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Chapter 23: Awakening
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Heartbreak And Wars Chapter 24: The War Room
Sofia's POVI'd been Blake Matthew's head of strategic operations for seven years, and I'd never heard him sound like this. Desperate and dangerous.When my phone rang at five in the morning, I was already dressed and halfway to my car before he finished explaining what had happened.That's what you did when your best friend—your boss, your business partner, the man who'd pulled you out of a dead-end job at a failing consulting firm and made you rich… called and said one word; WAR.Blake's penthouse was chaotic when I arrived. He was pacing like a caged animal, his usually perfect composure shattered. His hair was still damp, probably from a shower, but his clothes looked like he'd grabbed whatever was closest.There was something wild in his eyes that I'd only seen once before—five years ago, when Wakes Savage had destroyed his father's company and driven the old man to an early grave."Tell me everything," I said, setting my laptop bag down on his granite kitchen island. "From the b
Heartbreak And Wars Chapter 23: Awakening
Aloe's POVThe first thing I noticed was the smell—antiseptic and vanilla, too clean, too familiar. It pulled me from the fog of sleep like fingers dragging me to the surface of dark water. My eyelids felt heavy, weighted down with lead, but I forced them open anyway.White ceiling. White walls. The faint beeping of machines I couldn't see.This wasn't the hut.Memory came back in fragments—Blake leaving to get firewood, the dying fire, the rain drumming against the roof. Then... nothing. A blank space where something important should be.I tried to sit up, but my body felt disconnected, sluggish. My arms moved like they were underwater, and there was something wrong with my mouth. Cotton-dry, metallic aftertaste. Sedated. The realization hit me with crystal clarity even as my thoughts remained fuzzy around the edges."Easy, Mrs. Savage. Don't try to move too quickly."The voice made my blood freeze. Dr. Chen—Wakes's personal physician, the one who'd treated my "accidents" with discre
Heartbreak And Wars Chapter 22: The Call
Blake's POVI stumbled through my apartment door at four in the morning, soaked to the bone and shaking from more than just the cold. My clothes dripped muddy water onto the marble floor, but I didn't care. Nothing mattered except the hollow ache in my chest where certainty used to live.She was gone.I'd spent hours combing through that forest, following every footprint, every broken branch, every possible path she might have taken. My voice was raw from calling her name into the storm. My hands were cut and bleeding from pushing through thorns and debris. But I'd found nothing except that burned-out shell of our car and the lingering smell of gasoline.Someone had been watching us.I peeled off my soaked shirt and threw it aside, my reflection catching in the darkened windows. Wild-eyed, desperate, defeated. Everything I swore I'd never let Wakes Savage make me feel again.The hot shower should have helped, but the water only reminded me of the rain, of leaving her alone in that hut
Heartbreak And Wars Chapter 21: The Hunt
Wakes's POVThe satisfaction of watching Blake's pathetic BMW burn had been short-lived. Now, standing in my penthouse office with the city sprawling below me, I felt the familiar rush of a successful hunt... Well after we searched around, we saw a hut.But I was already tired so I went back but before then we had already called some of Heron's men. So I left with my car while Heron and his men finished the job. They were very good at it.Heron's report crackled through the encrypted line, his voice steady despite the storm's interference."We have her, sir," he said. "The extraction went smoothly. No complications."I leaned back in my leather chair, swirling the amber whiskey in my glass. "And Blake?""Still searching the forest like a lost dog. By the time he realizes what happened, we'll be long gone."Perfect. I had anticipated Blake's protective instincts would make him careless. While he played hero, gathering firewood in a storm, my team had simply walked into that pathetic hu
Heartbreak And Wars Chapter 20 She's gone
Blake’s POVThe fire was almost gone. The few logs that had been crackling moments before now smoldered weakly, hissing as rain seeped through the hut’s leaky roof. Aloe was sitting close to it, shoulders hunched, trying to soak up what little warmth remained.Her shivering had slowed, but it hadn’t stopped. I could see the tension in her hands, fingers pale and trembling. Even in the dim light, her exhaustion was clear.I reached for my phone, hoping for some signal. A tiny bar blinked weakly, barely enough to make a call. My heart lifted slightly.If I could just get through, I could have my security come for us. I dialed my security head and rattled off every detail I could… the location, the hut, the surrounding brush, the slope down to the road but halfway through, the screen went black. Dead. No service. The storm had won.I cursed under my breath, glancing at Aloe. She leaned slightly against the wall, trying to curl up next to the fire, but the warmth was fading fast.“Blake,”
Heartbreak And Wars Chapter 19 Flickering shadows
Blake’s POVThe fire sputtered, tiny tongues of flame reaching upward, casting flickering shadows across the hut’s rough wooden walls. I had piled on whatever dry wood I could find, but it was still barely enough to warm the space. Aloe’s shivers hadn’t completely stopped, and each time she moved, I felt the cold bite at my own skin through the thin fabric of my jacket.I shifted closer, letting her lean against me again, her head pressing into my chest. There was no room for embarrassment here, no time for pretenses. We were soaked, exhausted, and alone in a hut in the middle of a storm-soaked brush, and yet somehow, being this close felt… necessary.“Do you think it’ll last?” she murmured, her voice almost swallowed by the crackle of the fire. I glanced down at her, noticing how her lashes clung together with moisture, her lips pale but soft in the firelight.I offered her a small, reassuring smile, brushing damp strands of hair from her forehead.“It will,” I said, though I wasn’t
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