Chapter: Chapter 123ELIThe sun was high and warm, casting a golden glow over the university grounds. The campus had been transformed for the graduation ceremony, rows of white folding chairs neatly lined up, a dais at the front, and banners flapping gently in the breeze, celebrating the Class of the Year. The air buzzed with laughter, excited chatter, and the occasional squeal of delighted students spotting friends and family.Maya and I walked together, our gowns were slightly heavy and our caps perched perfectly on our heads. The ceremony was orderly, but the energy was electric. Both of us had made the honors list this semester, and I felt a mix of pride and disbelief, after the whirlwind of the past year, it almost felt surreal to be standing here, moments away from officially graduating.I scanned the crowd as we approached our seats, and relief washed over me as I spotted my mom and Lizzy. Mom waved enthusiastically, her smile radiant even from a distance, and Lizzy gave me a thumbs-up. I couldn’t
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Chapter: Chapter 122CARTERThe city outside was alive with its usual buzz, but inside, my corner of the firm felt like a bubble. I was reviewing some case files, though my attention kept drifting. Weeks had passed since the Dante fiasco, the investigations, and everything with the ethics board, but even now, a residual tension lingered, as a cord stretched tight in the background of everything I did.A soft knock at the door broke my concentration.“Come in,” I called, without looking up.The door creaked open, and my father stepped in. He looked… different. Not entirely, but there was a subtle weariness in his eyes. I wondered who let him in.“Carter,” he said, his voice steady but carrying a hint of uncharacteristic caution.I finally looked up, arched an eyebrow, and gestured toward the chair across from my desk. “You’re early. And unannounced. How are you here without warning the receptionist?”He gave a faint smile. “I thought I’d try something different for once. No games, no intermediaries.”I lea
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Chapter: Chapter 121ELIIt was the first day of my final year and it felt so unreal. Not in a dramatic, life-changing way. It just felt different. And after all the baggage I had to carry towards the end of last year, I’m happy I didn’t start the final year with all that.I stood just outside the main building, watching students move in clusters—laughing, complaining, dragging themselves into a new academic year. Some looked excited. Others already looked tired. As for me, in the coming year, I won’t be here anymore.Maya nudged me. “You’re doing that thing again.”“What thing?” I snapped out of my thoughts.“The staring-into-the-distance-like-you’re-in-a-movie thing.”I scoffed. “I’m not doing that.”“You are,” she said, grinning. “It’s very dramatic and annoying.”“I’m just thinking.”“Dangerous.”I rolled my eyes, but a small smile tugged at my lips.“I can’t believe this is our final year,” I said.“I can,” Maya replied instantly. “I’ve been waiting for this since the second year.”“That’s because yo
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Chapter: Chapter 120CARTERThe office felt different without Dante. It always would, but something foundational had shifted, like a piece of structure had been removed and everything else had subtly adjusted to compensate. It had been weeks. It was long enough for it to fade away but not long enough for it to feel normal.I stood by the window in my office, looking out at the late afternoon skyline. Summer had all but slipped away. The air outside carried that faint crispness that signaled the start of a new season.A knock came at the door.“Come in.”Liam stepped in, dressed a little more neatly than usual, a backpack slung over one shoulder.“Hey.”“Hey,” I replied, turning slightly. “You look like you’re about to go somewhere.”“I am,” he said. “Back to school. Thought I’d stop by before heading out.”I nodded, gesturing toward the chair.“Sit.”He dropped into it, setting his bag beside him. Neither of us spoke yet. There was still a certain awkwardness between us. We were still figuring out what
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Chapter: Chapter 119ELIThe air felt different after Dante left.Liam stood awkwardly near the door for a moment before muttering something about giving us space. I barely registered it. One second he was there, the next, the door had closed behind him and it was just me and Carter.I glanced at him. He hadn’t moved much since Dante walked out. He was still staring at the door like something might undo itself if he waited long enough.“Carter…” I said softly. No response.I took a step closer. “Hey.”That got him. He blinked slightly, like he was snapping back into the room, then dragged a hand down his face.“I should have seen it,” he said quietly.“You couldn’t have.”“I’ve known him my entire life, Eli.”“And that’s exactly why you couldn’t,” I replied.He let out a short, humorless breath. “That doesn’t make it better.”“No,” I admitted. “It doesn’t.”I walked closer until I was standing right in front of him.“You didn’t deserve that,” I said.His eyes flicked up to mine.“None of this,” I added. “
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Chapter: Chapter 118CARTER cont’dFor a moment, just a moment, I expected Dante to laugh or probably just brush it off.To say Eli and Liam had misunderstood something, that this was all a coincidence blown out of proportion.Instead, he just stood there, oblivious of the information I had just heard, still holding the bottle.“…Did I miss something?” he repeated.I straightened slowly. “You can put the bottle down,” I said.My voice sounded calm. His eyes flickered briefly before he set the bottle on my desk.“What’s going on?” he asked.I didn’t answer right away. Instead, I looked at Eli and Liam then back at Dante.“They think,” I said carefully, “that someone inside the firm helped orchestrate the ethics investigation against me.”Dante raised an eyebrow. “That’s a serious accusation.”“It is.”“And you’re entertaining it?” he questioned“I’m listening.”His gaze shifted to Eli and Liam, then to me and then back to them again, “And you think that someone is me?”There was silence in the room.I step
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Chapter: Chapter 4DANTE'S POV I pretended to be busy with my car when Orabella came to call me for breakfast. Knowing Aldo, he would still be sour from last night's altercation.“Tell the boy to meet me here once he's had a bath,” I said to Orabella's retreating figure and she nodded.After almost an hour, he was walking through the front door. His hair was wet and some of them clung to the side of his face and his forehead. He wore a t-shirt that clung to his frame and a pair of well tailored pants. I was leaning on my car like the devil offering a ride.“Mother said…”“Get in the car,” I tossed my keys up and caught them.“Why?” He asked as he went around to the passenger seat.“Come on,” I got in. “You are about to find out how to win.”He slipped into the passenger’s seat and crossed his legs at his ankles. He smelled like fruits and oud with an undertone of vanilla. I wanted to lean in and take a deep breath. He didn't say a word about what happened earlier and I wasn't going to push it.Th
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Chapter: Chapter 3JULIAN’S POV The last time I saw Mother angry, I was probably still struggling to pronounce words properly. In this dark world, she was the ray of sunshine. I loved how she loved me and tried to protect me but there's only so much she could do. My hands moved quickly as I piled the plates together. I felt him hovering above me before I saw his shadow. We reached for a plate together and our hands brushed briefly. I pulled back like I had been shocked.“Let me help you.” His breath fanned my face. I wanted to lean in and press my lips against his.“I’m fine,” I stuttered. “It’s nothing much.”He picked up the napkins and started wiping the table. His presence now that he was barely five inches away from me was suffocating. I struggled to focus on the plates but my eyes kept travelling to him. He smelled like spices and wood, intoxicatingly male and heat poured out from his pores. It was the kind of heat I wanted to be wrapped in.“Law,” He dragged out the word. “You’ve always
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Chapter: Chapter 2DANTE'S POV Julian was a pretty boy. He had always been but after fifteen years, he looked too delicate to be involved in the family business. I was glad Orabella was trying to make him take another path. His lashes fluttered as he looked up at me briefly. I could tell he was skeptical about living with me and I understood him. I would not welcome the idea of living with a step uncle who disappeared for fifteen years.Aldo cleared his throat. “You know the Montrelli.”“Very well,” I said, my eyes still fixed on Julian. He was chewing really slowly and his mouth sagged like he'd rather not be here.“They are sniffing around the port again. Two of their men were caught there last week. Are they just going to ignore that we have it locked down?”I scoffed. “They are testing you.”Julian glanced at me. He was a young man shielded from our world. Orabella had done a great job keeping him away from this evil.“You talk as if this test might not end up with bodies in bags,” Orabella sai
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Chapter: Chapter 1 JULIAN’S POVThe devil I know is better than the angel I didn't. Problem is, I didn't know any angels. Born into a life like this, there were just devils and devils and they showed up when you least expected.Tonight's surprise was Dante Martinez. He arrived at dinner fifteen years late with a suit that must have cost a fortune. The moment he walked into the room, the air thickened like even oxygen was scared of him.“Dante,” My mother said in a strangled voice. Her hand trembled slightly as she lifted her wine glass to her mouth. My father who had leaned back in a posture mum had always complained about suddenly sat upright, straightening his back. His eyes followed Dante as he took a seat. It felt like God had walked into the room except that I had imagined God as anything but a six foot, fully tatted, dark-haired man.My eyes followed his every move the second he walked through those doors. His long strides, the way he loosened his tie and undid the button of his suit as he took hi
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My Stepbrother Divorced Me—and Lost Everything.
“Sign it!”
Marcus didn’t even look at me when he tossed the divorce papers onto the bed—not at the husband he had lived with for two years, not at the man he pulled from a collapsing life, not at the man who the world was against marrying.
He only said, “He’s back,” and that was enough to end everything.
So I signed the papers, regretting knowing the man who taught me what it felt like to be wanted again and walked out of the mansion we once shared.
A year later, the headlines screamed the unthinkable:
CEO of Hale Enterprises, Marcus Hale, Loses Everything.
I realized it was the perfect time to exert my revenge on him.
But I didn’t expect to find my stepbrother on his knees, broken, desperate, and still looking at me like I’m the only thing he has left.
Then a message appears on my phone:Do you want to know the truth about your mother’s death?
Now I’m trapped between the past I ran from and a man I swore I would never forgive.
As secrets surface, lies unravel, and desire refuses to die, I realize this divorce was never the end.
It was the beginning.
And this time, my stepbrother will regret choosing anyone.
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Chapter: Chapter 5CYRUS’s POV “Do I really need to spell it out?” I asked. “I don’t need to take revenge on you directly. I know just the right strings to pull to make you regret ever leaving me… and just wish you never crossed paths with me.”“What if,” he said quietly after a pause, “I already regret it?”Our eyes locked. And just like that, everything inside me collapsed. My heart sank so violently it hurt. What was this? What was wrong with me?Why did his words still reach places I swore were dead?Did I care that he regretted it?Did I want him to?I had come too far. I couldn’t back out now. Not even while he knelt there, broken. Not even when part of me wanted to kneel with him to get him back on his feet. “You’ve not regretted it enough.” I replied, my voice barely cold. “It’s until you beg for life to take you back to where it was given to you.” I didn’t wait for his answer.I turned and walked away before I could see what my words did to him—before I could see if they broke him or if th
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Chapter: Chapter 4CYRUS’ POV “CEO of Hale Enterprises, Marcus Hale, Loses Everything.”I had imagined this moment many times—how it would feel, how my chest would tighten, and how satisfaction would bloom deep inside me. Instead, what I felt was a sharp pang of pain in my chest. But it won’t hold me down. My steps quickened as I glided down the stairs, my pulse racing.“Maxwell, hurry,” I said into the phone, ending the call before he could reply.“Mr. Carter, why are you in such a rush?!” Elizabeth, the senior maid, ran after me, almost breathless as she struggled to keep up. “The time has come.” I said calmly. “That’s why.” She raised an eyebrow. “The time for what?” “For something long overdue.” My smile sharpened. “Revenge is best served when cold.” “What revenge?” She asked, confusion clouding her face. “One I have been patient with,” I responded. “And it begins right now. I’m heading to New York.” Her eyes widened. “You can’t be serious. Who will run the company here?”The evening breeze
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Chapter: Chapter threeCYRUS’ POVThe words rang in my ears like a church bell on repeat. My lips trembled, my legs went numb, and my mouth fell open as I struggled to breathe.“Marcus,” his name was the only thing I could manage. “Is this—”“I’ve already signed the agreement,” he cut in sharply. “I don’t need your opinion. All I need is your signature.”“Who is back?” I asked.“Maxwell,” he replied without hesitation. “My boyfriend.”The words shattered something inside me. My breathing turned heavy, hot tears burning at the corners of my eyes.“Boyfriend?” I echoed, and he nodded.That picture I once saw hidden in his drawer suddenly made sense.So it was him.“You had a boyfriend while you were in a contract marriage with me?” My voice shook. “Wasn’t it clearly stated that we weren’t allowed to be in a romantic relationship with anyone else?”“I’m glad you understand what the word anyone means,” he snapped. “That explains why you opened yourself for me while—”I didn’t let him finish.My hand moved befor
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Chapter: Chapter twoCYRUS’ POV“I wonder why I had to wait that long to pop your hole, stepbrother,” he said casually, laughing.I forced a smile—one that didn’t reach my heart.“You don’t have anything to say?” he asked, stepping closer. His breath brushed my face. “What’s wrong, husband?”“Nothing,” I lied. “I need to take a shower.”I slid off the bed, my thighs brushing together. I glanced down and froze—slick between them, his mess and mine.“Cyrus,” he called softly.“I just need a break.”I pushed the bathroom door open, stepped inside, and shut it behind me. Resting my head against the door, I whispered, “This shouldn’t have happened.”My eyes drifted to the bathtub. I crossed the room and slowly lowered myself into it, letting the water swallow me whole.It all started five years ago, after my father’s sudden death by poison. I was reduced to nothing—no house, no fame, no money. I was nothing more than a fly.My mother and I became a burden.No one stepped forward to help us. Not even my father’
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Chapter: Chapter oneCYRUS’ POVA divorce agreement.He wanted to end this. End us.“Why?” I asked, my throat dry, sweat forming as my hands trembled.His gaze held mine, steady and unfeeling.“He’s back.”A FEW MINUTES AGO ~~~My fingers dug into his hair as I arched my lower back, spreading my legs apart while my head fell backward as the first touch of his tongue—a knowing swipe—grazed my hole, a burning sensation blooming inside me. “Marcus.” I moaned, shooting my ass up. “Hmmm,” he hummed. “How do I make you feel?” “Good. Ahhh—” I cried out of ecstasy. “Fuck…” “You haven’t given a reply.” He teased, his tongue still gently teasing my hole. “You make me feel good.” I muttered, my voice coming out nervous. My eyes locked with his and he smirked. “I know it’s your first time. But I still want you to know how good sex can be.” “Teach me.” I said, breathless.“Beg me.” He uttered, sharply.“Please— Marcus.” I pleaded, my body shaking tremendously. His tongue finally slid in. I shut my eyes as it d
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