LOGINEUDORAJust as I had suspected, it didn’t take Orion long to find Henry Cole.Dawson was right all along. Henry knew something about my father’s shares.He didn’t have the original documents with him, but he handed us a photocopy of the share certificate and gave us the address of the bank where the original documents had been kept for years. According to him, my father had purchased the shares in my name and arranged for the originals to remain safely stored at the bank until I was old enough to claim them.There was only one problem.The bank wouldn’t simply hand over the documents to anyone who walked in and claimed to be Mr. Grey’s daughter. I would have to prove my identity first.Henry explained that if I could provide sufficient evidence that I was indeed Mr. Grey’s biological child, the bank would release the original share documents to me since they legally belonged to me.That brought us back to one person. Mr. Dawson.If anyone alive could confirm that I was my father’s dau
CAMELLIA Who did my mother try to murder? When did it happen? And how?Mrs. Nelson wasn’t the kind of woman who made wild accusations or threw around empty words. She was blunt, sometimes cruel with her honesty, but she never lied about serious matters. If she said my mother had tried to kill someone, then there was no doubt in my mind that she believed it to be true.The real question was, who?My heart pounded painfully against my chest as a thousand horrible possibilities flashed through my mind. I had spent my entire life believing I knew the woman who raised me. She wasn’t perfect, but murder? Attempted murder? That wasn’t something I could simply wrap my head around.Who could my mother possibly hate enough to want dead?“Who did my mother attempt to murder?” I muttered quietly, almost afraid to hear my own voice ask the question.Mrs. Nelson leaned forward on the sofa, a slow grin spreading across her face.“If you want the answer to that question,” she said, “then you need to
CAMELLIAAfter spending the entire day trying to find the perfect women to seduce Desmond and Orion, I was mentally and physically exhausted. All I wanted was a hot shower, a good meal, and several hours of uninterrupted sleep.The drive home had been peaceful, and for the first time that day, I thought things were finally going my way.I was wrong.The moment I pulled into my driveway, I immediately noticed something strange. Several men dressed in black suits were walking in and out of my house carrying boxes and suitcases.Confused, I narrowed my eyes and took a better look.Wait.Those are my luggage!My heart skipped a beat as I stared at the growing pile of my belongings scattered across the front lawn. Clothes, boxes, handbags—everything that belonged to me was being thrown out of my own house.What the hell is going on?Without even bothering to switch off the engine, I threw my car door open and rushed towards the men.“Hey!” I shouted. “What do you think you’re doing?”None
ORION By the time I arrived at Ariel’s school, the unpleasant conversation with Jeremy had been pushed to the back of my mind.Standing outside the waiting area, I slipped my hands into my pockets and watched the children pouring out of their classrooms. A smile slowly spread across my face as I searched for the little girl who had somehow managed to completely wrap me around her tiny fingers.The moment Ariel spotted me, her entire face lit up.“Daddy!”Her excited scream echoed across the school compound, catching me completely off guard.For a second, I simply stood there, wondering if I had heard her correctly.Daddy?Ariel had always called me Uncle Orion. she never once called me Dad. Hearing the word leave her lips so naturally almost made my brain stop functioning for a moment.Then I saw her running towards me with her little backpack bouncing behind her, and all coherent thoughts disappeared.Bending down with a smile I couldn’t hide, I scooped her into my arms the moment s
ORIONStill clutching the photograph in my hand, I stared at Jeremy without blinking.This has to be some kind of sick joke.“The woman who was carrying your child was Camellia?” I asked slowly. “Yes,” he said. “And imagine the kind of anger I felt when I found out that a woman’s reckless driving took away my chance of becoming a father. She stole my child from me before I ever had the opportunity to hold them in my arms.”“And you believe that bitch?” His jaw clenched. “I’ve asked around about you,” Jeremy said. “Everyone told me the same thing, that you love this woman more than anything and that you put her on some kind of pedestal. They say you would do absolutely anything for her.”Love?Love was an understatement when it came to how I felt about Eudora.There wasn’t a word in any language that could fully describe what she meant to me. If she asked me to walk through fire for her, I would do it without hesitation. If the entire world stood against her, I would gladly stand be
ORIONA double tap on the door was all I needed to know that it was Cartier. He had a habit of knocking twice before entering, and over the years, it had become his signature.The door opened, and he stepped inside with his head slightly lowered and his hands clasped in front of him. He walked towards my desk before stopping a few feet away.“You asked for me, sir?”“I need your help finding someone.”He gave a curt nod, waiting for me to continue.“Henry Cole.”“Do you have any other information on him?”I sighed softly. Having only a name was going to make his job much harder.“All I know is that he used to be good friends with Mr. Grey.”Cartier nodded thoughtfully. “That’s something to work with. I’ll look into it and get back to you.”I had no doubt that he would find something. Cartier always did.“Thanks, Cartier. You deserve a raise.”That earned a smirk from him. “I’ll make sure to remind you of that.”I chuckled and waved him off before turning my attention back to the lapto
EUDORA“What exactly is happening here?” I asked, my voice shaking as my eyes stayed fixed on Camellia. “How… how is she even here?”She didn’t look the least bit bothered. With a bored sigh, she slid off the desk and smoothed out her dress like this was all normal. “I thought you said she wouldn’t
EUDORAI believed I could live and die with the secrets of what really happened that night between Desmond and me a month ago, but the two pink lines on the pregnancy stick in my shaky fingers mocked me.My knees wobbled, my hands trembling as I slid down the cold toilet tiles, cradling my head as
EUDORATWO YEARS LATERBeing married to Desmond was worse than I had imagined.I lost my job.Not because I took time off but because he went there himself and convinced my boss to fire me.And he didn’t stop there.He made sure no one else would hire me. Every application I sent out was rejected a
EUDORAAlready dressed for work, I grabbed my purse and headed downstairs with the plan to grab a quick breakfast before leaving, but I ran into mum in the hallway instead.“You’re going to work?”Obviously. “Yes.”She folded her arms, looking at me like I was doing something foolish. “The wedding







