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Chapter Seven
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"William Chen can't protect everyone. Not his grandmother. Not his sister. Not you. One of you will break. The question is which one first."The line went dead.Maddison stared at the phone, ice spreading through her veins."Show me," William said, his voice deadly quiet.She handed him the phone. He scrolled through, and she watched his expression darken when he found the deleted message from earlier."You got a threat this afternoon," he said. "And you didn't tell me.""I didn't want to worry you. I thought " She stopped. "I thought I could handle it myself.""You thought you could handle it yourself. That you didn't need to tell me someone was threatening you." His voice was sharp with fear disguised as anger. "We agreed, Maddison. Partners. No secrets.""I know. I'm sorry. I just didn't want to be another person you had to protect. Another weakness they could exploit.""You're not a weakness." He pulled her close, fierce and protective. "But you are a target now. And these people,
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They left Grace's house around 10 PM, full of good food and warm family moments. Marcus had offered Lily a ride home, which Grace had approved of far too enthusiastically."Your grandmother is shameless," Maddison said as William's car pulled away from the curb."She really is." But he was smiling. "Thank you for indulging her. I know she can be... a lot.""She loves you. That's not 'a lot.' That's lucky."William glanced at her, something unreadable in his expression. "She told you about my mother.""Some. Grace said she died when you were fifteen. That she was trapped in a marriage she didn't want.""She was." William's hands tightened on the steering wheel. "Father was controlling, demanding. He wanted a perfect society wife, and my mother tried to be that for years. But it was killing her. Slowly, bit by bit, until there was nothing left.""What happened?""Cancer. Ovarian. By the time they caught it, it was too late." His voice was carefully neutral. "She died six months after di
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Two hours later, they pulled up to an elegant brownstone in Notch City's historic district. Grace's home was beautiful, classic architecture, and warm lighting."Ready?" William asked, helping her out of the car.Maddison smoothed down her dress, a deep emerald that Claire had insisted was perfect. "Ready as I'll ever be.""Just remember, whatever Grace asks, you're allowed to tell her it's none of her business.""Will that work?""Never has before, but there's always hope."Lily opened the door before they could knock, her face bright with welcome. "You made it! Grace has been cooking all day. I think she's trying to fatten you both up.""She's been trying to fatten me up for fifteen years," William said dryly. "It hasn't worked yet.""Maybe Maddison will have better luck." Lily hugged them both. "Come in, come in. Oh, this is Marcus, Marcus Shen, not Marcus Trent from security. He's a doctor at Notch City General."A handsome man in his late thirties emerged from the living room, of
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"Focus." She tried to remember what Alexis had taught her. "I should drop my weight, create space, strike sensitive areas.""Demonstrate."She tried. Dropped her weight, twisted, and aimed an elbow backward. William moved with her easily, countering, ending up with both her wrists caught in one hand while his other arm banded across her chest."Too slow," he murmured near her ear. "And you're still hesitating. If this were real, if I were actually a threat, you'd be in serious trouble.""Maybe I don't see you as a threat.""You should." But his grip loosened slightly. "Everyone's a potential threat until proven otherwise. That's rule one.""What's rule two?""Trust your instincts. If something feels off, it is." He released her wrists but didn't step back. "Rule three, know your exits. Always have an escape plan.""And rule four?""Fight dirty. There's no honor in being dead."Maddison turned in his arms to face him. They were close, too close for a training session. His dark eyes held
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Her phone buzzed. Another text, this time from Lily: Welcome to the family! Can't wait for dinner tomorrow. Warning: Grace is already planning your "real" wedding. Hide. -LMaddison laughed and showed William the message."My family is insane," he said."My family tried to sell me to a predator. Yours just wants to throw me parties. I'll take it.""You say that now. Wait until Grace starts asking about grandchildren.""Grandchildren?" Maddison's eyes widened."She's been pestering me for years. Now that I'm actually married, she's going to be relentless." He looked down at her. "Fair warning, she'll probably start leaving baby name books around the house.""We've been married for two days!""Welcome to the Chen family. Subtlety is not our strong suit."Despite everything, Maddison found herself laughing. Really laughing, for the first time in days.And William laughed with her, the sound rusty but genuine.The next morning, Maddison woke to an empty bed and the smell of coffee. For a
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The operatives moved forward. Eleanor had no choice but to leave, though she shot one last venomous look at Maddison before disappearing into the elevator.The silence that followed was deafening.William stood rigid, staring at the closed elevator doors, his hands clenched into fists."William.""I'm sorry." His voice was rough. "You shouldn't have had to deal with that.""She's wrong, you know. About you being cold. Incapable of love."He turned to face her, and the rawness in his expression made her heart clench. "Is she? I've spent fifteen years building walls, Maddison. Keeping people out. Using logic and strategy instead of feeling anything real.""That's not true." Maddison moved closer. "You love Grace. You protect people through Black Herd. You married me to save me from Gerald Whitmore even though you had nothing to gain.""I had plenty to gain. My father off my back, control of my own life…""You could have chosen anyone for that. You chose me because you're good, William.
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