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CHAPTER EIGHT: THE KEY TO THE PAST
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2026-10-24 17:50:13
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HIS RUTHLESS DEAL, HER BROKEN HEART CHAPTER 15: THE VOICE OF A DEAD WOMAN
Elena’s POVThe voice on the phone belonged to a woman Alexander had mourned for ten years.His mother.I stood beneath the broken railway lights, clutching the phone so tightly that my fingers hurt. Her final words kept repeating in my mind.I'm the woman Alexander believes he buried.I looked at my husband.He was watching me with an expression I couldn't read.“Who called you?” he demanded.I swallowed. “Someone who knows Daniel.”“That's not what I asked.”Before I could answer, Marcus appeared from the darkness, his jacket dusty and his expression tense.“Sir, the men escaped through the eastern entrance. We've secured the surrounding roads, but there's no sign of Daniel.”Alexander's jaw tightened.“Find him. I don't care how long it takes.”Marcus nodded.Then Alexander turned toward me.“Give me the phone.”I hesitated.
HIS RUTHLESS DEAL, HER BROKEN HEART CHAPTER FOURTEEN: THE MAN WAITING AT MIDNIGHT
Elena’s POV“Because the man waiting for you there… is Daniel.”The woman's voice disappeared, leaving the mansion filled with a silence more frightening than any scream.I stared at the speaker above the hallway.Daniel.My brother.The boy who used to walk me to school, steal the last piece of bread from my plate, and promise that nothing would ever hurt our family. The same brother whose disappearance had turned our home into a place of unanswered questions.“Play it again,” I whispered.Marcus hurried toward the security console. Within seconds, the woman's voice echoed through the room.“Elena Carter… Please don't let Alexander take you to the railway station. Because the man waiting for you there is Daniel.”My knees weakened.“It's him,” I said. “Daniel is alive.”Alexander caught my arm before I could stumble.“Slow down. We don't know who sent that message.”“Did you hear what she said?”“I heard her.”“Then why are you standing here questioning it?”“Because someone has been
HIS RUTHLESS DEAL, HER BROKEN HEART CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Bloodstained Secret
Elena’s POV“Why did you keep a bloodstained shirt from the night my brother disappeared?”The question hung between us like a loaded weapon.Alexander stood motionless, his eyes fixed on the message glowing on my phone. For the first time since I had met him, the ruthless billionaire looked genuinely afraid.Not angry. Not irritated.Afraid.“Alexander,” I whispered. “Answer me.”He slowly lifted his eyes to mine. “Who sent that message?”“Does it matter? Someone knows what you did.”His jaw tightened. “You have no idea what you're accusing me of.”“Then tell me the truth!”I had spent weeks discovering pieces of a mystery that had destroyed both our families. Every answer seemed to create another question, and every person connected to the past appeared determined to keep us away from the truth.But this was different.This time, the secret belonged to my husband.Alexander turned away and walked toward the window. His shoulders were tense, and his hands were clenched.“I found it i
HIS RUTHLESS DEAL, HER BROKEN HEART CHAPTER TWELVE: THE SECRET HE SWORE TO BURY
ELENA'S POVThe most terrifying thing about Alexander Sterling wasn't his money, his power, or the enemies who wanted him dead.It was the look in his eyes when he realized he might have failed to save someone he loved.I had seen that look once before, on my father's face the night Daniel disappeared. Now I saw it on my husband's face as he stared at the photograph bearing a message that should never have existed.Alexander, you were not supposed to survive that night either.For several seconds, neither of us spoke.Then I tightened my fingers around his hand.“Alexander, what does it mean?”He pulled away and placed the photograph on his desk.“I don't know.”“You're lying.”His head snapped toward me. “You think I would lie about someone trying to kill me?”“I think you've spent ten years hiding behind unanswered questions. I think you know more about that night than you've admitted, and I think you're terrified of what remembering it might mean.”His expression hardened, but he d
HIS RUTHLESS DEAL, HER BROKEN HEART CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE NIGHT HE LOST HIS MOTHER
Elena’s POV“Because I was the last person to see my mother before she disappeared.”Alexander's confession followed me out of the library and into the rain.For several seconds, I couldn't move. The man standing before me was the same billionaire who had offered me a twelve-month marriage contract, promised to pay my father's medical expenses, and insisted that he could protect me from anyone who threatened us.Yet he had just admitted that he was the last person to see his mother before she vanished.Ten years ago, my brother had disappeared.Ten years ago, Alexander's mother had disappeared.And now I was beginning to understand why Alexander had been so determined to find out what happened that night.“What aren't you telling me?” I demanded.His eyes flickered toward the street.“Not here.”“No.” I stepped away from him. “You don't get to decide when I deserve the truth. You said we would investigate this together. You promised there would be no more secrets.”“Elena, someone is
HIS RUTHLESS DEAL, HER BROKEN HEART CHAPTER TEN: THE WOMAN WHO DISAPPEARED
Elena’s POV“She disappeared the same night my mother did.”Alexander’s words settled over me like a death sentence.I stood in the dimly lit corridor of the Sterling mansion, staring at the man I had agreed to marry for twelve months. Only days ago, he had been a ruthless billionaire offering me money in exchange for a convenient arrangement. I had believed our problems were simple: he needed a wife, and I needed money to save my father.Now I was beginning to understand that our marriage had brought me into the middle of a mystery that had destroyed two families.My brother had disappeared.Alexander’s mother had disappeared.And the woman who might have known the truth had vanished on the same night.“How many people have disappeared because of your family?” I asked quietly.Alexander’s expression hardened.“I don't know.”“That's convenient.”His eyes flashed. “You think I wanted any of this?”“I think you've known more than you've told me since the night you made me that offer.”
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