Chapter: Chapter NineFor a moment, the world went silent.Dust hung in the air. The shattered door swung loosely on its hinge.Zayden didn’t move. Neither did I.Derek stepped forward, a cruel smirk tugging at his lips. His face was still bruised from the night at the bar, but the arrogance in his eyes was alive and well.“Well,” he said, his voice calm but mocking, “didn’t think I’d find you two hiding out together.”Zayden’s grip tightened on his gun. “You shouldn’t have come here.”“Oh, I think I should’ve.” Derek gestured, and two of his men moved closer. “You took something from me. Both of you.”I frowned. “What are you talking about?”He laughed softly. “You think this is about what happened at the bar? No, sweetheart. That was personal. This..” he spread his hands “..this is business.”Zayden’s voice was low. “What business?”Derek’s eyes glinted. “The same one your father built. The one you walked away from.”My stomach dropped. “What?”Derek tilted his head, studying me like he was enjoying my c
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Chapter: Chapter Eight The sound of his voice froze me.I knew that tone. Calm. Controlled. Dangerous.Zayden’s jaw clenched. He moved silently, his gun steady, eyes locked on the door. The air felt thick , like the world was holding its breath.“Zayden,” my father said again, his voice lower this time. “You can open the door, or I can make you.”My heart hammered. “Don’t,” I whispered. “Please, don’t open it.”Zayden didn’t move. His eyes flicked to me for a second, then back to the door.A slow creak echoed outside. Then ,the faint click of a gun being cocked.Zayden swore under his breath.“Stay behind me,” he murmured.The door burst open before I could react. Light from a car’s headlamps cut into the dark room, outlining the tall figure in the doorway.Gregory Hart.Perfect suit. Cold eyes. Not a single thing out of place , except the revolver in his hand.“Step away from my daughter.” His voice was steel.Zayden didn’t move. “She’s not your property, Gregory.”“You think I came here for a debate?” He
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Chapter: Chapter seven The sound of gunfire echoed through the pier.Loud. Sharp.Too close.Zayden pulled me lower behind the crate. My heart was pounding so hard it drowned out everything else.“Don’t move,” he hissed.Bullets hit the wood again, splintering it into tiny shards that stung my skin. I flinched, pressing my head against his chest. His body was tense, his heartbeat steady , like he’d been through this a thousand times before.“Who are they?” I gasped.He didn’t answer. Just reached for his gun, leaned out, and fired twice. Two quick shots. Someone screamed in the distance. Then silence.My ears rang. The smell of gunpowder burned in the air.Zayden turned to me. “We have to move.”I nodded, though my legs didn’t seem to understand. He grabbed my hand and pulled me to my feet. We ran , between stacks of old cargo, through puddles of rainwater, past the flickering lights that painted everything in ghostly silver.When we reached his bike, he shoved a helmet at me. “Get on.”“I....what about...”
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Chapter: Chapter sixI couldn’t breathe.The streetlight flickered above me, the photo trembling in my hands as if the night itself was mocking me. My father’s face stared back at me from that picture, standing right beside Zayden. They weren’t just two men caught in the same frame , they looked familiar with each other. Comfortable, even.“What the hell…” I whispered. My pulse thundered in my ears.I turned the photo over, hoping for something , a date, a clue, anything. There was a faint marking written in ink, half-faded. Oaxaca, 2015.My mind went blank for a moment, then flooded with noise. Zayden wasn’t just some stranger. Somehow, he and my father had crossed paths before. But how? My father was a businessman, a man of power and control. Zayden was… chaos. A biker. A man who looked like he lived by his own rules. They couldn’t have anything in common.Could they?I stuffed the photo into my bag, my hands shaking, and climbed into the car. My reflection in the rearview mirror was pale, almost ghostl
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Chapter: Chapter FiveI sat in the car for what felt like hours, staring at his number on my phone screen. My thumb hovered over the call button, but I couldn’t press it. It was just ten digits ordinary, meaningless to anyone else but to me, it felt like crossing a line I could never return from.I dropped the phone onto the passenger seat and leaned back, exhaling.“Get a grip, Vivienne,” I muttered, pressing my fingers against my temple. “He’s just a guy.”But even as I said it, I didn’t believe myself. There was nothing just about Zayden. Every thought of him carried heat, danger, and something I couldn’t name. I hated that a man I barely knew could get under my skin this way. I hated even more that I wanted to hear his voice again.The phone buzzed suddenly, making me jump. My heart leapt to my throat, but it wasn’t him,it was an unknown number. I sighed in relief and irritation all at once.“Hello?” I said, voice low.“Vivienne?” a familiar male voice said on the other end. Derek.I froze. “How the he
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Chapter: Chapter Four I stood there for a long time after everything still trying to make sense of what had just happened. My heart refused to calm down even though the bar was slowly returning to its rhythm. The music was blareing loudly and the people who weren't dancing were lost in conversations but it all sounded distant. I just needed to breathe.I finally turned toward the exit, weaving through the crowd and stepping out into the cold night air. The parking lot was quiet except for the faint moans coming from a car not too far from me. I could see the leg of the lady hanging out of the window while the man obviously pounded her. I had seen too much of live porn it didn't turn me on no more. I had barely taken a few steps toward my car when a voice came from behind me.“You should stay away from him.”I turned sharply first thinking it wasn't directed to me but I was the only one there. A woman stood by one of the parked cars, half-hidden in shadow. She was wearing a dark coat with her hair tied back
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