THE ART OF RUIN
“Lily Myles, what is the meaning of this??!! How can you accept the marriage proposal of your sister's fiance when I, your own fiance, is standing right here?! What sort of embarrassment and disrespect is this??!!!" Aiden bit out in rage.
“I told you I forgave you.” Lily whispered.
Her eyes glistened as she slipped the ring onto her finger with a smirk on her face.
“I never said I’d forget.”
When Lily Myles catches her fiancé in bed with her own sister, her world shatters in an instant.
Everything… the wedding, the future, her sense of worth turns to ashes.
But she isn’t the only one betrayed.
Ethan Cole, a secret billionaire, her sister’s fiancé, discovers that the woman he planned to marry was sharing her heart and her body with another man.
When pain brings them together, vengeance becomes their common language.
Aria and Ethan strike an unholy pact, to ruin the ones who destroyed them.
To make their betrayers taste humiliation, heartbreak, and loss.
But as the line between revenge and desire blurs, something dangerous begins to grow between them.
He was supposed to be her partner in payback not the man she dreams about.
She was supposed to help him destroy love, not teach him how to feel it again.
Now, revenge has a price neither of them expected: their hearts.
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Chapter: CHAPTER SEVEN LILY'S POV When Ethan left my apartment, I got thinking and I mean a lot of thinking.I knew that I wanted revenge for the humiliation my sister and my ex fiance put me through but what I realized was that Ethan’s quest for revenge seemed higher than mine.I watched his words, actions and intentionality and I couldn't help but wonder if I was making the right decision by choosing to marry him.He wasn't in love with me…obviously but getting married to someone I didn't love was never a part of my plans.After spending almost two hours on my couch deep in thoughts, I decided to freshen up and allow my thoughts to rest for a while.My phone buzzed just as I stepped out of the shower.For a moment, I thought it was Ethan…he always checked on me before leaving his office but not out of concern though.But instead, I saw the name flashing on the screen:MOM.My heart sank.on one hand, my intrusive thoughts just whispered to me to leave the call and talk to her some other time but my consc
Last Updated: 2025-12-04
Chapter: CHAPTER SIXLILY’S POVSilence was the only thing that followed after I accepted Ethan's proposal.Adira collapsed into her chair like her bones could no longer hold her while Aiden looked like a man watching the last piece of his world fall off a cliff.My mother was teary, confused, relieved, and overwhelmed all at once.Ethan rose slowly, sliding the ring onto my finger with steady hands.And when his skin touched mine, something…just something shifted inside me and it was power.And for the first time in my life, I liked how it felt.“Thank you,” Ethan said softly.I didn’t respond.The entire room was holding its breath, waiting for the next explosion.Adira stood suddenly.“Lily, you can’t possibly mean this….you can’t marry him….He’s only doing this to get back at me!”Ethan turned to her, his face expressionless.“You’re not the center of my universe, Adira.”Her lips parted, trembling.“Ethan…”He didn’t even blink.“Respect yourself.”Aiden rubbed his chest like he couldn’t breathe.“Li
Last Updated: 2025-12-03
Chapter: CHAPTER FIVELILY'S POV Forgiveness.It’s funny how that word can taste so sweet on the tongue and still burn in the heart.Everyone thinks forgiveness means peace, but sometimes, it’s just the quiet before the storm.Three weeks had slowly passed since the night everything came crashing down.Adira had moved back into my mother’s house, quiet and pale, avoiding me like I was a ghost. Aiden, on the other hand, hadn’t stopped calling, texting, showing up begging for another chance.I had a plan now.A silent, beautifully crafted plan that even Aiden couldn’t see coming.And at the heart of it… was Ethan.Ethan, Adira’s ex-fiancé..the man who knew exactly how betrayal tasted. The man who, like me, had loved and been destroyed by the same people.Together, we had built a pact: to make them feel the sting of every wound they left on us.And what better way to do that… than to do it with a smile?The family dinner was my idea.My mother had been begging for peace. “Lily, my daughter, you and your s
Last Updated: 2025-11-14
Chapter: CHAPTER FOURLILY'S POV The rain came before the tears.It fell hard and heavy against the window of my apartment, drowning out the silence that had filled the room since the day my world cracked open. I’d stopped counting the hours. My phone died three days ago or maybe four….I didn’t care enough to check.The lilies on the table… the same kind I’d chosen for the wedding had wilted into brown stems. Their scent, once soft and sweet, now smelled like something decaying.That was how I felt inside.The messages had come, of course.“Lily, please answer me…I made a mistake, please don’t hate me….It wasn’t supposed to happen.”Adira’s voice also echoed through the voicemails. The sister who once braided my hair and shared my secrets now sounded like a stranger pleading through static.And Aiden? He hadn’t called once.That silence said more than any excuse ever could.I curled tighter on the couch, pulling the blanket around me as thunder rolled. That was when the knock came.Three short, sharp
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Chapter: CHAPTER THREELILY'S POV I used to think love was the safest place in the world.I used to think that when you found someone who saw your flaws and still chose you, you could breathe freely, knowing they’d never turn their back on you.That’s what Aiden was to me.Or at least, that’s what I believed.Three years ago, before the art exhibition meeting, I met him the very first time on a rainy Tuesday.I remember because my umbrella broke, and I ran into the nearest café dripping wet and furious. He was there sitting at the corner table, tapping on his laptop, sipping black coffee. He looked up, smiled, and offered me his extra napkin.“You look like you fought the rain and lost,” he said, his voice deep and calm.I laughed, embarrassed. “I think the rain won this round.”That was how it started.He wasn’t rich. In fact, he was struggling.He told me about his dreams… how he wanted to start a tech firm, how he just needed one good break.And I… I believed in him. I helped him draft proposals, e
Last Updated: 2025-11-14
Chapter: CHAPTER TWOLILY'S POV I couldn’t feel my legs when I ran out of that room.The image was burned into my mind…my fiancé, the man I was supposed to marry in less than a month, lying in bed with my sister.My sister.Every breath I took felt like I was swallowing glass. The sound of their voices still echoed in my head, their whispers, the way his hand touched her skin the same way it used to touch mine.I didn’t even know how I got home. My body just moved, driven by pain and shock. When I opened the door, the familiar scent of home hit me…cooked stew, detergent, the faint smell of my mother’s lavender oil. It felt like stepping into a world that had no idea my own had just crumbled.“Lily?” My mother’s voice came from the kitchen. “You’re back early… what happened to your face?”I didn’t answer….I didn’t even know what expression I wore anymore…grief, rage, or disbelief.“Lily!” she called again, wiping her hands on a towel as she walked toward me. Her eyes widened. “Why are you shaking l
Last Updated: 2025-11-14
Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY SIXKYRON'S POV I didn’t breathe and I didn’t move.I didn’t exist for a full second after the words left her mouth.“I’m pregnant.”The world narrowed into a single point her trembling lips, her wide eyes, her fingers clutching the air like she needed something to anchor her.My wolf went still inside me like the entire universe froze.Pregnant.My heart slammed once, hard.Then again.But something was wrong..terribly, impossibly wrong because I felt nothing.No shift in her scent.No hormonal change.No faint heartbeat.No swelling aura.“Tyla…” My voice came out strained, low, dangerous.“How long?”Her lips parted.“A few weeks…it was before I came into this pack….”My jaw locked.My wolf snarled.“Who?” I demanded.She shook her head as tears gathered in her lashes.“I… I don’t know what I should say yet…But I…I didn’t want to hide anything from you.”Her honesty twisted something sharp inside my chest.But the facts didn’t lie.And neither did a wolf’s instincts.“Tyla,” I exhaled
Last Updated: 2025-11-27
Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE TYLA'S POV Hyperion’s presence didn’t fade…it infected the air.Even after he appeared from the shadows, my body refused to move.My limbs felt disconnected from my brain.My wolf had folded back with her ears pinned, a low tremble running through my entire being.Hyperion was the kind of danger you didn’t approach.You survived him by hiding, by staying small, by pretending you didn’t exist.But that wasn’t possible anymore.Especially not with Kyron standing in front of me like a living wall of fury.Hyperion’s smirk sharpened as his gaze slid lazily over Kyron’s tense posture.“What is this?” Hyperion drawled, eyes glinting with mock amusement. “The mighty Alpha Kyron playing protector? Of her?”Kyron’s growl shook the corridor again.“What are you doing here?” he demanded, voice deep and dangerously steady. “You were warned never to step foot in my territory.”Hyperion chuckled.“Oh, I know,” he said lightly.“But I was curious…after all, it’s rare to see a man like you become
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Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY FOURTYLA'S POVKyron didn’t walk toward us, he stormed.His presence hit the air like a force of nature, thick and violent, rolling over the garden grounds like a thunderstorm preparing to tear the world apart. The three women who cornered me stiffened immediately, their hands falling to their sides as the growl in Kyron’s chest deepened… slow, dangerous, and promising destruction.My heart raced.My wolf pressed against my skin, alert and trembling.He’s angry… very angry…Kyron’s eyes weren’t just glowing…they were blazing. He stopped only a few steps behind me.“On whose authority,” he said, voice low and lethal, “Did you dare lay your hands on her?”The leader of the trio swallowed visibly.“I….I didn’t…Alpha, we were only…”“Silence.”The word snapped through the air like a whip.Even I flinched.He stepped around me, putting himself between me and them, his shoulders broad and tense as he glared at the women with an expression that promised consequences they would remember in th
Last Updated: 2025-11-15
Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY THREETYLA'S POV The morning after Kyron’s outburst, the pack house felt heavier, buzzing with a strange, whispering energy.At first, I didn’t understand it. The halls looked the same, the same servants rushed about their chores, but their eyes… their eyes wouldn’t meet mine. Some widened when they saw me. Others dropped to the floor, pretending to be busy. The air itself felt charged, like a secret was humming through the walls.It didn’t take long before I realized I was the secret.“She’s the one,” someone whispered behind me near the staircase. “Alpha Kyron said it himself…she’ll be our Luna.”My steps faltered immediately.“That can’t be true,” another voice hissed. “She’s not even marked…she doesn’t belong to any high-ranking family…The Alpha wouldn’t..”“Well, he said it,” the first voice shot back. “Right there in the kitchen yesterday. To the cook! Everyone heard.”I froze halfway up the stairs, gripping the rail as their words sank deep. I should’ve known this would happ
Last Updated: 2025-11-13
Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY TWOKYRON'S POVThe door clicked shut behind me, but the silence that followed was deafening.For the first time in a long time, I couldn’t breathe right.I stood in my study, fingers still trembling slightly from what had just happened. Her scent was so sweet, earthy, maddening and it lingered in the air, crawling through my veins like wildfire. I could still taste her lips on mine…. Soft, warm, forbidden.“Damn it,” I muttered, dragging a hand down my face as I paced the room. “What the hell was that?”I was Alpha Kyron, the ruthless ruler of the Bloodbane Pack. I didn’t falter and I didn’t lose control but with her, every law I’d ever made for myself burned to ash.I leaned against the edge of my desk, my chest rising and falling heavily.“What are you doing to me, Tyla?” I whispered under my breath. “You weren’t supposed to get under my skin.”My wolf stirred in my mind, his deep voice echoing with calm amusement.“You kissed her.” he said as I clenched my jaw. “I didn’t plan to
Last Updated: 2025-11-06
Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY ONE TYLA'S POV I froze instantly as the air in the kitchen grew thick …so heavy I could feel every breath burn in my lungs. Slowly, I turned toward the voice.Alpha Kyron stood in the doorway, his tall frame filling every inch of it like a storm blocking out the light. His grey eyes which were cold and piercing locked on the cook, and for a brief moment, I swore the temperature dropped.“Whose authority,” his voice rumbled, deep and dangerous, “gave you the right to speak to her like that?” “I… I didn’t mean any disrespect, Alpha…I was only….”“Silence!!!!!" Kyron snapped. The sound cracked through the kitchen as pots rattled and my heart slammed against my ribs.He didn’t raise his voice..he didn’t have to. His presence was the command and every person in the room froze even the air itself seemed to bow to him.“Alpha, I was only trying to follow the kitchen rules…We don’t allow….” the cook stuttered.“I said silence.” His tone was colder now, which somehow made it worse. “You do
Last Updated: 2025-10-28
THE MAFIA'S MISTRESS
"I hate you." she whispered, as her voice trembled with anger and desire.
"I know Clara but your body doesn't." he replied, his eyes gleaming with intensity.
"Shut up and just leave from here!!!!!." she growled as her hand pressed against his chest.
"why does your lips say one thing but your eyes say another??" he asked, his mouth inches from hers.
He moved closer to her as they felt the warmness of their bodies.
"After everything you put me through, you have the audacity to come here??? you are a fucking monster Arsenio!!" she breathed.
"And you are mine." he said as he crashed his lips to hers.
Their hate filled words were lost in the passion of their kiss and their bodies entangled in an angry embrace, a clash of love and hate, desire and repulsion.
"I hate you Arsenio." she repeated as her voice muffled by his lips.
"I Know but I love you and I am here to get you back."
Clara Nivera, a beautiful, young and timid woman who is forced to live with her Father and his family, gets maltreated by them but escapes one day after finding out about a ploy to kill her.
The night of her escape, after withnessing a murder, she finds herself entangled in the dangerous world of the mafia when she forcefully becomes the mistress of the powerful and ruthless Arsenio Robert.
As she becomes deeper embroiled into Arsenio's life, she falls in love with him but learns the dark secrets of his criminal empire and the truth behind her own troubled past.
After a misunderstanding leads Clara to finds solace in the arms of another, the question is, who will she finally settle for?? and what lies in her past??.
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Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NINEWRITER'S POV “You look so nervous dear…are you sure you don't want some calming pills??” Ma'am Adaline asked Clara who was sitting beside her in the car.The big day for Clara and Arsenio was here and after two whole weeks of chaos trying to prepare for their wedding, it was finally the D-day.“What? I am not nervous, mother…I really am not.” Clara said as she started fidgeting.Adaline chuckled softly and shook her head as she could obviously see through Clara's lies.“Clara, if you are nervous, just tell me okay and I will hold your hand all the way dear."Mother, do I look too fat?? Is my pregnancy obvious through the gown?? What if something happens?? What if one of Arsenio's enemies suddenly pops up and…”"Clara dear…listen to me…let's take this one at a time okay??" "Okay.”"As for Arsenio's enemies and rivals, he has spent the last two weeks trying to make peace with all of them because of you….my son has changed so much in ways I didn't expect and I have you to thank for tha
Last Updated: 2025-09-23
Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHTARSENIO'S POVAt that moment, I kept on running my hands through my hair in frustration because I couldn't believe that Sergio would turn into this unrecognizable person and that too a betrayal."Wait, is that the reason why you locked her up and made her lose our child?? For your revenge??!!” I asked in rage.“I am not a murderer…I had no idea she was pregnant..I only wanted to teach her a lesson.” Sergio said."What exactly have I done to you Sergio??? I took you in as a brother and yet you stab me in the back like this??" I asked.“You have never seen me like a brother Arsenio so cut the fake act!! You only used me for your own personal gain and when you are done, you toss me aside and pick me up again only when I am needed!!! That's not how you treat a brother!!!”"What are you fucking saying Sergio?? Do you know how many times I have saved your life???!! Do you know how many missions I have gone to alone just because it was too dangerous for you to come along with?? Do you know h
Last Updated: 2025-09-20
Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN ARSENIO'S POV “That's not all sir…he actually betrayed you.”“What did you just say???" I asked as it felt like the world around me was on instant stand still.“Sergio…was….emm..the one behind the attack that landed you both in the hospital.” For a minute or two, I kept mute because I was trying so hard to process what I had just heard."Se..Sergio..did what??" I asked.“Arsenio I am so sorry I didn't tell you earlier…after your visit and the things you promised to do for us, my mind couldn't rest because it wasn't fair that your kindness be repaid with evil…if you want to know more about the truth, I'll send you an address where Sergio is currently hiding and you can ask him yourself.” I hung up the call as I gazed around intensely.“What happened??" Elijah asked.“Shut the fuck up!!! I am not done with you Elijah…you are going to pay for what you have done to me.” I said as I stormed out of the room in anger.A few seconds later, I received a text message and on it was the addres
Last Updated: 2025-09-04
Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIXARSENIO'S POV After I woke up from what looked like a long and uncomfortable nap, I looked around and saw my mother resting her head beside the bed.I cleared my throat softly as she raised her head.“A..Arsenio!! Oh goodness you are awa….”"Bring your voice down please…where are the others??" I asked.I so badly wanted to see my Clara as my body arched for her.“Clara is currently in her room and Irene should be in her room too..are you okay?? Do you need something??" My mother asked.“I want to officially ask Clara to marry me." I bit out.“What??" My mother asked with a confused expression on her face.“I am tired of playing this hide and seek games with her…I want Clara to be mine forever but for me to do that, I have to clear any unnecessary obstacles from my way and that includes Elijah.” I said."Arsenio, can't you just make peace with your brother…please.” "He is not my fucking brother!!" “Arsenio, in whatever you do, remember that Elijah is still your brother...I birthed y
Last Updated: 2025-08-29
Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVECLARA'S POV "Who are you??” Arsenio asked as my smile instantly dropped.“I..I.. don't understand..your question…what do you mean who am I??” I asked in confusion."Mother, who is this??” Arsenio asked ma'am Adaline as my heart rate suddenly increased in pace."She's your woman Arsenio…don't you know Clara??" “No I don't know any Clara…my woman?? The only woman in my life was Monalisa so I don't remember this one.” Arsenio said as it instantly felt like my strength was being drained out of my body.“Arsenio, if this is a joke, please it's too expensive and I don't like it…please stop.” I said.“Mother, I am starving… feels like I haven't eaten anything in ten years.” Arsenio said as he ignored me.I stood there dumbfounded and confused as I had no idea what to do or how to react to the latest development from Arsenio.Arsenio avoided me like a plague in the house and I couldn't help but cry to ma'am Irene and Adaline.I was pregnant and the last thing I needed was the kind of stress
Last Updated: 2025-08-28
Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FOURCLARA'S POV “You didn't know?? You are three months pregnant dear." "What?? I am what??” I asked as I gazed intensely at the doctor with a confused and shocked expression on my face. "You are three months pregnant ma'am…congratulations.” The doctor said with a smile on her face. I removed my gaze from the doctor and fixed it on ma'am Irene who had the same shocked expression on her face. “Clara?? You are going to be a mother…again.” She said as tears gathered in her eyes. "I will leave you both now…please get some rest ma'am." The doctor said as she left. "Ma'am Irene, the doctor was joking right??” I asked. "No dear…unless you are trying to say you weren't sexually active a few months ago.” Ma'am Irene said as I suddenly remembered the car sex between Arsenio and I. "Shit!!!”I exclaimed as ma'am Irene Chuckled. “I am guessing with that word that came out of your mouth, you were sexually active with Arsenio in the US.” "It was just once.” I said. "Well, just once and we
Last Updated: 2025-08-18
THE WIDOW WHO NEVER WAS
They buried her with lies...
They mourned her with guilt...
But Alira was never truly gone.
When Alira discovers the affair between her sister and her husband,the man she once built her entire world around..confrontation turns to tragedy. Her life is stolen in a single, cruel moment but fate gives her what death denied: a second chance.
Reborn in the past, before she ever said yes to his proposal, before she gave him her loyalty, her love... her power, Alira is no longer the devoted wife... She's the architect of vengeance.
With every calculated step, she weaves a web of betrayal, seduction, and secrets.
This time, she'll wear the dress not of a bride, but of a widow-to-be.
And when the final match is lit, no one will be safe from the fire she’s come to unleash.
In the ashes of the life they stole, she will build a funeral of flames.
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Chapter: CHAPTER FORTY FIVELIAM'S POV The house felt too quiet.Too still.Too full of Alira.After she walked out earlier…eyes red, voice shaking, body trembling from betrayal I had stayed frozen in the middle of the living room long after the door closed behind her.Her scent still lingered on my shirt.Her sobs still echoed in my head.My hands still remembered the way she clung to me like I was the only person keeping her upright.And now…Now I was left with the impossible favor she had asked of me.Give Alec money.Money he’d use to marry her.Every part of me rejected it.My chest tightened every time I imagined handing him a single naira that would push him further into Alira’s life.But then…I remembered her the tone of her voice....broken, trembling, destroyed and her voice when she whispered:“I want him to see exactly what he lost. I want him to feel the regret burn him alive…I want Betsy to choke on it every time she looks at me.”She had never sounded so sure of anything in her life.So I sat th
Last Updated: 2025-11-28
Chapter: CHAPTER FORTY FOURALIRA'S POV The rain had slowed by the time I left Liam’s house, turning into a soft mist that clung to my skin. The walk back home felt longer than usual, every step heavy with everything that had happened in the past few hours. Liam’s confession… Alec’s audacity… Betsy’s betrayal… and now, the first true crack in the game.I didn’t feel hurt.I didn’t feel heartbroken.I felt focused.Which was far more dangerous.The moment I reached my apartment, I shut the door behind me and leaned back against it, letting out a long, steady breath. The quiet in the house felt different like it was holding its breath with me, waiting for the storm I was about to unleash.I pulled my phone from my bag and dialed Alec.It rang once.Twice.On the third ring, he picked up.“Hey, sweetheart,” he said, sounding annoyingly relaxed. “Everything okay?” he asked as I smiled.“Alec, where are you?” I asked, my tone soft, sweet..exactly how he liked it.“Oh, uh…I’m on a business trip,” he said quickly….
Last Updated: 2025-11-24
Chapter: CHAPTER FORTY THREE ALIRA'S POV The silence after Liam’s confession pressed against my chest like a weight and the funniest part of everything was that he wouldn’t even look at me.“I almost committed murder,” he’d said.For a long moment, I simply watched him…his tense shoulders, the tremor he tried to hide in his hands, the shame tightening his jaw. He expected me to panic or to pull away or to even gasp.But something inside me stayed calm.Because I already knew the kind of man Alec was.If Alec was involved in this story, then the truth was already crooked.I took a slow breath. “Liam,” I said quietly, “tell me everything…Properly.”His head lifted slightly, as if he wasn’t expecting that. His eyes searched my face, checking for fear…but there was none.He exhaled shakily and sat down. I followed, keeping a safe distance, but close enough for him to feel listened to.“It was… about three years ago,” he began. “A guy I trusted. A friend, actually. His name was Marco…we invested in something toge
Last Updated: 2025-11-15
Chapter: CHAPTER FORTY TWOLIAM'S POVThe knock came again this time around and it was sharper, impatient, louder this time.Alira’s eyes widened.“Hide.” I whispered urgently.“Liam….”“Now, Alira!”She hesitated for a heartbeat before rushing into the hallway. I waited until I heard the quiet click of the guest room door before exhaling and forcing myself to look calm.I straightened my shirt, ran a hand through my hair, and opened the door.And there he was.Alec.He looked different…different in a sense that he looked angry, restless, his suit slightly wrinkled like he hadn’t slept all night. Rain clung to his shoulders, and his expression screamed frustration.“Liam,” he said, brushing past me before I could respond. “We need to talk.”I shut the door slowly, watching him pace around my living room. His eyes darted across the place, assessing everything, restless like a man searching for something.“What brings you here at this hour?” I asked coolly.He ran a hand through his hair. “It’s Alira,” he sa
Last Updated: 2025-11-14
Chapter: CHAPTER FORTY ONEALIRA'S POV The soft hum of the rain was the first thing I heard when I woke up.It wasn’t violent anymore, just quiet, steady, like the world was trying to wash away what happened last night.But nothing could.Not the storm, not the sunrise, not even time.I blinked, staring at the ceiling for a few seconds before I dared to move. My body felt heavy, like every nerve remembered what it shouldn’t.The faint scent of Liam lingered in the air soap, cedar, and something darker.My fingers clenched the sheet.The images from last night came rushing back in flashes…the rain, his hands, the way he said my name like it was both a question and a promise.And then his words…“That’s the problem, Alira. I do.”My heart ached just remembering it.I sat up slowly.The towel he had wrapped around me lay crumpled on the floor. My dress was still damp… hung neatly on the chair across the room. Liam must have done that…He always did things quietly, like he didn’t want to admit he cared.I looked
Last Updated: 2025-11-05
Chapter: CHAPTER FORTY LIAM'S POV The sound of knocking pulled me out of my thoughts.At first, I ignored it, thinking maybe it was the rain hitting the door but then it came again soft, desperate, uneven.It was late, and after everything with Betsy, the last thing I wanted was another disturbance. I moved toward the door, half-expecting to see her again.But when I opened it, my breath caught.There she was.Alira.Standing in the pouring rain, her hair plastered to her face, her dress soaked through, clinging to her body like a second skin. Her eyes… God, those eyes…they were full of something I couldn’t read. “Alira?” I whispered, disbelief heavy in my voice.She didn’t speak at first.She just stood there, breathing hard, rain running down her cheeks like tears.“Why are you…” I started, but stopped. Without thinking, I reached out and grabbed her hand, pulling her inside.The moment her cold fingers touched mine, my pulse jumped.She shivered as I shut the door behind her. Water dripped from her
Last Updated: 2025-10-30
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