LOGINJasonThe silence in the car was heavy enough to suffocate, but Chloe’s profile remained stone-cold as she stared out the passenger window. I pulled the Mercedes into the driveway and barely had the engine off before she was out of the door and marching toward the house without a single word."Chloe, please just talk to me," I called out as I scrambled to catch up with her in the foyer.She didn't stop until she reached the master suite, where she began pulling off her jewelry with jerky, agitated movements. I stood in the doorway watching her and felt the familiar weight of failure settling in my gut."I am so sorry about the way today went, I never intended for us to spend our first day as a married couple arguing," I stated while stepping toward her.My phone vibrated in my pocket and the caller ID showed Vincent’s name for the third time in an hour. I reached for the end call button immediately, but Chloe’s eyes caught the screen before I could hide it."Our honeymoon is already a
MitchelleAfter our bath and breakfast, I got dressed to begin my internship at my husband’s company.I smoothed down my navy blazer for the third time as Dorian's car pulled into the underground parking lot of Roth Empire headquarters. I had faced Jason's cruelty for three years, attended his wedding in front of hundreds of people, and stolen half a million dollars from his safe, but somehow walking into this glass tower as an intern made my palms sweat."You'll be fine," Dorian stated as he turned off the engine. "You're brilliant and you know how to handle proposals better than half the people in that building.""I've never worked in a corporate environment like this," I replied while gathering my leather portfolio. "Writing proposals from home is completely different from being part of an actual team."What if I failed? What if everyone saw me as just the boss's wife playing at having a career? What if Dorian regretted bringing me here?"Stop overthinking," Dorian ordered as he op
MitchelleI woke up to find Dorian already undressing from his pajamas by the mirror."You're leaving for work already?" I questioned as I stretched under the covers."I have back to back meetings all day," he replied while checking his phone. "The merger with the Singapore investors needs my attention."I sat up and pulled the duvet closer to my chest."Don't go, stay in bed with me," I stated.Dorian turned around slowly and stared at me like I had just spoken in a foreign language. He walked closer to the bed and sat on the edge with his eyebrows raised."Are you in love with me?" he questioned."Hell no," I replied immediately. "I just don't want to be lonely in this huge house all by myself, that's all."I was not in love with Dorian Roth. I just enjoyed his company and the way he made me laugh and the way he looked at me like I was the most fascinating person in the world. That wasn't love.Dorian burst out laughing and stood up from the bed pointing at me like a child who had w
JasonThe phone wouldn't stop ringing.I peeled my eyes open, my skull split like someone had taken an axe to it. The study came into focus in blurry fragments, the empty whiskey bottle still clutched in my hand, my shirt wrinkled and reeking of alcohol. I reached for my phone, squinting at the screen. Mum.After Chloe left, I fell asleep on the desk of my study sipping a glass of Whiskey."Hello?" My voice came out hoarse."Jason, where the hell are you?"I sat up slowly, as the room spun . "I'm at home, Mum. Why, what's the problem?""Really? You're at home when your pregnant wife disappeared with your unborn baby on your wedding night?"My blood went cold. How did she know? I opened my mouth but nothing came out, my brain scrambled for an explanation that wouldn't make me sound like the world's biggest failure."I... Mum, listen, I can explain...""Save it. Get to my house immediately. Chloe is here and she's safe. We need to talk about things."The line went dead before I could re
ChloeI drove through the dark streets with tears streaming down my face and my hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly my knuckles had turned white. I couldn't go to my parents with this, they couldn't know that something was wrong on my wedding night or they would ask too many questions and I didn't have any answers that wouldn't make me look pathetic.Diana's mansion appeared ahead and I felt a rush of relief when I saw that the lights were still on. She would understand what I was going through, she would know exactly what to do because she always knew what to do.I pulled into the circular driveway and parked haphazardly before getting out of the car. I was still wearing my silk robe over the lingerie I had worn to seduce my husband and I must have looked completely disheveled, but I didn't care anymore.I walked to the front door on shaking legs and knocked urgently. The housekeeper opened it almost immediately and her eyes widened when she saw the state I was in."Mrs. Hunt
MitchelleThe Rolls Royce pulled through the gates of the Roth Estate and I let out a breath I didn't realize I had been holding. The adrenaline from crashing the wedding was finally starting to wear off and exhaustion was creeping in at the edges.Dorian reached over and took my hand as the car came to a stop in front of the mansion."You were magnificent tonight," he stated with genuine admiration in his voice."We were magnificent," I corrected as I squeezed his hand. "That was a team effort."We walked into the house and I immediately kicked off my heels in the foyer with a groan of relief. Dorian laughed and bent down to pick them up for me."Comfortable shoes were never part of the revenge plan?" he teased."Beauty is pain," I replied dramatically. "And watching Diana's face turn purple was worth every blister."We settled into the living room and Dorian poured us both glasses of water from the bar. I collapsed onto the plush sofa and tucked my feet underneath me."I'm sure Dian
Jason I stared at the stack of files on my desk without really seeing them, and the words blurred together into meaningless shapes as my mind wandered to places I didn't want it to go. The afternoon sun streamed through my office windows and I realized I had been sitting here for hours without acco
Mitchelle Dorian led me through the massive foyer and up a curved staircase that seemed to go on forever, and we walked down a hallway lined with expensive artwork before he stopped in front of a door. He pushed it open and gestured for me to enter, and I stepped into a bedroom that was easily tw
JasonI stared at the clock mounted above the fireplace and watched the hands tick past one in the morning. Mitchelle still wasn't home and I had no idea where she could be at this hour, the not knowing was eating away at my composure with every passing minute.I picked up my phone and scrolled thr
ChloeI was halfway through my favorite romantic comedy when Mitchelle descended the staircase like she owned the place, and I gripped the remote tighter as she walked past me without even a greeting."Could you bring me a pineapple and apple smoothie please?" Mitchelle called out to one of the mai







