on my shoulder, a hint of curiosity in her voice. I broke the hug and my brows knitted into a frown. “How am I acting weird? I’m just happy to see you.” She raised a brow. “Mhmmmm, okay.” She said as she closed the door. “I’m happy to see you too.” Soon