Chapter: CHAPTER 190DAMIEN CROSS POV The ballroom erupted the moment the video finished playing.Reporters shouted over each other, flashes popping like fireworks.Mason looked like someone had yanked the floor out from under him. His mouth hung open, his face drained of color.Exactly what I wanted.But I didn’t look at the crowd.I looked at him.“Mason Blackthorne,” one reporter screamed, “is this legitimate?!”Another yelled, “Did you authorize these transfers?!”A third: “Are you connected to the Hale Enterprises breach?!”Mason finally snapped out of his shock. “This is fake! This is fabricated! He’s trying to frame me!”I stepped forward. “Prove it.”Every camera turned.Mason pointed at me. “You think you can walk into my event and ”“I didn’t think,” I cut in. “I planned.”The room went quiet in an instant.Behind me, Adrian didn’t move. His eyes were locked on Mason like he was seeing him clearly for the first time.Mason swallowed. “This is between Adrian and me. Stay out of it.”A cold laugh
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Chapter: CHAPTER 189ADRIAN HALE POV The moment we stepped out of my father’s hospital room, something inside me snapped.“Adrian, slow down,” Leon said, practically jogging to keep up.“I can’t,” I muttered. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking. “Mason goes live in less than an hour. I’m not giving him that head start.”Damien walked beside me with frightening calm. His voice was steady. “We’re not panicking. We’re thinking.”Leon scoffed. “Easy for you to say. He’s buying ads. Damien, he’s literally buying ads to smear you. Ads. I’ve counted twelve so far.”I stopped walking for half a second. “Ads?”Leon held up his phone. “News blogs, business pages, shady gossip accounts… they’re all posting the same thing: Major internal betrayal in Hale Enterprises.”My stomach curled. “He’s implying it’s Damien.”“Not by name,” Leon said. “But it’s obvious.”I turned to Damien. “Why are you so calm?”His jaw tightened. “Because Mason is predictable.”“In what world?” I snapped.“In the world where he always overplays h
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Chapter: CHAPTER 188DAMIEN CROSS POVThe door closed behind Adrian, and the room went quiet.I stared at his father lying motionless on the hospital bed. Machines beeped softly. I sat beside him, rubbing a hand over my face.Then the door opened again.“Damien?”I looked up. “You came back.”Adrian stepped inside, shutting the door. His chest rose and fell like he’d run here.“There’s something I didn’t say earlier,” he murmured.“What is it?”He walked closer, eyes fixed on the floor. “I’m not giving up.”“On what?”“On any of it,” he said. “On us. On the company. On my father’s name. I’m not running anymore.”I studied with him. “You sure?”He nodded. “Yeah. I am.”“Then we start now,” I said.He blinked. “Start what?”“Taking Mason down.” “You really want a war?”“We’re already in one,” I said.He didn’t argue.Before I could say more, his father’s fingers twitched.Adrian froze. “Dad?”The man’s eyes fluttered.A nurse rushed in. “He’s responsive. Keep talking to him.”Adrian leaned forward, voice c
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Chapter: CHAPTER 187ADRIAN HALE POVI didn’t even feel my legs moving.One second I was staring at Damien, the next I was stepping away from him, the words replaying in my head like a bomb exploding on repeat.“Your mother helped Caleb Hale murder Adrian’s father.”I felt… betrayed by the universe itself.Damien reached for me immediately.“Adrian wait ”I shook my head so fast it almost made me dizzy.“No. Don't touch me. Not now.”His hand froze in the air, trembled, then slowly dropped.“Adrian,” he said softly. “Please look at me.”“I can’t,” I whispered.Because if I looked at him… I would break.And I couldn’t break it again. Not right now. Not when the truth felt like a knife carved into my chest.I turned to his mother.“You better explain what you just said.”Her eyes softened with something like sympathy.“Adrian… your father discovered too much. He found the network, the blackmail, the money routes, the politicians Caleb controlled. But he also found the partner Caleb relied on. Someone who ha
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Chapter: CHAPTER 186DAMIEN CROSS POVLeon’s words were still ringing in my head.“No, Adrian. She isn’t lying.”Adrian stared at him like his whole world was being ripped open.“My father… was murdered?” he whispered.His mother nodded slowly.“I tried to tell you that night, but Caleb’s men arrived. I had to run.”Adrian backed away, hands shaking.“Murdered? But I thought he had a heart attack. You told me ”“I told you what I had to do,” she said. “Make me say it.”My chest tightened.Caleb again.Every damn shadow in our lives somehow led back to him.I stepped closer to Adrian.“Hey… breathe. I’m right here.”But he didn’t hear me. His eyes were locked on his mother.“Why?” Adrian’s voice cracked. “Why would he kill my father? What did Dad ever do?”His mother swallowed hard.“Your father found something. Something dangerous. Something connected to him.”Adrian grabbed the edge of the table to steady himself.“Tell me,” he said. “Tell me everything.”She hesitated.I didn’t.“Tell him,” I snapped. “
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Chapter: CHAPTER 185DAMIEN CROSS POVShe’s not talking about Mason.Adrian froze beside me. Completely still. Like his entire body just… stopped responding.I stepped closer before he could spiral.“Who is she talking about?” I asked quietly.Leon swallowed. “Her husband.”Adrian blinked fast. “Her what? No. My mother never remarried. She didn’t ”A soft voice cut him off.“She did.”We all turned.Adrian’s mother stepped out from the shadows of the hallway. She looked pale, tired, but steady like she had prepared for this moment her whole life.Adrian made a choked sound. “Will you remarry? When? Why didn’t you tell me? You could’ve written. You could’ve ”She didn’t answer him directly.Instead, her eyes locked onto me.“You must be Damien.”I tensed instantly. “And you knew that before walking in? How?”Her jaw flexed. “Because your father is the reason my son almost died.”Leon’s eyes widened. Adrian staggered back like she slapped him.I stepped in front of him without thinking, blocking her from m
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Chapter: CHAPTER FIFTY FIVEZara’s POV The arrow still shook in the altar stone. Its silver head caught the light and burned my eyes.No one moved.The rogues froze where they stood. Marcus stood tall again, his body bloody, his claws dripping red. Nicholas’s smile slipped a little, his eyes darting to the trees.Then they came.Shadows at first. Then shapes. Men and women in gray coats, sliding out of the forest like ghosts. Their steps made no sound. They held silver bows, knives, spears, all shining like death. Their faces were hidden by masks, cold and empty.Hunters.My whole body went cold.Marcus growled deep, a sound that rolled like thunder in his chest. “What are they doing here?”The rogue leader spat blood into the dirt, grinning through broken teeth. “The gods want blood today, Alpha. Yours.”The hunters spread wide, moving like a net, circling us in. Me, Marcus, Nicholas, and the rogues we were all caught.One of them stepped forward. He was tall, mask cut sharp, voice flat like steel.“Step away
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Chapter: CHAPTER FIFTY FOURZara’s POVMy heart stopped. My blood turned cold. He said it. The rogue leader said it. He knew me. He saw me. The thing I feared most stepped out of the dark and spoke out loud.Marcus growled so deep it made the ground under me shake. His arm came in front of me, strong, hard, like a wall. He was ready to fight. But I could feel his heart racing. He was shocked. He wanted answers.Nicholas stood there, only a few steps away. His mouth curved like a devil. His eyes scanned between me and Marcus, like he enjoyed cutting us open. “Runaway?” he said. His voice was harsh. “Now that is… interesting.”“Shut your mouth,” Marcus snapped. His body shook with anger. But his hand gripped me like a feather, like if he let go, I’d vanish like a smoke.The rogues moved closer, forming a circle. Their eyes glowed, so many of them, watching like wolves ready to bite. The leader walked forward. His face was cruel.“You thought you could hide, little wolf?” His voice was loud. “Pretend to be clean? P
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Chapter: CHAPTER FIFTY THREEZara’s POVMarcus’s words would not leave me. “You’re already losing me.”I pressed my hands to my ears like a child, but it didn’t matter. His voice kept on ringing in my head.the way his hand had almost touched me but pulled back at the last second.The bed felt too big, too hot without him. My body ached from crying. The secret inside me burned like fire. If I told him, I might lose him forever. If I stayed quiet, Nicholas would destroy us.I couldn’t tell which was worse.The door opened. My head shot up.Marcus.He filled the doorway, his broad shoulders filling the door. His eyes were shadowed, like he hadn’t slept all night either.“Get dressed,” he said. His voice was calm.I was so scared. “Where are we going?”His gaze locked on mine. “Somewhere you can’t run from me.”The ride felt endless. Marcus didn’t say a single word. His hands gripped the wheel so tight. His jaw was clenched.I leaned my head against the window, staring at the trees. My palms were damp. My wolf whined
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Chapter: CHAPTER FIFTY TWOZara’s POVMarcus’s words would not leave me.“Tomorrow, you and I will speak. And you will tell me everything.”I had lied before. Dodged his questions. Smiled when I wanted to scream. But tomorrow… Tomorrow I will have no place to hide.If I told him the truth, I would lose him.If I lied again, he might tear it out of me himself.There was no way to win.I didn’t sleep. I stared at the ceiling until my eyes burned. My body shook all night.By morning, I felt empty. My legs were weak, my head heavy. Around me, the pack carried on warriors in the yard, servants rushing past but I barely noticed.All I saw was him.Marcus.He stood at the end of the hall, tall, dark, unshakable. His eyes locked on me.“Come,” he said.I followed. My hands were wet with sweat. My knees almost gave way. He led me into a quiet chamber in the west wing. No one else could hear us there.The door closed. The air turned heavy.Marcus faced me, arms crossed, jaw set like stone.“No excuses,” he said. “Today y
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Chapter: CHAPTER FIFTY ONEZara’s POVMarcus’s words wouldn’t leave me.“You may think you can hide. But I will find the truth. Whether you tell me or not.”He hadn’t shouted. He hadn’t even raised his voice. That calm, steady tone was worse than anger.Because he meant it.I hugged myself, staring at the moon outside my window. My heart twisted. I had worked so hard to keep my secret safe. But every day, with every question and every sharp look, Marcus was breaking through it.He was pulling me apart piece by piece. And when he finally reached the truth…I shut my eyes, shaking. It wouldn’t just ruin me. It would destroy him too.A knock snapped me back. My chest tightened. I already knew who it was.Nicholas.I hesitated, then cracked the door open.“What do you want?” I whispered.He leaned against the frame, smirking. His cold eyes moved over me like he could read my thoughts.“Such a warm welcome,” he said. “Restless tonight?”“Go away.”He laughed softly. “Why would I? Watching you squirm is too much fun.
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Chapter: CHAPTER FIFTYMarcus’s POVI didn’t sleep that night.Her silence haunted me.Zara had always been fiery, stubborn, quick to fight back when challenged. But in that library, with the record laid bare between us, she had been silent. Not defiant. Not apologetic. Just silent.And silence was the loudest answer of all.I paced the length of my chambers, the firelight casting restless shadows against the stone walls. My wolf pressed beneath my skin, snarling, restless, desperate to tear away the mask she wore and demand the truth.But I held him back.Not yet.Zara wasn’t a stranger to me, every instinct screamed that she was mine. My mate. My bond. The only one who had ever steadied the storm inside me.And yet…The lies were there. I could taste them in the way her scent shifted when I pressed too close, in the way her pulse stuttered when my questions cut too near.She was hiding something.And if I ripped it out of her too soon, I feared I would destroy not only her but us.Dawn came, gray and cold
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Chapter: CHAPTER FIVEAria Bennett PovA gasp escaped my lips when I heard what my so-called mother just said. I refused to believe that she would do this to me."What ?" Ethan shouted, making Mason jump from his seat."Calm down", I hissed at him gesturing to my son "you're scaring him"I was surprised when he looked and his features softened visibly. He seemed to have taken a liking to Mason and I didn't think that was such a good idea. Not wanting Mason to hear more about my disastrous life I nudged Talia who was awfully silent and motioned to Mason."Could you take him out please?", I asked "I don't want him to hear this.She smiled sadly at me as she knew that things were just getting started."Sure"I pulled Mason to me, hugging him quickly. Pulling away I pushed him towards Talia."I'll see you in a bit Mas"He smiled a toothy grin at me "okay mommy"I watched as they left the room then I turned back around to face the two other persons in the room. There was complete silence for what felt like the
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Chapter: CHAPTER FOURETHAN CARTER POVShe's here.She's here.“What the fuck is she doing here?” I whispered to myself When Vivian told me that there was someone I just had to meet. I became very curious which resulted in me coming over here.Vivian and I aren't friends we never were and never will be. She never treated Aria like a daughter and even though Aria tried to hide it everyone knew how her mother treated her.They were never close either so to see her here now it's truly something."Aria", I sighed a little happy to see her.It's been over four years and I still miss seeing her everyday."Ethan", she snapped.I didn't flinch, I didn't break eye contact, I just stared at her. The longer I stared at her the more I realized that she had changed. She didn't look away from me as if she's daring me to do the same."Okay......that's enough"I turned to the voice to find that Harper, Aria’s best friend was standing there and glaring at me."I'm tired, hungry and my phone is about to die", she hissed lo
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Chapter: CHAPTER THREEThe clouds drifted past the window as the plane dipped inside, the skyline of the city slowly unfolding beneath us. My stomach knot, not from the landing but from everything that waited for me down there.Yesterday felt like a movie. After leaving with Mason, I found myself back at the house, relieved to see my mother wasn’t around. I don’t think I would have had the strength to face her questions or her judgment. Mason had fallen asleep in the car, his small head tilted against my shoulder as I carried him upstairs. I tucked him into his bed carefully, making sure he was comfortable, smoothing the blanket over his tiny body. He didn’t stir not even once.I stood in his doorway for a moment longer than I should have, just watching him breathe. My little boy was always my anchor, even when the rest of the world felt like it was falling apart.Then I forced myself into motion. I dragged two suitcases out of Mason’s walk-in closet and started packing his things clothes, shoes, his favori
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWOAria Bennett – POVThe silence between us stretched for what felt like forever. We sat across from each other in my living room, sipping the wine I had opened earlier, while she talked on about everything that had changed back home.New businesses opening. People getting married. Scandals in the neighborhood. Gossip I hadn’t asked for and didn’t care to know.I nodded now and then, but the truth? I wasn’t listening. Not even a little. Every word she said only grated on my nerves, reminding me that this so-called “bonding” was happening here, in my home. Not in hers. Not in the place I once called home.And honestly? That was fine with me. Because I had no desire, no reason, no strength to ever step foot back there again. That town was nothing but poison for me.The memories slammed into me before I could stop them. Memories of the day everything shattered.The day Ethan looked me dead in the eyes and accused me of being unfaithful. The day he called me a slut like I was trash, like I
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Chapter: CHAPTER ONE“Mummy!”“Mummy!”“Mummy!”A Little hands shook me as a small voice filled the quiet of the room.“Wake up! Wake up! It’s my first day of school!”My eyes flew open at his words.I blinked several times, rubbing the sleep from my eyes before glancing down at the little boy grinning at me. Mason stood at the side of the bed, his lips curved into a mischievous smile, as if he already knew how to tug me out of dreamland.I couldn’t help but smile back. “Come here, Mas,” I said softly, calling him by the nickname I’d given him the day he was born.He immediately scrambled to climb onto the bed, his small legs kicking with determination. He always tried, even though he never quite managed it on his own. That stubborn grit in him, the same grit that made him refuse help until the last second reminded me so painfully of his father.Swallowing down the lump rising in my throat, I leaned forward, caught his little arms, and pulled him up into my lap.“Are you ready for your first day of school,
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