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BLOOD CONTRACT : WINTER'S VOW CHAPTER 41
ISABELLAThe arraignment was a media circus.I sat in the back row of the federal courthouse, Alexander's hand warm and steady in mine as my father was led into the courtroom in an orange jumpsuit that made his skin look sallow and old. The man who had once commanded boardrooms and charity galas now shuffled between two federal marshals, his silver hair disheveled and his shoulders bent with defeat.I barely recognized him."You don't have to watch this," Alexander murmured against my ear, his thumb stroking across my knuckles in gentle circles that helped anchor me to something real and solid."Yes, I do," I replied quietly, unable to look away as my father took his place at the defendant's table beside a court-appointed attorney who looked like he'd rather be anywhere else.The courtroom was packed with reporters, their cameras and notebooks trained on every detail of Winston Caldwell's downfall. I recognized several faces from Boston's media elite, people who had attended my galler
BLOOD CONTRACT : WINTER'S VOW CHAPTER 40
ALEXANDERThe media storm hit at dawn.I woke to my phone buzzing incessantly, the screen lighting up with calls from reporters, board members, and business associates who'd seen the morning headlines. Beside me, Isabella stirred against my chest, her warm breath tickling my throat as she emerged from sleep."Make it stop," she mumbled, pressing her face into my neck to block out the harsh light of my phone.I reached over to silence the device, but not before catching a glimpse of the notification preview: *WSJ: Tech Espionage Scandal Rocks Boston Elite as Caldwell Patriarch Arrested.*"It's started," I said quietly, setting the phone aside and pulling Isabella closer. Her naked body fit perfectly against mine, all soft curves and warm skin that made the outside world seem irrelevant.She lifted her head, amber eyes still hazy with sleep. "How bad?"Before I could answer, the landline in the penthouse began ringing, a number known only to family and essential business contacts. Then
BLOOD CONTRACT : WINTER'S VOW CHAPTER 39
ISABELLAThree days after the FBI interview, I was standing in my studio at two in the afternoon, paintbrush suspended halfway to canvas, when the security alarm chimed. Not the harsh blare of an emergency, but the soft tone that meant someone had entered the penthouse.Alexander wasn't due back from his meetings until five. My pulse spiked as I set down my brush, wiping paint-stained fingers on my smock. The rational part of my brain knew our security was impenetrable—James had assured us of that repeatedly since the federal investigation began. But rational thought had little power over the primitive fear that someone had finally breached our sanctuary."Isabella?" Alexander's voice called from the foyer, rough with exhaustion and something else I couldn't immediately identify.Relief flooded through me so quickly my knees went weak. "In the studio," I called back, already moving toward the door to meet him.He appeared in the hallway still wearing his charcoal business suit, but h
BLOOD CONTRACT : WINTER'S VOW CHAPTER 38
ALEXANDERThe FBI interview was scheduled for ten AM, but I'd been awake since five, watching Isabella sleep in the pale morning light filtering through our bedroom windows. Her dark hair spilled across my pillow like silk, and even in sleep, her hand rested possessively on my chest, as if she was afraid I might disappear.I wouldn't. Not anymore. Not when I finally understood what it meant to have something worth more than revenge.My phone buzzed softly on the nightstand, a message from Miranda Walsh, the federal defense attorney Rebecca had arranged. Preliminary review complete. Meet at 8 AM to prep. This is manageable.Manageable. Everything in my life had once been manageable through careful planning and strategic thinking. Now, with Isabella curled against me, her warm breath tickling my neck, I realized I preferred the beautiful chaos she'd brought into my ordered existence."You're thinking too loud," she murmured against my throat, her lips pressing a sleepy kiss to my pulse
BLOOD CONTRACT : WINTER'S VOW CHAPTER 37
ISABELLAThe flames danced higher than I'd expected.Standing in the secure courtyard of the industrial facility Rebecca had selected, I watched fifteen years of Alexander's carefully constructed revenge turn to ash. The blackmail files that had shaped so many lives, my father's, Alexander's, mine, crackled and popped as they surrendered to the fire, releasing their secrets to the wind in spirals of gray smoke.The heat from the furnace kissed my cheeks, but it was nothing compared to the burn of Alexander's hand at the small of my back. Even now, hours after he'd made me scream his name in the shower, my body thrummed with awareness of him. Every casual touch sent electricity racing through me, a reminder of how completely he'd claimed me."Any regrets?" I asked quietly, watching his father's legacy of manipulation disappear into nothing.His arm tightened around me, pulling me against his side with a possessiveness that made my pulse race. "None," he said, his voice that low rumble
BLOOD CONTRACT : WINTER'S VOW CHAPTER 36
ALEXANDERI woke to the scent of jasmine and warm skin, Isabella's naked body pressed against mine in the gray light of dawn. Her hair spilled across my chest like silk, and every breath she took sent her breasts moving against my ribs. Even in sleep, my body responded to her proximity, blood rushing south as I remembered exactly how she'd felt beneath me, around me, crying my name as I drove into her.Fifteen years of careful control, and this woman had shattered it all in one afternoon.She stirred against me, her hand sliding down my stomach in sleep, fingertips grazing the edge of my growing arousal. I bit back a groan, my body hardening instantly at her unconscious touch."Isabella," I murmured, pressing a kiss to the top of her head. The silky strands caught the morning light, revealing golden highlights I'd never noticed before.Her amber eyes opened slowly, unfocused with sleep before sharpening as she took in our position, naked, tangled together, my very obvious desire press
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