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Chapter 45
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Lucien There are moments when power feels like armor—something you wear, polish, and let the world admire. And then there are moments like this… when it feels like glass. Shattered. Jagged. Useless. I stood outside the courthouse conference room, my hand still resting on the door Isla had disappeared behind. She’d needed space, and I’d given it to her. But every second she spent on the other side of that wall scraped against me like a blade. I’d built empires. Bought governments. Walked through scandals that would have destroyed other men. But nothing—absolutely nothing—had prepared me for the ache in my chest as I watched her crumble today under Damon’s ambush. The bastard knew exactly where to hit her. And I wasn’t fast enough to stop the blow. My jaw clenched. I could still see Isla’s face the moment Damon’s attorney unveiled the fabricated photos—her caught in compromising angles with Kael, the bartender from Leo’s preschool fundraiser. Pictures that made it look like an
His Heir, Her Secret Chapter 49
Isla The courtroom had become a blur of murmurs and tension, but all I could hear was the sound of my own heartbeat, thudding like a warning drum. Lucien’s hand remained warm and steady in mine, an anchor amidst the chaos. Damon’s move had been bold—filed through a backdoor family court motion under the guise of concern, claiming Lucien’s public declaration had “endangered” Leo’s wellbeing. But the truth was simpler and far more sinister. He was trying to take my son. And the terrifying part? He wasn’t bluffing. I sat on the edge of the leather bench outside the judge’s chambers, staring at the closed door like it might crack open and deliver a verdict that could change everything. Leo was safe, tucked away at Lucien’s penthouse with one of the most discreet, highly-trained security details money could buy. But I still felt like I was being slowly peeled open, layer by layer. “He’s trying to paint me as unfit,” I whispered, more to myself than to Lucien. “You’re not,” he said im
His Heir, Her Secret Chapter 48
Lucien I used to think my boardroom was where I fought my hardest battles. Hostile takeovers, corporate coups, backroom betrayals—all child’s play compared to this. I stood by the floor-to-ceiling window of my penthouse office, the Manhattan skyline glittering like it had secrets to tell. The media storm from my press conference hadn’t died down. If anything, it had fanned the flames Damon ignited. My public declaration had exposed the truth, but Damon’s legal move had turned it into war. Now, I was fighting for my son. “Sir,” Marissa said gently as she stepped into the office, her clipboard tucked against her chest like armor. “Your legal team is ready downstairs. They’ve compiled everything.” I didn’t move immediately. My hands were clenched behind my back, and my reflection in the glass looked foreign—hollowed out but burning. “Thank you. I’ll be down in five.” She nodded, understanding I needed the moment. Everyone was walking on eggshells around me now. I didn’t blame them
His Heir, Her Secret Chapter 47
Lucien I stared at the letter again, the glossy corporate paper bearing Damon Cross’s law firm’s crest like a personal insult. Petition for Custody. The words were clinical. Precise. But I knew what they really meant. A declaration of war. I paced the length of my penthouse office, the skyline of Manhattan stretching endlessly beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows. Lights sparkled like a thousand eyes watching me, as if the entire city held its breath. “She’s not going to handle this well,” I muttered under my breath. The “she” didn’t need clarifying. Isla had already given too much — her peace, her freedom, her sense of safety — all to protect Leo. And now this? Now, Damon wanted to pretend he had the right to take any of that from her. From us. My phone buzzed on the desk, and I snatched it up without checking the screen. “Talk.” My lawyer, Victor Lang, didn’t even flinch. “I’ve read the petition three times. He’s leaning heavily on the fact that you only recently acknowled
His Heir, Her Secret Chapter 46
Isla For the first time in days, the penthouse felt still. Not quiet—Leo was humming from the living room while Lucien helped him with a new puzzle—but still, in the way a storm finally pauses to gather strength again. Genevieve’s visit had left ripples in her wake, but they weren’t the kind that unsettled me. If anything, they reaffirmed something I hadn’t yet said out loud: I wasn’t just surviving anymore. I was starting to belong. I leaned against the doorway, watching Lucien crouch beside Leo. The contrast of his tailored shirt and rolled-up sleeves next to Leo’s tousled curls and cartoon t-shirt made something tender twist in my chest. Lucien looked up and caught me staring. “We’re stuck,” he said, smiling faintly. “Apparently, the sun doesn’t go in the sky. It goes ‘next to the giraffe,’ according to our expert here.” Leo nodded seriously. “The giraffe is happy when it’s sunny.” “Well, there you go,” I murmured, walking over and sitting beside them on the carpet. “That’s a
His Heir, Her Secret Chapter 45
Isla There’s a strange kind of stillness after a storm. The air feels too clean. The quiet feels too loud. That’s how it feels now—wrapped in Lucien’s arms on the terrace, watching the world below move on, completely unaware that mine has shifted on its axis. He’s not just promising to protect Leo anymore. He’s stepping into the fire with us. And that terrifies me more than anything Damon could ever do. I slip from Lucien’s arms gently, my fingers lingering for a second longer than they need to. I’m afraid if I don’t let go now, I never will. He gives me space, his gaze steady and warm, as if sensing the thousand thoughts flying through my head. “I should check on Leo,” I say softly. Lucien doesn’t stop me. He just nods once, like he knows I need the familiarity of my son to anchor me. Upstairs, I find Leo exactly where I left him—on the rug in the living room, building a wildly crooked skyscraper from wooden blocks. He grins when he sees me. “Mommy, I made a tower like Daddy’
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