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VICTORShe laughs it off, though something steadier has already returned to her voice. "I don't scare easily, Victor. Not anymore, not after Donderdam.""No," I agree. "I don't imagine you do."I study her a moment longer. "I know you, Selene. And I want you for exactly who you are, not some softer version of it. If I'm going to marry you, I want you to know me fully as well. I have no intention of hiding anything from you.”“And if we build this, whatever it becomes between us, it shouldn't be something that turns back on itself, or betrays you the way you've already been betrayed once."She's quiet for a moment, something settling into place behind her eyes, and I watch understanding move through her slowly, the way it does when someone finally sees a thing clearly instead of merely hearing it.She nods without saying any other word."Good," I say, satisfied that she understands exactly what I'm offering her, unpolished and entirely honest. "Now. I'm hungry."She laughs again, light
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VICTORThe words should surprise me. They do. But not for the reason she probably expects.I have spent my entire life making decisions based on family, business, obligation, and consequence. Marriage to a second wife has never been something I considered for myself, not once, not even in the years when men in my position routinely did exactly that and called it practical. Then Selene walked into my life and somehow made the impossible into something I can no longer look away from.Now she is standing in front of me, asking me to make it real. Not privately, not temporarily, and not with promises that can quietly disappear the moment circumstances shift beneath us. She wants it legally, publicly, and permanently done. I look at her for a long moment. Then I ask the only question that actually matters. "Are you sure?"Selene doesn't hesitate. "Yes."I nod slowly. "Then we will do it properly."Something shifts in her expression. It’s not relief exactly, but something deeper. Somet
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VICTORSelene has spent the better part of those two days with the Tucker twins, following her family's birthday celebration at the estate, and I know this because I've been keeping tabs on her. I told myself, at first, that this was simple prudence, a man wanting to know where the woman under his protection actually is. That explanation has become considerably less convincing to me lately.When I step into the penthouse, the first thing I notice is the candles, the second is Selene.She's sitting on the couch, dressed for dinner in a short, fitted gown that leaves very little to the imagination. The neckline dips low enough to be a genuine test of my concentration. Her long dark hair falls in loose curls around her shoulders, and when she rises and crosses the room toward me, I have to remind myself, quite deliberately, that I am exhausted."How was your day?" she asks, already reaching for my tie.Before I can answer, she loosens it and slides it free, then takes my jacket from my
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VICTORI am getting better. But not quickly enough for Selene's liking, apparently, noetheless better all the same, and I've learned not to argue with her definition of progress.She has taken it upon herself to make sure I attend a doctor's appointment every week, and somehow, in a way I still haven't fully worked out, she has managed to recruit Finch into helping her enforce it. The first time I asked him about it, he simply stared at me, looking almost offended that I'd suggest he'd been coerced."What did she threaten you with?" I asked."Nothing, sir."I narrowed my eyes at him. "Then what did she do?"He hesitated long enough that I already knew I was about to hear something I didn't particularly want to know. "She called my wife."That was the entirety of the explanation I got, and somehow it was enough. Whatever Selene said to Finch's wife had been sufficient to turn my most loyal assistant into a man suddenly convinced that my health was his personal responsibility."That w
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ARIANAKael and I work through the afternoon, on reports, numbers, questions, calls, and corrections. At some point I look toward the window and realize the light has changed.I frown. "What time is it?"Kael checks his phone. "Almost six."I blink. "Six?""Apparently." He doesn't look up from the document.I lean back. "I thought we'd been here for two hours."Kael raises his head and gives me a look. "We've been here for five."I laugh. "That's disturbing.""It's called working." His attention goes back to the document."It's called losing track of time.""Same thing." He shrugs.My phone buzzes again.MASON: ‘Still buried in work?’I glance at Kael, who's still reading through the document, then type back.ME: ‘Buried. But surfacing soon.’MASON: ‘Good. I have something for you.’ME: ‘Should I be worried?’MASON: ‘Depends. How do you feel about staged plays?’I snort. Kael looks up. I wave him off.ME: ‘Aren't those supposed to be boring?’He doesn’t answer immediately. Then,MASON
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ARIANAI wake before the twins, and for a few seconds, I don't know where I am.The room is quiet. No traffic outside, no phone ringing, and no footsteps moving hurriedly through the hallway.Then I remember, I’m at the Bindy estate. I turn my head toward the clock on the bedside table. 7:23 a.m.I actually slept through the night.I stare at the ceiling. That hasn't happened in a long time. I can't remember the last time I went to bed without waking up halfway through to check my phone, think about the twins, worry about Maxwell, or wonder where Durrell is.I stretch, then reach for my phone. No new messages. My chest tightens anyway.I sit up slowly, and for once, the uncertainty of his situation hasn't kept me awake. Maybe it's the estate. Maybe it's being away from Lakebridge and all the memories attached to it. Or maybe I'm just tired enough to sleep.***By the time I make it down to breakfast, the twins are already at the table, arguing over a piece of fruit like it's a matter
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