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chapter 70: Guilt
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2025-10-17 16:26:10MIA’S POV
I sat curled on the edge of the bed, knees drawn tight against my chest, arms wrapped around them like a shield I couldn’t lower. The sheets beneath me were rumpled, but I hadn’t been able to lie down, not with the restless storm inside me. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking, no matter how hard I pressed them against my legs. Every tremor felt like a betrayal, proof of how fragile I really was.
The door clicked softly behind him. Even that quiet sound made me flinch. Xander didn’t storm in, he never did when I was like this. He closed the door with deliberate care, as though he were sealing us in a fragile bubble that couldn’t handle sharp edges.
“Mia,” he said gently, his voice steady in a way mine could never be. “Talk to me.”
I couldn’t lift my head. My throat ached too much, my chest heavy with words I didn&r
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His Bride By Contract chapter 70: Guilt
MIA’S POVI sat curled on the edge of the bed, knees drawn tight against my chest, arms wrapped around them like a shield I couldn’t lower. The sheets beneath me were rumpled, but I hadn’t been able to lie down, not with the restless storm inside me. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking, no matter how hard I pressed them against my legs. Every tremor felt like a betrayal, proof of how fragile I really was.The door clicked softly behind him. Even that quiet sound made me flinch. Xander didn’t storm in, he never did when I was like this. He closed the door with deliberate care, as though he were sealing us in a fragile bubble that couldn’t handle sharp edges.“Mia,” he said gently, his voice steady in a way mine could never be. “Talk to me.”I couldn’t lift my head. My throat ached too much, my chest heavy with words I didn&r
His Bride By Contract Chapter 69: Burying
Xander’s POVI slammed the glass down onto the desk; it shattered with a harsh, final crack that made the room flinch. Tiny crescents of glass skittered across the polished wood and chimed against the lamp base. The sting of cold from the broken rim bit my palm through the cut of the impact, but the burn in my chest was worse, hot, raw, a pressure that pressed behind my ribs and left me hollowed out.Eric stepped in quietly, the soft sound of his shoes a contrast to the violence of the glass. He paused, taking in the wreckage and the way my shoulders hunched around some invisible weight. “Sir…” he began, careful as if the word itself might set me off again.“Don’t ‘sir’ me, Eric,” I snapped, voice ragged. I pivoted toward him, fingers still curled as if on the verge of another strike. “Tell me why every lead dies before it breathes.” The
His Bride By Contract Chapter 68: Forge
Xander’s POVThe first light of morning bled through the curtains, pale and unwelcome, casting a thin wash of gray over the room. It crept across the walls, touched the scattered glasses on the table, and finally stretched to the couch where Mia lay. She was still asleep, curled into herself like a child seeking shelter, one arm tucked under her head, the other clenched around the thin blanket. Her breathing was uneven, catching now and then as if even in sleep she couldn’t quite escape the weight pressing down on her.I stood by the window, unmoving, jaw locked tight. My reflection stared back at me in the glass, hollow-eyed and restless. Her words from last night replayed again, soft but sharp enough to carve through me.“Then don’t let me drown.”I had promised her. Against every instinct to keep my distance, I had sworn I wouldn’t let her sink beneath this storm. Now the promise hung like an anchor around my chest, heavy, demanding, unrelenting.A knock broke the fragile silence.
His Bride By Contract Chapter 67: 1017
Mia’s POVI couldn’t breathe. The room felt smaller, heavier, as if the walls themselves carried Liam’s name.“Clarissa,” I whispered, clutching the edge of the desk. “She helped him. All this time, she was helping him.”Xander’s hand brushed mine. “It seems so.”My stomach churned. “And I trusted her once. I defended her when people said she wasn’t loyal to him.” My voice cracked. “God, I feel sick.”“Mia.” Xander’s tone softened. “You didn’t know.”“That doesn’t make it easier!” I snapped, tears threatening. “She smiled at me. She comforted me when Liam broke me. All the while…”“All the while she was covering for him,” he finished
His Bride By Contract Chapter 66: It wasn't a coincidence
Xander’s POVEric’s voice came through the line, low but tense, the kind of tone that made my stomach knot before I even heard the words.“Sir, I’ve cross-referenced the photo Mia provided. The resolution is poor, grainy at best, but the stance, the build—it matches someone in the records.”I stopped pacing, my entire body stilling in the middle of the study. The phone felt heavier in my hand, my grip tightening until the edges pressed painfully into my palm. “Who?” I demanded, my voice clipped.There was a pause, longer than it should have been. I could hear Eric’s breath through the line, the weight of what he was about to say hanging between us. Finally, he spoke. “Preliminary analysis points to Liam.”The name slammed into me like a blow. For a heartbeat, everything inside me went still, as if
His Bride By Contract Chapter 65: Update
Xander’s POVI pushed the study door shut behind me, the soft thud sealing me away from the rest of the house. The air inside felt heavy, thick with the scent of old leather and paper. My phone was pressed to my ear, the only tether between me and the answers I couldn’t seem to reach.“Eric,” I said, keeping my voice low, controlled. “Any update?”There was a crackle on the other end, then his voice, steady but cautious. “No, sir. But the trail isn’t cold anymore. The photo Mia gave us, it’s something.”My hand curled into a fist at my side, knuckles straining until they ached. “Something isn’t enough,” I snapped, sharper than I intended. I paced the length of the room, the floorboards creaking under my steps. “I need names. I need connections. I need to know who that man was.”
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