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96: Footsteps in the Hallway
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FALLING FOR THE FORBIDDEN STAR 101: The Setup
Chapter 101The door creaked open with a tension-soaked slowness. Tania's pulse thundered in her ears. Her bloodied hand gripped the knife tightly, heart hammering, ready for anything, except this."What have you gotten yourself into this time?"Luke stood in the doorway, a brow arched, disdain and concern tugging equally at his features. Dressed in a worn black jacket and jeans, his presence was sharp, grounding. Tania nearly dropped the knife in relief.Without a word, she stepped aside. Luke entered, gaze sweeping the room, instantly catching the anxious energy radiating off her."You gonna start talking or what?"Tania sighed, bone-tired. Her voice was a rasp. "Alright... come see for yourself." She pointed toward the bathroom.Luke hesitated, then stepped over. One glance inside and he staggered back slightly, eyes wide."No way. Isn't that... isn't that Mia's daughter?"Tania nodded.Luke turned to her, panic laced in his voice. "Why do you have her? What the hell are you going
FALLING FOR THE FORBIDDEN STAR 100: The Frame
Chapter 100The shrill ring of a phone sliced through the tense air like a blade.Tania froze, one hand gripping the bloodied knife, the other clamped around Sofia's trembling arm. Her eyes darted about the room like a cornered animal. “Where did that come from?” she hissed, voice sharp with alarm.Sofia's mouth trembled as she shielded her face with both hands. Her tears fell soundlessly, tracing lines down her pale cheeks. “I-I don't know,” she whimpered.The phone continued to ring, persistent and jarring. Tania's eyes locked onto Lucas's crumpled body, sprawled across the blood-smeared tiles like a discarded doll. She shoved Sofia forward. “Move!” she barked. “Go check him. Now.”Sofia shook her head violently, her knees knocking together. “No… no, I can't. Please, I can't.” Her voice cracked under the weight of dread.Tania, eyes wild, pressed the knife closer to Sofia's throat. “Do you want to end up like your dead daddy?”A strangled whisper, barely audible. “No.”“Then do it.”
FALLING FOR THE FORBIDDEN STAR 99: Warnings too Late
Chapter 99The first ring of her phone startled Mia more than it should have. Her eyes flickered to the screen. Andreas. Finally.A shaky breath escaped her lips as she snatched the phone from the table, pressing it to her ear with relief. "Andreas? Thank God. I was beginning to worry."But what came next shattered whatever calm she'd tried to maintain."Mia, we... we're losing Brian."Her stomach twisted. For a moment, she couldn’t speak. “Oh, My God. What happened?” The silence that followed his words was heavy, painful. But Andreas wasn’t done."He's relapsed. But that’s not all. Tania’s gone. She left the hospital, took one of the cars, and vanished. No one knows where she went. Not the staff. Not her friends. She left in a state of rage. And from everything I've gathered, she blames me, she blames us for what happened to Brian."Mia's heart dropped. Her fingers gripped the edge of the desk so hard her knuckles went white. "Wait... what? Why would she think that?""Yes. And I don
FALLING FOR THE FORBIDDEN STAR 98: A Daughter for a Son
Chapter 98That night, the sky outside the airport was the color of cold steel, and the wind howled like it had lost something. Tania gripped the steering wheel of Andreas's black sports car so tightly her knuckles turned white. Her foot was still on the brake, the engine idling beneath her like a beast begging to be unleashed. Her lips trembled. Not from the chill, but from the storm inside her.Brian was gone. Her boy. Her only good reason for waking up each day. The soft voice that used to whisper, "I love you, Mama," before bedtime was now just a memory, a searing one that cut deeper with each breath.She didn't cry. Not anymore. She couldn't afford to. Crying meant she had accepted it. And she hadn't. Not yet. Not until she made the woman responsible pay.Her phone buzzed from the passenger seat. She didn't look. It wasn't who she needed to hear from. Mia was the one she wanted. Mia Martinez. The perfect, untouchable star with a fairy-tale romance and a polished life. And now, sh
FALLING FOR THE FORBIDDEN STAR 97: The Breaking Point
Chapter 97Lucas barely had time to react. The door swung open, and the last person he expected to see waltzed in like she owned the place. Tania.Her expression was unreadable. Pale face, lifeless eyes, and dried lips that hadn't seen water in hours. She didn't say a word to him. Instead, she brushed past, her shoulders squared with the kind of determination that made Lucas's stomach tighten."Tania... what a surprise," he managed, voice tight as he quickly closed the door behind her. His eyes darted anxiously around the room. The food. The football match. Sofia. She was still upstairs. If she saw Tania here, it would be chaos.Tania made no reply. She walked straight to the table, picked up the glass of orange juice meant for Sofia, and downed it in a single gulp. “Ahh..” she sighed with satisfaction. “Wow. You're that thirsty huh?” Lucas asked again.Silence. Tania still didn't respond. Then she reached for a cookie.Lucas was at her side in seconds. He caught her wrist before s
FALLING FOR THE FORBIDDEN STAR 96: Footsteps in the Hallway
Chapter 96 The sweet, creamy scent of waffle cones hung in the air as Lucas and Sofia stepped out of the ice cream shop, the sun warming their backs. Sofia balanced a towering scoop of chocolate chip cookie dough in one hand and clutched a small chocolate mousse cake in the other. Her eyes sparkled, a true reflection of the childlike joy Lucas rarely got to witness firsthand. He couldn't help but smile. Even though his motives today were questionable, moments like these were real. Unfiltered. Precious. "You happy now, cupcake?" he asked as they made their way toward his car. Sofia grinned, already licking her cone. "Duh. This is like the best day ever. Ice cream and cake? What more could a girl want?" Lucas chuckled, his heart swelling with a mix of pride and guilt. He hadn’t been the best father, far from it. But today he was trying, in his own flawed way. Back at his new rented apartment, they climbed flight after flight of stairs, the building humming with the faint thrum
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