Chapter: 140. Final NotesAlexa’s POVThe years that followed our wedding were a quiet, happy blur. We were a family now, a simple family of three, and our life was a world away from the chaos and conflict of the past. Our days were filled with the small, beautiful moments that make up a real life—the sound of my son's laughter echoing through the halls, the sight of Antonio, a man who had once commanded an empire, now just a father, teaching our boy to throw a ball in the backyard.I had found a happiness I never knew was possible, and I saw a peace in Antonio's eyes that had never been there before. He was a different man now, a man who had traded his power and his ruthlessness for a love and a kindness that was so pure it took my breath away. He was not just a father; he was a friend, a mentor, and the most patient, loving man I had ever known.We were raising our son with a sense of peace that was so absent from our own lives. We taught him to be kind, to be honest, and to be brave. We taught him that true
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Chapter: 139. Difficult ConversationsAlexa’s POVMy mom’s visits were always filled with a quiet tension. I loved her, but there was a distance between us ever since the hospital incident, a space filled with all the things we never talked about. She had always struggled to believe that I had found a real, honest love, and now that I was a mother myself, it was even harder for her to accept.She came to the house and held Alex, my son, a small, beautiful life in her arms. She looked at him with a profound love, but there was a hint of sadness in her eyes. I knew she was thinking about the past, "He's beautiful, Alexa," she said, her voice a soft whisper. "He looks just like you.""He has Antonio’s eyes," I said, a small smile on my face.She looked at me, a flicker of something close to pain in her eyes. "He's a good man," she said, almost to herself. "I never thought... I never thought you would fall for someone like him. In all honesty, I still find it hard to believe all this is happening."I knew she was struggling.
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Chapter: 138. My Old WorldDon Antonio’s POVMy phone rang, a sharp, insistent sound that shattered the quiet of my peaceful afternoon. It was Alexa. Her voice was thin, and filled with a cold, controlled fear I hadn't heard in a very long time. I was instantly on high alert, immediately dropping the rake I was using to clear the garden and focusing my attention on her."Antonio… baby,” she said, her voice a small whisper. "I got one weird package that has your name on it. It is wrapped in black, and your name is written on it with a golden ink."A cold dread washed over me. I had seen this before. I had sent these messages before. This wasn't a warning; it was a declaration of war. I raced home, my mind a blur of old reflexes and new fears. I found her in her studio, holding a small box. Her hands were shaking. I took it from her, my heart pounding against my ribs.“Where is baby Alex?” I asked in a worried but sharp tone.“He is already sleeping. I didn't want him affected by any of this.”I frantically unwra
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Chapter: 137. A Little Bit of GrayDon Antonio’s POVThe baby was finally here, and our world was filled with a new kind of light. But even with a new life in our arms, there was still one more thing to do, one more final step to take in building our new future. We had to build a nursery, a safe, beautiful space for our son, a place completely free from the shadows of our past.We spent days designing and building it together. It was a beautiful, chaotic blur of paint swatches, wood shavings, and tiny baby furniture. We were so different in our approach. I was a man of control and order, wanting everything to be perfectly planned. I had spreadsheets and blueprints, and I had even hired a team of designers to come in and do the work.But Alexa, with her artist's heart, just laughed at my plans. "Antonio," she said, her voice filled with a gentle, patient love. "We're building a home, not a fortress. It has to be ours. We're doing this together."She was right, of course. We sent the designers home, and we got to work, j
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Chapter: 136. Father's Day Don Antonio’s POV The next nine months were a time of waiting and a kind of quiet excitement I had never known. The world, with all its former demands and dangers, faded into the background. All that mattered was the new life growing inside Alexa and the incredible change it brought to both of us.I had been a man of action, a man who planned every move and expected a quick result. But a pregnancy taught me patience. It was a slow, beautiful journey with no shortcuts. I found myself humbled by it. I would attend every doctor’s appointment, my old suit and tie replaced with a comfortable sweater and jeans. I would sit there, my heart pounding, just waiting for the doctor to put that little wand on Alexa's stomach and show us the new life growing within her. I'd listen to the fast little heartbeat, and in that sound, I found more joy than I ever did in the roar of a crowd.I became a doting husband, attending to her every need with a tenderness that I never knew I was capable of. I wou
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Chapter: 135. Joy of MotherhoodAlexa’s POVThe doctor’s office was quiet, but my heart was thumping so loud I was sure Antonio could hear it. I was holding his hand, and his grip was so tight it was almost painful. For a man who had always been in control, who had never shown a flicker of fear, he was more nervous than I was. The doctor smiled, her eyes filled with a gentle, shared joy, and then she said the words that changed everything. "I can guess that someone is panicking. But you don't have to. Infact, I would say a very big congratulations to you. You're pregnant."A wave of pure, overwhelming joy washed over me, and when I turned, I saw Antonio's face break into a genuine, radiant smile that reached his eyes. He let go of my hand and wrapped his arms around me, holding me so tight I couldn't breathe. It wasn't the kind of celebratory hug a man gives when he wins a deal or closes a merger. It was a hug filled with a profound sense of awe, of gratitude, and a beautiful, quiet humility.In the weeks that follo
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Chapter: 37. One Night of ComfortAvery’s POVI don’t know how long we stayed like that—curled into each other on his couch, hearts racing, skin buzzing from too much emotion and not enough air.After I told him I might be falling in love, the room felt quieter. Still, but not heavy. Caspian didn’t move away, didn’t rush to say something dramatic. Instead, he just stayed there—his arm around me, his thumb gently tracing slow circles on my arm.It was enough.No man had ever made me feel like that—seen, held, steady. Not Hector, with all his slick charm and empty promises. Caspian didn’t have to say anything more. He made me feel safe, like I didn’t have to prove myself, or pretend I was okay when I wasn’t.After a while, he broke the silence.“You haven’t eaten dinner, have you?”I blinked, slowly pulling away from the crook of his shoulder. “No. Not really hungry.”“That’s not an option,” he said, standing and offering me his hand. “You’re not going to let some greedy blackmailer starve you.”I smiled faintly and let
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Chapter: 36. A Safe PlaceAvery’s POVI couldn’t concentrate at work. Every time I looked up from my computer screen, Debby’s smug face flashed through my mind, her voice replaying that awful ultimatum—twenty-four hours, or she’d blow everything up.It felt like my world was on a time bomb.I tapped my pen against the desk, my thoughts drifting back to Hector and the way he’d ripped up the divorce papers like they were trash. If Debby went ahead and spilled what she saw, Hector could use it against me. He could twist everything to make it seem like I was the unfaithful one. The irony wasn’t lost on me—he cheated, he lied, but a single kiss with Caspian could suddenly become ammunition in court.And Debby knew that.She didn’t care about me or what I was going through. To her, this was an opportunity to cash out, to line her pockets with my silence.I stared at my phone, hesitating for a moment before pressing Caspian’s contact. My fingers trembled slightly, not because I was scared of him, but because I knew h
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Chapter: 35. Her Price for SilenceAvery’s POV I didn’t want to go.I didn’t want to see her face, sit across from her fake-smiling lips, or listen to whatever disgusting offer she was about to throw on the table. But I had no choice. Not when she held a ticking bomb over my head, ready to blow up everything I had just started to rebuild.When Debby waved me over to the small restaurant across the street from the office, I followed stiffly, feeling like a prisoner walking toward her own execution.The moment we sat down, she skipped all formalities."I’m not going to waste your time, Avery," she said, leaning forward with that smirk I was beginning to hate with my entire soul. "You know what I saw. I know what I saw. And I’m guessing you know what it would mean if someone else saw it too. Most especially your dear loving husband, Hector."I clenched my jaw. "You said this wasn’t about ruining lives, just business. So say what you want to say and get it over with."Debby chuckled like I amused her. "Right. Business. Le
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Chapter: 34. Dangerous Distractions Caspian’s POVI’d never been the type to look forward to going into the office. Work was work—something I had mastered, something that kept my revenge plan moving, something I controlled with precision. But today… today felt different.I checked my reflection in the mirror again, straightening my already perfect tie. My hair was in place, my cologne subtle but sharp. Everything looked normal on the outside, but inside?My chest buzzed with anticipation.I knew exactly why.The very thought of Avery waiting somewhere in the building, her soft green eyes, the way she bit her lip when she was thinking, the way her voice lowered just a little when she was talking to me alone—it drove me absolutely mad.I wasn’t even trying to fight it anymore. I had fallen. Deep.And now, all I wanted was to see her again. Not in the way I saw most people. I wanted to study her—every look, every movement, every reaction. I wanted to soak her in like she was the only source of light left in my dark, reven
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Chapter: 33. Unspoken StormsAvery’s POVThe soft clinking of glasses and the low hum of music filled the dimly lit bar. It was early evening, and the place wasn’t too crowded—just the way I liked it. The amber lighting wrapped around the space like a quiet embrace, but nothing could still the restlessness inside me.I wrapped my fingers around the rim of my untouched drink, stirring the melting ice with the straw. I had texted Desmond a few hours ago, needing to talk to someone who wasn’t tangled in the drama of my life—someone who didn’t want anything from me.Desmond walked in just as I was about to check my phone again. He wore his usual dark jeans and a black T-shirt, his brown hair a little messy like he’d run his fingers through it too many times. When his eyes found mine, he gave a half-smile and made his way over.“Avery,” he said, sliding into the booth across from me. “You know how I have this weird habit of reading a tone into a text, right?”“Yeah, and?”“Your text sounded like you have been so worri
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Chapter: 32. Midnight ConfessionsAvery's POVI thought handing Hector the divorce papers would be the end of something—the final nail in the coffin of a toxic, broken marriage.But I was wrong.He didn’t even read them. He tore them in half right in front of me. No hesitation. No emotion. Just a sharp rip that echoed in the silence like a gunshot.And then he walked away, leaving the pieces fluttering to the floor, and me standing there stunned—humiliated all over again.That night, I couldn’t sleep.I tossed and turned, my mind spinning, heart aching. The image of those torn pages haunted me. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw his smug face, heard the sound of paper ripping, felt the heavy weight of powerlessness settle over me like a shroud.He had the upper hand again.Legally, emotionally, symbolically—he was still trying to own me.I stared at the ceiling, my thoughts bouncing like angry wasps in my head. My room felt suffocating. Juliet was probably in her room, already spinning this into another power play. An
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