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The Press Conference: Alex pov
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ONE WILD NIGHT The Press Conference: Alex pov
A few minutes before the press conference, I stood in the executive bathroom, splashing cold water on my face. I wanted to wash away the guilt that stuck to me like smoke.In the mirror, a man stared back,perfect hair, sharp suit, looking like someone fully in control.But that wasn’t me. Not the man Maya had met on the balcony.The bathroom door opened suddenly. My father walked in, filling the small room with his presence. Richard Stone didn’t need to shout to be scary,his silence spoke louder than most men’s anger."Cold feet?" he asked, adjusting his tie in the mirror beside me."I'm fine.""No, you're not." He turned to face me fully, his steel-gray eyes boring into mine. "You're thinking about being noble. About telling the truth. About throwing away everything our family built for some girl you barely know.""I know her well enough""You know nothing." His voice cut like a blade. "You spent one night with a desperate woman who saw an opportunity and took it. That's not love, Al
ONE WILD NIGHT The Reckoning
ALEX POINT OF VIEW I was going through business reports when my phone went crazy “Twenty-three missed calls in four minutes. Dozens of texts piling in faster than I could read.Then Marcus,my assistant who had never broken rules in three years “rushed into my office without knocking."Sir, we have a problem. A big one."Before I could ask what kind of problem required breaking protocol, my phone rang. Victoria."Alexander." Her voice was ice. "We need to talk. Now.""I'm in a meeting""Cancel it. I'm in the lobby."The line went dead. Marcus stood frozen by the door, his face pale."What exactly is going on?" I asked him."Sir... maybe you should see for yourself." He handed me his tablet.The headline hit me like a physical blow:“”STONE HEIR'S SECRET BABY SCANDAL””And there, beneath the screaming text, was a photograph I'd never seen before. Me, leaving the Grandview Hotel elevator that morning six weeks ago, looking exactly like a man who'd spent the night somewhere he shouldn't
ONE WILD NIGHT The Storm Breaks
I almost made it.Three weeks passed without mistakes. My plan was running smoothly. I filled my days with extra tutoring sessions, worked double shifts at Romano’s that left me with almost no time to sleep, and kept a pile of scholarship applications for single mothers under my mattress. I even started taking pregnancy vitamins, mixing them in with my normal pills. Zoe knew and worried sometimes, but I tried not to let it show too much.The morning sickness had become something I could manage. Crackers before getting out of bed, ginger tea between classes, bathroom breaks timed during lectures. I handled it the way I handled everything quietly, carefully, and with Zoe’s steady support when I needed it most.“You’re glowing,” Mom said during our weekly video call, her voice weak but warm from her hospital bed. “Are you using a new face cream?”I forced a laugh, hoping the laptop camera didn’t catch the guilt in my eyes. “Just the natural glow of too much school stress.”“Don’t work to
ONE WILD NIGHT The Turning Point
Three weeks after the Grandview Hotel, I learned that expensive sheets leave invisible marks.Not on my skin, but I could still feel Alex’s hands like fire in my memory. Everything else felt different. My thin dorm blanket seemed rough. The bright cafeteria lights felt too sharp. Even my scholarship felt shaky, like it could vanish if I made one mistake.Life went on the same,classes, tutoring, long hours at the restaurant. But it all felt empty, like I was only acting as Maya Collins. The real me was still on that hotel balcony, wearing a stranger’s jacket, believing for one short night that I truly mattered.Alex Stone . I had searched his name once before forcing myself to stop. Heir to a fortune. Engaged. Out of reach. The papers called him New York's most eligible bachelor. It made me laugh bitterly eligible for everyone except poor scholarship girls."You're vibrating," Zoe said, watching me stack my textbooks in order again and again. "Like, literally shaking. When's the last t
ONE WILD NIGHT The Morning After
I woke slowly, wrapped in sheets that felt like expensive silk against my bare skin. For a moment, I floated in that soft space between sleep and waking, surrounded by quiet luxury that didn’t belong to me. The bed was enormous,three times the size of my narrow dorm mattress,its pillows so soft they cradled my head like clouds.Then memory rushed in like a cold wave.Alex.The balcony.The way his hands had tangled in my hair as he kissed me like I was something precious he’d been waiting his whole life to find. The intensity of his eyes when I told him about Mom, how they had filled with understanding instead of pity. The way he had traced patterns on my skin while we whispered secrets until dawn.I turned, expecting to see him there beside me, maybe still sleeping, maybe smiling that half-smile that made the world fall away. But the other side of the bed was empty, the sheets rumpled, the pillow indented where his head had been. Cold. He’d been gone a while.A folded note lay waitin
ONE WILD NIGHT the beginning of everything
My phone buzzed for the fourth time during my microeconomics lecture. Hospital. Again.I slipped out of the back row, ignoring the professor's disapproving look. In the hallway, I answered with shaking hands."Maya Collins?""Yes.""This is Dr. Patterson. I need you to come to the hospital immediately. Your mother's condition has taken a serious turn."The world tilted. "How serious?""We need to discuss treatment options in person. How quickly can you get here?""I'm on my way."I ran across campus to my dorm, my heart hammering against my ribs. Zoe was getting ready for her afternoon class when I burst through the door."I need to borrow your car," I said, grabbing my purse and keys to our room."Maya, what's wrong? You look”"Mom's in the hospital. I have to go. Now."Zoe tossed me her keys without hesitation. "Call me."The drive to Hartford General took thirty minutes that felt like hours. I found Dr. Patterson in the oncology wing, his expression grave."Maya, sit down.""Just t
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