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Author: Miss Sharon
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"Come on," Maya said, pulling me toward her car. "Let's go get your things. You're staying with me until we figure this out."

I nodded numbly. The idea of going back to that house, facing Alexander's family, made my stomach turn. But I needed my clothes, my art supplies, the few personal things that were actually mine.

Even though all I really wanted was my child.

Maya's car was parked three blocks away. During the walk, she ranted about corrupt judges and bought lawyers and rich men who think they own the world. I barely heard her. All I could think about was Lucas, probably at home wondering why Mommy wasn't there to tuck him in tonight. Or was he even wondering anymore at this point?

"Maya," I said when we reached her beat-up Honda.

"Yeah?"

"When we get there... please stay in the car."

She stopped with her hand on the door handle. "Like hell I'm staying in the car. Those people are going to try to intimidate you."

"That's exactly why you need to stay in the car." I l
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    IVYVincent stood in my hallway looking like he wanted to explode and apologize at the same time, his face caught between fury and something that looked like guilt."What do you want?" I repeated, my voice sharp enough to cut."What is Ares Mortivane doing here?" His voice was low, controlled, but I heard the anger simmering beneath it. "Why are you talking to him? Did I not warn you to stay away from that man? From that particular business?"Something in me snapped."Oh, you warned me?" I laughed, and it came out bitter and harsh. "You warned me to stay away from Ares? That's rich, Vincent. That's really fucking rich coming from you.""Ivy—""No. You don't get to do this. You don't get to show up at my door acting like a protective father when you've done nothing to earn that right." I stepped closer, all the rage and hurt I'd been holding back for months pouring out. "You want to know why I'm associating with Ares Mortivane? A murderer? A dangerous man connected to organized crime?"

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    IVY"Mom?" Lucas tugged at my sleeve again, his voice curious and a little nervous. "Who is that man?"I looked at Ares standing in my doorway with those shopping bags and soft dark circles under his eyes, and I wanted to scream. Wanted to slam the door in his face. Wanted to demand what the hell he thought he was doing showing up here after I'd told him to stay away.But Lucas was watching with wide, innocent eyes, and I couldn't make a scene in front of my son."He's..." I swallowed hard, forcing the words out. "He's a neighbor. A friend."The word "friend" tasted like ash in my mouth. Ares's eyes flickered with something I couldn't read."Hi there." Ares crouched down to Lucas's level, his voice gentler than I'd ever heard it. "I'm Ares. I live across the way. Your mom and I know each other."Lucas tilted his head, studying this tall, intense stranger with the careful assessment of a child who'd learned to be wary of new people. "Why do you have bags?""I heard you just moved in pe

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    IVYTwo months later, and life had settled into something resembling normal.Lucas was thriving. His new school loved him, his teachers sent home glowing reports about his progress and his friendships. He'd stopped having nightmares. Stopped asking if Sophia was going to come take him away. Started drawing pictures where everyone was smiling instead of the dark, sad scribbles he'd made when he first came home.Work had transformed in ways I hadn't expected. After the custody hearing, after Ares's evidence about the sabotage had come to light, the Blackwood family members had backed off. Not warmly—we weren't friends, would probably never be friends—but they'd stopped the open antagonism. Stopped undermining me in meetings. Stopped questioning my every decision.Genevieve was civil now, if cold. Marcus barely spoke to me at all, which was an improvement. Even Damien had nodded at me in the hallway last week, which from him was practically a declaration of friendship.I suspected Vincen

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    IVYI stared at Alexander standing in my doorway looking like a broken man, and felt absolutely nothing.No satisfaction. No vindication. Just a weary kind of disgust."Please, Ivy." His voice cracked. "Can I come in? Just for a minute. I need to talk to you."I should have slammed the door in his face. Should have told him to communicate through lawyers like the court order specified.But Lucas was asleep down the hall, and the last thing I wanted was Alexander making a scene that would wake him."Five minutes," I said flatly, stepping aside.He walked in like he was entering a tomb, looking around at the penthouse with hollow eyes. "Nice place. Lucas mentioned it's really high up. Said he can see the whole city from his window.""You have four minutes. Say what you came to say."Alexander flinched at my tone but didn't argue. He deserved worse and we both knew it."I don't want to lose my son." The words came out in a rush. "I know the court gave you full custody. I know I only get

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    IVYI should have felt triumphant.Should have felt the rush of victory, the overwhelming relief of knowing Lucas was safe and mine and no one could take him away again.Instead, I felt numb.My lawyer was hugging me, crying happy tears. Maya was squeezing my shoulders and saying something about justice being served. Other people were congratulating me, their faces blurring together.But I couldn't feel any of it. Couldn't connect to the moment that should have been the happiest of my life.Because I kept seeing Ares's face in that hallway. The way he'd looked at me when I'd called him a murderer. The coldness that had settled over his features when I'd walked away."Ivy?" Maya's voice cut through the fog. "Are you okay?""I won." The words felt strange in my mouth. Foreign. "Lucas is coming home permanently.""You did it. You actually did it." She was beaming, radiant with joy on my behalf. "Come on, we need to call Lucas's school and tell them to have him ready for pickup. And then

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