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CHAPTER 60: POWERFUL ADMIRER
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OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 210: UNITED AT LAST
CIARA The lace veil resting over my hair didn't feel like something a bride should wear.It felt like armor.I stood in front of the full-length mirror in the master suite, staring at my reflection as the morning light spilled through the tall windows. For a second, my breath fogged the glass before the room's climate system cleared it away again.The white silk gown had been tailored to perfection. Elegant. Timeless. It skimmed over my body, carefully disguising the slight curve of my stomach that only Mathew and I knew was there. Three months. Our little secret.Instead of delicate heels, I wore soft leather flats beneath the dress. They were comfortable, practical, and stable enough to carry me over the stone steps outside if I needed to move quickly.Old habits didn't disappear just because you put on a wedding dress."The last guest just came through the gate."Carlista's voice pulled me away from my reflection.She leaned against the bedroom doorway, one hand supporting the cur
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 209: END OF ARTHUR
MATHEW The rain over Riverhead Cemetery never came down in a steady fall. It lingered in the air like a cold mist, settling into my black coat until the wool felt heavy across my shoulders. Beneath my boots, the ground had turned into thick mud that clung to every step.I stood at the edge of my mother's grave, shoulders squared against the wind.Ciara stood close beside me, her hand wrapped tightly around my arm. She hadn't fully recovered from collapsing earlier, and I could feel the slight tremble in her fingers every time another gust of wind swept across the cemetery.On my other side, Carlista rested both hands protectively over the gentle curve of her stomach. She looked exhausted, her face pale beneath the black shawl draped over her shoulders.There weren't many people there.There was no extended family. No old friends.Just the people who mattered.Louis stood a short distance away beside the parked SUVs, silent as ever, watching everything without seeming to move. Detecti
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 208: REGAINING HER MEMORIES
CIARA The basement processing room felt colder than usual.The white lights overhead buzzed softly, washing everything in a harsh white glow that made the concrete walls seem even more lifeless. I stood beside Mathew, my hand resting lightly against the curve of my stomach. Ever since my memories came back, nothing had felt simple anymore. Every thought carried another secret. Every answer uncovered a deeper lie.Across the room, Carlista lowered herself carefully into a chair, one hand instinctively cradling her own growing belly. Detective Collins stood beside the computer terminal, his tired face more solemn than I'd ever seen it.He didn't waste time."It's Eleanor," he said quietly.The words stole the air from my lungs."Eleanor?" I repeated.Collins nodded. "The correctional facility was blown up by a random wire connecting wrongly. Unofficially..." He shook his head. "None of us believe that."Silence settled over the room.Then he plugged a flash drive into the computer."Be
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 207: ELEANOR'S DEATH
MATHEW The silver terminal on the library desk hadn't even finished its midday security check when a sharp, continuous alarm shattered the silence.I looked up immediately.That tone only meant one thing.Something catastrophic had happened.My right hand, still wrapped in fresh white bandages, rested on the polished mahogany desk as I reached for the secure phone. Across the room, Ciara lay asleep on the sofa beneath a thick blanket. She'd been out for almost three hours, completely exhausted after everything she'd endured in London. For the first time in days, she looked peaceful.Carlista was downstairs in the medical wing recovering, while Louis was outside checking the perimeter sensors near Mile Marker Twelve.Everything should have been calm.The estate was secure.Or at least, it was supposed to be.I lifted the receiver."Mathew."Collins' voice hit me before I could speak. He sounded nothing like himself. There were sirens screaming behind him, people shouting over one anot
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 206: HEART TO HEART
CIARA The morning light spilled through the tall arched windows of the North Shore library, washing everything in a pale golden glow that made the room feel more like a museum than a home. It illuminated the rows of old books, the polished wood shelves, and the portraits of long-dead men who had built their fortunes without leaving behind much worth remembering.I sat curled into one corner of the leather sofa with a mug of herbal tea cradled between my hands. The tea had gone lukewarm a long time ago, but I hadn't taken more than a few absent-minded sips. I simply held it because it gave my hands something to do.For the first time in days, the house was quiet.Across from me, Mary and Carlista occupied matching armchairs near the fireplace. Neither of them seemed eager to break the silence. We all looked exhausted. Forty-eight hours of nonstop fighting, chasing leads, sleepless nights, and impossible decisions had left marks on every one of us.Mary finally closed the tablet balanc
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 205: MAKING UP
CIARA I had refused to stay in Mathew's room- our room since I returned back to the house. I woke up and stretched but discovered Adam wasn't beside me.A floorboard groaned in the hallway. I closed my eyes back and feigned sleep as I heard footsteps.The door handle turned with a whisper of brass. He stepped into the room, his silhouette a massive, looming shadow against the pale moonlight that filtered through the curtains. He stayed by the door for a long time, watching me, curled in bed.I felt the mattress dip near the foot of Adam's bed as he moved, but he didn't wake me.When he finally moved toward the armchair, he was silent. He knelt in front of me, his knees hitting the rug with a soft thud. I didn't move, but my breath caught in my throat, a tiny, involuntary hitch that I knew he caught.His hand, when it finally reached out to brush the hair away from my face, was trembling. Just a fraction. It was the only sign that the man who had stared down a bounty hunter in a
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 1: ENGAGEMENT
CIARAIf I had walked away the first time, none of this would be happening.But I don't. And now I'm standing here, trapped in something I no longer want."You petty, pretentious bastard. You don't get to do this to me," I snarl. "I'm done. We're done. Marry her for all I care, but I'm moving on wi
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 6: THE FIGHT
MATHEW I stood in the centre of the ring, my knuckles wrapped in tape, looking at the guy opposite me. Tony. The same guy who had been buying drinks for Ciara at the university bar for months. The same guy who looked at her with those smarmy, possessive eyes and the same idiot who came with her to
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 5: THREAT
CIARAMaggie's eyes narrowed as she took in our dishevelled state-mud-caked shoes, rain-soaked clothes, and the undeniable scent of sex clinging to us like a second skin. I instinctively stepped back, crossing my arms over my chest as if that could hide the evidence of our encounter."Well, isn't t
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 4: ARGUMENT
CIARAMaggie's eyes narrowed as she took in our dishevelled state-mud-caked shoes, rain-soaked clothes, and the undeniable scent of sex clinging to us like a second skin. I instinctively stepped back, crossing my arms over my chest as if that could hide the evidence of our encounter."Well, isn't t
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