تسجيل الدخولHunter
Seeing her in this mansion, let alone at this hour, was more shocking than the disaster zone around me.She never came here.Not after her divorce from Dad.Not when I needed her.Not even on my birthdays — just a bouquet and some expensive gift delivered by her secretary.A card with a signature at the bottom.That was it.That was all I ever got.Yet tonight she was here.Standing in my room.HunterThe floor seemed to disappear beneath me.I stared at Dad as the doctor's words echoed through the hallway.No further treatment.No miracle.No more time."What?" Dad's voice cracked. "No. No, that's impossible."He shook his head violently and reached for his phone."Call someone. Call the best specialist in the country. No—forget that. We'll fly her to the States. We'll get another opinion. We can still—"I grabbed his shoulder."Dad."He wasn't listening.His hands shook so badly he could barely unlock his phone."Dad."Nothing.Finally, I took the phone from him.His eyes met mine.For one second, the fight drained out of him.Then he broke.The strongest man I'd ever known folded in half and collapsed against me.A broken sound tore from his throat.Not a sob.Something worse.Something raw.Something that came from a place no one could survive unchanged.I wrapped my arms around him while he cried.And all I could think about was Chris.How the hell was I supposed to tel
Hunter I stood on the stage in my maroon tuxedo, the white shirt underneath perfectly crisp.Lisa stood beside me in her elaborate wedding gown.Smiling nervously for the guests.The elite of the city packed the grand hall.My eyes cut through the sea of faces, scanning every aisle, every entrance, every shadow.Everyone had come.Politicians, rival CEOs, fake friends, high-society sharks.Everyone except the only two people who mattered.Chris was nowhere to be seen.Neither was Kai.“Congratulations on your upcoming vows, Hunter,” a guest said, shaking my hand.I gave him a razor-thin, practiced nod.Congratulations for a wedding that is never fucking happening."Hunter... Do you think she's actually coming?" Lisa murmured beside me. Her knuckles white as she gripped her bouquet. "It's getting late. The ceremony is supposed to start in ten minute
Christina“Chris…” Lisa started, her voice breaking as heavy sobs wracked her body.“What happened, Lisa?” I asked.Fear gripping my chest.I had never seen her crying.She was always cheerful.“I couldn’t hold it in anymore…” she cried. “I needed someone to talk to.”I stared at her, my heart pounding. “What is it?”“About you and Hunter…” she whispered.The floor seemed to vanish beneath my feet.“You knew…”“Yes,” she said bitterly, tears streaming down her face. “I knew everything. I knew you both were together. I knew you had a past. I knew you used to sleep with him.”She paused.Her eyes filled with pain and accusation.I stood frozen, unable to speak.“Yes, Christina,” she continued, her voice shaking. “I knew everything. Hunter used you for his revenge. And you left. Everything was fine between us… We were happy. We were planning our future together. We were in love.”Her words cut deeper than any knife.“Until you came back,” she sobbed. “You ruined everything.”She sobbed h
Christina“Come with me,” Hunter commanded.My brows shot up.Every single guest in the hall was staring at us.This wasn’t hidden behind closed doors anymore.He was gripping my hand right in front of hundreds of people — in front of his mother.In front of his fiancée.“It’s okay… You don’t need to do that,” I said, trying to pull my hand away.“Shhh…” he hushed me softly but his grip was iron.He took the ice pack and pressed over my bruising skin.His eyes fixed into mine.“If he ever touches you again,” he murmured, loud enough for me to hear, “I will rip his hand off and gift-wrap it for his father.”He whispered and walked away.Like he would actually do that.of course he would.The music resumed and the crowd slowly returned to their conversations.The engagement night eventually ended.The next morning, I stepped onto the balcony with a cup of coffee and froze.But the moment I looked down into the garden, my heart twisted violently.There they were.Hunter and Lisa, in the m
Christina“I don’t need your validation for my marriage,” I shot back. “And right now, none of it even matters.”I brushed past him, my heart thundering.I had only taken a few steps when his next words froze me in place.“Apart from this fake husband thing… is there any other truth you’re hiding from me?”My heart skipped a brutal beat.I turned slowly and stared at that vicious, knowing smirk on his face.My stomach knotted with fear.I forced my chin up and gave him the coldest smile I could manage.“Congratulations on your wedding, Hunter,” I said sweetly, venom lacing every word. “See you at the altar.”I stepped down from the dance floor without looking back.I finally released the breath I’d been holding for the last ten minutes. My hands were shaking.What the hell was that?Had he been asking about Kai? No… it wasn’t possible.He hadn’t mentioned Kai once since the hospital.He had kept his promise and stayed away.I watched from the side as Hunter and Lisa took center stage
ChristinaI descended the stairs with Kai’s small hand in mine.My gown trailing behind me like a shadow.The moment my heels touched the bottom step, I felt it — Hunter’s gaze cutting through the crowd like a blade.He was standing in the centre of it all.People surrounded him. Investors. Politicians. Family friends.Yet somehow his eyes locked onto me.The conversation around him seemed to disappear.For one brief moment, something flashed across his face.Something dangerous.Something that looked almost like relief.Then it vanished.Just like that.The warmth disappeared.The light in his eyes died.And the cold, indifferent mask returned.He looked at me like I was just another guest.Like last night had never happened.I swallowed the bile rising in my throat and forced a polite smile as I joined the crowd.“Chris!” Lisa’s excited voice rang out.She rushed toward me in a shimmering beige gown and pulled me into a tight hug.She looked radiant. Glowing.“Finally… Thank god you
ChristinaI stepped out of the elevator onto the seventeenth floor.The entire level looked sleek and expensive—glass walls, polished floors, quiet employees moving with purpose.It was nothing like the old Carter Group office I remembered.A woman stood near the reception desk holding a file. The
ChristinaI bit his lip.The sharp metallic taste of blood filled my mouth and Hunter immediately pulled back.For a second we just stared at each other, breathing hard.His eyes dropped as he touched his lower lip. When he looked at his fingers, a faint smear of red stained them.His gaze lifted s
Christina“What do you want, Hunter?!” I shouted. The weight of five years of pain and buried secrets finally boiling over.“The truth.”His voice was low. RawHis eyes looked like scorched earth—burning with anger but beneath it… something else.Something almost desperate.“About Kai,” he said. “H
I barely made it to the bathroom before the nausea hit me again.My stomach heaved. Violent. Relentless. I clutched the sink like it was the only thing keeping me upright.Cold water. That’s all I needed. I rinsed my mouth. Splashed my face. Whispered to myself to get it together.But the moment I s







