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“Name your price,” he said, that arrogant smirk still intact. “Do you want your job back?” I didn’t hesitate. “Make me a director. Only then will I pretend to be your loving girlfriend.” I thought he’d laugh. I didn’t expect him to say yes. “Deal,” he replied, his gaze locking on mine. “Just remember, Amaris Kennerly once you sign that contract, you belong to me.” ***** I’ve always wondered if I was cursed from birth because the kind of bad luck that haunts me feels almost supernatural. People call me a computer genius, but my real talent is something no one sees. They say I’m beautiful, yet I bury that behind oversized clothes and a mountain of insecurities. After dumping my cheating boyfriend, the only steady thing left in my life was my soul-sucking job until I lost that too. And the man responsible? Theron Lockhart.——My high school bully didn’t just return, he returned as the new CEO of my company. And his first executive move? Firing me and my entire department, like history repeating itself in the cruelest way. He didn’t recognize me, which should’ve felt like relief. But fate clearly wasn’t done toying with me. One moment, he was rescuing me from a run-in with my ex. The next, a rumor had spread: I was his girlfriend. And then the tables turned because Theron needed to avoid a scandal, and I was his best option.
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"Daddy!" Tamsin sprinted across the airport terminal, arms outstretched like wings. "Tammy!" Theron's laugh echoed as he caught her mid-run, sweeping her into his arms and twirling her around. Naturally, my daughter paid me no attention. The moment her father appeared, it was as if I had vanished into thin air her loyalty clearly switched. She clung to him like a baby kangaroos, little arms fastened tightly around his neck as he walked toward me. "I missed you," he murmured, dipping his head to kiss me softly. "I missed you too," I whispered back. For the rest of the evening and long into the hour after dinner Tamsin remained attached to her father, recounting every moment of his absence with animated gestures and endless excitement. Not surprisingly, she left out the incident involving a bottle of pink glitter and Sunniva’s hair. The heartwarming Daddy-you’re-my-whole-world phase ended the instant Renzo and Seren arrived. "Uncle Renzo!" she squealed, launching hers
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FIVE YEARS LATER Chun Kit, Zinnia, and Isabelle had faded into nothing more than bad memories. Pan Lei had been swiftly tried and sentenced, followed by Zinnia and Isabelle six months later. The remnants of Chun Kit’s network his army, his allies were tracked down one after the other. Special Agent Verrill had made sure they all met justice. And then, as if the world sensed the danger had finally passed, Tamsin was born. Our beautiful daughter arrived a day after the last trial concluded. The life I once knew riddled with fear and haunted by nightmares had grown nearly idyllic. There was rebuilding to do, of course, in more ways than one. But Theron and I had managed to piece it all back together. I never returned to Lockhart Digital. A year after stepping away, the company merged with Manny’s, giving rise to Lockhart & Holleran Interactive. Theron and Renzo restructured the Lockhart Consortium, turning it into an even greater empire twice as lucrative as before. They had bo
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AMARIS POV Theron hadn’t taken my decision well. He’d spent hours trying to talk me out of it, but I’d already made peace with what needed to be done. There was no other way to end this. Since my primary physician had outright refused to discharge me, my team relocated into my hospital room, setting up computers and equipment around the bed. Theron brought me a laptop tray so I could work while lying down. Technically, I wasn’t violating doctor's orders at least not completely. In just two days, we’d expanded Panora’s reach by over fifty new sites, focusing on private airstrips, marinas, and train terminals. One by one, we tapped into any traffic camera within range. With each feed added, Panora’s network stretched farther, tightening the net. Still, it wasn’t enough to find Chun Kit. "Zhenhai should be helping us hunt his old boss," Romilly muttered, her eyes fixed on her monitor. I exhaled slowly. “Zhenhai’s done enough. He took his mother and left. They deserve a chance t
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AMARIS POV He came for me. He found me. I remembered his lips pressing gently to mine. I remembered the faint curve of a smile softening his face. I remembered my voice breaking, the tears that spilled part grief, part laughter. Then everything blurred. His voice began to fade, swallowed by the haze. I must have passed out soon after. Waking was not gentle. The first thing I felt was pain radiating, shifting, persistent. But strangely, it didn’t overwhelm me. Maybe it was the medication running through my veins, or maybe it was something deeper. A sense of safety. Despite everything, my lips lifted faintly as my eyes fluttered open. I was tucked into a hospital bed, wrapped in clean sheets. An IV line fed into my arm, likely dulling the worst of the pain. But none of that none of the sterile safety warmed me. It was him. Theron sat at my bedside, his hand cradling mine in his. His head was resting beside our joined hands, eyes closed in uneasy sleep. I stirred, rising
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Three Hours Earlier After meticulously comparing the coordinates with the architectural plans Manny had uncovered, we pressed deeper into the forest, following Zhenhai’s instructions step by step. We scaled a narrow hill and then we saw it. A ten-foot-high fence, coiled with barbed wire, loo
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Three Hours Earlier The Radiant App Ami’s masterpiece was gone. Erased. Obliterated. Chun Kit must have gotten desperate. Desperate enough to force some poor bastard into breaching the system, no matter the cost. According to Romilly and Rex, the hacker had infiltrated through a tiny device pla
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AMARIS POV My body trembled as I stared at Zhenhai. His expression was unreadable, as always. Was he bluffing? Improvising under pressure? Or had he just chosen to disregard the deal we made? “You bastard,” I breathed, every word coated in disbelief and betrayal. Zhenhai’s lips curled in
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AMARIS POV I fought to keep my mind from spiraling. I refused to dwell on whatever might be unfolding on the upper floors. I didn’t want to think about that smug hacker or the horrifying possibility that Radiant might already be gone if he’d managed to breach our system. Instead, I focused on t
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