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Maria santhos
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2026-11-01 18:40:46
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Bound to the Devil A name in the ledger
Kael waited until they were back at the penthouse before speaking.He asked Marcus to bring the files from the locked office, then sent everyone else away. Lucien wasstill asleep, and the security team had been told not to disturb them.Rowan stood by the windows with his arms folded.“You said you had a suspicion,” he began. “Now tell me.”Kael placed a thin folder on the table. “Your father may have been connected to my family.”Rowan stared at him. “Connected how?”“I don't know the full story yet. But his name appears in records from the year you were born. Not asan employee or a supplier. As someone my father paid.”“What was his name?”Kael opened the folder and turned a page towards him.Rowan read it once. Then again.“Daniel Vale.”“My father kept a ledger of payments made outside the official accounts. Daniel’s name appears threetimes. The last payment was made two weeks before you were taken.”Rowan’s mouth went dry. “You think my father sold me?”“I think Elena wanted s
Bound to the Devil Maria santhos
The address led them to a narrow apartment building above a pharmacy.Rowan stood across the road, staring at the windows. The building looked ordinary, which somehowmade the thought of entering it harder. He had imagined this moment so many times that he had neverconsidered what he would actually say.Kael stood beside him, dressed in a dark coat with his hands in his pockets.“We can come back another day,” he said.“If I come back another day, I’ll find another reason to wait.”“Then we go now.”Rowan nodded.Marcus had insisted on checking the building first. He returned after ten minutes and told them thewoman was home. No visitors, no obvious security, no sign that Elena’s people had been there recently.Kael looked at Rowan. “Do you want me to come up?”“Yes.”They climbed the stairs together. On the third floor, Rowan stopped outside a faded blue door. Heread the name on the small label beside it.M. Santos.His fingers felt cold.Kael stood close but did not touch him. Ro
Bound to the Devil The thins we keep
The first normal thing Rowan did was go grocery shopping.He insisted on it.Kael suggested having the kitchen stocked by staff. Rowan said that was not the point. Lucien askedwhether the shopping trip was going to involve a bodyguard carrying a basket, and Rowan told him tostay home and recover.So the three of them ended up in a quiet supermarket on the edge of the city, with Marcus waitingoutside and two security men pretending to compare prices near the entrance.“You're buying the wrong tomatoes,” Lucien announced.Rowan looked into the basket. “There are different kinds?”“Apparently. You need the firm ones.”Kael picked up a packet. “These?”Lucien examined it. “Those are cherry tomatoes.”Kael put them back.Rowan laughed so hard that a woman passing them glanced over. Kael gave him a look thatsuggested he was reconsidering the entire idea of public shopping.“You're both useless,” Lucien said. “Move.”For twenty minutes, they argued over bread, pasta, fruit, and whether K
Bound to the Devil A house without locks
Lucien slept for nearly twelve hours.The doctor said he needed rest, stitches, and time. He had a cracked rib and a concussion, but nothingthat would keep him from making everyone miserable once he recovered. Rowan considered that a goodsign.Kael had arranged for him to stay in the penthouse, though Lucien complained that the guest roomlooked like a hotel suite designed by a man who had never experienced joy.“You have a problem with expensive furniture?” Rowan asked.“I have a problem with furniture that looks like it would report me to the police if I spilled wine onit.”“You're welcome to sleep on the floor.”Lucien grinned. “See? This is why I like you.”Kael, standing by the kitchen island, gave him a flat look. “You like irritating me.”“That too.”The exchange almost felt ordinary. Rowan found himself watching them, noticing the way Lucien’sjokes drew a reluctant response from Kael, and how Kael checked his brother’s medication withoutmaking a show of it. For all their
Bound to the Devil The price of a brother
Kael did not let Rowan go alone. He made that clear before Rowan had even reached the front door of the safe house. One hand closed around Rowan’s wrist, not hard enough to hurt, but firmly enough to stop him. “You are not walking into Elena’s hands without me.” “Lucien is your brother.” “I know who he is.” “Then you should understand why I have to go.” Kael’s expression tightened. He looked exhausted, though he would rather have swallowed glass than admit it. There was a faint cut near his hairline from the previous night, and his shirt was still stained where Rowan had pressed a cloth against his shoulder. He had refused to let Marcus take him to a doctor until they knew where Lucien was being held. “I understand,” Kael said. “I also understand that Elena wants you because she knows I will come after you. She is counting on me making a mistake.” “Then don’t make one.” A humourless smile touched his mouth. “You make it sound so easy.” Rowan pulled his wri
Bound to the Devil Chapter six
Kael was on his feet in an instant, gun drawn, body shielding Rowan's. Not again. Not when we're finally getting somewhere. "Stay down," Kael hissed, moving toward the broken window. But it wasn't an attack. It was a message. A single envelope lay on the floor, slipped through the shattered glass. Rowan picked it up with shaking hands, recognizing the elegant handwriting immediately. Elena. "Don't open it," Kael warned. "I have to." Rowan tore open the envelope, pulling out a single photograph. It was a picture of a young woman—beautiful, desperate, holding a baby that looked exactly like Rowan. But it wasn't Elena. It was someone else. Someone Rowan had never seen before. Who the hell is this? "That's not Elena," Kael said quietly. "No." Rowan stared at the photograph, mind racing. "But it's someone who looks like me. Someone who—" Oh god. "Kael," Rowan whispered. "What if Elena isn't my mother? What if she's been lying about that too?" Kael's face went pale.
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