MasukGabriella Walter was supposed to crawl toward her future. Her family laid out the usual objects on the nursery rug…a stethoscope, a judge’s wig, a diamond tiara and others. Everyone watched, smiling, as she made her choice. But Gabby ignored them all. She crawled straight toward Aiden Calder, the quiet nine-year-old orphan boy her family had recently taken in, and grabbed his hand with a determination that made the entire room laugh. Back then, it was nothing more than a funny childhood memory. Twenty-two years later, no one is laughing anymore. The girl has grown into a dangerous woman…one who destroys engagements, who moves like sin wrapped in red silk, who waits naked in his bed until he finally breaks. And Aiden Calder… the boy who once carried her on his shoulders and promised to protect her…has run out of reasons to stay away. Some connections are born innocent. This one grew into something insatiable. Disclaimer: If you’re not 18+ or you’re uncomfortable with extreme possessiveness, dark themes, or highly spicy content, turn back now. For everyone else… get ready to burn. The girl who crawled to him first is all grown up. And now...he’s the one on his knees.
Lihat lebih banyakAiden’s POVBy the time we reached the hospital, I had already filled Julian in…mostly.The investigation. The orphanage fire. Abel. The Whitmores. The reason I went to Boston. The painting of my own face hanging in a stripped room like a threat with a frame. I told him I didn’t know what was real anymore…especially about Daisy. Although I didn’t go into details about that because all I had were just speculations. We stayed in the car a little longer after Julian parked in the hospital lot.His hands were still tight around the steering wheel as he took everything in.“And Gabby?” he asked quietly. “How does she come into all of this? Why go after Gabby? Why not me? Or Mom? Or Dad? Is it just a coincidental threat landing on her… or is there something you’re not telling me, Aiden?”The question sat between us like a live wire and I clenched my jaw.“If there’s something else I should know,” he continued, voice low and steady in a way that was somehow worse than shouting, “you have t
Aiden’s POVI gulped as Ethan’s voice kept filling the car, unaware that Julian and I were locked in a staring contest on our end.Julian’s gaze was cold and questioning…like he was giving me one clean chance to come clean on my own before he forced it. Me? I felt cold inside, like I had swallowed the iceberg the Titanic hit. Damn. How could this much detonate in one day? All I wanted was a private helicopter, a straight line to New York, and Gabby in my arms long enough to prove she is still whole…kissing every inch of her skin just to reassure myself that she’s okay.And then the other voice in my head cut in, sharp and disgusted.‘Damn you, Aiden. How do you still have the guts to think about holding her and kissing her fears away when you haven’t dealt with the fear sitting next to you?’“Jules…” I started, clearing my throat, trying for casual and landing nowhere near it. I had no idea what to say or where to begin. He is clearly waiting for an explanation…why someone was threa
Aiden’s POVWe decided to go after discussing it for a few more minutes.Out of curiosity. Not because we cared so much.At least not me. I agreed to it just because she has a lot of questions to answer.First, I wanted to ask her who she really is. Why did she approach me as Daisy and not Chloe? What happened to the real Daisy? I had questions stacked like unpaid debts, and it was starting to feel like she held more answers than she was willing to spend. Who is she, really? How did she get hold of Julian’s number when it wasn’t some emergency contact like 911? Why call Julian and not me? Did she want us at each other’s throats on purpose? What is her endgame?We were inside the car with Julian driving towards the hospital when my phone rang on my lap.It lit up, and his eyes went to the screen even before mine did. I watched his hands tighten on the steering wheel when he read the name of the caller.Gabby.I noticed the way he clenched his jaw and I gulped quietly. Did he suspect
Aiden’s POVWe were already home and I couldn’t stop pacing.My room suddenly felt too small for the noise in my head. I scratched through my hair for the one hundredth time, phone burning in my other hand while I waited for a call back that refused to come.Ben.He had to know something. Anything. He had been older. He had seen more of the orphanage’s damage and should have some answers to the questions in my head. If Daisy was lying…or if Daisy wasn’t Daisy at all…Ben should be able to remember something related to that. But when Daisy and I visited his home, he didn’t seem to act strange or doubt Daisy’s identity. So which is it?The call went straight to voicemail.I left a message anyway. ‘Hey Ben, it’s Aiden Calder. There’s something important I need to confirm from you. Call me as soon as you can.’Andy’s investigation into her hadn’t shown anything abnormal when he reported it before the meeting. Clean enough that I had signed it off as what it looked like on the surface…a












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