Chapter: Chapter 177CARRIE Two weeks after Leo’s birthday, life had gradually slipped back into its gentle rhythm; work, home, laughter-filled evenings with my big and little boys, and the quiet comfort of routine. So when Anders called that Saturday afternoon, I didn’t think much of it. His voice was warm, steady, the same familiar tone he always used.“Carrie,” he said, “please be ready by seven. I’m taking you out tonight.”I smiled to myself. It wasn’t unusual for Anders to suggest a spontaneous dinner, especially after a long work week. He, Emmett, and Kwame had been attending a workshop all day, and I assumed he simply wanted a quiet evening with me. So I dressed the way I always did when he took me somewhere special, slipping into a soft champagne-colored dress that made me feel elegant without trying too hard. When he came for me he looked effortlessly handsome in a navy blazer and crisp shirt. His smile warmed me instantly.“You look breathtaking,” he whispered, his eyes twinkling.I flushed,
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Chapter: Chapter 176SHANEThe world came back in pieces. The slick heat of her skin under mine. The heavy scent of sex in the air. The ache in my muscles. But the silence inside my head was already breaking, shattered by the echo of Anders' low chuckle, the phantom brush of his hand on Carrie’s back. I pulled out of Shelby slowly, my softening cock dragging against her swollen flesh. She made a small, satiated sound, but I was already moving, already consumed.My arms hooked under her knees and behind her shoulders before she could even catch her breath. I lifted her off the sofa. She gasped, her arms looping instinctively around my neck, her body pliant and limp from her climax. “Shane?” Her voice was a husky whisper against my throat. I didn’t answer. I just carried her the few feet to the open space of carpet in front of the cold fireplace and set her down on all fours.The position was stark, vulnerable. Her back arched, the pale, perfect curves of her ass on full display for me. The sight should hav
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Chapter: Chapter 175SHANE My mind was so much coiling in tension by the time I finished up in my office later that day at the Blackwood Marketing headquarters. It was a physical ache, a hot coal lodged just under my sternum. I knew right then that I had to do something about it. And the only person who could douse the tension was Shelby. I called her and told her I was coming.I didn’t ring the bell at Shelby’s townhouse. I just pushed the door open. The familiar scent of her apartment hit me, soft and welcoming. It made me furious. I needed something harsher. Something real.Shelby appeared from the kitchen, a smile already forming on her pretty, practiced face. “Shane, you’re early. I was just…” She stopped, the smile faltering as she took me in. I knew what she saw: tie loose, collar undone, a wildness in my eyes that wasn’t usually there. “Shane?” she asked, her voice softer, cautious.I didn’t answer with words. I crossed the living room in three long strides to where she was standing, I wasn't g
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Chapter: Chapter 174SHANE Board meetings were supposed to energize me.At least, they used to.The room was full by the time I walked in; sleek suits, crisp papers, polished laptops, and the subtle hum of controlled excitement. This was my company, different entirely from Blackwood Marketing. It was the baby Liam and I had built from scratch, from late nights to boardrooms, from nothing to global influence. An investment/private Equity firm; Aurion Capital. Normally, the numbers alone would have put a fire in my veins.Not today.“Good morning, gentlemen,” I said as I took my seat at the head of the long glass table.“Morning, Shane,” a few of them echoed, nodding respectfully.Liam, who worked as the CEO of Aurion slid into the seat next to mine, whispering, “We’re about to blow their minds with these numbers. Smile a little.”I tried. I really did. But the muscles refused to cooperate.The CFO stood first, tapping his tablet. “We’ll begin with the quarterly financials. It has been… exceptional.”Char
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Chapter: Chapter 173ANDERSCarrie's house was quiet by the time I arrived. Leo had been bathed and was sleeping soundly, I didn't expect anything else. The little guy had a very hectic day. Sandy had retired too until the guestroom. Carrie was in the kitchen working on her laptop, her hair untied, the strands fell freely around her shoulders. She said a memo came in her email and she needed the quickly react to it.She looked exhausted, beautiful, but exhausted. My chest tightened at the sight of her. I hated the way the day had weighed her down, how she always tried to hide it behind a forced smile or a quick “I’m fine.” Tonight, she didn’t pretend. She just looked… tired.“I will draw a bath." I said quietly, stepping closer to kiss her on the cheek.She nodded, “thanks, sweet. I'm going to wrap this up in five minutes.”“Okay,” I said and left for the bathroom. I did my magic there and then returned to the kitchen to get her. She was logging off when I walked in. “Right on time,” she smiled tiredly a
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Chapter: Chapter 172CARRIE If I thought the morning had been magical, the afternoon was something else entirely.The sun finally pushed through the gray clouds, coating the station grounds in a soft, golden glow that made everything look airbrushed and perfect, balloons glittering, streamers waving gently, children running in joyful chaos. Music drifted over the speakers, light and cheerful, the kind that made you want to sway without realizing it.Leo was having the absolute time of his life.I could barely keep track of him. One moment he was toddling toward the bubble machine with his cousins, giggling as bubbles popped right beside his ears, and the next he was in the arms of a staff member who had shamelessly asked, “Can I steal the birthday boy for one minute?”Everyone wanted to hold him. Everyone wanted a picture. Everyone wanted to make him laugh.And he gave them all of it; giggles, claps, open-mouthed smiles, tiny excited kicks.Sofia’s team had set up separate sections: a kids’ activity zone
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Chapter: Chapter 53RICHARDTwo days later, my driver eased the car into the parking lot of one of the city's most exclusive restaurants.I glanced at my watch.12:15 p.m.Fifteen minutes before my meeting with Raymond.The restaurant stood on a quiet corner overlooking a landscaped boulevard lined with palm trees and ornamental shrubs. The building itself wasn't overly extravagant, but everything about it communicated wealth. From the polished stone exterior to the valet attendants standing neatly at the entrance, the place catered to people who valued privacy as much as luxury.My driver stepped out first and came around to open my door."Thank you," I said as I got out.The afternoon air was pleasantly warm.I adjusted my suit jacket and headed toward the entrance.The hostess recognized me immediately."Good afternoon, Dr. Coleman.""Good afternoon."She smiled professionally."Prof. already reserved a table for two. Right this way."A waiter took over and led me through the restaurant.The lunch cro
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Chapter: Chapter 52FELICIA Richard rested both arms against the edge of his desk and looked at me steadily.“You think suing them will complicate things?” he asked.The irritation I sensed in his voice had softened. “Yes,” I answered honestly. “I think it will.”I paused briefly before adding,“And I’m almost certain your board members won’t encourage it either.”A quiet exhale left him.“Yeah… speaking of the board,” he muttered.He ran a hand through his hair slowly, a gesture I was beginning to notice he did whenever something genuinely frustrated him.“It was actually the board chairman, Raymond, who brought the newspaper to my office four days ago to show me.”“I see,” I said quietly.That explained a lot.Not just his anger but the pressure beneath it.Richard wasn’t merely dealing with gossip.He was dealing with institutional scrutiny; corporate image and board politics.The kind of pressure that turned personal matters into business concerns.For a moment, he said nothing. He simply stared ah
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Chapter: Chapter 51RICHARD “What are you going to do about the City Herald report?”Felicia’s voice cut through the silence of my office just as we finished reviewing the interaction chart displayed on my computer screen.I looked away from the monitor slowly.“Oh…” I said. “You’ve read it?”She stood across from my desk holding a blue research folder against her side, her expression calm but observant.“Who hasn’t?” she replied evenly.Fair point.It had been four days since the article came out, and instead of dying down like most media nonsense, it had spread like gasoline fire.Every gossip blog now has its own version.Some were even in more dramatic versions.Outrightly ridiculous!One headline had actually read:“The Billionaire Scientist With Secrets Too Dangerous to Reveal?”Idiots.I leaned back slightly in my chair, studying Felicia for a brief second.Unlike most people who brought up the issue lately, she didn’t look curious.Or entertained.Just analytical.“What do you think I should do
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Chapter: Chapter 50FELICIA By the time I came out of the clinic, I felt lighter than I had all week.Relieved.The doctor’s words still echoed pleasantly in my head as I walked slowly toward my car.“Your sugar levels are stable now.”I could have hugged the woman.After weeks of careful eating, constant monitoring, and forcing myself into routines I wasn’t naturally patient enough for, hearing that everything remained normal felt like a personal victory.Pregnancy was already unpredictable enough.I didn’t need any complication to join the chaos.I exhaled softly as I reached my car and slipped inside, closing the door behind me.For a brief moment, I just sat there quietly, one hand resting lightly on my stomach.“Good job,” I murmured absentmindedly.Whether I was talking to myself or the baby, I honestly wasn’t sure anymore.I reached into my bag for my phone, unlocked it, and opened the map application. The realtor had already sent the apartment address earlier that morning.I typed it in carefull
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Chapter: Chapter 49RICHARD Hours after I returned home from the office, I still couldn’t settle.The conversation with Raymond replayed endlessly in my head, each word refusing to loosen its grip.You need to get married, Richard.I paced slowly around my office with a glass of whiskey in my hand, the ice clinking softly each time I turned. The room was dim except for the amber glow of the lamp near the bookshelf, shadows stretching long across the floor.Marriage.The word alone exhausted me.I stopped near the edge of my desk and took a slow swallow of the drink. The whiskey burned its way down my throat, but it did nothing to quiet my thoughts.I had never wanted marriage.Not once.Not even when I was younger.And children?That had never been part of the equation either. My life had always revolved around structure, achievement, and control. There had never been room for diapers, school runs, emotional dependency, or the chaos that came with building a family.Then life had decided to mock me.Fel
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Chapter: Chapter 48RICHARD By 8:00 a.m next day I was already seated behind my desk, skimming through the day’s briefing notes with a cup of black coffee cooling untouched at my side as I tried to focus. Or so I thought.A sharp knock cut through the stillness.Before I could respond, the door swung open.Professor Raymond didn’t wait for permission.At sixty-seven, the board chairman carried authority like a second skin; measured, composed, almost surgical in his movements. But today… something was off. His face was drawn tight, the usual calm replaced with something far less controlled.Agitation.“Good morning, Professor…” I greeted him as usual.He didn’t answer.Instead, he strode forward and dropped a folded newspaper on my desk with more force than necessary. It slid across the polished surface, stopping just short of my hands.“Have you seen this?” he asked.His voice was steady but only just.I leaned back slightly, eyeing the paper; City Herald. “Seen what?”“Open to the centre pages.”There
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Chapter: Chapter 140KEALThe morning I left for the groundbreaking ceremony, the world felt… steady.Not because things were perfect, far from it but because I had something anchoring me. Someone; Gina.I stood at the edge of our bed, watching her sleep. The soft rise and fall of her chest, the way her hand rested protectively over her stomach… over our child… It felt so surreal and soothing.Three weeks.That was all we had left.Three weeks before everything changed.She stirred slightly, her brows knitting as if she could feel my gaze. Slowly, her eyes fluttered open, meeting mine.“You’re staring,” she murmured, her voice still thick with sleep.I exhaled softly, a small smile pulling at my lips as I moved closer to her. “I was memorizing,” I replied.Her lips curved faintly. “Memorizing what?”“This,” I said quietly, brushing a strand of hair away from her face. “Us. Before our world gets even louder.”Her eyes softened, but there was something else there too, anticipation… and a hint of nervousness
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Chapter: Chapter 139GINA A week after the nursery reveal, the excitement still lingered in me like a soft, glowing warmth I couldn’t quite shake off.Every time I stepped into the room, every time my eyes fell on the carefully arranged crib, the delicate curtains, the tiny decorations we had chosen together, I felt it again.That quiet, overwhelming realization.I was going to have another baby.And somehow, even with everything else happening around us, that truth stood untouched.Pure.Certain.“Ma’am.”Layla’s voice broke through my thoughts that morning, pulling me back to the present.I looked up to find her standing by the door, arms folded, one brow raised in that familiar way of hers.“You’re not going to tell me you’re done preparing for that baby,” she said.I blinked at her, caught.“I…well… we already got most things.”She scoffed lightly and walked into the room. “Most is not all.”I couldn’t help the small smile that tugged at my lips.She wasn’t wrong.There were still a few things missin
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Chapter: Chapter 138DARIUS The council chamber felt colder than usual.Or maybe it was just me.I stood at the center of the semicircle, my hands clasped behind my back, my posture straight, controlled; at least on the outside. My gaze swept briefly across the elders seated before me, their faces lined with age, wisdom… and disappointment.That was the one I felt the most.Disappointment.It hung in the air, thick and suffocating.The chairman leaned forward slightly, his sharp eyes locking onto mine.“You went too far,” he said.His voice was calm, but it carried the weight of authority.I didn’t respond.I couldn’t.Not yet.“You are fortunate,” he continued, “that the warrior you attacked did not die.”A low murmur followed.Agreement.Judgment.I swallowed, my jaw tightening.That moment…It flashed in my mind before I could stop it.The rage.The loss of control.The look on the warrior’s face.I pushed it away quickly.“This council has received multiple reports,” another elder said, her tone firm
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Chapter: Chapter 137GINA And just like that, the tears came dribbling down my cheeks.For a moment… I couldn’t move.I stood there, right at the entrance of the canopy, my fingers still curled around Keal’s hand, my heart pounding so loudly I was sure everyone could hear it.Everything felt suspended.The laughter.The music.And then Debbie and Elder Miriam stepped forward.They didn’t rush.They didn’t need to.There was something intentional about the way they walked toward me like they were carrying the weight of this moment carefully, making sure I felt every bit of it.Debbie reached me first, her face glowing with excitement, her eyes scanning mine like she was searching for my reaction.When she found it, when she saw the tears already gathering, her smile softened.“Look at the most beautiful mommy-to-be in town,” she said, her voice warm and teasing all at once.Before I could even respond, she leaned in and kissed my cheek.The simple gesture shattered something inside me.A soft, shaky laugh
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Chapter: Chapter 136GINAI woke before the alarm.That alone felt like a small victory.For a few quiet seconds, I just lay there, staring at the ceiling, listening to the steady rhythm of my own breathing… and the softer, deeper rhythm beneath it.My hand moved instinctively to my belly.Six weeks more weeks to go.The thought came with a mix of excitement and something else I couldn’t quite name.Anticipation… maybe.Or the quiet awareness that everything was about to change.I exhaled slowly, pushing myself up into a sitting position. The room was still calm, wrapped in that soft, late-afternoon stillness that always followed a good rest.I had needed it.Jessica had insisted.“Elevate your legs. Rest more. You’re close now.”And for once… I listened.My legs felt lighter today, less swollen than usual, and I allowed myself a small smile as I swung them carefully over the side of the bed.Today wasn’t just about resting.There was a meeting.At the new site.The southeast part of the pack, the place w
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Chapter: Chapter 135THIRD PERSON The news spread before the sun fully set.It moved like wildfire through the pack; whispered at first, then spoken aloud in disbelief, and finally carried openly in fear.The Alpha attacked his own.By nightfall, there was no containing it.The injured warrior had been rushed to the healer’s quarters, his breathing uneven, his throat bruised where Darius’s hand had nearly crushed the life out of him. The healers worked tirelessly, moving with urgency that betrayed their calm expressions.“He’s losing too much air,” one of them muttered, pressing carefully along his chest.“Stabilize him,” another instructed. “Now.”Outside the room, the other warriors stood in tense silence, their earlier anger now replaced with something heavier.Uncertainty.Fear.One of them paced back and forth, running a hand through his hair. “I’ve never seen him like that,” he said under his breath.“He wasn’t like that,” another replied quickly. “That wasn’t normal.”“No Alpha does that,” a third
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