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Lord Zeus’s POV“Play it again.”The butler nodded and rewound the recording. The private dining room fell silentThen the gunshot rang out through the speakers.I watched the screen, I saw how Giovanni froze mid-step, and Sophia fell on her ass. I watched my son sit there with that cigarette dangling from his lips and death in his eyes.And I laughed. It was a deep, genuine laughter that came from my chest and filled the entire room. Pride beamed through me like sunlight, warming parts of my soul I’d thought had gone cold decades ago.“Magnificent,” I breathed, watching Gavin’s face on the screen. “Absolutely magnificent.”“I didn’t bring this matter for you to laugh, Zeus.” Dante Moretti’s voice cut through my mirth like a blade.I looked at him…standing rigid by the fireplace in my Colombian estate, his expensive suit doing nothing to hide the fury radiating from every pore.Beside him, Giovanni stood with his jaw clenched, his hands fisted at his sides.“That is my main source of i
Sophia’s POVI leaned in closer, my lips touching his ear seductively.“Come home, Gavin,” I whispered. “Come home to me. To us. To where you belong.”“The both of you absolutely irritate me.”Gavin’s voice cut through the music like a blade. He reached for his water glass, lifting it to his lips in a way that made my skin prickle. He took a sip, set it down, and the cup made barely a sound against the table.Everything about him was calm and controlled, like a coiled spring waiting for the perfect moment to release.“And you keep pushing me to the wall again and again.”Giovanni shifted beside me, his rings catching the dim light as he swirled his brandy. He was smiling, but I could see the tension in his jaw. He thought he had the upper hand here. We both did.We were wrong.Gavin placed his palm over his face, rubbing his temples like we were giving him a headache. For a moment, just a moment, I thought maybe we were getting through to him. That the pressure was finally showing cra
Melissa’s POVI’d been having the most fun today, but something was off with Gavin.I didn’t know what exactly…he’d been attentive, sweet even, taking me everywhere I wanted to go. But there was something in his eyes. A heaviness. A shadow that hadn’t been there this morning. Or maybe it had always been there, and I was just now seeing it clearly.“Where else do you want to go?” he asked as we drove through the city, the sun was starting to dip below the skyline.I smiled at him. “I think we can call it a day today. I’m excited about the tournament coming up soon and I have some work to take care of.”“I’m sad about it,” Gavin said, his voice dropping to a much more sad and quiet tone.I turned to look at him fully. “Why?”“After the tournament, it’s around the same time you’ll be done with your internship, right?”“Yes,” I said slowly, not understanding where this was going.“And then you’ll graduate. And move on to whatever comes next.”“But we’re in the same house, aren’t we?” I fr
Gavin’s POVThe drive to the airport was quiet. Diana sat in the passenger seat, with her hands folded in her lap, staring out the window. I kept my eyes on the road, one hand on the wheel, the other resting on the gear shift.Traffic was light this early in the morning. The city was just beginning to wake up…streetlights still glowing against the pale dawn sky, a few early commuters on the sidewalks.I pulled up to the departures terminal and put the car in park.The two guards I’d assigned were already waiting, they stood at a respectable distance.I got out and took her suitcase from the trunk. When I turned, Diana was standing beside the car, with her coat wrapped tight around her, that bright smile firmly in place.“Thank you for driving me,” she said.I set the suitcase down beside her. “Be safe. Please. And if you need anything…anything at all…you can call me.”“I will.” Her smile softened. “I promise.”She leaned in to kiss me.I turned my face away.Her lips caught my cheek i
Aria’s POVThe door closed behind Melissa and Gavin, leaving the apartment in sudden quiet.I stood there for a moment, my arms still warm from where Melissa had hugged me, my eyes still wet from crying.“He loves her,” I said softly to the empty space where they’d been standing.“Yes.”I turned to find Kane watching me from his position by the window. His expression was unreadable as always, but something in his eyes was softer now.“Gavin didn’t know how to love,” Kane continued, his voice quiet. “I’m happy he’s freeing himself from all the walls he built.”He paused, his gaze distant.“Although she’s now his greatest weakness.”The words hung heavy in the air. Kane’s lips curved into something that might have been a smile, but it looked sad. Like he understood the weight of what loving someone truly meant in their world. A world I don’t think I’ll ever really understand. I wiped away one last tear and turned to face him fully.“Are you really planning to keep me here?” I asked.He
Melissa’s POVIn the hallway, I finally let out the breath I’d been holding.My chest felt tight. I remember what Jason told me, but he kind of made it seem like Gavin was heartless, but I choose to trust Gavin.“She’ll be fine.”“Will she?” I asked quietly.“Yes.” His thumb brushed across my knuckles. “Kane is… difficult. But he’s good at what he does. And what he does is protect people.”“He barely knows her.”“Sometimes that doesn’t matter.” His blue eyes met mine. “Sometimes you just know.”I thought about the party where we’d first met. The kiss that had started everything. The way my entire world had tilted the moment our eyes met.“Yeah,” I whispered. “Sometimes you just know.”He pulled me closer, pressing a kiss to my forehead. “Trust me, Piccola. She’s safer with Kane.”I wanted to believe him. I needed to believe him.“Give me a second,” I said, pulling away gently.His eyebrow raised. “Melissa…”“Just one second. Please, my love.”He studied my face for a moment, then nodde







