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[Carter’s pov]For several unbearable seconds, my mother didn’t move. She didn’t blink, didn’t speak. She just sat there, her body rigid against the velvet sofa. Her gaze fixed somewhere far beyond the room as though her mind had retreated to some unreachable place where this truth couldn’t touch her.The silence gnawed at me.This wasn’t my mother.Elara Velcro had always been composed. Controlled. Graceful under pressure in ways most people could never understand.Even in pain, she carried herself with impossible dignity. Seeing her like this shattered me, she was vacant of any emotion.Broken open by a betrayal decades in the making, it made something primal and vicious claw through my chest. I couldn’t bear it. “Mom.” My voice cracked.Nothing.I reached for her shoulders carefully. Still no reaction. Panic began to rise, sharp and immediate. “Mom, look at me.”Her eyes remained fixed ahead. My pulse kicked harder. I tightened my grip and gave her a gentle shake, then another, ha
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[Carter’s pov]“Sahl knows how to deal with such things. If Camilla is worrying you, just tell him.”My stomach dropped. The casual faith in her voice hit harder than anything else could have. She squeezed my hand. “You should call him.”I closed my eyes.For a moment, I genuinely couldn’t breathe. The cruelty of this was unbearable. Even now, even after all these years, she still believed in him.Still trusted him.Still thought he was the man who would protect us.My throat tightened violently. “Mom–no.” I lowered my head. A sharp, involuntary sniff escaped me. Her hand immediately moved into my hair, comforting and soothing.The way she used to when I was a child and nightmares sent me stumbling into her room at midnight. The tenderness shattered whatever control I had left.I gripped her hand tighter. “Mom, please. Listen to me.” I nearly bit my lips as I forced the words out. “Dad isn’t coming back and I would not even let him come near us.”Silence.Her fingers stilled. Slowly,
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[Carter’s pov]I found my mother in the lounge exactly where I’d expected her to be. I had brought her here to my other estate but somewhere deep down it had caused plenty of questions in her mind.Her life was also turned upside down.Her husband was actually cheating on her.My mother had no idea about it.She was sitting perfectly upright on the cream velvet sofa. Her hands folded neatly in her lap, looking as composed as if we’d simply arrived early for afternoon tea.Instead of fleeing one estate for another under circumstances that made my stomach churn. The lounge of this house was quieter than the manor. I had it done for our vacation with my child.The one Olivia aborted.And I still could not bring myself to forgive Camilla for it. She was the reason Olivia misunderstood everything. Deep down I blamed myself equally for letting it happen.But now was the time to fix things.The first thing I had to do now was talk to my mother. The walls were lined with pale oak paneling, t
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[Olivia’s pov]I stared at her. “No! No wonder he showed the same scar to Carter before bringing me here. That is how he convinced him to let me go with him.”“Yes.” Her voice was gentle. “He has the exact same scar and that is how he came to know about you. I mean how else would he have suspected you were related to him. It had been years.”Warmth surged violently through my chest.Overwhelming.Disorienting.I covered my mouth with both hands as the full realization crashed over me. That was the moment. The moment Pierce first looked at me and saw something impossible.Something familiar. Something that made him question everything. The thought hit me so hard tears instantly burned behind my eyes. “Oh my God,” I whispered again.Nina reached for my hand, gently pulling it away from my face. Her fingers laced through mine. “Well, in all honesty, Pierce didn’t say anything to me right away.”I blinked rapidly, trying to steady myself. “What happened then? How come he became sure I am
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[Olivia’s pov] The city glittered below like a thousand scattered stars. I never knew Pierce was this filthy rich. From the enormous window of my room, the estate grounds stretched endlessly into the darkness. Fountains shimmering silver beneath moonlight, lanterns glowing softly along winding stone paths, trees swaying gently in the night breeze.It should have felt peaceful.The kind of view people paid obscene amounts of money to wake up to.But my mind was far too loud for peace.I stood barefoot against the cool polished floor, arms wrapped tightly around myself, staring blankly through the glass.Everything still felt impossible. The revelation about Pierce. The overwhelming reality that I had a brother.The sudden shift from believing I was entirely alone in this world to discovering I had family, who had somehow been searching for me.It was too much.Too fast.And beneath all of it lingered the ache I couldn’t quite suppress. I was equally worried about Carter. I kept wond
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[Carter’s pov]This was about Olivia.About her protection.That realization unsettled me. Because if Ronan was here for her, then something was very wrong. He leaned back. “That pregnancy changes everything.”I said nothing.He continued. “It invites complications from everyone around you.”Understatement of the century because I knew he was right. My jaw tightened. “What exactly are you getting at?”His eyes darkened. “I know what’s happening.” Ice slid down my spine. “With Camilla, your father.”The name alone was enough to spike my pulse. Ronan held my gaze. “And how Olivia is dealing with all of this mess.”The room suddenly felt smaller. Every instinct sharpened. How much did he know? How the hell did he know anything? As if reading the question in my face, he said, “I have resources. Don’t worry, Olivia didn’t tell me anything. She didn’t have that much faith in me.”Of course he did.Still, unease gnawed at me. Because if he knew, then others could know too. And if others kne
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[Olivia’s pov]I didn’t realize where Carter was taking me until the car slowed in front of a familiar building. My breath caught in my throat.He remembered it.It was my favorite restaurant.For a moment I simply stared at it, unable to hide my surprise.Carter turned off the engine and stepped
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[Carter’s pov]A cold wave of dread crawled down my spine. I felt like my head was spinning. The restaurant noises faded into the background. For a moment, all I could hear was my own heartbeat.Six years ago.I stared at her. “You wouldn’t.” My shallow voice warned her. Despite how many times I tr
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[Olivia’s pov]I was taken aback by the way they ridiculed me. All of this was Carter’s fault. Nobody knew who his real wife was.For a moment, I couldn’t speak.The cruelty in her words struck deeper than I expected. My fingers curled into fists at my sides as heat rushed to my face.Was this how
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[Carter Velcro]“Lower your voice, Camilla.” The words tore out of me, rough and lethal. My teeth clenched so tightly my jaw ached.Camilla froze. For the first time, she was seeing a side of me she had never dared imagine. We stood in the drawing room, the air thick and suffocating, and still she h
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