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2025-12-08 23:58:04
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"No... I... I'm not staying with them," I stuttered out, feeling like a little kid caught with her hand stuck deep inside a cookie jar. "I'm staying somewhere else." "Oh?" Tessa drawled, her tone dripping with suspicion. "And where, exactly, is 'somewhere else'? You only stutter like that when you're flustered or hiding something, Arabella. Spill it." I winced, squeezing my eyes shut. "I... I..." Before I could talk myself out of it, I blurted the whole story out in a single, breathless exhale—conveniently omitting the part where Damian had confessed his feelings. "Your *father-in-law*?!" Tessa shrieked so loudly I had to pull the receiver an inch away from my ear. "Yeah," I admitted softly. "He just casually handed you the keys to a high-end penthouse so you could 'think and figure things out' away from Ethan?" She sounded entirely unconvinced by my watered-down narrative. "Yeah," I repeated weakly. "Why do I get the feeling you're leaving out a massive piece of this puzzle?"
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Arabella's POV I heard my phone buzzing incessantly from the bedroom just as I stepped out of the bathtub.I quickly pulled on one of the plush white bathrobes hanging neatly from the rack by the door. It was heavy, oversized, and swallowed my frame completely—undoubtedly tailored for Damian's towering height.Even the rich scent of the shampoo clinging to my damp hair smelled unmistakably like him. It made me wonder if he usually stayed here whenever he needed an escape from the world.Shaking off the stray thought, I hurried into the bedroom, catching the phone just before it missed the call. The screen displayed an unknown number.I swiped the icon and pressed it to my ear. "Hello? Who is—""Oh my God, Bella! Are you okay?!" a frantic voice blared through the speaker. "I just caught the news headlines... That bastard Ethan didn't lay a hand on you, did he?!"Hearing the raw anguish in my best friend's voice made my heart squeeze tightly in my chest."No, Tessa... don't worry, I'
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Ethan's POVThe leather chair felt like a bed of nails, but I forced myself to sit straight, slamming my palms down onto the mahogany conference table.The sharp crack echoed through the boardroom, snapping every single executive to attention."It's been over twelve hours, and the news is still trending at the top of every feed," I growled, my voice dropping an octave as I glared down the table. "What on earth do I even pay you for?"Mr. Hanson, the head of Public Relations, shrank back into his seat, nervously adjusting his glasses. He looked entirely out of options. "Mr. Sterling, we have been deploying every standard suppression protocol since dawn, but nothing is yielding results. It's... it's as if an invisible hand is working behind the scenes to keep the story pinned at the top.""A hand?" I scoffed, leaning forward. "You're telling me a localized marital scandal can't be buried by the most expensive PR team in Pearl City because of an invisible 'hand'?""The stock prices are p
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I had only said those words to end our debate, but he had taken my exhaustion as an invitation.*What if I actually decided against this? Would a man like Damian Sterling ever truly accept a ‘no’?*I didn't need to think for more than two seconds to know the answer.He must have sensed my thoughts spiraling again, because his long fingers intertwined with mine, his grip tightening as he gently tugged me closer."What are you doing?" I murmured, attempting to pull my hand back."Arabella," he rasped, his heavy gaze locking onto mine."What?" I asked, my voice barely a whisper."I just wanted to say your name," he murmured, his thumb brushing over my knuckles. "Arabella... Arabella."My heart skipped a violent beat, my eyelashes fluttering in a subconscious tremor. I had no idea my name could sound so tender and yet so dark, and so intoxicating on someone else's lips.I was completely paralyzed. I could only stand there in his shadow, staring up at the man repeating my name in that vel
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As if he could read the turmoil racing through my mind, Damian spoke again, his voice dropping into a low rumble. "I don't expect anything in return from you, Arabella. Consider this my contribution toward your new beginning."His grey eyes locked onto mine, burning with a warm, steady intensity. "I know you are still anxious about your divorce being finalized. But allow me to take responsibility for your fresh start."He reached out, his long fingers sliding the silver keycard across the polished table until it rested against my knuckles, repeating the very words he had spoken in the SUV hours ago."Take this as your chance to make new memories... good ones," he urged softly. "Hand the painful memories over to me, Arabella. Let me build better ones in their place."My heart skipped a frantic beat.I stared at him as a massive crack fractured the walls I had fought so desperately to build against him.*Could someone this good—this protective—truly exist for me?*Damian Sterling stood
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28"Do you have any idea how gangsters treat the women they claim?" he purred, his fingers lightly brushing the nape of my neck.His touch was featherlight, yet intensely possessive. My breath hitched in my throat, my heart slamming against my ribs."Most gangsters kidnap their women," he murmured, his dark voice vibrating right against my skin. "And the few who don't will lock them away from the world—treating them like beautiful trophies, cultivated entirely for their own pleasure."Every muscle in my body went rigid, my thoughts spiraling out of control.I had always known Damian Sterling as a quiet, aloof, and formidable titan.He was a man of calculated, terrifying patience—the kind of strategist who moved like a chess master, always ten steps ahead.I never imagined that when it came to the desires of his heart, he could be this aggressive, this raw, and this utterly domineering.It felt impossible to build a defense against him. But why did I feel like I was the one to blame? I
My Brother-in-law's sinful offer Author note
Hello Loves, Thank you so much for reading and supporting Aria and Kayden's story. It means more than I can ever say. If you’ve enjoyed my writing so far, I’d love for you to check out my newest novel. “BOUND BY FOUR MOONS: The Omega's temptation.” It’s filled with the same emotional intensity
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"Would you stop interrupting me when I speak?" Kayden growled, causing Aria to flinch at his harsh voice, but despite her fear of this new side of her husband, she was determined to get to him.Fueled with determination to win back her husband, Aria hugged him tighter, putting all the seductive ski
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Hello loves… Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for journeying with me all the way to the end of Kayden and Aria's story. Writing this novel has been an adventure filled with late-night plotting, emotional twists, and characters who refused to stay quiet—yet none of it would mean anything w
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A week later… Mr. Morgan's Estate… Aria sat quietly at the dining table together with Mr. Morgan as they ate lunch. Except for the occasional clinking of cutlery against the china, the dining room was quiet, a peaceful kind of quiet that only made Aria’s chest ache more. The scent of warm delica
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