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CHAPTER TWENTY NINE

작가: Vee Philip
last update 게시일: 2026-03-22 17:48:18

Tamera sat cross-legged on the carpet, surrounded by toys that looked like they had slowly taken over the entire living room. Colorful blocks, stuffed animals, puzzle pieces, half of it was scattered around like a tiny battlefield of childhood chaos.

Lance sat across from her, holding a stuffed dinosaur she had forced into his hands.

“No, Lance!” she giggled. “The dinosaur can’t fly!”

“Why not?” Lance argued dramatically. “Maybe he believes in himself.”

“That’s not how dinosaurs work.”

“You’d b
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  • COLLATERAL DESIRE    CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT

    The next evening Mar found Lance sitting alone outside the quarters, on the low concrete wall near the fence. He had a bottle in his hand but wasn’t really drinking, just turning it slowly between his fingers like he was thinking too hard.Mar walked over and stood in front of him for a moment before speaking.“We need to talk.”Lance groaned without looking up. “Why do you always say that like you’re about to arrest me?”“Because you keep doing things that will get you killed,” Mar replied calmly.That made Lance finally look up at him. “You’re being dramatic.”Mar shook his head slowly. “No. You are the one who doesn’t understand the situation you’re in.”Lance leaned back slightly, still sitting on the wall. “Okay then, enlighten me.”Mar crossed his arms and looked at him seriously. “You cannot break Ylva’s heart.”Lance frowned. “I know that.”“No, I don’t think you do,” Mar said. “You’re thinking about your feelings, your confusion, your little internal crisis. But you’re forget

  • COLLATERAL DESIRE    CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN

    Days passed, and Mar decided he was going to help Lance get rid of whatever madness this was. At first, he thought it was just a stupid crush that would disappear if Lance stayed busy enough or met someone else. But the more time he spent watching him, the more he realized this was not something small.Lance wasn’t just crushing on Ragnar.He was gone.Mar noticed little things first. Lance never complained when Ragnar insulted him. Not once. If anything, he looked almost satisfied, like even Ragnar’s irritation was still attention, and that attention alone was enough to keep him going for the rest of the day.It was strange to watch.Mar didn’t really understand what Lance was feeling. He had never been in love before, never even close, but he wasn’t stupid. Whatever this was, it was intense. Lance wasn’t climbing into this slowly, he was already too deep to see the surface anymore.So Mar started keeping an eye on him more closely.Whenever Lance stared too long at Ragnar during me

  • COLLATERAL DESIRE    CHAPTER THIRTY SIX

    Lance blinked.He felt like he'd been hit with a ton of bricks.Once.Twice.Then he laughed.Not a normal laugh, too quick, too loud, too forced.“What?” he said, still half laughing. “Where the hell did that come from?”Mar didn’t laugh.Didn’t smile.Didn’t even move.He just kept looking at Lance like he was waiting for the truth to walk out of his mouth on its own.“I asked a question,” Mar said calmly. “Do you have a crush on Ragnar?”Lance’s smile slowly faded as reality set in, hard.His brain was suddenly moving too fast, trying to figure out what to say, what Mar knew, what he saw, how much damage was already done.“You’re crazy,” Lance said, shaking his head and walking past him. “Actually insane.”Mar grabbed his arm before he could leave, stopping him dead in his tracks.“Don’t lie to me.”Lance stopped walking.Slowly, he turned back to look at him, his heart racing like mad.“I’m not lying,” Lance said, but his voice wasn’t as confident now, and they both knew it.Mar

  • COLLATERAL DESIRE    CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE

    The next day, Lance went back to the quarters.The moment he walked in, he knew something was up because the place was louder than usual.Music was playing from someone’s phone, the table had bottles already lined up, and Porto was the first to spot him.“Welcome back, boy!” Porto shouted, walking over and patting him hard on the back. “Good to have you back.”Lance let out a small scoff, but there was a faint smile on his face.Yeah… he was back.Mar walked over next, giving him a nod.“Welcome back, Lance.It was a hell hole without you.”Lance chuckled a bit at that.He was already exhausted mentally, but hearing that they actually missed him, that they were happy to see him, made something in his chest loosen a little.It made him feel like he had people who actually cared if he was around or not.And lately, he really needed that.They all cheered, popping open beers and handing one to him.Lance took it without arguing, and for the rest of the day they just drank, talked nonsens

  • COLLATERAL DESIRE    CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR

    The sun was slowly sinking behind the walls of the estate, painting the sky in orange and gold.The light stretched across the courtyard, long shadows spilling over the stone floor, everything calm in a way that almost made you forget what kind of place this really was.Lance stood with his hands resting on the low wall, watching the sunset like it might tell him what to do with his life.It didn’t.“Beautiful, isn’t it?”He didn’t turn around.He already knew that voice.Ylva.He just nodded.“Yeah.”She walked up beside him and leaned on the wall too, following his gaze toward the horizon.For a while, neither of them spoke.The only sounds were distant birds and the faint rustling of leaves in the evening breeze.It was peaceful.Too peaceful for the mess sitting between them.“I’m going back to the quarters tomorrow,” Lance said after a while.“I’m fully healed.”He saw her reaction from the corner of her eye.Her eyes widened slightly, surprise flashing across her face, but she q

  • COLLATERAL DESIRE    CHAPTER THIRTY THREE

    Lance got out of that room faster than he should’ve.His heart was still racing, his thoughts tangled into something messy and dangerous. He had just been standing in the same space as his girlfriend… and her father, the man he couldn’t stop thinking about.What kind of messed-up situation even was this?He exhaled sharply as he stepped into the courtyard, the cool air hitting his face like a slap. It helped. A little.Leaning back against a pillar, he closed his eyes, letting the wind brush against his skin, trying to steady himself.He never thought his life would turn out like this.But here he was anyway.Footsteps.Soft.Familiar.Lance didn’t need to open his eyes to know who it was.“Are you okay?” Ylva’s voice came, gentle but laced with concern. “You’ve been acting so weird.”His eyes snapped open, and he straightened slightly.“I’m fine,” he said quickly. “Just tired.”She didn’t look convinced, but she nodded anyway, stepping closer.“So… you’re working for my father now,”

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