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MiaI woke up suddenly in the middle of the night, my body drenched in sweat, my heart pounding so violently it felt like it might tear through my chest. For a few seconds, I couldn’t breathe or couldn’t think. The images from my dream clung to me… Then reality crashed back.I was in my bedroom, safe. The room was quiet, wrapped in darkness, the soft hum of the air conditioner the only sound grounding me. My hands trembled as I pushed myself upright, brushing my hair back from my damp face while trying to steady my breathing.It was just a dream, but it hadn’t felt like one. I felt movement beside me. The mattress dipped slightly, and before I could turn, warm breath brushed against my neck.“What’s wrong?” Rolex’s voice came out hoarse, thick with sleep.I startled, turning toward him immediately. I hadn’t noticed when he sat up behind me, but now he was close. His presence alone eased something inside me. “Did I wake you?” I asked softly. “I’m sorry.”Instead of answering, he lean

BrunoHe pulled over in front of the large concrete building, the engine idling softly as the weight of what he was about to do settled in his chest. When he turned his head toward the passenger seat, Ruby was already watching him. She smiled slowly, her lips curving with mischief and her eyes gleaming with something far darker than gratitude.“I owe you one for this,” she muttered.Bruno smirked faintly, though the movement tugged at pain he refused to acknowledge.How he had ended up colliding with Ruby he had no idea. One thing had led to another, and another had dragged him into this mess. As much as he didn’t want any harm to come to Mia, there was one thing he wanted more than anything else…Rolex gone. Gone from their lives, for good.His gaze drifted to his bandaged arm, then to his chest. Ever since Rolex’s knife had found its mark, his hand had remained useless, the doctors had told him recovery was possible, but it would take time. Time he wasn’t sure he had. Rolex hadn’t

BrunoHe pulled over in front of the large concrete building, the engine idling softly as the weight of what he was about to do settled in his chest. When he turned his head toward the passenger seat, Ruby was already watching him. She smiled slowly, her lips curving with mischief and her eyes gleaming with something far darker than gratitude.“I owe you one for this,” she muttered.Bruno smirked faintly, though the movement tugged at pain he refused to acknowledge.How he had ended up colliding with Ruby he had no idea. One thing had led to another, and another had dragged him into this mess. As much as he didn’t want any harm to come to Mia, there was one thing he wanted more than anything else…Rolex gone. Gone from their lives, for good.His gaze drifted to his bandaged arm, then to his chest. Ever since Rolex’s knife had found its mark, his hand had remained useless, the doctors had told him recovery was possible, but it would take time. Time he wasn’t sure he had. Rolex hadn’t

KayHe had often wondered what the word life truly meant to him. Life had never been generous or kind, and certainly never gentle. Still, he had never asked for much. He had learned early that expectations only led to disappointment, so he kept his needs small and his hopes buried deep into work, after narrowly escaping Ruby’s manipulation, burying himself in his career had been the only way to stay sane, the only way to avoid confronting the damage she had left behind.He had never really had time for women. It wasn’t because he lacked interest or opportunity. It was because he avoided them deliberately. Whenever he saw one approach him, all he could see was trouble waiting to happen. They all wore the same expression, the same calculated curiosity, the same hunger masked behind smiles. It always felt as though they never truly wanted him, only what he could provide, what they could gain, what doors he could open for them. And Kay was tired of being seen as a ladder instead of a ma

RolexI stood there at the front of the kids’ graves, my chest heavy with emotions I could not properly name. Bringing Mia here had been a mistake, I realized that the moment her steps slowed beside me, the moment her fingers curled nervously at her sides. This place was a wound she had tried to heal over and over again, and I had dragged her back to it without thinking of the cost. The air felt thick and suffocating as if grief itself lingered here, refusing to move on.Dressed in a black suit that felt too tight around my shoulders, I knelt slowly before Fiona’s grave. The marble was cold beneath my fingertips as I placed a single white flower on it.My heart twisted painfully as memories flooded my mind. Fiona’s laughter, Leo’s innocent smiles, guilt settled deep in my bones. I had promised them a life of safety, a future free from fear, and I had failed them both.They died because of me. That truth echoed relentlessly in my head. I dragged them into a cursed life, despite knowin

MiaI was just about to open the door when his voice stopped me.I froze, my fingers still curled around the handle, my heart skipping when I realized he was on the phone. His tone was controlled, the kind he used when he didn’t want to be overheard. I hadn’t intended to listen. I truly hadn’t. But then I heard a name that made my breath hitch.Bruno.Instinctively, I leaned back against the door, my pulse quickening as I listened despite myself.“He’s stayed too calm,” Rolex said into the phone. “And every second he spends breathing is a threat to my family. That’s the only way I can stop him from ever coming near Mia.”A sharp gasp slipped from my lips before I could stop it, my hand flew to my mouth. Bruno.My thoughts raced wildly as fear tightened in my chest. Bruno had been on my bad side lately, yes, but I had never believed he was capable of something like this. I still doubted whether he had anything to do with Levi, or if he had ever worked with him at all. Fiona had been l