LOGINI never thought one broken promise could shatter my world twice. His name was Marcus. He swore he’d stay in touch when he left for that “year-long business trip.” Three months later, silence. No calls, no texts, nothing. On my birthday, drunk and done with heartbreak, I went home with a stranger. One reckless night. I slipped out before dawn, leaving a fake name. No more men. No more drama. Then the perfect job fell into my lap: personal assistant to Victoria Langford, a young, filthy-rich heiress. Live-in position, great pay, exactly what my sick little sister and I needed. I moved in, ready for a fresh start. Until I walked into her mansion and saw him. Marcus. In her arms. My fiancé was her boyfriend. Rage burned through me, but I swallowed it. I needed this job. He begged forgiveness, fed me lies about a big contract, how he never stopped loving me. Weak, stupid, lonely. I fell back into him. Secret touches, stolen nights, right under her nose. Then everything exploded. I came home to blood and sirens. Marcus swore he didn’t know what happened. But when the police started digging, he pointed the finger at me. How do I escape this? Who's the father of the child growing inside of me?
View More“You should be celebrating, Alex,” Mom’s voice cut through the silence of my bedroom. “Not brooding over some…. Pictures.”I jerked at the sound and slammed the laptop shut, the click of the lid echoing sharply in the quiet room. My heart hammered against my ribs like it wanted out. How long had she been standing there in the doorway? I hadn’t heard her footsteps on the floor. My screen had been full of those few pictures I’d dug up online, old ones, grainy shots from some family gathering, a girls-only outing, and one with her little sister.Just a handful, but each one pulled at me hard. Lena’s smile in them, the way her eyes caught the light. I swallowed, trying to push the image away.I looked up slowly. Mom’s face filled the space behind me. I looked up; the window by the side showed a dark sky, faint stars behind thin clouds. Time had slipped away on me again. I’d sat there for hours, maybe, scrolling and thinking about Lena. Had I done right by her? Was she mad, or just disa
Bending down had become a battle Samantha no longer attempted unless she absolutely had to. At almost eight months pregnant, even putting on her sandals required a deep breath and a silent prayer, or actual help.So she sat comfortably on the wooden stool beneath the shade of the mango tree, one hand resting on her rounded stomach.A smile lingered on her lips, the old house felt alive again. Not just occupied like when she first got here, everywhere was too calm and too quiet.Mia's laughter rang through the backyard as the little girl chased a butterfly that clearly had no interest in being caught."Come back!" Mia squealed, yet the butterfly ignored her, she gasped dramatically. "You're very rude!"Aunt Linda laughed from beside the clothesline. "Who are you talking to now?""The butterfly, of course!” She snapped. “I wonder why it's running away from me.” That earned another laugh from Aunt Linda and Samantha."I missed this," Samantha said, shaking her head."Missed what?" Aunt L
I stepped out of the boardroom with the signed contract folder tucked under my arm. I almost could not believe I pulled that off, but the ink was still fresh on the final page, telling me this was real. My first major deal as head of the Thorne Group. The hallway felt brighter than usual, the floor gleaming under the overhead lights like the cleaners had poured their souls into polishing it. A couple of staff members nodded at me as I passed. I gave them a quick smile, the kind that came easy today. My shoulders felt lighter. My steps had a bounce I hadn’t felt in months. It was finally coming together, finally making sense.I pushed open the door to my office. The room smelled faintly of fresh coffee from the pot my assistant had left on the side table. Sunlight poured through the tall windows the moment I swiped the blinds. I walked back and jammed the door behind me, letting out a slow breath. A grin spread across my face before I could stop it. I walked to the center of the roo
I lay sprawled across the soft sheets of my bed in my old bedroom, the same one I had used as a teenager. The sheets deepened under my weight as I leaned forward. Files spread across the surface like a messy map I couldn’t quite read. Numbers, charts, profit reports, expense sheets… rows and columns that blurred together after the tenth page. My fingers traced one line of digits, then another, but none of it stuck. These weren’t crime scene photos or witness statements. They were balance sheets, shareholder notes, quarterly projections. Foreign territory.I rubbed my eyes. Outside the window, the garden lights flickered on one by one as evening settled in. I had spent the best part of the day in the conference room at Thorne Crafts Co. with my father and the board members. The long mahogany table, the leather chairs, the wall of windows overlooking the city. My father, thinner now, leaning heavily on his walking stick, had stood at the head of the table and announced it.“Effective
I had stood by the window for too long, fingers clenched around the edge of the heavy curtain as if it would tear it down. My brows furrowed, each vein thumping hard under my skin as I stood there, watching as the black SUV rolled down the driveway, headlights sweeping across the tall building bef
I really do not know how to react to the bouquet even after Sara had left. I managed to convince her it was one of his games to get me back to him.I grabbed my phone, searched for his number, then realised he was still blocked on it. I unblocked him in a few taps, then the call went through. His v
The night wrapped around us like a blanket we hadn’t asked for. Night flies occasionally resting on our bodies, their creaking sounds the only evident sounds apart from our own voices.We’d lost track of time completely, no clocks, no phones, just the slow lap of water against the pool tiles, catch
I tossed and turned. The sheets twisted around my legs like ropes. I stretched, arms high, back arching, toes pointing, until my spine popped softly, gently moving the sheets a bit. My body felt heavy, loose, like it had finally given up fighting sleep. I sat up slowly. My back against the headb






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