MasukUnedited check againRAIN EVERGREEN I couldn’t believe my ears, I felt utterly ashamed as I scrambled for the robe to clad myself, I rushed out of the bed immediately and bowed. Damien’s rage filled the entire room, making the air feel thick and suffocating. His gray eyes burned with pure disgust as he glared down at me.“Mr. Voss, please let me explain—” I started, my voice still hoarse from last night.“I don’t want your explanations,” he cut me off sharply. “You broke every single rule on your first night.Crying like a pathetic wench in my bathroom, contaminating everything with your tears, then taking advantage of me while I was drunk. You’re just like every other woman who’s tried to worm her way in.”He reached down and grabbed my jaw, raising it roughly so I had no choice but to look up at his furious face. His grip was firm, not painful, but it sent a shiver through me. Up close, he looked even more terrifying and devastatingly handsome and icy cold.Tears welled up again
CHELLEY MORETTI We got back to the Moretti estate and I strutted into the elevator to the penthouse. As I walked in and took a deep breath in and honestly, I felt alive. I have never felt so free, so satisfied and liberated, watching the man who killed my mother beg for forgiveness, watching him suffer and fall really drastically was satisfying. Jules handed over the thick folder with a rare, genuine smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.His eyes held that quiet pride he rarely showed anyone else, and somehow I felt slightly guilty for doubting his loyalty, knowing I was at my lowest when I knew Jules, I thought Cassian had sent him to be a slave watcher. But he has shown his loyalty all this years. “It’s all yours again, Mrs. Moretti. The deeds to your father’s estate, the company shares—every last asset we clawed back from Alec’s greedy hands. Signed, sealed, and ironclad. He couldn’t even fight it once Moretti lawyers moved in.”I took the folder with hands that trembled
CHELLEY MORETTI Cierra lunged forward with a feral scream, her handcuffs rattling violently against the steel table as she tried to reach me. Two burly prison wardens were on her in an instant, grabbing her shoulders and slamming her back into the bolted chair with efficiency. She thrashed against their hold, spit flying from her already cracking lips.“You wicked witch!” she shrieked, her voice cracking with raw hatred. “You evil, heartless bitch! Are you here to mock me? To gloat over your perfect little victory? Look at you in your stupid designer dress like some kind of queen!”I stood motionless for a moment, letting her venom wash over me. The harsh fluorescent light buzzed overhead, casting long shadows across the sterile room. A slow, satisfied smile curved my lips.“No, Cierra,” I said softly, my voice calm and cutting through her screams like a blade. “I didn’t come here to mock you. I came here to revel in my revenge.”I turned slightly, and that was when I saw them—Ros
CHELLEY MORETTI “Just a fraction of an inch to the left, ma'am," Rita murmured, her breath warm against my back as her nimble fingers adjusted the structured, silk-faille bodice of my gown.I didn’t move. I stood perfectly still on the pedestal in the center of my walk-in closet, a sprawling sanctuary of marble, mirrored glass, and custom Dior. The dress was a masterpiece of midnight-blue architecture—sharp, structural, and unapologetically dominant. It was a revenge dress in its purest form, designed not to entice, but to intimidate. It was the armor of a woman who had crossed through fire and learned to command the flames.In my hands, I held the small, silver-framed photograph of my mother. My thumb gently traced the soft curve of her smile in the faded image. I told you I would make them pay, Mom, I thought, a quiet, fierce vow echoing in the chambers of my heart. I told you they wouldn't get away with it."The world is finally seeing the truth, Lady Chelley," Rita added, her
CASSIAN MORETTI I woke up early with Chelley still fast asleep on top of me. Her head rested on my chest, one leg hooked over my waist, and her breathing was slow and peaceful. The sheets were tangled around us, and her skin still had faint marks from everything we’d done the night before.She looked so relaxed like this — no armor, no sharp edges, just beautiful.I carefully slipped out from under her, tucked the duvet around her bare shoulders, and kissed her forehead softly.She made a little murmur but didn’t wake up. I pulled on some pants and headed straight to my private study.Jared and Jules were already waiting for me. The silver laptop sat right in the center of my desk.“Report,” I said, sitting down.Jules stepped forward. “The team cracked the encryption pretty quickly. What we found inside was pretty sick.”He tapped something on his tablet and the big screen on the wall lit up with several video files.“These are the original, unedited clips from the supermarket inci
CIERRA KENSINGTON "You absolute, brainless, pathetic excuse for a man!"The crystal vase I hurled didn’t hit Alec, but the sound of it shattering against the mahogany doorframe was a dangerous crash. Shards of glass rained down onto the Persian rug, but I didn’t care. My chest was heaving, my manicured nails digging into my palms so hard they nearly drew blood."Ten million dollars!" I screamed, my voice cracking as I pointed a trembling finger at the French doors leading to the terrace, where the high-society women of the estate had only just scattered. "I had her pinned, Alec! I had Chelley Moretti looking like a child-abusing monster in front of every major media outlet in this country! And you—you drunken, miserable parasite—you walked out there and handed her the knife to cut my throat!"Alec didn’t even flinch. He just leaned against the liquor cabinet, a sickening, jagged grin stretching across his face as he swirled the amber scotch in his tumbler. He looked disheveled, h
CHELLEY MORETTI It was a new day at the office as I trimmed the pale green stem of a white lily, watching the water bead before I settled it carefully into the crystal vase. The air was suddenly heavy with the scent of fresh-cut flowers.They were from Cassian. An extravagant arrangement of lilie
CHELLEY MORETTIMy attention was instantly severed from whining Shana and the cold gaze of Cassian. The jealousy of seeing Shana in his arms it all evaporated when I understood Cassian’s grief and his way of dealing with this grief.. losing your wife, your son and your mother the and day, and ha
CHELLEY MORETTI It was evening after I finished with my gym session at the new heir’s private gym, Jules followed me closely until the elevator stopped at the penthouse floor… Rita came out soon after to take my water flask and my cap, I noticed the subtle glances of Rita at Jules. “I guess I’d
CASSIAN MORETTI The clock on my wristwatch read 10:00 PM precisely as the door of the penthouse swung inward. I was exhausted, physically drained from pushing myself too far, twelve straight hours, but the real weariness was lodged deep in my soul. I’d spent the last week in hiatus, drowning i







