LOGINThe building rose high in the heart of Berlin’s business district, its wide glass panels reflecting the bright midday sky while the traffic below moved in steady order. The car carrying Cale came to a smooth stop at the main entrance, and without delay, a staff member stepped forward to greet him wi
Morning came quietly.Breakfast passed in a strange silence, not awkward, but not comfortable either. The soft clink of cutlery filled the space, occasionally broken by a quiet breath, but no real conversation followed.Lydia looked at her plate more often than at Cale. It wasn’t that she lacked app
The question didn’t receive an immediate answer from Cale.Instead, he let out a long breath and leaned back against the sofa. He gestured for his wife to come closer—but Lydia didn’t move. If anything, her gaze sharpened, her arms still crossed tightly over her chest.“Answer my question first, Cal
And somehow, that made everything feel even more intense.Every now and then, Lydia glanced at him. Without realizing it, she kept wetting her lips with the tip of her tongue—a small gesture that didn’t go unnoticed. It pulled a knowing smile from Cale.The elevator doors slid open.They walked towa
“Are you… seriously expecting me to keep wearing this?” Lydia whispered, disbelief clear in her voice as she walked with something still inside her.“What do you think?” Cale shot her a teasing glance, his arm slipping around her waist in an affectionate hold. “Should I increase the intensity, my lo
“I could do it,” Lydia replied before she had time to think it through.“Then there’s no problem.” His tone was far too casual.And somehow, that was exactly what unsettled her.“Cale,” she said, her voice softer now as she looked at him, “you’re really impossible.”“Maybe.”“This is a public place.
The drive to one of the Miller estates—nestled in an upscale district just on the edge of the city center—passed in quiet stillness.Selena stared out the window, the city lights racing across the glass while her thoughts spun faster than the car’s wheels.A dinner invitation from Nathan… just as I
The air in the warehouse grew colder. And this time, the smile vanished completely from the man’s face as Daven rose, grabbed the folding chair, and swung it straight into his head.A scream of pain rang out.It sounded brutal, but no one dared step closer. Not when Daven looked like a predator stil
That morning, Althea tried to move through her routine as if nothing had changed, even though her eyes still felt heavy from the lack of sleep. She didn’t complain—not once. But the air felt different today, hollow somehow, now that the funeral was over. It was as if a new, aching emptiness had carv
“Here’s the report you requested, Sir.”Arsen placed a thick folder on Daven’s desk. The room hadn’t changed much—except for a framed family portrait positioned deliberately as the focal point of the space. He set the file down carefully, fully expecting Daven to pepper him with questions.Daven fli







