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76. WHAT ELIAS LEFT
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2026-07-17 16:05:13
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My Billionaire Ex- Husband’s Nemesis 158. THE FIRST SWATH OF GOLD
ARIA'S POVThe eastern sky had barely faded from indigo to a soft, pearlescent mauve when Theo, Thomas, and David stepped off the porch and walked down the terrace path toward the lower field. The air was cool, crisp, and thick with the heavy morning dew that clung in glittering beads to every blade of grass along the stone borders.In their hands, they carried the tools of the early harvest. David held the newly forged scythe that Kat and Silas had tempered the day before, its curved steel blade gleaming cleanly in the dim dawn light. Thomas carried two wooden hand rakes and a bundle of dry twine slung over his shoulder, while Theo walked beside them with a broad timber cradle designed to attach to the scythe's wooden shaft and catch the cut stalks in neat, uniform bundles.Behind them, the estate was just beginning to stir. Up at the main house, a thin wisp of pale grey birch smoke was rising steadily into the quiet sky from the kitchen chimney, where Elizabeth and Maya were kindl
My Billionaire Ex- Husband’s Nemesis 157. THE QUIET ON THE PORCH
ARIA'S POVBy eleven o'clock, the melodies from Julian's cherry wood flute had long faded into the quiet mountain air, leaving the estate wrapped in a deep, peaceful stillness. One by one, the household had retired to their quarters, Thomas and David up to the sweet smelling timber loft above the workshop, Elizabeth and Maya to their quiet room near the hearth, and Kat and Silas down to the small cabin by the stream.The lanterns under the expanded porch overhang had been extinguished, save for a single small oil lamp sitting near the center of the long oak board. Its solitary flame flickered softly in the gentle nocturnal draft that rolled down off the high northern crags, casting a warm, amber circle of light across the hand-adzed pine bench and the smooth grain of the main table.Theo and I remained on the porch, sitting side by side on the low cedar bench near the western edge of the house. The night was cool and exceptionally clear, the vast dark dome above the valley studded
My Billionaire Ex- Husband’s Nemesis 156. THE MUSIC OF THE OPEN BOARD
ARIA'S POVBy six o'clock in the evening, the heavy heat of the midsummer afternoon had broken, giving way to a soft, golden dusk that painted the high granite peaks in shades of amber and pale rose. Down by the walnut tree, the sweet, fragrant smoke of burning cherry wood drifted lazily across the upper courtyard, carrying with it the comforting aroma of crusty loaves baking in the outdoor stone oven.The long oak table under the expanded porch overhang was set for fifteen. The fifth pine bench, carved by Thomas and settled so firmly into the flagstones days ago, was now an indispensable part of our nightly routine.Around the board, the conversation hummed with the easy, unhurried rhythm of a household that had worked hard under the summer sun and was now ready to rest. Elizabeth sat at the head, her grey wool shawl draped loosely over her shoulders, passing around a large wooden trencher stacked high with warm, thick slices of freshly baked sourdough bread. Beside her, Maya was
My Billionaire Ex- Husband’s Nemesis 155. THE EDGE OF THE SCYTHE
ARIA'S POVBy eleven o'clock, the sun had climbed to the peak of the sky, baking the stone flagstones of the forge pit until the air above the anvil vibrated with shimmering waves of dry heat.The rhythmic sound of heavy hammer strikes had given way to a quieter, far more delicate phase of the blacksmith's art. Down in the workshop, Kat stood over the long wooden quenching tub, holding a six-foot scythe blade in a pair of long-handled offset tongs. The raw steel had been drawn, shaped, and smoothed down to a paper-thin wedge, its curved edge gleaming like fresh silver under the bright midday sun.Beside her, Silas held a bundle of dry pine shavings in one hand and a bucket of sweet creek water in the other, his face glistened with sweat and coal dust."This is where the metal either becomes a tool or returns to scrap," Kat said, her voice dropping into that quiet, absolute focus she reserved for the final temper. "If the water is too cold, the steel cools too fast and shatters like
My Billionaire Ex- Husband’s Nemesis 154. THE MORNING BROTH AND THE ANVIL
ARIA'S POVThe morning sun had cleared the high, jagged crags of the eastern ridge completely by seven o'clock, flooding the upper courtyard with a warm, buttery light that quickly dried the heavy night dew from the grey flagstones. The last wisps of valley mist were evaporating off the hazel copse, leaving the air crystalline, clean, and carrying the sharp, sweet scent of warm pine needles and damp earth.Around the long oak table, the fifteen of us sat together under the cool shade of the newly extended porch overhang. The expanded space felt effortless, as if the fifth pine bench Thomas had carved only yesterday had been sitting in that exact spot for a generation.Elizabeth moved along the board with her customary quiet grace, carrying a large clay teapot. She had brewed the wild nettles, sweet pine shoots, and mountain mint we had gathered from the creek bank at dawn into a rich, steaming herbal tea. She set a steaming earthenware mug beside Thomas’s plate, along with a deep
My Billionaire Ex- Husband’s Nemesis 153. THE CREEK AT FIRST LIGHT
ARIA'S POVThe valley was still wrapped in a deep blanket of cool, violet shadow when Elizabeth, Maya, and I stepped off the terrace path and headed north toward the gorge. The sun had not yet cleared the high, jagged line of the eastern crags, but the upper sky was already shifting from indigo to a translucent, pearlescent grey, soft as bird down.We carried heavy woven wicker baskets slung over our forearms, our leather boots making rhythmic, crunching sounds against the damp gravel track. Up here, away from the woodsmoke of the main house, the morning air was sharp and intensely clear, carrying the crisp, subalpine cold of the melting high snows mixed with the dark, damp scent of rich earth and decaying pine needles.We followed the rushing, energetic sound of the mountain creek as it spilled over smooth granite shelves, churning into white foam before dropping into quiet, glass-clear pools. The banks were choked with thickets of wild hazel, sweet fern, and towering stands of an
My Billionaire Ex- Husband’s Nemesis 2. THE NIGHT OF COLLISION
ELARA’ S POV The next place I stood felt nothing like home. The Grand Meridian Hotel glowed with wealth and power, and when I stepped inside, I felt like I had crossed into a different world where people like me only existed to serve and disappear. I kept my head down and held my tray steady as I
My Billionaire Ex- Husband’s Nemesis 1. WHAT THE DIRT HIDES
ELARA’S POV The first thing I heard when I stepped through the door of my own home was laughter, and it did not belong to anyone I loved. I stood in the doorway of the small apartment on Crest Lane with my work shoes still on and my uniform smelling. Looking closer, I watched three women I h
My Billionaire Ex- Husband’s Nemesis 15. THE NAME ON THE LIST
ELARAI did not let my face change when Lydia said his name.I had spent years learning to hold still while the ground moved underneath me and this was simply the hardest test of that skill I had ever faced.“Silas Thorne helped Victoria make your sister disappear,” I said.“His name is on the list
My Billionaire Ex- Husband’s Nemesis 4. THE MAN WHO WATCHES
ELARA’S POV The next morning, I tried to act like everything was normal. I tied my apron and picked up my tray. I told myself I would not think about the note in my pocket and i would not think about the man who gave it to me, or the other man who should not have noticed me but did. The bell abo
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