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In Custody

Author: JacqueAuthor
last update publish date: 2026-02-12 23:35:22

MONIQUE

Something in his tone made my chest tighten.

It wasn’t fear.

It wasn’t nervousness.

It was certainty.

"Marcus," I whispered carefully, "please don’t do anything reckless. Let the police handle it."

His eyes lifted fully to mine, dark and intense.

"I’m going to do everything necessary to make sure Ryan pays for what he did to you. He's not getting away with it this time," he replied quietly.

I wanted to tell him to let it go. That it was my fight, after all. I didn't want him to go to wa
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  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   He's Gone

    MARCUSI wasn’t paying attention to the logic in my head, just staring at him, watching. He kept talking, knowing he had my attention, knowing he had my interest, but I was thinking of something else entirely. I wasn’t hearing a word he said.He kept passing page after page, and I kept looking at them, at the graphs. But all I saw was a graph. I didn’t understand what I was looking at. I didn’t try to understand. I didn’t try to read it. Because whatever he thought was going to happen here today, he had made a huge miscalculation.“So, what do you say?” he finally asked.It felt like years had passed. Felt like I’d been there the whole day. He looked at me with that bright, self-satisfied smile, seeming to know he’d won. And I just watched him, wondering if he was really my father, wondering if there was something my mother had failed to tell me about him.Because I knew he loved Ryan....then why couldn’t he love me too? I was his blood too. Even now, when Ryan was gone, why was he on

  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   Bedridden

    MARCUSInstead of answering my questions, Mr Bennett took a slow step to the side, looking around the room as if he owned it.“You think she stayed with Ryan for ten years by accident?” he asked, looking mighty pleased with himself.My stomach dropped slightly, but I didn’t let it show.“She survived him,” I replied.“Or,” he said calmly. “She learned how to live with him.” A pause. “And she learned from him. Learned Things she’s using against you right now.”My jaw tightened. “That’s enough,” I snapped.But he didn’t stop.“You think she didn’t benefit from what happened between you and Ryan at your wedding?” he continued. “You think she just walked into your life without a plan or a motive?”“Get out of my house,” I said, my voice rising now.He turned back to me and for the first time, his calm cracked just a little.“You’ve let her in too much,” he said. “You’re protecting her because you think you need her. Because you think you love her.” A beat. “But it’s all a lie. Monique is

  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   Women Like Her

    MARCUSI shut the book closed slowly, my fingers lingering on the cover for a second longer, thinking if I should stay there… or go.Deciding it was better to finish this, I stood up and started walking toward the sitting room, each footstep heavier than the last. And it wasn’t because I was scared of him. It was because the truth was.... I was afraid of what he wanted.From everything I had learned about him, from all the times I had investigated him, I knew he was ruthless. But I also knew something else. He was protective.... Fiercely protective of his family.Not me, of course. His real family.... His son, his daughter, and his wife.And that was what scared me. Not him, but his words. What they could do. What they could destroy.When I reached the door, I saw him sitting there like he belonged. Relaxed and composed, like nothing in his life had ever collapsed. Like he hadn’t built things just to tear them down.His eyes lifted the moment I stepped in.“Marcus,” he said. Same ton

  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   Father

    MARCUSWhen Henry called me and told me that Mr Bennett had gone to the Wind Corporation, I could have laughed or gotten angry. I didn’t even know which one came first.I didn’t know why he was there but I knew he knew I wasn’t there. So at first, I just thought… he had something to say to Monique. Something about Ryan. That’s what I assumed.Ryan was dead, yes. And as much as I hated admitting it… my father loved his son Ryan. He loved him a lot. So I thought maybe he had gone there to make her feel bad. To blame her. To push her until she broke.That was my first thought And I wanted to rush there. I really did, but Nadia stopped me. If it hadn’t been for her, stopping me from going to the company, reminding me there were professionals there, security there, Henry at the front door....I probably would’ve gone.Nadia reminded me that Henry wouldn’t let anything happen. That he would notice. That he would react. And then she said something that stayed with me..... That Monique would w

  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   His Son

    MONIQUEI picked it up. “Hey, baby.”“Hello, precious,” he answered, his voice warm, familiar. “How is your day going?”“It’s going great.”“Yeah?”“Yes,” I said. “I highly doubt it, because Jason told me Mr Bennett was there. What did he want?”I nearly rolled my eyes. I can’t believe Jason went to tell.“It’s nothing of importance,” I said. “I’ll tell you everything when I come home later.”“Are you sure you’re not upset?” he asked. “You sound… different.”“I’m okay,” I said softly. “It’s just...you know how Mr Bennett can be.”There was a small pause.“I know,” he said exhaling.“I’m coming home early today.” A small smile touched my lips as I said it “I love hearing that,” he said. “And I hope you’re resting,” I added.“I am.”“Did you take your meds?”“Yes.”“Everything okay?”Another small pause.“Yes,” he said. “I just miss you.”Something in my chest softened.“Thank you,” I said quietly.“For what?”“For trusting me.”I could almost hear him smile.“If I can’t trust my wi

  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   The CEO

    MONIQUEHis voice turned almost mocking.“Meanwhile, the other woman had two healthy children. Made Ryan a father and me a grandfather.”A pause. “And guess what happens to Marcus's empire when the two of you are gone?”His eyes locked onto mine.“Ryan’s children....the Bennetts....inherit everything.”Silence. And then, I couldn’t help it. A laugh slipped out of me. The sound surprised even me. A soft laugh at first… then a little louder.Mr Bennett frowned, clearly not expecting that reaction. B“You think that’s funny?” he asked, his tone sharpening.I shook my head, still smiling, though there was nothing amused in my eyes.“No,” I said. “I think it’s pathetic.”His expression darkened.“All of this,” I gestured between us, “this entire speech, this whole… performance. You came in here thinking you had something..... Something that would shake me, something that would make me fall apart.”I took a step closer “And that’s what you chose?” I asked quietly. “My womb?”His jaw tighten

  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   Please Don't

    MONIQUEViolet was my aunt Jane's daughter. My only cousin.“Yes… Maybe she doesn’t. At least I’m a phone call away., At least I’m just three hours away from her.... Here, I’m in another part of the world.” Aunt Jane responded.“I left my husband to come here and take care of you,” she continued, h

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  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   Breakup

    MONIQUEMy heart dropped so hard it felt like it hit the floor.She had already packed.“I can’t do this anymore,” Aunt Jane said softly, folding clothes with trembling hands.Panic surged through me so fast I felt dizzy.I only had two people in this world. I had my aunt And I had Marcus. I didn’t

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  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   Choosing

    MONIQUE“So you’re choosing him over me?” Aunt Jane asked sharply. “You’re choosing Marcus over your own family?”“No, Auntie, that’s not what I’m doing,” I said quickly. “I’m not choosing him over you. I just…” My voice faltered. “I wish you could see things the same way I do.”“All I see,” she sa

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  • DIVORCED MORNING AND REMARRIED TO HIS BROTHER BY NIGHT   Relief

    MONIQUEI wasn’t sure whether Mr Smith's words were meant as reassurance or a warning.I nodded, but something unsettled me. The ease with which Mr Smith had shifted, from the man who’d been offended by my hesitation to this one, calm and prepared for resistance, felt deliberate. As if he had expec

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