Chapter: Chapter Forty-threeZaraThe moment she closed the bedroom door, Zara pressed her back against it, trying to steady her breathing. Her hands wouldn’t stop trembling.Adrian’s voice still echoed in her head, each word carefully wrapped in politeness but sharp enough to cut through her calm. Masks. Blind spots. He wasn’t talking about anyone else. He was talking about her.She crossed the room, pacing in the dim light. This wasn’t the first time she’d been confronted, but Adrian wasn’t like the others.He didn’t threaten outright, didn’t shout, didn’t even accuse. That made him worse, because it meant he knew something, something she’d worked too hard to bury.From downstairs, she could hear the low hum of Grayson’s voice. Adrian’s laugh followed, muffled by distance but enough to send another shiver down her spine.She moved to the dresser, pulling out her phone. A familiar number blinked up at her. She hesitated, her hands trembling before typing, her fingers fast and deliberate.We have a problem.She
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Chapter: Chapter forty-twoAdrianA thin folder slid across the polished wood, pushed forward by his assistant.“Everything you asked for,” the man said, his voice careful. “We traced the payment. Offshore account. No trail at first… until we dug deeper.”Adrian flipped it open. Black-and-white photographs. Transaction slips. A single name typed in bold at the bottom of the page.Zara D’Amato.He sat back, tapping a slow rhythm against the folder. “Grayson’s wife,” he said under his breath.“Yes, sir.”Adrian’s jaw tightened. His mind spun through possibilities, money, revenge, politics, but none of them explained why she would want Isla dead.He shut the folder. “Keep this quiet. No one outside this room knows.”Zara D’Amato.What the hell do you want with her?Uhmmm...... the assistant murmured What??? Adrian asked We dug deeper and..... he brought out a new file and slid it across the tableHe opened it and began flipping through the pages quickly. Then he froze..... his mouth wide openIsla wasn’t just s
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Chapter: Chapter Forty-oneAdrianAdrian stood by the wrecked car, jaw clenched, his sharp eyes scanning the alley where it had all gone down. The attackers had retreated, leaving one of his drivers dead, and Isla, terrified, trembling, and blood-splattered.Michael approached, phone in one hand, gun in the other. “Ambush was coordinated. Someone knew she was going to the hospital.”Adrian didn’t answer at first. His eyes tracked the blood on the street, the shattered glass, and Isla — now being gently ushered into the second car by two of his men.“She alright?” he asked, voice low.“Shaken,” Michael replied. “But not hurt. Physically.”Adrian exhaled. “Get her home. Don’t let her out of your sight.”Michael nodded and stepped away to do just that.Adrian stayed behind, staring down at the body of the driver one of his best. A loyal man. A quiet man. Now gone.He pulled out his phone and made a single call.“Elias,” he said when it picked up. “I need a trace.”“Name?” came the reply.“No name yet. But I want e
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Chapter: Chapter FortyGrayson’s POVI sat on the edge of my office couch, hands tangled in my hair, trying to piece together a night that felt like smoke in my brain.“I made a fucking mistake,” I muttered.Caleb, leaning on the doorframe, crossed his arms. “You mean Zara?”I nodded slowly, still staring at the floor like it might have answers for me.“I didn’t even use a condom,” I added, my voice low. “God, Caleb… I just hope it doesn’t go wrong.”There was a silence between us—heavy, laced with all the unspoken things I didn’t want to confront.Caleb shifted, walking further into the room. “Do you remember anything? At all?”I closed my eyes. “No… no. I—I don’t remember a damn thing. I drank too much. Blacked out after Adrian’s. I woke up to Zara beside me. Naked.”I opened my eyes. “It didn’t feel right. I didn’t feel like I… like we—”“Then don’t panic yet,” Caleb said calmly, “She could be lying. Or she could be telling the truth. Either way, you were vulnerable and she saw an opportunity.”I let ou
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Chapter: Chapter Thirty-NineGrayson The pounding in my head was unbearable.I groaned, cracking my eyes open, the sun already spilling through the curtains. My throat was dry. My body ached. My brain was slow.... disoriented.Then I turned.And saw her.Zara.Naked. Curled up under the sheets beside meI jolted upright.“What the hell…”My heart hammered against my chest.I looked down, I was also naked.Panic clawed up my spine as the fog in my head lifted.What happened last night?Zara stirred lazily, yawning like she was waking up from a peaceful nap.She opened her eyes and stretched. “Morning…”“Zara,” I rasped, stepping back from the bed. “What is this? Did we—?”She blinked at me, all innocent.“I thought you remembered,” she said softly, then added with a little shrug, “But yes. We did.”I backed away......“No—no, that’s not possible. I was drunk completely out of it.”She sat up, dragging the duvet with her to cover herself. “You didn’t seem so drunk last night,” she said coolly, but I could hear the
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Chapter: Chapter Thirty-EightAdrian arrived ,The estate lit up in soft tones, welcoming him back like an old friend.Grayson stepped out of the lounge to greet him."Adrian!" he called, arms opening wide.Adrian grinned.They embraced like brothers, slapping each other's backs with the kind of ease only long-time friends had. It had years, not jntil Adrian showed up at Grayson’s grandma birthdaywell some friendships didn’t need daily check-ins to stay solid."Remember that summer we snuck out to that lake house?" Adrian chuckled as he stepped inside."You mean the one we almost burned down with that grill?"Both laughed, shaking their heads."You still suck at cooking, by the way," Grayson said, eyeing Adrian’s attempt at balancing a tray of glasses and a bottle of whiskey.“Rude,” Adrian grinned, setting the drinks down and pouring. “But accurate.”They settled into the lounge, the room filled with warmth—dark wood shelves, an open fireplace, and the low hum of a jazz playlist."To old times," Adrian said, rai
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