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Clearing the Board

Author: Tamara Love
last update publish date: 2026-06-07 21:55:12

Julian’s POV

The second Lauren leaned into my touch instead of flinching, something inside my chest clicked into place, like a missing puzzle piece that finally fit.

She knew everything now. Every lie I’d told from the first night she stepped into my penthouse wearing her sister’s ring. She knew I’d watched my men drag Serena out that window and stage the blood on the floor. She knew I’d let her parents force her into this marriage just so I could destroy their entire world from the inside. S
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  • His Wrong Wife, His Right Obsession    The White Room

    Lauren’s POVThe hospital room felt too bright the second I stepped inside. The afternoon light came in soft through the blinds, but it didn’t warm anything. Silas sat propped up in the bed, bandages wrapped tight around his chest. His skin looked washed out under the lights, and his hair had grown a little longer while he was unconscious. The machines kept beeping steadily, making the silence even more deadly.Julian stood close beside me, his hand heavy on my shoulder. I felt the weight of it. The way his fingers pressed in, like he was holding me in place. Or maybe holding himself together too.The doctor flipped through the chart and spoke carefully. “The lack of oxygen during the cardiac arrest caused damage. Mr. Silas has retrograde amnesia. Right now he doesn’t remember the attack, or anything that happened before it.”My stomach dropped. I already knew what was coming, but hearing it out loud made it real.“He also doesn’t remember either of you.”The words landed somewhere de

  • His Wrong Wife, His Right Obsession    Clearing the Board

    Julian’s POV The second Lauren leaned into my touch instead of flinching, something inside my chest clicked into place, like a missing puzzle piece that finally fit. She knew everything now. Every lie I’d told from the first night she stepped into my penthouse wearing her sister’s ring. She knew I’d watched my men drag Serena out that window and stage the blood on the floor. She knew I’d let her parents force her into this marriage just so I could destroy their entire world from the inside. She knew I’d ordered Jake’s death because he threatened what already belonged to me. And she still hadn’t pulled away. Her hand stayed over her stomach like she was guarding the one thing I hadn’t planned for.I wasn’t letting anyone touch that. Not ever again.I brushed my thumb across her cheek once more, then stepped back. My voice came out low. “Stay here. Lock the door behind me. Nobody gets in but me.”She nodded, her eyes steady on mine. That was the difference between her and every other

  • His Wrong Wife, His Right Obsession    Absolute Devotion

    Julian’s POV I felt her lean into my hand like she was choosing the fire instead of running from it. Her warm cheek was pressed against my palm, and something inside my chest cracked open wider than it ever had before. She was shaking, but she wasn’t pulling away. Not anymore.Her eyes stayed locked on mine. She still looked scared and furious. But under it all was that same stubborn fire that had fucked me up from the first night she walked into my penthouse wearing Serena’s face.“You knew about the baby,” she said, her voice was low and rough. “Before I even opened my mouth.”“Tech team pulled the hospital logs the second you stepped inside the building.” I kept my hand on her jaw, my thumb brushing the corner of her mouth. “I know everything that touches you, Lauren. Every test. Every result. Especially this one.”She swallowed hard. Her fingers tightened over her stomach. “It’s yours.”“I know it is.” I didn’t smile. There was nothing soft about the way I felt right now. “And I

  • His Wrong Wife, His Right Obsession    The Monster Unmasked

    Lauren’s POV I stood in Julian’s study with the binder open on the desk, my fingers frozen on the edge of Jake’s photograph. The pool of blood. The dark alley. The clean slice across his throat. The typed order underneath it with Julian’s initials at the bottom. And right below that, the termination log for Serena. Timestamped the same night she disappeared. His men. His order. The staged blood. My stomach rolled hard and I could feel the nausea coming. I pressed my palm flat against it without thinking, like I could shield the tiny secret growing there from the truth sitting in front of me. Four weeks. That was all it took for everything to become infinitely more fucked up.I had broken back in here looking for leverage on Serena. Something to make her back the hell off so my baby would have a chance at seeing daylight. Instead I found this.“He ordered this,” I whispered to the empty room. My voice sounded small and cracked. “Julian had Jake killed. He had my sister taken. He kne

  • His Wrong Wife, His Right Obsession    The Private Safe

    Lauren’s POVBreaking back into Julian’s penthouse was shockingly easy. Too easy. I still knew every blind spot, every camera loop, every guard rotation down to the minute they bitched about overtime. He was probably out hunting the last scraps of the Rossi gang—the ones who’d put Silas in that coma and left the whole damn fortress wide open like an invitation.“This is insane,” I muttered under my breath, sliding through the entrance. My heart was trying to punch through my ribs, but my hands stayed steady. Street smarts don’t vanish just because you’re pregnant and running on fear. “For the baby, Lauren. Do it for the baby. Serena’s not getting another shot at us. Vivian neither.”I moved fast through the dark halls. There were no lights, I didn’t need them. My boots were quiet on the floors I used to walk like I belonged here. The study door was unlocked. Of course it was. He never expected anyone stupid enough to break in while he was gone.I went straight for the painting behind

  • His Wrong Wife, His Right Obsession    The Double Verdict

    Lauren’s POV“Miss Vance?”I shot to my feet so fast the plastic chair scraped loudly against the hospital floor. The doctor had finally come out, after six hours. Six fucking hours.My legs nearly gave out as I stumbled toward him. “Is he alive?” I blurted.The doctor removed his glasses and rubbed his eyes. “Mr. Silas is alive,” he said.The breath I’d been holding escaped in a violent rush.Then he continued. “But barely.”My relief died instantly.“The trauma to his thoracic cavity was severe. Three gunshot wounds. Significant blood loss. One bullet narrowly missed his heart.”I stared at him. Oh my god. Silas was impossible. Silas didn't lose. Silas didn't get hurt. Silas certainly didn't end up dying in a hospital because of me.“He's stable?” I asked desperately.The doctor hesitated, that hesitation told me everything. “He's currently in a medically induced coma.”My heart dropped to my stomach. “A coma?”“We needed to reduce swelling and give his body the best chance of survi

  • His Wrong Wife, His Right Obsession    A Secret Message and a Goodnight Cuddle

    CHAPTER SEVENTEENLAUREN’S POVBy the time Julian brought me to a lunch meeting, I already knew one thing.Being his wife was not just exhausting.It was dangerous.The building was all glass, steel, and expensive silence. Men in suits moved too carefully. Women in polished smiles watched too much.

  • His Wrong Wife, His Right Obsession    The Cruise Table

    CHAPTER FIFTEENLAUREN’S POVI stopped breathing.Julian stood at the entrance of Dante Rossi’s private dining room like he had walked in just to make the whole ship remember who mattered more.His eyes found mine first.And just like that, every stupid choice that had brought me here climbed up my

  • His Wrong Wife, His Right Obsession    The Interrogation

    CHAPTER ELEVENLAUREN’S POVJulian did not rush me.That was the first thing that made it worse.He just stood there for a second, looking down at me like he had all the time in the world, like he was deciding which part of me to cut open first. Then he dragged another chair across the floor and sa

  • His Wrong Wife, His Right Obsession    An Ex From The Past

    CHAPTER SIXLAUREN’S POV “Shock,” I shot back immediately. “It's called shock, Julian. Have you heard of it?”His eyes narrowed. “Shock doesn't stop basic human reflexes. You stood there like a stone.”“Maybe I'm just used to the pain of being around you,” I spat.He opened his mouth to reply, his

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