MasukAria's pov I took a shaky step back, trying to process what I just heard but my elbow hit a vase and It toppled, crashing to the floor, shattering into a thousand pieces. "What was that?" Mrs. King’s voice sharpened. I didn’t wait. My heart slammed against my ribs as I turned and bolted. I didn’t stop until I was in my car, hands trembling on the steering wheel. I drove home like my life depended on it. Marcel would tell me if he knew right? But why didn't Aiden tell me and we've been married for two years now By the time I pulled into the driveway, I didn’t even bother parking properly. I ran straight for the house, my pulse still hammering in my ears. Halfway through the hallway, I bumped into Hope. She fell on her butt, her yoghurt falling from her hand and she picked it up immediately “Hey, easy,” I said quickly, scooping her up. She didn’t even seem to care — her focus was on the yoghurt cup in her hands, trying so hard to peel the lid off. “Mummy… open it,” she said
Marcel’s POV“Well, that explains it… how he got in the first place,” Michael said, his tone grim as we watched the footage from the day of Hope’s showcase.The bastard who shot me — was me.Or rather, the man pretending to be me.He walked into my building, my office, driving a car that looked exactly like mine. No one questioned him…. Of course they didn’t — they thought it was me.He shot me in my own space and still managed to walk out like he owned the damn place.The pen in my hand snapped clean in two.“Dude,” Michael said, his gaze dropping to the ink spilling across my fingers. I tossed the pen aside and wiped my hand on some tissue papers , jaw tight enough to crack a tooth.“He’s just one man,” I said through clenched teeth. “How hard is it to find one man?”Michael didn’t even look up from his laptop. “The funny thing is , you haven’t considered the odds that he’s your twin..like a triplet situation.”I turned to him definitely sure, I was glaring daggers at him but he did
Aria's pov “Aria.” His voice was low, almost rough. “You’re thinking about Aiden right now.” I stood up immediately. “What? No, I’m not.” He gave me a look…I knew that look — that quiet, dangerous edge — and I also knew I had just a few minutes to make him understand before he lost the small bit of control he was still holding onto. “Wait, wait,” I said quickly, reaching out to him, pressing my hands against his chest just to make some type of connection in this moment “I know how this looks. But I want you, I really do. It’s just… it wouldn’t be fair to Aiden.” He said nothing, but his jaw clenched tighter. “I don’t think he’s out there cheating on me right now,” I continued, “but I’ve been with you—constantly. And tomorrow we’ll sign the divorce papers properly. So if you can wait a few hours, just a few, I’ll leave early in the morning and come back here… fully yours. Though you already know I am.” My voice dropped, soft. “I’ll be Aria King again. And I want that.” He d
Aria's POV He kept kissing me as he walked, his hands steady on my waist. There was nothing soft about it, nothing slow either. Just utter lust and need My back hit the wood, breath caught in my throat, and I could feel his erection right where I needed him“Please,” I whispered against his lips, “fuck me” the word barely making it out… before he pushed my panties to the side and sank his fingers inside him I moaned and held unto him for dear life as kept working his way, he groaned against my neck, “God ….I missed you “ He said, his breath hot on my skin, his lips moving lower he moved my dress taking my breast in his mouth “Mummy?”I froze. My eyes snapped open, even as Marcel kept sucking . I turned just enough to see Hope slipping away from Mrs. Potts, running toward us “Oh no,” I breathed, trying to steady my voice. “Hope’s coming,” I whispered quickly, hoping he’d stop. He didn't “Hope’s…” I tried again, but he only groaned in frustration before finally setting me d
Aria “What?” I asked, still trying to catch up with what I was hearing.“Well, you do look amazing,” he said, that familiar smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth. “And I knew you’d forget.”“What?” I asked again, my voice smaller this time. “You… you know me?”He chuckled softly. “I’m supposed to not know you?”“But the doctor said…” My words broke apart. Tears burned at the corners of my eyes, blurring his face.“Right,” he said, a little sheepish now. “I just wanted to scare you. But then you started avoiding me, and judging by how you were trying to run out of the room just now, I think it worked. When I woke up, I realized the next day was your birthday and—” He shrugged. “I needed to stall a bit. I’m sorry.”Relief flooded through me so fast it made me dizzy. The tension that had gripped my chest for days finally settled. My breath came out in a shaky laugh that turned into a sob. He reached up and wiped the tears from my cheeks, his thumb warm against my skin.But just as qu
Aria “What's going on with him?” I asked the doctor the moment he stepped out of Marcel’s room.I’ve barely slept. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw his face…. that look of confusion when he looked at me. Edward said he was just exhausted, that his body needed rest. And maybe that was true, maybe I was overthinking, but still… something felt off.“He’s just tired,” the doctor said gently “There’s a bit of temporary memory loss, but within a few days, From our little conversation it should sort itself out”I fisted my hand so tightly I could bet I was drawing blood right now . “So what exactly are you saying about what happened last night?” My voice came out smaller than I intended.“He doesn’t remember you at the moment,” the doctor said carefully, “but let’s stay positive. Hope is important in cases like this. Edward mentioned he asked if he should call his friend Michael, and your husband seemed confused about who that was momentarily. It's only because there’s been a serious sho





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