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Chapter 82: The Crossing
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2026-08-05 16:04:27
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I Was Hired To Seduce My Boss Chapter 88: Beneath
Zoe The warmth of his body presses against my back as I wake, his arm draped across my waist, his breath slow and even against my neck. For a moment, I let myself forget the weight of everything that came before this. The fever that nearly took me. The fear in his eyes when he thought I was slipping away. The days of drifting in and out of consciousness, clinging to the sound of his voice like a lifeline. I turn in his arms, and his eyes open, dark and soft, still heavy with sleep. He looks at me like I am something precious, something he almost lost, and I feel the ache of that love settle into my chest. "Zoe," he murmurs, his voice rough. "I am here." He pulls me closer, his lips finding mine, and I taste the relief in his kiss. The fear is still there, lingering beneath the surface, but there is something else too. Something hungrier. "You scared me," he says against my mouth. "I know." "I thought I lost you." "But I am here." I run my fingers through his hair, pulling him
I Was Hired To Seduce My Boss Chapter 87: Pulse of Us
Liam The rain has stopped, but the air is still heavy, thick with the scent of wet earth and pine. I stand at the window, watching the last droplets slide down the glass like tears I refuse to shed. Behind me, Zoe sleeps, her breathing finally even, her body no longer burning with fever. She is healing. She is safe. But the fear lingers, a cold knot in my chest that refuses to loosen. I turn from the window and walk to the bed. She looks small against the pillows, her dark hair fanned across the white fabric, her lashes dark against her pale cheeks. I reach out and brush a strand of hair from her face, my fingers lingering on the warmth of her skin. Her eyes flutter open, and I see the recognition dawn in them, the softness that comes only when she looks at me. "Liam," she whispers. "I am here." She reaches for me, her fingers curling around my wrist, pulling me closer. I lower myself onto the edge of the bed, my weight dipping the mattress, and she shifts toward me, her body se
I Was Hired To Seduce My Boss Chapter 86: Silence Grief
Zoe The first sign comes in the middle of the night. I wake with a start, my skin slick with sweat, my heart hammering against my ribs like a caged bird. The room is dark, the only light a thin sliver of moonlight filtering through the gap in the curtains. I press my palm to my forehead, and the heat radiating from my skin startles me. I am burning up. I try to sit up, but the room tilts, spinning in slow, nauseating circles. I grip the edge of the mattress, my knuckles white, and I wait for the world to steady itself. It does not. I hear Liam's voice from somewhere far away, muffled and distant, as if he is calling to me from the other end of a long tunnel. I try to answer, but the words will not come. My throat is dry, raw, as if I have been screaming for hours. And then everything goes dark. I wake up to the smell of woodsmoke and something else, something sharp and medicinal. The fire crackles in the hearth, casting dancing shadows across the ceiling, and I feel the weight
I Was Hired To Seduce My Boss Chapter 85: Survival
Liam The cold water hits my face like a slap, and I grip the edges of the sink, staring at my reflection in the cracked mirror above the basin. The man staring back at me is a stranger—dark circles carved beneath his eyes, hollow cheeks, a jaw tight with tension that has not eased in days. I do not recognize him. I do not want to. I have been standing here for minutes and hours, I can not tell. The water drips from my chin, pooling on the worn wooden counter, and I watch the drops fall with a kind of detached fascination. Each one is a small death, a tiny surrender to gravity. I hear movement in the other room, the soft pad of bare feet on the floorboards, and I know it is Zoe. I know the rhythm of her steps, the weight of her presence, the way the air changes when she enters a room. She has become as familiar to me as my own heartbeat, and that terrifies me more than any enemy ever could. I dry my face with a rough towel and walk out to the main room. She is standing by the windo
I Was Hired To Seduce My Boss Chapter 84: The Fragile Calm
Zoe The kettle whistles on the stove, a thin, insistent sound that cuts through the morning stillness like a blade through silk. I cross the kitchen and lift it from the burner, the heat radiating through the fabric of the towel I wrap around my hand. Steam curls toward the ceiling, dissipating into the cool air, and I pour the water over the tea leaves, watching them unfurl in the ceramic pot. Eleanor is still asleep in the room at the end of the hall. I heard her stirring in the night, the floorboards creaking beneath her restless feet, but I did not go to her. Some silences are not meant to be broken. Some wounds need time to breathe before they can begin to heal. Liam is on the porch, his silhouette dark against the pale light of dawn. I can see him through the window, his shoulders hunched forward, his hands wrapped around a cup of coffee that has long gone cold. He has not slept either. We have both been circling the edges of sleep, afraid of what we might find in the dark.
I Was Hired To Seduce My Boss Chapter 83: The Path Forward
Liam The hinges of the cottage door complain as I push it open, a thin whine that cuts through the morning stillness like a blade. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of woodsmoke and old paper, and I find Eleanor standing by the window, her silhouette sharp against the pale light filtering through the glass. She turns when she hears me, and I notice the way her fingers grip the edge of the windowsill, as if she is holding onto something that might otherwise slip away. Zoe is already at the table, a cup of tea cradled between her palms. She looks up as I enter, and I see the question in her eyes before she speaks it. "Are you ready?" she asks. I am not sure what she is asking. Ready for what? The truth? The confrontation? The next chapter of a story I never wanted to be part of? But I nod anyway because readiness is not about certainty. It is about willingness to face whatever comes. "I am," I say. Eleanor finally turns from the window, her hands falling to her sides. Her gre
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