After the last "I do"
RACHEL:I was supposed to be a bride.
Instead, I became a tragedy in a white dress.
When your mother dies the same night your groom disappears, you stop believing in happy endings.
Then came him.
A man with no warmth, no promises and eyes that watched me like I was a puzzle he didn’t want to solve.
He saved me once.
Now I live under his roof, cooking meals for a stranger whose silence speaks louder than comfort.
Then there is Chris, the charming CEO who drowns me in the kind of affection I always dreamt of.
And there is Liam, my ex fiance who came crawling back, begging for another chance.
But the heart is a stupid thing.
Even when it’s broken, it still learns to give second chances.
Even for the wrong man.
DAMIAN: She was a disaster I didn’t ask for.
One I couldn’t ignore.
I don’t do emotions, and I sure as hell don’t do strays.
But I let her in, just for a while.
Rachel Hart is not my responsibility. But she keeps showing up in places I can’t ignore, my company, my home, my thoughts.
Now her presence lingers. Her scent. Her voice. Her past.
She doesn’t belong in my world.
But I find myself rearranging it anyway.
And when someone else tries to claim her,
They’ll learn the hard way
I don’t let go of what’s mine.
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Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: OUT OF SIGHTI paced around my room, my chest heavy, my mind restless.I had called her countless times already. The phone just kept ringing. She wasn’t picking.“She really left?” I muttered under my breath. My hand raked through my hair, tugging at it out of frustration.Each second that passed without her answer felt like someone was tightening a rope around my throat.With panic boiling inside me, I dialed Agnes.She picked on the second ring. “Good day, sir,” she said in that calm, steady tone of hers.“Yes, Agnes. Where is Rachel?” I demanded.There was a pause. “I have no idea, sir. Let me try and get a hold of her.”I exhaled hard, my jaw clenching. “Do that.”I ended the call and threw the phone on the bed.I sat down, but I couldn’t keep still. I stood again, pacing like a madman. Was I waiting for Agnes to call back? Or waiting for Rachel to return on her own? I didn’t even know anymore.“What kind of staff leaves the house unannounced?” I growled to myself.My hands gripped my hair aga
Last Updated: 2025-09-25
Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: SHE LEFTDAMIAN’S POVI was still at the company, seated at the head of the long boardroom table. The meeting had just ended. We had been discussing an investment plan, one that everyone thought needed my final word.But honestly, the numbers, the voices, the endless charts, all of it blurred into noise.My mind was not there.The only thing that occupied me was what happened yesterday with Rachel.Her eyes. The way they looked at me. Full of innocence, pain, warmth. I had never seen anything like it.I had lived my life surrounded by fakes, men in suits who bowed to me with teeth that dripped with lies, women who offered smiles only because of my last name and my bank account. At home, at the office, everywhere I turned, it was all the same fake royalty, polished masks.But Rachel was different.Even with her overly casual look, she carried a quiet charisma. An innocence that didn’t need decoration. She didn’t know how to play a role, and maybe that was why she felt so real to me.When she wa
Last Updated: 2025-09-24
Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: A TOOL TO HIMDamian had used me to get to Chris. He took my phone to pick that call and he did it on purpose, knowing Chris would hear me begging for a kiss. He seduced me only so Chris could listen.The thought made my chest tighten and my stomach twist. I was burning inside. Anger gripped me like fire racing through my veins. I ran my fingers roughly through my hair, tugging at it until my scalp hurt. I rattled in frustration, pacing my room like a caged animal.I felt like exploding, like screaming until my voice vanished, but I couldn’t. He was still my boss, and as much as I wanted to spit my rage in his face, I couldn’t risk it. He had the power to crush me, and he knew it. That made me feel smaller, like nothing but a pawn on his chessboard.My phone started ringing. Aria. I stared at the screen, letting it vibrate over and over again without touching it. I couldn’t bear to talk to anyone. My throat was clogged with unshed tears, my heart with disappointment.All the little hopes I had buil
Last Updated: 2025-09-22
Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: BURNED BY DESIREI couldn’t fight it anymore. My whole body felt like fire. Heat burned through me as Damian’s chest pressed against mine, his scent flooding every inch of my senses. My thighs trembled, and down there, I could already feel the dampness spreading. The torture of holding it in became unbearable.“Kiss me,” I whispered almost shamelessly.The words slipped out before I could stop them, bold and reckless. My brain screamed at me, Are you crazy, Rachel? but I didn’t care. I wanted him. I wanted to taste his lips, to know if what I feel was real.But before I knew it, Damian took a slow step back.The warmth of his body left me, and I shivered as if someone had thrown cold water on me. He threw my phone toward me carelessly. The device hit my hand with a soft thud.“So,” he said, his voice steady, his eyes now cold, “why are you actually here?”It was like the last few seconds our bodies glued never even happened., his breath in my ear, his hardness pressed into me“I…I…” I muttered, fumbli
Last Updated: 2025-09-21
Chapter: CHAPTER THREE: TOO CLOSE TO RESISTI stood frozen with the file still in my hands. My fingers trembled as though the papers carried a pulse of their own.My heart beat wildly, and my eyes burned with tears that refused to stop flowing. Who could it be? Who had murdered my mother? The questions circled in my head, tightening my chest until breathing became almost impossible.Tears rolled freely down my face as I walked back into the hall, trying not to look suspicious. Everyone else was busy leaving, exchanging hugs and handshakes.To them, it was simply another burial. To me, it was a war just beginning.Aria suddenly came up beside me. Her eyes softened, her voice was low. “Are you okay?” she asked.I hesitated. For a moment, I wanted to hand her the file, to cry on her shoulder and share this heavy truth. But then Aria have been occupied trying to please me and show me how sorry she was for sleeping with Liam.I remembered the way Aria looked at him all through the day, though she tried hard to hide it.She wanted hi
Last Updated: 2025-09-19
Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: ROOT OF A LIEFear grabbed me like cold hands around my ribs. I ran back to the burial site because I needed to tell someone.I did not know if I was in danger or what the note meant. My legs moved on their own until I saw Aria greeting guests who were leaving. She smiled and hugged people, but her eyes were empty when she looked at me.I looked from Aria to Liam to my father. My chest felt heavy. I had no one I trusted enough to whisper this to. I watched as Damian and Agnes stepped toward the car. Damian kept his face a stone. Agnes moved with that slow, steady grace she always had.I bowed. “Sir, thank you for coming,” I said, my voice small.He only nodded and walked past. He did not stop. He never stopped for long.Agnes lingered behind him. Her face warmed when she saw me. I ran to her and hugged her so hard I felt her bones. She held me like I was a frightened child.“Thank you so much,” I breathed into her jacket.She smoothed my hair and pressed her cheek to mine. “You were brave today, Ra
Last Updated: 2025-09-18
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