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Chapter Twenty

The sound of the bedroom door clicking shut echoed louder than expected.

Sienna leaned against it, breath still uneven from the kiss. Damien was already across the room, his jacket tossed onto a nearby chair, fingers loosening his tie.

Neither of them spoke.

Not at first.

She was still thinking about the gala. The way people looked at her like she belonged—like she wasn’t just the invisible wife anymore.

And Damien… he hadn’t let her out of his sight.

“You didn’t ha
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  • CRUEL OBSESSION    120

    CHAPTER 120 — THE NAME THAT HURTThe room went silent.Not the normal kind.Not the quiet they had grown used to.This silence felt sharp.Like something had just broken open.⸻Elias Voss.⸻Sienna stared at the screen.Her breathing slowed.Then stopped.Then started again too fast.⸻The name sat there.Simple.Black text against a bright monitor.⸻But it didn’t feel simple.It felt heavy.Familiar.Wrong.⸻Damien looked at her immediately.⸻“Sienna.”⸻She barely heard him.⸻Because the name had already pulled something loose.⸻A flash.⸻Cold tile beneath her shoes.Bright overhead lights.A hand slamming against a wall beside her head.⸻“You don’t understand what you’re walking away from.”⸻Her breath caught sharply.⸻Another memory.Faster this time.⸻A room.Locked doors.Raised voices.⸻Elias standing across from her.No mask.No shadows.Just anger.Controlled.Dangerous.⸻“You don’t get to leave.”⸻Sienna blinked hard.The security room returned.⸻The screen.T

  • CRUEL OBSESSION    119

    CHAPTER 119 — THE FACE ON THE SCREENThe walk to the security room felt longer this time.Not because of distance.Because of anticipation.⸻The hallways were quieter now.The panic from earlier had faded into controlled movement.Guards still stood at key points.Doors remained sealed.Every corner felt watched.⸻Sienna stayed close beside Damien.Neither of them spoke.There wasn’t much to say.⸻Whatever waited in that room already felt important.⸻They turned the final corner.Two guards stood outside the security office.Both stepped aside immediately when Damien approached.⸻Inside, the lights were dim.Screens covered one wall.Security footage looping from different sections of the estate.⸻The technician near the desk stood quickly.⸻“Sir.”⸻Damien didn’t waste time.“What did you find?”⸻The technician glanced briefly at Sienna before turning back to the monitor.⸻“We pulled footage from the east corridor breach.”⸻One of the screens changed.Video loaded.Grainy.

  • CRUEL OBSESSION    118

    CHAPTER 118 — THE THINGS SHE ALMOST REMEMBERSThe room stayed quiet after that.Not uncomfortable.Just still.The kind of silence that happened when neither person wanted to break what had settled between them.⸻Sienna shifted slightly on the couch.Her body felt tired now.Not sleepy.Just drained.⸻Damien remained where he was, sitting across from her.Watching.Not intensely.Just present.⸻She glanced at him.“You ever stop looking like you’re waiting for a disaster?”⸻A faint shift touched his expression.Almost amusement.⸻“No.”⸻“Thought so.”⸻She leaned her head back again.The secure room had no windows.No outside light.Just soft overhead lamps and thick walls.It made time feel strange.⸻“How long do we stay in here?” she asked.⸻“Until I know the house is clear.”⸻“You think they’re still inside?”⸻“I think they planned this too well to only have one person.”⸻That made her stomach tighten.⸻“So someone’s still moving around.”⸻“Possibly.”⸻Sienna stared a

  • CRUEL OBSESSION    117

    CHAPTER 117 — THE PROMISE HE KEPTSienna stared at him.“To you.”The words stayed in the room longer than they should have.Not dramatic.Not loud.Just heavy.⸻She looked away first.Not because she wanted to.Because she needed a second to think.⸻The secure room felt smaller now.Quiet.Still.The thick walls blocked out the noise from the rest of the house, but it didn’t stop the tension sitting between them.⸻“You made a promise to me,” she repeated slowly.⸻“Yes.”⸻“And I don’t remember it.”⸻“No.”⸻That answer should have frustrated her.Instead, it made something ache.⸻Sienna rubbed her fingers lightly against the necklace.A habit now.Something grounding.⸻“What kind of promise?” she asked.⸻Damien stayed where he was.Close enough to feel present.Far enough not to crowd her.⸻“The kind you don’t break.”⸻She let out a quiet breath.“That sounds very serious.”⸻“It was.”⸻She looked at him again.Studied his face.The exhaustion in his eyes.The way he stood

  • CRUEL OBSESSION    116

    CHAPTER 116 — AFTER THEY SEE YOUThe hallway stayed silent long after the man disappeared.Too silent.Like the walls themselves were listening.⸻Sienna’s pulse still hadn’t slowed.Her breathing felt uneven.Too sharp.Too fast.⸻Damien was already moving again.Checking corners.Watching exits.Calculating.⸻“How did he get out that fast?” she asked.⸻No answer.⸻Because Damien was listening.Not to her.To everything else.⸻Footsteps thundered somewhere nearby.More guards.⸻Within seconds, three of them appeared at the end of the corridor.Weapons raised.Alert.⸻“Sir.”⸻Damien turned.⸻“Seal every access point,” he ordered.“No one enters. No one leaves.”⸻“Yes, sir.”⸻The guards moved immediately.⸻Sienna wrapped her arms around herself without thinking.⸻The adrenaline was fading now.And what replaced it felt worse.⸻Reality.⸻He had looked at her like he already knew her.Like seeing her alive wasn’t shocking.Just… confirmation.⸻Damien turned back toward he

  • CRUEL OBSESSION    115

    CHAPTER 115 — WHEN THEY COME FOR YOUEverything moved at once.No pause.No hesitation.⸻Damien grabbed her wrist—not harsh, but firm.“Stay close.”⸻Sienna didn’t argue this time.There was no point.The way the house had shifted… the noise… the urgency—this wasn’t something she could question.⸻They stepped into the hallway.⸻Guards were already moving.Fast. Controlled. Armed.⸻The calm from earlier was gone.Replaced by something sharper.Something real.⸻“What’s the plan?” Sienna asked, keeping pace beside him.⸻“Contain first,” Damien replied.“Then identify.”⸻“And me?”⸻He didn’t even look at her when he answered.“You stay with me.”⸻Of course.⸻They turned a corner—and the sound hit clearer now.Voices.Shouting.A crash.⸻Sienna’s chest tightened.⸻“That’s inside,” she said.⸻“Yes.”⸻That was worse.⸻They reached the end of the corridor just as another guard rushed toward them.⸻“Sir—they’re already past the east wing.”⸻Damien’s expression hardened inst

  • CRUEL OBSESSION    37

    CHAPTER 37 — COLLIDING HEARTS The house was unusually quiet that evening, the kind of quiet that pressed against Sienna’s chest and made it hard to breathe. She sat at the dining table, nursing a cup of untouched tea, her thoughts a whirlwind of frustration, hurt, and confusion. The memory of las

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  • CRUEL OBSESSION    36

    CHAPTER 36 — A MOVE HE CAN’T DENY The night had fallen heavy over the Westwood estate, the sprawling mansion silent except for the occasional murmur of servants and the faint hum of the city beyond. The air was thick with unspoken words, each hallway seeming to stretch further than it should, each

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  • CRUEL OBSESSION    35

    CHAPTER 35 — THE STORM BEFORE CONFESSION The penthouse was quiet, almost unnervingly so. Sienna sat on the edge of the sofa, her legs curled beneath her, a book in her hands she wasn’t really reading. The soft glow of the table lamp didn’t warm her, didn’t distract her from the ache in her chest,

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  • CRUEL OBSESSION    33

    The dining hall of the Valerius estate looked like something out of a royal portrait—towering ceilings, crystal chandeliers, polished marble floors that reflected soft gold light. It was meant to impress. Overwhelm. Intimidate. And tonight… it succeeded. Sienna stood at the entrance, fingers tw

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