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New Equilibrium

Author: mscelene
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-18 22:35:12

Amara’s POV

The day Damian returned to Cruz Holdings felt… different.

Quieter. Steadier. Like the whole building was holding its breath.

The glass walls that once mirrored tension now gleamed with a fragile kind of calm. People moved through the halls with cautious optimism — their smiles smaller, but real. After months of chaos and whispers, the company finally felt like it was finding its footing again.

Amara adjusted the stack of reports on her desk, her eyes drawn — despite herself — to the reflection of Damian’s office across the floor. The blinds were half-drawn, but she could still make out his silhouette: head bent over paperwork, sleeves rolled, posture intent.

He was back. But he wasn’t the same.

Neither of them were.

Since everything that had happened, what they had existed in the in-between — quiet mornings with shared coffee before anyone else arrived, a brief touch when no one was looking, a look that spoke volumes in silence.

They’d promised to rebuild — slowly, private
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    Damian’s POVSophia Alaric had always known how to make an entrance.She walked into the boardroom like she owned it — cream suit tailored within an inch of perfection, heels clicking with intent, that faint, knowing smile that never reached her eyes. Power wasn’t something she chased. She performed it. Effortlessly.“Mr. Cruz,” she greeted, sliding into the seat beside him before anyone else could. “Congratulations on your reinstatement. I think it’s time we remind the world why Cruz Holdings used to be untouchable.”He regarded her coolly. “Untouchable isn’t the goal anymore.”Sophia’s smile deepened. “Spoken like a man who’s found humility. Don’t worry — I’ll make sure it photographs well.”A few board members chuckled politely. Damian didn’t.When the meeting wrapped, most filtered out with murmured goodbyes. Sophia lingered, arranging her folders with surgical precision.“I’ve been thinking,” she began, her tone light — calculatedly so. “The company’s image has taken a hit. Peopl

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  • His Billion-Dollar Secret   The Reckoning

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  • His Billion-Dollar Secret   Ethan’s Move

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