LOGINShe was fire—and she knew I was the one already burning.Nico murmured something at her ear. She smiled, then laughed, tipping her head back. Her throat exposed. His hand too close to her spine.She flicked her gaze toward me—barely a glance. Then turned away.My jaw tightened.“Jesus,” Cooper mutte
WESLEY's POVI arrived fashionably late, as expected. A calculated move—enough to rattle Mona and remind the rest of them I only appeared when I damn well pleased. Cooper flanked me in silent formation, his eyes sweeping the grand marble entryway like a soldier entering enemy territory. Technically,
But it wasn’t until I felt the sudden presence at my side that I knew the temperature had dropped.Wesley.He didn’t say a word, but the silence around him roared. He was dressed in his usual sharp lines and shadowed intensity, but something about him now was coiled—tightly held fury barely hidden b
CARA's POVThe zipper hissed softly as I adjusted the back of my dress, smoothing the fabric over my hips. The satin clung like a second skin, emerald green and deliberate—just enough modesty to pass as elegant, just enough curve to command attention. I glanced at my reflection, tilting my chin slig
I stood, calm and controlled.“She’s neither.”Mona’s eyes gleamed as she closed the last of the space between us. She was close enough that I could see the scar near her collarbone—the one she kept visible on purpose.“She should be one or the other,” she whispered. “Soon. Because people are watchi
WESLEY's POVThe hum of the servers was the only sound that didn’t piss me off tonight.I leaned against the edge of the control desk, arms crossed, eyes fixed on the monitors. Grainy footage from every inch of the estate flickered across the wall—shadows passing through halls, staff rotations logge
Three days.That’s how long I’d kept my head down, avoided eye contact, answered Henry’s questions with clipped words, and spent most of my time locked away in my room when I wasn’t at the clinic or work.But today, something was different.The sun had barely dipped below the skyline when I stepped
The hallway felt endless.We passed tall doors with brushed steel handles. Offices without names. Staff in dark suits moving like ghosts. No one made a sound. Some nodded at me in passing—quick, tight gestures, as if acknowledging my presence without really seeing me.My heels clicked against the fl
CARA's POVI was halfway down the block when the car pulled up beside me.A sleek black vehicle—glossy, spotless, low to the ground like a predator on wheels. The windows were tinted pitch-black, the kind of tint that said privacy isn’t a request—it’s a command. It moved so silently I didn’t even he
The hospital looked different this time.Colder, maybe. Or maybe I was just different walking into it.I kept one hand wrapped tightly around the strap of my bag, the other resting low against my stomach. It wasn’t showing yet, not even a curve, but I already carried it like a secret. A fragile, tic







