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Chapter 37

Author: Bunnykoo
last update publish date: 2025-12-23 07:51:16
March in the city was not a season of renewal; it was a season of mud and profound misery.

The romance of the winter snow had long since vanished, replaced by a permanent, industrial gray slush that clung to the sidewalks like a disease. The sky above Manhattan was a leaden weight, and the wind blowing off the Hudson River didn't just blow—it bit through fabric and skin, seeking out bone.

Deep within the bowels of the city, Aria was in the basement archives of Cross Tower. She was wearing a thic
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    Aria nodded slowly. The movement made the room sway, but she knew Cassandra was right. The stubborn denial she had been clinging to over the past two days was gone. She couldn't pretend she was fine anymore. "I know. I need a checkup." "Do you want me to call someone for you?" Cassandra asked, hovering over her with wide, worried eyes. "I can call a private car." "No," Aria said immediately. She forced herself to sit up, pushing through the heavy, dragging sensation in her limbs. She swung her legs over the edge of the bed. The floor rushed up to meet her boots. She gripped the edge of the mattress to steady herself. "No, I'm just going to go home. I need to sleep in my own bed." "Are you sure you can walk?" Cassandra asked, her hands hovering near Aria's shoulders, ready to catch her if she fell. "I can walk," Aria said. She took a deep breath, letting the air fill her lungs, and pushed herself up to a standing position.

  • Forbidden By Her Sister's Husband    Chapter 267

    Aria opened her eyes. The ceiling above her was white, textured with cheap plaster. She blinked, her vision swimming for a few seconds before finally settling into focus. She wasn't sitting up anymore. She was lying completely flat on her back. The surface beneath her was soft, sinking slightly under her weight. It wasn't the stiff beige loveseat she had been sitting on earlier. It was a mattress.She turned her head to the side. The movement sent a sharp, stinging spike of pain right behind her eyes. She let out a dry, cracked groan, her throat feeling like sandpaper."Aria?"The voice came from her right. A shadow shifted at the edge of the bed. Cassandra leaned over her, her face blocking out the weak light from the desk lamp. Cassandra's eyes were bloodshot, swollen, and wet. Mascara was smeared in dark, messy streaks down her cheeks."Oh my god," Cassandra choked out, covering her mouth with her hand. She let out a loud, jagged sob. "You're a

  • Forbidden By Her Sister's Husband    Chapter 266

    The car ride to the hotel was an exercise in pure endurance. Aria sat in the back seat of the black sedan with her head resting against the cool tinted glass, her eyes shut tight against the glare of the passing streetlights. Every stop and start of the vehicle sent a fresh, uncomfortable wave rolling through her stomach. She kept her hands folded tightly in her lap, focusing entirely on taking slow, steady breaths.She just had to get through the next thirty minutes. That was the only thought keeping her moving.The hotel Cassandra had chosen sat on a busy, noisy street corner. Aria paid the driver, stepped out onto the pavement, and immediately felt the heavy weakness in her legs. Her knees trembled slightly as she walked through the revolving glass doors. The lobby smelled of artificial vanilla air freshener and damp carpet, the bright overhead lights stinging her tired eyes.She checked the text message on her phone for the room number. 412.T

  • Forbidden By Her Sister's Husband    Chapter 265

    Aria’s stomach gave a familiar, uneasy clench. She knew exactly where this was going. "Cassandra...""Please, Aria," her sister pleaded, the desperation suddenly sharp. "Just one more time. I need to see you. I need to apologize properly for everything, and then I swear to God, I will walk away. I won't bother you anymore. I just need closure with my sister before I lock myself away."Aria gripped the edge of the kitchen island. A wave of dizziness washed over her, forcing her eyes shut until the swaying stopped. "I can't today. I really can't. I'm sick, Cassandra. I've had terrible food poisoning. I can barely stand up for more than ten minutes without the room spinning.""You're sick?" Cassandra’s tone shifted into exaggerated concern. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry. Are you alone? Is Damian there?""He's in California for work," Aria said, the words slipping out before she could stop them."So you're all by yourself," Cassandra murmured, almost thoughtfully, before pitching back into a p

  • Forbidden By Her Sister's Husband    Chapter 264

    Aria woke up the next morning with the same leaden feeling dragging down her bones.The violent sickness from the day before had receded, leaving behind a dull, persistent ache in the pit of her stomach and a sour taste in the back of her throat. She lay still on her side of the bed, staring at the empty space where Damian should have been. The penthouse was dead quiet, save for the distant hum of city traffic dozens of floors below.She reached out with a trembling hand and picked up her phone from the nightstand. The screen brightness stung her eyes. There was a single message from Damian, sent around five in the morning California time.Slept two hours. Heading back into the boardroom. Have my phone on me. If you aren't feeling better today, tell me and I am sending Evans up. No arguments. Aria stared at the direct text. She could easily picture him typing it, stalking down a glass hallway with a coffee in one hand, exhausted but still aggressively managing her well-being. The gui

  • Forbidden By Her Sister's Husband    Chapter 263

    His jaw clenched. A muscle ticked visibly along his cheekbone. "Food poisoning? Since when? Have you been throwing up?""A little," she admitted softly, knowing there was no point in denying it when he was looking at her like he wanted to reach through the screen and shake the truth out of her. "It started this morning. I've just been resting on the couch.""Bullshit," he growled. He tossed the pen onto his desk with a sharp clatter and reached for his other phone, resting just out of frame. "I’m calling Dr. Evans. He’s going to come to the penthouse right now and look at you.""Damian, no!" Aria sat up straighter, panic flaring in her chest. The last thing she wanted was a doctor poking and prodding at her, asking questions she didn't have the energy to answer. "Please, don't do that. I don't need a doctor for a bad stomach bug. It’s embarrassing.""I don't give a damn if it's embarrassing," he fired back, his tone leaving absolutely no room for debate. "You are alone in that penthou

  • Forbidden By Her Sister's Husband    Chapter 159

    The articles appeared on day five.Aria woke to her phone buzzing with notifications from numbers she didn't recognize. Anonymous texts. Social media alerts. She opened one message: You should be ashamed.She didn't open the rest.Instead, she searched her own name.The results made her stomach dro

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  • Forbidden By Her Sister's Husband    Chapter 145

    Damian Cross.Her thumb hovered over the call button, indecision warring within.She’d called him on Day 19. Left six voicemails. Told him she was sorry, that she understood why he was angry, that she just needed to know he was okay, her voice breaking with vulnerability.He never responded, his si

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  • Forbidden By Her Sister's Husband    Chapter 152

    Undress.Her hands lifted. They felt heavy. Clumsy. Like they belonged to someone else.She grabbed the hem of her shirt and pulled it over her head in one quick motion. Didn't let herself think about it. Just did it.The fabric caught on her hair. She had to yank it free.She stood there holding h

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  • Forbidden By Her Sister's Husband    Chapter 146

    The clock on the wall read 11:47 PM when Aria heard it.The elevator.Her head lifted from where it rested against her knees. She'd been sitting by the window for hours, maybe longer. Time had stopped meaning much after the first week.The mechanical hum grew louder as it climbed toward the penthou

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