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BURN BEFORE MORNING
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2026-05-26 04:33:25
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HOUSE OF FORBIDDEN DESIRE EPILOGUE
“Sign here.”The pen hovered above the paper like it didn’t belong in her hand.Isabella didn’t take it immediately. Her fingers rested on the edge of the document instead, pressing lightly against the cool surface, as if she could feel where her life had been divided into before and after. The lawyer cleared his throat once. He adjusted his glasses and shifted in his chair. “Miss Maxwell—”“I heard you.”That cut him off.She took the pen. Just… correctly, like someone completing a task they stopped believing in halfway through. The pen felt smooth and heavy in her fingers. Her hand moved steadily across the page.The first signature came out steady. The ink flowed dark against the white paper. The second followed without pause. Her fingers stayed firm on the pen. The third felt like nothing at all. Just another line on another page. When she finished, she set the pen down carefully, not letting it roll. It rested neatly beside the document.The lawyer slid the documents into a fold
HOUSE OF FORBIDDEN DESIRE EMPTY
Isabella’s POV “Lucas…” My voice barely audible. His eyes dropped to the blood. “Claire. Now.”Claire was already moving before he finished speaking. She crossed the room fast, her steps quick on the polished floor. “Get her upstairs.”“No hospital,” I said immediately. Marcus stared at me like I’d lost my mind. His eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly. “Are you serious?”“I said no hospital.” Another cramp tore through my stomach hard enough to force a broken sound from my throat. The pain felt hot and deep, like something inside was pulling apart. I curled forward slightly on the couch, one hand pressing against my middle.Claire gripped my hand tighter, fingers wrapped around mine. “Bella, stay with me.”“I’m trying.”Lucas knelt beside the couch so quickly his knee slammed against the marble floor. He didn’t even react to the impact. His face stayed close to mine, eyes locked on me.His hands hovered near my stomach helplessly before settling against my wrist instead. His
HOUSE OF FORBIDDEN DESIRE BURN BEFORE MORNING
Isabella’s POV “You knew she was your daughter before the scandal happened?” Claire’s voice yelled, so loud that even the security guards outside turned their heads. Richard looked at Lila. “Enough.”“No,” she replied calmly. She stood straight near the center of the room. “I’m tired of being the only person in this family expected to stay quiet.”“You are not family,” Blair snapped, her hands gripping her purse tighter.Lila looked at her slowly, a small, tired curve touched the corner of her mouth. “That’s funny coming from the woman who stole somebody else’s baby. You're Jealous I carry Richard’s blood.”Blair face lost all color, and she took a small step back, one hand reaching for the back of a chair to steady herself.Marcus muttered under his breath, “Jesus Christ, nobody in this house fights fair.” He rubbed a hand over his face, his shoulders slumping with exhaustion.Richard stepped forward. “Lila.”But she ignored him completely, eyes still on Blair. “You know what the d
HOUSE OF FORBIDDEN DESIRE Blood In The Water
Isabella’s POV “Lucas…”My voice barely came out right. It sounded thin and shaky in the large suite.His eyes dropped instantly to the blood. Then his entire face lost color. “Claire,” he said sharply. “Now.”Claire was already moving before he finished speaking. She crossed the room quickly, her steps hurried on the polished floor. “Get her upstairs.”“No hospital,” I said immediately. My hand pressed harder against my stomach as another wave of pain rolled through me.Marcus stared at me like I’d lost my mind. His eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly. “Are you serious?”“I said no hospital.”Another cramp twisted violently through my stomach. Hot. Sharp. It made my breath catch and my knees feel weak. I grabbed Lucas’s sleeve hard enough that my fingers hurt from the grip.He looked terrified now. “Bella,” he said quietly, “you’re bleeding.”“I know.”“Then stop arguing and let somebody help you.”“I can’t go back there.” My breathing turned uneven. Short, shallow breaths
HOUSE OF FORBIDDEN DESIRE REFUSAL
Isabella’s POV “You leaked it.” Lila’s voice cut through the tunnel before anybody else could speak again. Lucas looked at her slowly. His body turned toward her with deliberate control. “Excuse me?”“The engagement story.” Her grip tightened around the folded paper, knuckles showing white. “You leaked it before Richard could control it.”“That might be the dumbest thing anybody’s said tonight,” Marcus muttered. He leaned against the rough wall, arms still crossed tight over his chest.Lila ignored him completely, eyes fixed on Lucas. Her posture stayed straight despite the exhaustion visible in the lines around her mouth. “You wanted Isabella to see it before the announcement became public.”Lucas stared at her for a long second like he genuinely couldn’t believe she was serious. His jaw worked once, the muscle flexing under the skin. “You think I’d blackmail myself into a marriage?”“I think you’ve been acting irrationally for weeks.”His shoulders tensed and his hands stayed loos
HOUSE OF FORBIDDEN DESIRE THE ENVELOPE
Isabella’s POV “What is it?”Lucas stepped in front of me the second he asked the question. His body moved without thinking, blocking me from Lila and the envelope. His shoulders stayed tense under his shirt, and his feet planted firmly on the concrete floor of the tunnel.Her eyes stayed on him for one second too long before she held the envelope out. The white paper looked plain in the dim underground lighting.“I intercepted it downstairs before security could.”Lucas took it carefully. His fingers brushed against hers for a brief moment. “Intercepted from who?”“One of the reporters.”Marcus and Claire had just reached us from farther down the tunnel. Their footsteps echoed off the concrete walls. Blair and Camilla’s arguing still echoed faintly behind them, voices carrying through the narrow passage.Claire looked exhausted already. Her shoulders slumped and she rubbed one hand over her eyes. “Can somebody explain what’s happening now before I lose my mind completely?”Lila poin
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