Chapter: Beginnings and EndingsAs the sun dipped below the horizon, the estate transformed—warm golden lights twinkled across the lawn, casting a soft glow over inflatable castles, balloon arches, and tables stacked with sweets. Evan climbed onto a small platform near the castle-shaped cake, microphone in hand. Julian clung to his leg for a moment, then scampered off toward the cupcake table.The crowd quieted as Evan cleared his throat, flashing a grin.“Alright, alright,” he said. “Before anyone accuses me of making a speech just to delay cake, I promise to be brief.” A few laughs rippled through the crowd. His eyes scanned the sea of faces.“Thank you all for taking time out of your busy lives to celebrate our firstborn’s fifth birthday. Julian Gabriel Moretti—this day’s for you, buddy. You are chaos and sunshine wrapped in one sugar-addicted tornado, and your mom and I adore you.”Julian let out a cheer from the dessert table, clearly not listening.Evan continued, warmth settling into his tone. “I want to sta
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Chapter: Julian’s Fifth BirthdayThe silence between Evan and Aidan was… loaded. Not angry, not cold—just weighted. This was the first time they’d faced each other in years, and it wasn’t just family tension hanging between them.It was Millie.Evan stuffed his hands in his pockets. “You’re really here,” he muttered. “Didn’t believe it till I saw you with my own eyes.”Aidan gave a loose shrug, his posture calm but guarded. “Been traveling a lot,” he said. “Here, there, Sydney. Keeps me busy.”“Jet lag suits you,” Evan said, dryly.The corner of Aidan’s mouth quirked up. “Better than emotional baggage.”A chuckle snuck out of Evan, almost surprised. He glanced down, then back up. “Thanks for coming, though. Took you long enough to show your face.”Aidan smirked faintly. “Thought five years was an appropriate buffer.”“You skipped our wedding.”“I know.”“Skipped Julian’s birth.”“I know.”“Skipped two baby showers.”“Alright,” Aidan said, raising a hand. “Message received.”Evan sighed, rubbing the back of his neck.
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Chapter: Unexpected ReunionMillie slipped into the floral maxi dress she’d picked out while Evan pulled on a clean shirt. His jeans hung low on his hips, and he gave her a quick smile that made her stomach flutter. They laced their fingers as they stepped out of the bedroom. The door clicked shut behind them, and the noise of the party returned—laughter, music, and kids yelling as they ran across the lawn.Clara spotted them right away. She stood by the drinks table, arms crossed, wearing a smug grin. Millie laughed, her cheeks warming under Clara’s stare.But before she could fire back a joke, she froze.Her eyes landed on someone—no, a few people—by the dessert table.Sheila. Andrea. Sandra. Even Alfie.For a moment, she couldn’t believe it—it had been years.“Sheila? Andrea?” she gasped, already half-jogging toward them. “Oh my god, I can’t believe you’re all here!”Sheila laughed and pulled her into a tight hug. “Rose reached out. Told us Evan wasn’t taking no for an answer. Said it was your little boy’s bi
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Chapter: Before the CeremonyEvan held his thick cock deep inside her throbbing core, possessively scooping Millie into his arms and lifting her off the bed, keeping their connection unbroken. Her slick walls clenched around him as he carried her across the room, her legs wrapped tight around his waist, to a small wooden table in the corner."Shit." The cool surface bit into Millie's ass as he set her down. He leaned to the side, one hand steadying her hip, the other yanking open the middle drawer of a nearby cabinet with a sharp tug. Inside, a stash of sex toys gleamed—silicone, metal, and glass. His fingers snatched a purple clitoral sucker, and he held it up.“You know what to do, Millie. Spread it for me,” he growled, voice rough with dominance, eyes burning into hers.Panting, Millie leaned back against the mirror behind the table, her reflection a mess of flushed, sweat-slick skin and wild, tangled hair. Her fingers slid down, parting her swollen, leaking folds, exposing her throbbing clit. Evan positioned
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Chapter: Stolen Moments“Evan… we have to go back…”Undeterred, Evan’s hands slid lower, hooking beneath her thighs. With a fluid, commanding lift, he hoisted her up, her legs instinctively wrapping around his waist, the heat of her core pressing against him as he carried her to the vanity. He swept the surface clear—brushes, perfume bottles, and compacts crashing to the floor—and planted her on the edge, wedging himself between her spread thighs. His fingers traced her thighs as he leaned in, kissing her neck.Millie’s breath hitched. “Evan,” she tried again, her voice softer, less certain, “we can’t—”His fingers traced the waistband of her panties. His other hand shoved her bra aside, freeing one breast, his thumb rolling over her nipple, coaxing it to a tight peak. He leaned in, his tongue carving a molten trail from her neck to her ear, then down to her shoulder. Her body arched toward him, a silent supplication, her thighs clenching around his hips, drawing him into the pulsing epicenter of her need.“
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Chapter: The Party and the PauseClara leaned in. “He met her last year while traveling in Sydney,” she said. “Some artist, I think.”Millie’s eyes lit up, connecting the dots. “Oh, so that’s why…” she said, her voice trailing off with a knowing grin.“Yep,” Clara said, chuckling. “He says they’re still getting to know each other. Nothing serious, but you know Aidan. Though, if you ask me, he’s changed a lot over the years.”Millie looked at Clara, pride swelling in her chest. “You were really the friend he never thought he needed, you know.”Clara rolled her eyes, a mock groan escaping her. “Oh, please. You’d agree he only stayed and became my friend because he felt too guilty about what happened.”They both laughed, the ease of their banter a testament to how far they had come. They could joke about the past now, the pain of those darker days softened by time and friendship.Millie’s gaze softened. “It doesn’t matter now,” she said. “You two are close. And don’t worry, as your best friend, I’m okay sharing you with
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Chapter: CHAPTER 51 — Just Very Ordinary“I have a question.”Dorian looked up from his desk. “Okay?”Irene closed the office door behind her and sat in the chair across from him.She had come looking for solid ground, though, not literally. The estate had plenty of that. Marble, stone, old wood, probably enough expensive flooring to pay her rent for several lifetimes.Ares had spent the previous night asking to watch her like he was proposing a change to the dinner menu. Irene still hadn’t figured out what she was supposed to do with that.She was definitely not telling Dorian, but she needed someone she could talk to while she was in that big house.“So,” she said, “why was the screening process so intense?”Dorian’s pen stopped.Irene leaned forward.“When Celeste first interviewed me, it was everything. Drinking. Drugs. Parties. Relationships. Criminal history. Who I knew. Whether I had anyone likely to cause trouble. She practically wanted proof I’d never made a bad decision in my entire life.”“That was deliberate.”“I
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Chapter: CHAPTER 50 — The Proposal“Ares is waiting for you in his study.”Irene stopped halfway up the stairs.She had been back at the estate for less than twenty minutes, still had convenience-store air on her clothes, and had been looking forward to exactly three things: a shower, checking on Mr. Mustard, and getting into bed.Apparently she had aimed too high.“Did he say why?”“No,” Lena said.So Irene changed direction and headed for the study.Ares was behind his desk when she entered, reading something on paper because phones remained one of the few modern inventions he seemed to dislike.He looked up.“You’re late.”“Really none of your business, but…I was working.”“I know. And I make it my business to know everything about you, dear wife.”“And that’s becoming one of your less charming qualities.”Ares put the paper down. “A rival Coven has made inquiries about you.”That wiped the rest of her complaint away. “What kind of inquiries?”“Your background. Our marriage. How long we knew each other before the we
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Chapter: CHAPTER 49 — The Convenience StoreIrene picked up a shift on her day off because it was better than staying at the estate.She had spent most of the morning trying not to think about what had happened. Or what might have happened.She had taken Ares’s terrible advice. She remembered finally relaxing afterward, lying alone in the bed with her breathing slowly returning to normal.Then she remembered hearing his voice. It was close enough that, for one horrible second, she had thought he was in the room.But when Irene looked, she had been alone.Maybe she had imagined it.She was tired. She had just climaxed. Her brain had not exactly been operating under ideal working conditions.And there was also absolutely no way she was going to ask Ares. Because then she would have to explain why she thought he might have been there. And that conversation would inevitably reach the part where she admitted she had actually followed his advice.She would rather work overtime.So when someone needed coverage at the convenience store
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Chapter: CHAPTER 48 — You’re WelcomeIrene was already wet by the time her hand slid under her shirt.She had meant to keep it simple. One hand between her legs, the other braced on the mattress, get it over with and finally sleep. That was the plan. Instead, her fingers found her nipple almost without thinking, rolling it until it tightened, and the low pull of it went straight down.“This is ridiculous,” she muttered at the ceiling.She was slick before she had even properly started. The first slow circle over her clit made her hips shift against the sheets.She bit the inside of her cheek and kept going, annoyed at how easy it was, annoyed at the fact that her body had been wound this tight and was now cooperating the second she gave it any attention.“I can’t believe I’m actually doing this,” she said under her breath. “Because he told me to. Like I’m following orders from a vampire now.”It still wasn’t enough.She rubbed harder, chasing the pressure, but something in her body kept asking for more weight, more frict
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Chapter: CHAPTER 47 — Bad Advice“You’re not sleeping again.”Irene stopped just inside the library.Ares was exactly where she had expected him to be, which was becoming annoying. He sat near the window with a book open across one knee and a glass of red on the table beside him.At least Irene no longer wasted time wondering whether it was wine.“Good evening to you too.”“It is nearly two in the morning.”“Then good morning.”She had spent the last forty minutes in bed trying to sleep. She had turned onto one side, then the other, kicked the blanket off, pulled it back on, checked the time twice, and finally given up.Somehow, that had ended with her standing barefoot in the library at nearly two in the morning.Ares closed the book. His eyes moved over the old shirt and loose sleep pants she had changed into after they got home.“Couldn’t sleep?”“No.” Irene walked farther into the room anyway and sat in the chair across from him.Neither of them mentioned what just happened in the car. They had managed not to me
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Chapter: CHAPTER 46 — The CarAres did not say a word about Kael for the rest of the gala.That was worse.Irene had expected something the second she stepped back into the ballroom. A comment. A question. Maybe one of his very controlled insults somehow sounded more threatening because he delivered them without raising his voice.Instead, Ares looked at her neck once.Then he looked at Kael.For the next hour, Ares was perfectly normal.Perfectly polite.Perfectly Lord Valcieri.When she spoke to him, his replies were short. Physical contact stayed limited to what the room expected to see.Irene still waited for him to say something about the balcony.He did not, but at one point, she turned her head while someone spoke beside her and caught Ares staring directly at the place Kael had kissed.His eyes stayed there for half a second.Then he looked away and continued the conversation as though he had not just mentally considered murder.Each time his gaze rested there for a second too long before he looked away an
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