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HIS RIVAL'S CHILD.
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2026-04-11 22:21:12
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365 DAYS AS HIS WIFE WILL WATCH ME SET MYSELF ON FIRE.
**CHAPTER 022***CASSIAN'S POV*The room was completely silent.My mother stood in front of me with that look on her face — the one that had been making me confess things since I was seven years old — and I knew there was no version of this conversation where I walked away without spilling the truth.I exhaled slowly."It's Isolde, Mom," I said. "Rosa's twin sister. The person on that bed is not Rosa."My mother stared at me.Then she let out a sound. Short. Sharp. Something between a laugh and a scoff that came from somewhere deep in her chest."I knew it," she said quietly. Then louder — "I KNEW it, Cassian."She turned away from me and pressed both hands flat on the dresser, head dropping slightly, and for a moment she just stood there. Breathing. Processing. And I watched her shoulders rise and fall and knew — the way you always know with her — that the quiet was not peace. The quiet was the thing that came right before everything that wasn't quiet.She turned back around."I push
365 DAYS AS HIS WIFE HIS RIVAL'S CHILD.
**CHAPTER 021**"Mr. Cross, what... what is going on?" Thomas said as he struggled. "Who are these men? Mr. Cross—""I said take him away," Mr. Cross yelled.This was the first time I'd ever seen him raise his voice.Thomas struggled but both officers had him by the arms. He twisted between them, pulling, his composure finally and completely gone, the performance stripped away and whatever was underneath it spilling out loud and desperate."Mr. Cross — sir, please... please just listen to me, please—" His voice cracked on the last word, head turning back toward Michael even as the officers moved him toward the door. "I love her. I genuinely love her. Whatever you think happened in that room is not what it was. I would never hurt her, I swear to you I would never — she's been with me longer than you know—"Michael said nothing.Just stood there with his hands at his sides and that flat controlled expression and let Thomas talk."She means everything to me, sir, please—" Thomas's feet d
365 DAYS AS HIS WIFE TAKE HIM AWAY
**CHAPTER 020**The ceiling of my bedroom.That was the first thing I recognized when my eyes opened. The same white ceiling I'd been staring at since I arrived in this house, the same soft curtains, the same evening light pressing through the gaps.I blinked slowly.Everything blurred with every twist of my head I made. My whole body felt like it had been wrung out and put back together slightly wrong."Don't try to sit up."*That voice. I... I recognize that voice.**Mr. Cross has OCD, a disorder that makes him difficult* — my mind flashed back to where I'd heard the voice.It was the doctor.I turned my head carefully and found her standing beside my bed, bag open on the drawer beside her, watching me with the expression of someone who has seen this kind of thing before and has very specific opinions about what comes next.*Well, she did warn me that staying with Michael Cross might be difficult,* I thought.Marie sat in the chair on my other side. Hands folded in her lap, eyes red
365 DAYS AS HIS WIFE CALL THE DOCTOR.
**CHAPTER 019**"What the hell is going on here?" Marie yelled as she stepped fully into the room. She pressed a hand over her mouth, eyes darting between me and him like she couldn't decide which one to look at. Dina crowded in behind her, one hand gripping the door frame, face pale.He climbed off me slowly. Unhurried. Like he had all the time in the world and none of this was a problem. He straightened up, adjusted the towel at his waist, and stood there with the particular calm of someone who had already decided how this was going to go.I scrambled off the bed the moment his weight lifted, putting the mattress between me and him, my legs shaking so badly I had to grip the bedpost to stay upright. My face was wet. I hadn't even realized I was crying until right now."Marie—" her name came out cracked and barely held together.She crossed the room immediately, hands finding my arms, steadying me. "I've got you," she said, low and urgent. "I've got you, it's okay—""It's really not
365 DAYS AS HIS WIFE MR. STRANGER.
**CHAPTER 018**"Who the fuck are you!" I screamed as I thrashed under his grip.I used both hands to push against his chest, trying to get my mouth free, trying to get enough space to do something — scream, run, anything.But he was strong. His grip was tight and I found tears coming out from the sides of my eyes due to lack of breath."Stop fighting," he murmured, tightening his grip. "I'm not going to hurt you."*Not going to hurt me?* I drove my elbow back hard — he grunted — his hand slipped just enough and I sucked in half a breath before he covered my mouth again.The shower was still running behind us, steam filling the bathroom, everything hot and close and suffocating.*Think Rosa. THINK.*That's when it hit me.I went completely still. Just long enough that his grip loosened slightly."Thank goodness," he said, probably thinking I had passed out — and that's when I took the chance. I bit down on his palm as hard as I could."Argh!" he screamed, hand jerking back, and I seiz
365 DAYS AS HIS WIFE YOU'RE MINE BABY GIRL.
**CHAPTER 017**I placed the album back on the desk carefully with both hands, making sure it was exactly where I'd found it.Then I turned to face him."Mr. Cross, I know how this looks, but I promise I wasn't trying to—""I don't want to hear it."He seemed so angry, but still he didn't yell."Please, just let me explain. The door was already open and I just walked in. I got curious and I know I shouldn't have touched your things, but—""Rosa."I stopped.He looked at me the way someone looks at something they've already made a decision about. Calm. Final. Like the conversation was already over and I just hadn't caught up yet."Leave my study.""But—""Now."I pressed my lips together hard, swallowed everything else I wanted to say, and walked towards the door. He stepped aside and I passed him without looking up, chin down, heart hammering, the embarrassment sitting hot and heavy on my face.When I finally came out, the hallway swallowed me up.I stood there for a second, back agai
365 DAYS AS HIS WIFE WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?.
CHAPTER 015The hallway stretched out in front of me, long and filled with portraits of Mr. Perfect and what possibly looked like his ancestors.I stood there for a second, arms folded, wondering why I even left the room in the first place. Don't go anywhere — yeah, I remembered very well, but I wa
365 DAYS AS HIS WIFE WHERE IS ROSA?
**CHAPTER 014***CASSIAN'S POV*Two days.She'd been back two days and I could already feel it coming. Like standing outside in the middle of summer and watching the sky turn that specific shade of gray that means the storm isn't a maybe anymore — it's a when.My mother didn't say anything. That wa
365 DAYS AS HIS WIFE SHIT THIS WOMAN IS SO GOING TO GET ME FIRED.
**CHAPTER 013**Michael Cross?.I almost choked.He stood at the door in that same dark suit, hands relaxed at his sides, looking completely unbothered — his usual expression.My hand gripped the door frame."I — you—" I blinked. "I thought you left.""I did," he said. "but I came back."I stared a
365 DAYS AS HIS WIFE DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED, DOES IT?
**CHAPTER 012**Marie's hand closed around my arm.I yanked it off."Rosa—""Don't." I pulled away from her grip and spun back around to face Helen. My heart was slamming against my ribs. My hands were shaking. But my feet were planted. "What the hell did you just say?"Helen didn't even flinch. Ju
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