THE LINE BETWEEN US
Autumn Simeons had loved Damian McLaren for as long as she could remember. From childhood to their teenage years, he was her safe place, the one person who made life feel lighter. But while Damian came from wealth and privilege, Autumn’s life was far simpler—and his heart seemed to belong to someone else. She kept her feelings hidden, choosing to be the best friend he could rely on.
That fragile balance broke when Damian got a girlfriend who saw Autumn as a threat. Tension grew until, without warning, Damian cut her out of his life completely. One day they were inseparable; the next, he treated her like a stranger.
Months later, fate intervened when Damian’s mother, worried about his slipping grades, asked Autumn to tutor him—unaware of the rift between them. Both protested, but their parents insisted.
Now, forced into the same space, Autumn must face the boy she still loves, who seems to resent her presence. His girlfriend’s shadow hangs over every exchange, and unspoken history simmers beneath the surface. As old feelings resurface, Autumn realizes some lessons can’t be taught from books—they live in stolen glances, unsaid words, and memories that refuse to fade.
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Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOURProm came faster than I’d expected. One moment, I was nervously smoothing the hem of my dress, trying to convince myself that I wasn’t too excited, that it was just another school event. And then it was here, lights twinkling like stars had fallen onto the gym floor, music vibrating through the air, and everyone dressed like they’d stepped out of a dream.Taylor had been the first to show up at my doorstep that night, grinning like he had a secret no one else knew. He carried a bouquet that matched my dress, soft pinks and whites, for the first time in weeks, I felt lighter. He’d said the right things, things that made the tension I’d carried for Damian feel like it could finally breathe. That night was a bomb, he’d said. “You can fix things with Damian after prom. I'm totally fine, already moving on. You deserve this night.”And he was right.Prom went smoothly. The slow songs that always made my chest tighten didn’t feel like reminders anymore; they were invitations to laugh, to spi
Last Updated: 2025-12-29
Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THREEI didn’t notice it at first.That was the worst part, the way it crept up on me slowly, quietly, like something patient and cruel that knew I wouldn’t fight it until it was too late. It wasn’t one big moment where everything shattered. It was the accumulation of small things. Autumn wasn’t angry.She was worse than angry.She was done paying attention to me.At first, I told myself it was temporary. That she was busy. Exams, stress, life. I’d used those excuses myself often enough to believe them when they suited me. But days passed, then weeks, and every time I saw her in the hallway, it felt like walking past a closed door I used to live behind.She didn’t hate me. She didn’t glare or scoff or throw sharp words my way.She just… didn’t see me anymore.And every single day, it pierced my heart like something thin and precise, like the pain was intentional in its accuracy. Like it knew exactly where to land.Marianne.The name sat in my chest like a stone.I hadn’t loved her the way
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Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWOThe room felt lighter the moment I turned the last page.Not quieter, exam halls are never quiet, but lighter, like something heavy had finally slipped off my shoulders and hit the floor without making a sound. My pen hovered over the paper for a second longer than necessary, ink drying at the end of a sentence I’d rewritten three times just to be sure it sounded like me. Honest. Complete.Done.The word echoed in my head, unreal and fragile. I let out a slow breath, the kind that starts deep in your chest and empties you out on the way up. This was it. The last paper of the session. Months of stress, late nights, tears, silences, things I didn’t talk about and things I didn’t even have words for, all of it ending here, with black ink on white paper.I leaned back slightly in my chair and looked around.Some people were already handing in their scripts, faces bright with relief. Others were still hunched over, scribbling furiously like the clock had personally wronged them. A few star
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Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONEThe next morning, the house was too quiet again, but not in the same sharp, shattered way as the night before. This quiet was padded. Soft. The kind that settles after crying yourself empty, when everything still hurts but your body is too tired to fight it.I woke up on the couch with my neck stiff and my cheek pressed into my mom’s shoulder. For a second, I didn’t remember why my eyes burned or why my chest felt bruised from the inside. Then it all came rushing back at once, and I squeezed my eyes shut like that might keep it from happening.Mom stirred beneath me. Her hand was still tangled in my hair.“Morning, sweetheart,” she murmured, voice thick with sleep.“Morning,” I croaked.She tilted her head to look at me. “You okay?”I almost laughed. Not because it was funny, because the question felt impossible. I nodded anyway. “Yeah.”She didn’t call me out on the lie. She just kissed my temple and shifted so I could sit up properly. “You don’t have to go today if you don’t want to
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Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTYThe house felt wrong after the door slammed.Not quiet, empty. Hollow. Like the sound had knocked something loose inside the walls and taken it with him. I stood there for a long second with my hand still hovering near the doorknob, my chest tight, my breath coming too fast, like if I moved even an inch I might actually fall apart.So I didn’t move.I slid down until my back hit the door and sat there on the floor, knees pulled up, forehead pressed against the wood. The place where his shoulder had been just minutes ago still felt warm in my mind, like my body hadn’t caught up to reality yet.I did this, I thought.I stayed like that for a while. Long enough for the adrenaline to drain out of my limbs and leave behind that awful shaky emptiness. Long enough for my phone to buzz once on the coffee table and then go silent again when I didn’t move to check it. Long enough for my eyes to start burning even though I refused to cry yet.I didn’t want to cry alone.That thought surprised me
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Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEENThe door had barely closed behind him before the words came spilling out of me, sharp and fast and ugly in a way I didn’t bother to soften. They’d been fermenting all day, building pressure with every unanswered message, every empty chair, every step I took alone.“If you’re going to say it was a long day,” I said, voice tight, “don’t.”Damian froze halfway into the room, his backpack still slung over one shoulder like he hadn’t decided whether he was staying or leaving. His brows pulled together. “Autumn…”“No.” I held up a hand, palm out. “You asked if something happened. Something did. A lot of somethings. And I’m not in the mood to pretend I’m fine so you can ease into this.”He hesitated, then let the bag slide off his shoulder and onto the floor. The soft thud sounded too loud in the quiet room. “Okay,” he said carefully. “Talk to me.”That did it.Something inside my chest cracked wide open.“Talk?” I laughed, the sound brittle and wrong. “I’ve been talking, Damian. Kept repea
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THE RUIN HE CHOSE
Zayn Di Laurentiis, the handsome billionaire Mafia heir needs a wife to become the mafia Don. He grew up watching his father destroy his own mom and promising to never trap a woman in marriage was forced look for a fake fiancee.Aurelia walks into his life like a blade wrapped in silk. She takes down Zayn's head security In seconds and Zayn finding her records clean, realizes she might be the right person. Someone who's capable of protecting herself.On the surface they're just two loving inseparable couple but on the inside, she's someone who watches his back while he signed dangerous deals that kept his empire alive. Vincenzo Greco, the man who brutally murdered Zayn's mother had picked Aurelia up from the streets as a teenager. He raised her to become ruthless and sent her to infiltrate Zayn's inner circle, get hold of Zayn's Criminal ledger and hand him the evidence that is capable of destroying the Di Laurentiis family forever.Aurelia wasn't expecting Zayn to treat her like a person not a tool, caring for her and trusting her alone on deals he doesn't even send his brother on. She's sleeping in his bed, fighting his crimes and for the first time in her life, Aurelia doesn't know who's side to stay on.She finds the ledger and finds something else. A very disturbing truth about her parents who had worked in Zayn's drug empire before. The man who held her at night holds another darker secret connected to her.Aurelia knows Vincenzo wants Zayn's empire, Zayn wants her heart but Aurelia wants revenge.She's thorn between handing over the ledger and watching Zayn burn but then she realizes something terrifying. She doesn't want to destroy him, instead she very much wants Zayn Di Laurentiis.
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Chapter: BLOOD AND ASHESAURELIA I hurriedly got out of the car after him, my guns appeared in my hands and I pointed them forward. Someone rolled out of the car, a gun in hand. I fired at him before he could pull the trigger. The bullet caught him in his shoulder and the gun dropped from his hands with a clatter as he cried out.Zayn shot the guy in his chest, finishing him off before tucking his head inside to drag out a second guy. The woman was lying on the seat, not moving, blood pooling around her chest while the other man tried to suppress her bleeding with both hands, his temple wet with sweat as he desperately tried to make sure she didn't die but I could tell that it was a lost cause and she was already far gone. Zayn grabbed him by his collar and hauled him out.The man instantly went on his knees, begging for mercy.“Please I promised I was going to pay the balance, why did you have to do this…” he wailed.“It's not about the money Tom… you came into the ballroom with the intention of trying to p
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Chapter: THE STILETTO CHASEAURELIA There was an actual fucking pregnant woman wearing stilletos. Not the 4 inch but an actual flipping 6 Inches. I wondered what sort of dumb person would pretend to be pregnant and actually wear heels. Zayn seemed to notice I wasn't focused and he followed my gaze and immediately noticed what I noticed. He dragged me away from Ms Taylor, leaving her hanging mid sentence. He walked towards another waiter and picked a glass of wine.. turning back to watch the pregnant woman, he raised the glass to his lips and spoke.“Target in sight.”“Copied,” jade's voice broke into my eardrums. The woman looked back and noticed us staring at her. Her lips moved and she said something before hurriedly trying to make her way out, weaving her way through the crowd of people. Zayn's hands were still wrapped around mine, he followed her while trying not to draw attention to us, moving effortlessly through the crowd and pulling me after him. We finally got out and noticed the woman briskly runnin
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Chapter: THE REFLEX TESTAURELIA.I ducked and positioned the Glock 19 before me, pointing it towards him, wondering if he had already discovered I was here on another mission and was planning on eliminating me right there before registering the click the gun made.It had no bullets in it?I looked at him confused as I stood up, still pointing the gun at him. He shrugged as if trying to show he was impressed and unimpressed at the same time.“What the fuck was that?” I yelled.“Wanted to confirm if you had quick reflexes. It's quite impressive,” he said, taking off his watch. “Get changed, we have somewhere to be,” he said and walked away leaving me standing there with the pistol in my hand. I didn't know how I was supposed to find my way but I did. I wandered around until I found a door. I pushed it open and walked in. The room was basically empty. Just a wardrobe, a bed and a mirror. I walked briskly towards the wardrobe and pried the door open. Different outfits were stacked in there, and underneath wer
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Chapter: THE TRIGGERAURELIA By the time I got back, Lorenzo had finished eating, he was wiping his mouth with a napkin when I sat down, without another word he stood up and left. Zayn was typing rapidly on his phone before he suddenly stood up.“We have to leave now,” he said. He stood up and immediately forgot everything about being a sweet and lovely boyfriend. I bowed lightly to his dad and grabbed my purse, running after him in my heels. I could barely keep up with him. He got into an elevator and didn't even bother holding the door open. I increased my speed trying to catch up with him before the doors shut.I gave him a nasty glare but he completely ignored me. We didn't say anything as we got into the car downstairs and drove out. “Where are we heading to?” I asked after a long moment of battling internally with myself. I wasn't disappointed. He flat out ignored me and rapidly kept typing away on his tablet. I swallowed and tried to fold the edge of the gown as it still made me very uncomfortabl
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Chapter: THE ART OF PRETENSEAURELIA If you think Zayn looked like the most dangerous person then you should see the older version of him. It wouldn't take a genius to know who his father was amongst the two men sitting. He had few white graying strands of hair and his skin a bit wrinkled but he had the exact same striking handsomeness as his son. Zayn turned to me and patted down my hair.“There you go,” he said tenderly, removing his hands from mine and bending down to hold the edge of my gown as I sat. It wasn't necessary I could sit down either way but he still wanted to pass the impression that he was madly in love with me. I forced myself to get into character and smiled sweetly at him, desperately hoping it didn't show on my face that I was faking it. My cheeks started to hurt from being stretched.The two men quietly watched us act like couples in love.“Dad, meet my beautiful girlfriend and wife to be… Celez.” He said flatly. I looked at him in disbelief, he could have at least tried to sound convincin
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Chapter: MIA CARAAURELIA I followed Jade out of the dark office, my boots silent on the polished floor. He’d only grumbled a curt “Come on” before turning on his heel, but I didn’t need more than that. The house felt different now. It even looked emptier, save from the few bodyguards I keep seeing lurking around.All the people who had filled the rooms earlier had vanished, We slid into the car without a word. Jade gripped the wheel like it had personally offended him, and I stared out the window, arms crossed tight over my chest. The city lights blurred past, but I barely registered them. Neither of us spoke. The quiet wasn’t peaceful, it was a loaded gun between us, safety off.I didn’t even notice when we stopped. One moment the road was moving, the next we were parked in front of a sleek, high-end mall that looked like it belonged in a different world from the one I usually inhabited. Attendants in crisp uniforms materialized instantly, all polite smiles and quick bows. Jade jerked his chin towa
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