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The Heiress He Lost, The Woman His Uncle Claimed

The Heiress He Lost, The Woman His Uncle Claimed

What goes on between the ex wife they discarded and the uncle they plotted to kill? A second chance in love? Or simply a path to take revenge. Three years ago, Camilla Voss abandoned her billionaire inheritance for love. Three years later, she walks into her bedroom and finds her husband in bed with her best friend. Humiliated, blamed for infertility, and discarded the moment another woman becomes pregnant, Camilla finally learns the devastating truth: She was never the problem. Her husband was. So on the same night the Hartford family celebrates their future heir, Camilla serves divorce papers at the dinner table and returns to the powerful family she once betrayed. But her homecoming comes with a price. To reclaim her place as the sole heiress of the Voss empire, Camilla must enter a new arranged marriage with a man far more dangerous than her ex husband ever was. Luca Xavier Milano. Cold. Ruthless. Sinfully unreadable. The billionaire owner of Nova Corporations. And the one man capable of destroying the Hartford family overnight. There’s just one problem. Luca isn’t only Nathaniel Hartford’s business rival. He’s his uncle. Now the woman they mocked as barren and disposable returns wearing another man’s ring, standing beside an empire powerful enough to bury them all. And as revenge, desire, and old family secrets collide, Camilla begins to realize her marriage to Luca may not be a contract at all. It may be the beginning of a war.
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Chapter: Chapter Twenty-One: Cole Graham.
Camilla's POVThe text read. I had never felt excited about a party before but I was about this one. Why? Because the man I'm fucking is going to be with me. Who knows where else we'll be taking an adventure to this night. The bathroom, the hallways…Get it together Camilla, you're a grown ass woman with a plain white reputation and the last thing it needs was a stain on it. Was I a nympho now?Was this what it feels like for women to only be with me for their body? Pffttt, I was married to this man. So I'd feel less guilty about using him. Or was he using me? Arrghhh, I need to stop overthinking stuff. I was already in the car hoping he'd be by the door to the event hall waiting for me but then as the car stopped, there was no one. He's your bad boy Camilla, not your gentleman.“Did Mr Milano say where he'll be?" I asked the driver. “He didn't communicate through me, ma'am." I stepped out of the car, my Cameron Diaz heels, stroking out before my sapphire dress adorne
Last Updated: 2026-08-17
Chapter: Chapter Twenty-four: purely business
Camilla's POV She rose up immediately from where she sat, her belle bump had Increased by an inch and she looked dolled up. Eyes shadows and almost blended foundation. Her eyes scanned me from head to toe before clearing her throat. “I'm hoping to speak to the person who runs this place," she said. I could almost scoff at the face she was making and the tone she used. " You know, you've always been bad at being sarcastic… your lines never just. Click.” The polite smile she held stiffened slightly. "Too bad I wasn't here to speak to you about sarcasm." My fingers tapped the side of my arm. I could snap my fingers and she'll be out of her and I could also gesture my fingers and she'll be in my office. I chose the second option because as far as stealing my ex husband went, she hadn't spoken to me ever since. A few minutes later, she sat at the other side of my table, legs crossed and her face neutral. " It's funny how you fooled everyone.” She said, "I don't know ho
Last Updated: 2026-07-06
Chapter: Chapter Twenty Three: breakfast on a wet platter
Camilla's POV My bed was too big for just one person but Luca's bed was enormous.His faint scent of his cologne clung to the pillows and the second I turned and inhaled it. My eyes fluttered open and I stirred, my body still humming from the night before.I stretched languidly, a small smile playing on my lips as memories immediately flooded back. His hands, his warm mouth and the way he'd claimed every inch of me. It made me blush. Sex with Nathaniel was only ever plain as Jane and never as intense as what I felt yesterday. Naked and unashamed, I slipped out of bed, grabbing his discarded white shirt from the floor and buttoning it just enough to cover the essentials.The hem brushed my thighs as she padded barefoot down the grand staircase.The smell of fresh coffee and warm pastries greeted me before I even reached the dining room where I could tell Luca was. Seated at the head of the long mahogany table. His phone in one hand and a cup of espresso in the other.He looked e
Last Updated: 2026-06-23
Chapter: Chapter twenty Two: intoxicated
Camilla's POV I was definitely not drunk when I said what I said and he was definitely not drunk also as he crossed the threshold first. The air between us thickened with every inch he closed and my breath caught as his gaze locked on mine. His dark and hungry gaze. I could feel the heat radiating from my body as he reached me, one hand sliding to the small of my back and the other tangling in my hair. He pulled me closer and our lips crashed together in a fierce kiss that stole the air from my lungs. His mouth claimed mine and his tongue swept in with a kind of possessiveness that made my knees give way and a low moan escaped my throat. My fingers curled into his shirt, desperate for more, but he broke the kiss just enough to lift me. His strong arms hook under my thighs, spreading my legs apart as he found the nearest wall and pressed my back against it. I reached for him again while his touch sent heat waves to my body, my hands fumbling towards his belt because I needed t
Last Updated: 2026-06-21
Chapter: Chapter Twenty: Make her cum
Luca's POV Camilla in my words was simply a calm yet untamed force of nature. I had been with needy women, naive women, seductive women, capable women and each of them had one thing in common. They wanted me first. The lust was evident. But Camilla, I could explain hers as ‘need’. Avoiding her might just be the most childish act I have ever done in all my adult years of living. I convinced myself that I had a good reason and that she was drunk and wouldn't remember anything unlike me that lived and now breathed last night. Thoughts of her gasps for air made my pants rigid, the feeling of her skin and the warmth of her insides. The way her walls clamped around me like they never wanted me to let go. Her boobs… Fuck. I combed my fingers through my hair and sighed evenly. I was lusting over my wife. My wife meant for the convenience of our businesses. I went over towards the balcony of my wing after I called in the maids to clear up the broken vase up in my room
Last Updated: 2026-06-19
Chapter: Chapter Nineteen: The Morning After
Camilla's POVThe first thing I noticed was warmth and the second was the absence of it. I opened my eyelids slowly, letting my sight adjust to the sunlight that spilled across the room through the half drawn curtains. And for several seconds I remained completely still before the memory hit. Luca and his big hands and his voice. I swallowed as heat flooded my cheeks. “Oh my God." I buried my face in the pillow and for a brief, horrifying moment I wondered if I had dreamt the entire thing. But then I shifted and the soreness cleared everything up immediately. Luca and I had sex. And it was the best since Nathaniel's. Not that any of the sex Nathaniel and I had were memorable. On that thought. I sat upright, clearly noticing how silent the room was, no sound from the bathroom and no movement whatsoever.A strange feeling settled in my stomach. Was I perhaps abandoned?I glanced at the table clock and it read eight-thirty in the morning. What went on last night was mutual,
Last Updated: 2026-06-12
Mated To The King Of Evergreen

Mated To The King Of Evergreen

Noah Hale came to Evergreen Academy for one thing: a fresh start. Instead, she catches the attention of Kael Draven, the academy's untouchable Alpha King. He is arrogant. She's stubborn. They can't stand each other. But when Kael's wolf claims Noah as his mate, enemies become unavoidable, jealous rivals declare war, and the academy's darkest secrets begin to surface. Sometimes fate chooses the one person you'd never choose for yourself.
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Chapter: Chapter Ten: The principal's son
Noah's POV I was made to recite all twenty rules of the school which I found insanely ridiculous. I felt like those prisoners who just got sentenced for something they didn't do and were officially counting the days they had left to escape and kill the actual culprit. I stayed locked in a boxed room for what felt like hours, just me and the chart that enlisted their rules. All I could think of while reciting was how to get back at Kael without breaking any of them. And just when I thought they'd leave me out here to rot and die, the door opened and one of the student enforcers stepped in. “You're free to go now, someone came to bail you." Like I said. Prisoner. "Bail me?” I didn't hurry up from my chair. "Yes. It was a misunderstanding. Now get up. He's waiting outside.” He? Oh how I wish it wasn't that good for nothing…. I stepped outside and a much taller figure greeted me. Still wearing an emerald coat but the second he turned to me, I forgot how to breathe.
Last Updated: 2026-08-01
Chapter: Chapter Nine: Rule Number Three
Noah's POVToday is officially the worst day I have experienced at Evergreen.I rushed through the classroom door two minutes before presentations started, slightly out of breath from having spent the morning hunting for the final notes I'd prepared for the project. ‘Alone’ Maybe it wouldn't have been so hectic if my dearest partner helped out as expected. Immediately I dashed into the class, I was grateful that Mrs Reid hadn't arrived. It would have been such a memorable second impression. At the same time, my eyes immediately scanned the room. Looking for one person. Kael Draven. Nothing. Not even his shadow. I frowned as I went over to take my seat. Maybe he was running late. Even though the seats continued filling and Mrs Reid entered the class minutes after and there was still no sign of him.An uncomfortable feeling settled in my stomach, I mean, surely he wasn't stupid enough to miss today's presentation. Right?Unfortunately, twenty minutes later after a handful of
Last Updated: 2026-08-01
Chapter: Chapter Eight: A Problem
Kael's POVI could still remember the cafeteria feeling strangely silent. Not completely silent, I still noticed as people moved around and made chitter noises. The waiter apologized three separate times and plates clinked somewhere in the distance. But none of it seemed particularly important. Because Noah Hale was standing far too close. Again. And her cheeks were slightly flushed as she looked at the stain spreading across my shirt. The second we returned back to reality, we started another banter. She offered to wipe the stain off my chest but that was doing more harm than good but then before I could stop her, she stepped forward, her hand pressed against my chest.My entire body froze.I knew she was only trying to wipe the juice away but all it really accomplished was making me hyperaware of her existence Her scent.Her warmth.The way a strand of hair had escaped and fallen near her face.‘Mate.’My wolf stirred immediately.I clenched my jaw.Not now.Not ever.I re
Last Updated: 2026-08-01
Chapter: Chapter Seven: The New Queen?
Noah's POVIt's officially been almost twenty four hours since I hadn't thought about my dad and my sister. Oh shit, I just did. By the time I finally left the library, my brain felt like it had been chewed up and spit back out.Hours.I'd spent hours researching wolf instincts, sensory development, and ancient wolf records.Meanwhile, Kael contributed approximately three sentences if I was counting anything he said meaningful. One of them had a yawn which I was still annoyed about. I still couldn't ignore the way he held me and the sparks that flew… I shouldn't really study without having a proper meaning. The evening air was cooler now as I made my way back toward the dorms and just when I had my mind drifting back to what happened at the cafeteria my phone vibrated by the side pocket of my bag. I brought it out and a small smile appeared despite myself. Mom. Like I knew she was going to call anytime soon. “Hey Mom,”" There's my girl.” Her voice immediately softened somet
Last Updated: 2026-07-22
Chapter: Chapter Six: Unwilling Partners
Noah's POVThe second Mrs Reid dismissed the class, Kael was out of his seat and an inner voice whispered that he was escaping. Like the thought of partnering with me was some kind of contagious disease. To bad I very well felt the same way. “Hey!" I rose up and went after him but he ignored me. "Kael!” the arrogant idiot kept moving, his one stride was equivalent to two of mine, making it harder to catch up. “Kael Draven!" He stopped abruptly, making me hit the brakes with my heel to avoid crashing into him as he turned slowly. His dark messy hair fell towards his face and I noticed the one lensed framed glasses handing loosely on the bridge of his nose, making his green eyes more evident. He somehow managed to look annoyed by my existence without saying a single word. It was honestly impressive. I crossed my arms and his brow lifted. “look, I'll forgive you.” "...""..."His face remained completely blank."I'll forgive you," I repeated."For what?" He asked. My eye twit
Last Updated: 2026-07-20
Chapter: Chapter Five: Partners
Noah's POVOn my first day of school, I planned to make an impression but it seemed like after last night and what happened with ivy and that asshole Kael, everyone had their own impression. I walked down the hallways of the prestigious school and past the lockers that had your names inscribed onto it and painted with the rank you fell into. For the newbie omegas, our locker was bright blue, the stronger Omega's with enough practice times had darker shade of blue, the gammas had navy blue, the Alpha's owned matcha green and top Alpha's who were god's themselves, had emerald green lockers. Same went for witches and other creatures but it was an insane way to impose hierarchy.‘That's her, isn't it?’‘i thought she was all that when Alpha Kael escorted her to the dorm’‘I heard Ivy pushed her.’‘No, Kael did.’Giggles and whispers followed me down the hallways but after I placed my books in my locker, I kept walking with my shoulders straight. If there was one thing losing my father
Last Updated: 2026-07-03
The Broken Luna, Reborn

The Broken Luna, Reborn

You don't belong here," he said coldly and dismissively “you barely belong in your own pack. What made you think you deserve to step into mine" I tried to reach for his arm but he glared at it and I retreated slowly. “Killian… What's going on? You said I belonged with you…” " That was before I realized what you really are..” Now he leaned closer, voice lowering to a cruel whisper. “An orphaned nobody clinging to a mate bond because you have nothing else to live for. Did you even think that I wanted someone like you?” Ayla spent her life overlooked in her pack, fighting for a place that was never truly hers. On the night she finally turns eighteen, everything changes—her first shift, a breathtaking Alpha who claims her, and a future that suddenly feels possible. Until she is rejected unknowingly by her mate's twin. Heartbroken and betrayed, Ayla flees into the human world and builds a new identity far from the pain she left behind. For years, she believes she has finally escaped her past. But the past has not forgotten her. A message arrives. A warning follows. And the life Ayla built begins to unravel piece by piece. When destiny circles back she must embrace her true identity but not as Ayla Rowan or Elara Ross but as someone more powerful.
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Chapter: Chapter One-hundred Eighty Five: The old library..
Ayla's POVI let the words of the maid sink in, and my knees immediately weakened, but not weakened enough for me not to brush past each and every one of them and made my way down the corridor. And all I could hear pounding in my ears was the frightened voice of the maid and her exact last statement. Oh goddess. Please..My heart hammered against my rib cage as I reached the children's playroom where he was. My little egg was laying beneath the blankets, his tiny body trembling violently and he continued to whisper something.Like he was chanting. My hand flies over my mouth. His face was flushed and beads of sweat trailed all over his body, from his forehead down to his. Killian appeared in the room a minute after, his breathing ragged. I dragged my legs towards him. “Find the guest wherever she may be and bring her, now." Killian ordered immediately. Lowering myself beside the bed there, he didn't stop shaking nor did he stop muttering inaudible words.Like the visual ima
Last Updated: 2026-08-11
Chapter: Chapter One-hundred Eighty four: Zero answers
Ayla's povThe second she opened the door to me, I saw the startled expression on her face and the way colour had drained from it. Then she said something about a revelation spell before walking away from me. I peeped into the room to find my daughter still laying in the bed, unmoved before turning to me heels after her. “What happened in there, Ivy?" I asked. “We should prepare for the spell." She said, I grabbed her arm. “Can you at least tell me what you saw.. or.. or felt or something?" She looked down at the hand I held and tried to wiggle herself free. "Ayla.. I'd very much appreciate it if you let this go for now and let me focus on what's important.” She flickered her fingers and I suddenly felt a force pulling back. “Ouch." I released her hand to nurse my wrist. She had just indirectly confirmed what I had been on about and yet somehow, I was still the one being treated like I was imagining things.“Great then." Throwing my hands in the air out of frustration as I wa
Last Updated: 2026-08-08
Chapter: Chapter One Hundred Eighty Three: The Omen
Third person's pov The palace didn't look exactly as Ivy remembered it, the stone walls were not towering as they built on it, the gardens were not greener and filled with flowers almost covering the path to the forest where Aiden died. They were now silver banners dancing in the wind. The moment ivy stepped through the gates, something felt… heavier. There was a heavy gush of wind and it felt tense. She barely had the time to register it when Ayla called out to her, a familiar, soothing but more matured voice. “Ivy!” Ayla yelled as she fastened her pace towards her and threw her arms around her, burying her face into the crook of her neck and ivy did the same. to Ivy, Ayla looked almost the same even though her hair had grown longer and she had the feature of a parent. her eyes seems brighter and her she had increased in size. never in a thousand years would ivy imagine Ayla in floral gowns with her hair braided down to her waist. like she was those character fr
Last Updated: 2026-08-05
Chapter: Chapter One-hundred Eighty two: The call.
Third person's POVSeattle had become a home in ways Ivy had never expected.She hardly indulged in any spells or did anything with her magic except she needed to get water from the kitchen up to her room.Life was peaceful when it came to her living with Clara.Just having her around was the definition of peace. A smile formed on her lips the second Clara pulled her back against herself.She pressed a lingering kiss to Ivy's forehead and then watched the smile turn into a giggle. They had been dating since and recently engaged. Clara found peace in Ivy's presence and vice versa. “You've been thinking too much,” she murmured, trying to clear her mind about what happened the day before yesterday in her office. “The anniversary is tomorrow." She said, “And?" Clara shrugged lightly. “Well when you have a fiance who's known in six different countries, I guess a little anniversary can get you nervous." “Hmm" she pouted. “nothings going to go wrong, we are just going to get through
Last Updated: 2026-08-03
Chapter: Chapter One Hundred Eighty one: The Fever
Ayla's POVKillian came rushing into the bathroom the second I screamed out his name. The mirror had shattered, its broken pieces littered on the bathroom floor. “What is it? What happened? Are you okay?" His gaze swept across the bathroom and as he carefully came to get me, avoiding all the broken glasses on the floor. I stared at the mirror blankly, my breathing ragged because frankly, I had just seen a ghost.How do I explain that I hadn't simply seen a reflection? I had seen… him. The darkness I believed we had buried years ago smiled at me and until I had Killian's arms around me, I struggled to steady my breath. "Hey breathe, breathe.”I looked up at him, my chest aching. "We need to check on the kids.” He stared at me confused, whispering tutorials on how I could steady myself. I held on to his arm. “We need to check on the kids, now." My babies. I could be hallucinating but I wasn't fucking deaf. My feet carried me down the hallways with Killian yelling behind me t
Last Updated: 2026-08-02
Chapter: Chapter One-hundred Eighty
SEATTLE.Third person's pov Clara sat behind her marble desk. She had most of the things in the office refurnished, why? She was tired of staring at an item that belonged to Ayla and ended up in tears right in her office and when someone stepped in, she'd struggle to wipe those tears off. A picture frame of both of them on her table was vaguely enough.Luxurious Lara's was now officially the largest fashion company in the whole of the United States of America and literally everyone working with them were more foreign than native. And most times when she closed business deals, she thought of how photogenic Ayla was and how she would be the perfect figure to take business pictures like this. Clara took a deep breath, brushing away the strands of hair from her face. But there was no Elara. There was no El. There was only Ayla and Ayla didn't belong here, she belonged back home.Her phone rang for the second time today. She knew Ivy would be so pissed about her spending her time
Last Updated: 2026-08-01
اللونا المكسورة، تُولَد من جديد

اللونا المكسورة، تُولَد من جديد

«أنتِ لا تنتمين إلى هنا،» قال ببرود واستخفاف. «بل بالكاد تنتمين إلى قطيعكِ. ما الذي جعلكِ تظنين أنكِ تستحقين أن تطئي أرض قطيعي؟» حاولتُ أن أمسك بذراعه، لكنه رمق يدي بنظرة حادة فتراجعتُ ببطء. «كيليان... ماذا يحدث؟ لقد قلت إن مكاني معك...» «كان ذلك قبل أن أدرك حقيقتكِ...» ثم انحنى نحوي، وقد انخفض صوته إلى همسة قاسية. «يتيمةٌ مجهولة تتشبث برابطة الرفيق لأنها لا تملك شيئًا آخر تعيش من أجله. هل ظننتِ حقًا أنني أريد شخصًا مثلكِ؟» قضت أيلا حياتها مهمشة داخل قطيعها، تكافح من أجل مكانٍ لم يكن لها يومًا. وفي الليلة التي بلغت فيها الثامنة عشرة، تغير كل شيء. تحولها الأول، وألفا آسِر أعلن أنها رفيقته، ومستقبل بدا فجأة ممكنًا. إلى أن رُفضت، دون قصد، على يد توأم رفيقها. منكسرة القلب وخائنة الثقة، تهرب أيلا إلى عالم البشر، وتصنع لنفسها هوية جديدة بعيدًا عن الألم الذي تركته خلفها. ولسنوات، اعتقدت أنها نجحت أخيرًا في الهروب من ماضيها. لكن الماضي لم ينسها. تصلها رسالة. ويليها تحذير. وتبدأ الحياة التي بنتها بالتداعي، قطعةً تلو الأخرى. وعندما يعود القدر ليطرق بابها من جديد، يصبح عليها أن تتقبل هويتها الحقيقية، لا بصفتها أيلا روان أو إلارا روس، بل بصفتها شخصًا أكثر قوة.
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Chapter: الفصل الرابع والثمانون بعد المئة: لا إجابة
من منظور أيلافي اللحظة التي فتحت فيها الباب لي، رأيت التعبير المصدوم على وجهها، والطريقة التي اختفى بها اللون من ملامحها.ثم قالت شيئًا عن تعويذة كشف قبل أن تبتعد عني.تسللت بنظري إلى داخل الغرفة، لأجد ابنتي لا تزال مستلقية على السرير دون حراك، قبل أن أستدير وألحق بها."ماذا حدث هناك، إيفي؟" سألت."علينا أن نستعد للتعويذة."أمسكت بذراعها."هل يمكنكِ على الأقل أن تخبريني بما رأيتِ... أو... أو شعرتِ به أو أي شيء؟"نظرت إلى يدي التي تمسك بذراعها وحاولت تخليص نفسها منها."أيلا... سأكون ممتنة جدًا لو تركتِ الأمر الآن وسمحتِ لي بالتركيز على ما هو مهم."حركت أصابعها، وفجأة شعرت بقوة تجذبني إلى الخلف."آخ."تركت ذراعها فورًا وبدأت أفرك معصمي.لقد أكدت للتو، ولو بطريقة غير مباشرة، ما كنت أتحدث عنه طوال الوقت، ومع ذلك بطريقة ما كنت لا أزال أنا من يعامل وكأنني أتخيل الأشياء."رائع إذًا."رفعت يدي في الهواء بإحباط وأنا أراقبها تبتعد في الممر."ماذا الآن؟ هل سأُترك بلا إجابات؟!"توقفت إيفي في مكانها."الأمر ليس كذلك يا أيلا."اقتربت منها."إذًا كيف هو؟ كيف؟..."تنهدت."قلت إن الظلام لا يمكن أن يك
Last Updated: 2026-08-09
Chapter: الفصل الثالث والثمانون بعد المئة: النذير
من منظور الراوي بضمير الغائبلم يكن القصر يبدو تمامًا كما تتذكره إيفي.لم تعد الجدران الحجرية شاهقة كما كانت بعد أن أضافوا إليها المزيد من البناء، ولم تعد الحدائق أكثر خضرة وممتلئة بالزهور التي تكاد تغطي الطريق المؤدي إلى الغابة حيث مات آيدن.والآن، كانت هناك رايات فضية ترفرف مع الريح.في اللحظة التي خطت فيها إيفي عبر البوابات، شعرت بأن شيئًا ما أصبح... أثقل.هبّت عاصفة قوية من الرياح، وكان الجو مشحونًا بالتوتر.بالكاد تمكنت من استيعاب الأمر عندما نادتها أيلا بصوت مألوف ومطمئن، لكنه أصبح أكثر نضجًا الآن."إيفي!"صرخت أيلا وهي تسرع نحوها، ثم ألقت ذراعيها حولها ودفنت وجهها في انحناءة عنقها، وفعلت إيفي الشيء نفسه.بالنسبة إلى إيفي، بدت أيلا تقريبًا كما تتذكرها، رغم أن شعرها أصبح أطول، وملامحها تحمل الآن آثار الأمومة.بدت عيناها أكثر إشراقًا، كما أنها أصبحت أكثر امتلاءً.لم تكن إيفي لتتخيل أيلا، ولو بعد ألف عام، وهي ترتدي فساتين زهرية وشعرها مضفر حتى خصرها.بدت وكأنها إحدى شخصيات الأساطير اليونانية."يا إلهي، رائحتك تفوح منها رائحة الأمومة."ابتعدت إيفي عنها بعد أن ضحكتا معًا.كان شعر إيف
Last Updated: 2026-08-09
Chapter: الفصل الثاني والثمانون بعد المئة: المكالمة
من منظور الراوي بضمير الغائبأصبحت سياتل موطنًا بطريقة لم تتوقعها إيفي يومًا.بالكاد كانت تستخدم أي تعاويذ أو تفعل شيئًا بسحرها، إلا عندما تحتاج إلى جلب الماء من المطبخ إلى غرفتها.كانت الحياة هادئة وهي تعيش مع كلارا.مجرد وجود كلارا إلى جانبها كان تعريفًا للسلام بالنسبة لها.تشكلت ابتسامة على شفتيها في اللحظة التي جذبت فيها كلارا جسدها إليها من الخلف.طبعت قبلة طويلة على جبين إيفي، ثم راقبت ابتسامتها وهي تتحول إلى ضحكة خفيفة.لقد كانتا تتواعدان منذ ذلك الحين، ومؤخرًا أصبحتا مخطوبتين.وجدت كلارا السلام في وجود إيفي، والعكس صحيح."أنتِ تفكرين كثيرًا." تمتمت كلارا، محاولةً أن تشتت أفكارها عما حدث قبل يومين في مكتبها."الذكرى السنوية غدًا." قالت إيفي."وماذا في ذلك؟" هزت كلارا كتفيها بخفة."حسنًا، عندما يكون لديكِ خطيبة معروفة في ست دول مختلفة، أعتقد أن القليل من القلق بشأن الذكرى السنوية أمر طبيعي.""همم." عبست كلارا قليلًا. "لن يحدث شيء سيئ، سنقضيها معًا فحسب."دحرجت إيفي عينيها. "نعم، بالتأكيد.""لا تنظري إليّ بهذه الطريقة." جلست كلارا باستقامة. "الأمر سيكون متعلقًا بنا فقط."همست إيف
Last Updated: 2026-08-09
Chapter: الفصل الحادي والثمانون بعد المئة: الحمى
منظور أيلااندفع كيليان إلى الحمام مسرعًا في اللحظة التي صرخت فيها باسمه.كانت المرآة قد تحطمت، وتناثرت قطعها المكسورة على أرضية الحمام."ما الأمر؟ ماذا حدث؟ هل أنتِ بخير؟"اجتاحت عيناه الحمام بأكمله، ثم اقترب مني بحذر، متجنبًا الزجاج المكسور المتناثر على الأرض.حدقت في المرآة بصمت، وأنفاسي متقطعة، لأنني، وبصراحة، كنت قد رأيت شبحًا للتو.كيف يمكنني أن أشرح له أنني لم أرَ مجرد انعكاس؟لقد رأيت...هو.الظلام الذي اعتقدت أننا دفناه منذ سنوات ابتسم لي، وحتى شعرت بذراعي كيليان تحيطان بي، كنت أعاني من أجل استعادة انتظام أنفاسي."اهدئي، تنفسي، تنفسي."رفعت نظري إليه، وصدري يؤلمني."علينا أن نطمئن على الأطفال."نظر إليّ بحيرة، بينما كان يهمس لي بتعليمات حول كيفية تهدئة نفسي.تمسكت بذراعه."علينا أن نطمئن على الأطفال، الآن."أطفالي.ربما كنت أتوهم، لكنني لم أكن أصمّ، اللعنة.قادَتني قدماي عبر الممرات بينما كان كيليان يصرخ من خلفي طالبًا مني أن أبطئ.كان الحراس المتمركزون عند كل زاوية يخفضون رؤوسهم لي.حراس حمقى.إذا كان بإمكان روح أن تتسلل إلى القصر وتخرج منه، فما الحاجة إلى هؤلاء البشر الفاني
Last Updated: 2026-08-09
Chapter: الفصل الثمانون بعد المئة: إطار الصورة
سياتل.من منظور الراويجلست كلارا خلف مكتبها الرخامي.كانت قد أعادت تجديد معظم الأشياء في مكتبها.لماذا؟لأنها سئمت من التحديق في أي غرض يخص أيلا وينتهي بها الأمر باكية داخل مكتبها، ثم تضطر إلى مسح دموعها بسرعة كلما دخل أحدهم.حتى إطار الصورة الذي جمعهما فوق مكتبها كان كافيًا لإثارة كل تلك المشاعر.أصبحت شركة «لوكسري لارا» الآن رسميًا أكبر شركة أزياء في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية بأكملها، وتقريبًا كل من يعمل معها كان من الأجانب أكثر من كونه من السكان المحليين.وفي معظم الأحيان، عندما كانت تُبرم صفقات تجارية، كانت تفكر في مدى روعة أيلا أمام الكاميرا، وكيف كانت ستكون الوجه المثالي لالتقاط صور الأعمال والإعلانات.أخذت كلارا نفسًا عميقًا، وأبعدت خصلات شعرها عن وجهها.لكن لم تكن هناك إلارا.لم تكن هناك «إل».كانت هناك أيلا فقط.وأيلا لم يكن مكانها هنا.مكانها كان في موطنها.رن هاتفها للمرة الثانية اليوم.كانت تعرف أن آيفي ستغضب منها بشدة بسبب قضائها وقتها في المكتب دون فعل شيء سوى الرد على مكالمات كان بإمكانها الرد عليها من المنزل، بينما كانت في الوقت نفسه تحاول التفكير في المكان المناسب ل
Last Updated: 2026-08-09
Chapter: الفصل التاسع والسبعون بعد المئة: الظلال
من منظور أيلاشبكت أصابعنا معًا بينما كنت أستمتع بمدى هدوء وسلام غرفتنا.كان ضوء القمر يتسلل من بين الستائر، ويغطي جدران غرفة نومنا بأشعة فضية.وبجانبي، كان كيليان مستندًا إلى ظهر السرير، يلف ذراعًا بإحكام حول خصري بينما امتدت يده إلى ظهري، ترسم دوائر عشوائية فوق بشرتي.ارتسمت ابتسامة صغيرة على شفتي عندما شعرت بأنفه يلامس شعري ويستنشق رائحته.رفعت رأسي قليلًا وقبلت شفتيه قبلة ناعمة، فابتسم داخل قبلتي.كنت أستطيع سماع الإيقاع المتناغم لرابطتنا، ينبض كقلب واحد، وكان ذلك أكثر ما يطمئنني."في معظم الأوقات، أتمنى لو كنت أستطيع معرفة ما يدور في رأسك."قاطع أفكاري."أنت. في معظم الأوقات." هززت كتفي.رفع حاجبًا. "أوه، حقًا؟"دحرجت عيني بخفة. "لماذا؟ ألا تصدقني؟"شدد ذراعه حول خصري."عليّ أن أصدقك. أنتِ زوجتي."كان بإمكاني أن أقول شيئًا آخر ردًا عليه، لكنني قررت بدلًا من ذلك أن أستمتع بشعور سماعي له وهو يناديني بزوجته.بغض النظر عن عدد المرات التي يناديني فيها بذلك، لا يزال قلبي يخفق في كل مرة."إنه يكبر بسرعة."وضع كيليان يده على بطني."أعتقد أنه يحب البقاء هناك." ابتسمت."ألا تظنين أننا سنحت
Last Updated: 2026-08-09
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