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The Cost of Secrets
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One Night, One Baby, One Billionaire Mess The Weight of Tomorrow
AVA I could not stop glancing at Damian's flash drive. Small. Quiet. Deadly. Not because it contained weapons or threats, but because it was true. We were unprepared to face the truth. The truth could transform Liam's perception of himself and the world around him. "What if he opens it before turning eighteen?" I inquired with Cassian.He glanced at me, with a faint Damian-like reflection in his expression. "It is encrypted to a biometric maturity threshold. It will not unlock until his brain approaches the end of adolescent development.""What does this mean?" Damian inquired. Cassian gave a casual shrug. "When he is old enough to deal with his situation." That response did not settle anything. Because Liam was not anything. He was a person. This is my son. Our son. And it did not matter if his blood could stop wars or change history. He deserved a childhood. He deserved to be normal. DAMIAN I watched Ava walk away with Liam and Hope, her strength br
One Night, One Baby, One Billionaire Mess Mirrors and Bloodlines
AVA He looked exactly like Damian, with the same storm-colored eyes, crooked brow, and jawline that turned to steel when the world threatened to break him. The photo was not old. This was not some ancestor. This was now. And it was terrifying. "That is not possible," Damian muttered. Julian dropped into the chair opposite us. "It is. I ran the facial recognition twice. Sixty-nine percent DNA similarity."I did not have a brother. My mother never mentioned another child. My father died before I could ask. There were no files or records. But there he was. Cassian Vale. The man behind the engineered child. The man who might have given Liam life… Through my blood. "I need to find him," I said, jaw tight. Ava's fingers wrapped around mine. "We need to find him," she corrected gently. AVA The next 24 hours.Julian tracked Cassian's last known location to a private airport in Montenegro. A rented residence with an alias. A business agreement with a biotech company concealed within
One Night, One Baby, One Billionaire Mess Paper & Blood
AVA He did not talk for a long time. Just stood there, staring at the DNA results as if it were an ancient scroll that had rewritten his entire life. I bended carefully, took up the paper, and read it again. Paternity is not a consideration. The probability of parenthood is 0.00%. It did not make sense. And it seemed to make too much sense. Rachel. Of course, she would lie about anything like that. Of course, Camille would weaponize it. Still, my chest split open.I murmured, "Say something." Damian sunk into his chair, as if gravity had finally found him. "He is not mine." His voice was little. Too little for a man of his stature. Then he looked up. And I noticed fire in his eyes. But I reared him. I held him. I protected him. "I selected him." I nodded, my breath shaking. "He is mine, Ava," Damian explained. "Blood or not?" For the first time since it all began... I believed him. DAMIAN I believed it would break me. Instead, it made things clearer.
One Night, One Baby, One Billionaire Mess After the Storm
AVA I did not stop crying till the helicopter came down. Not the huge, shattering tears I was expecting, but the silent ones. They slid down my cheeks as if they were too fatigued to move any faster. Damian held Hope, I held Liam, and we both gripped quiet as if it were the only thing keeping us together. We were very safe. However, I did not feel safe. Camille was still standing someplace out there. We are still planning. We are still watching. I whispered, "She knew we were coming." Damian nodded, his jaw clenched. "She wanted us to leave.""Why?" He did not reply. And the silence terrified me more than anything else.DAMIAN Camille let us leave. She may have caught us. I triggered a bomb. They killed Ava. Killed me. However, she didn't. Because she was not after our life. She was pursuing our legacy. Back at the complex, I triggered every remaining CrossTech protocol. Security teams. Cyber defense. Personal intelligence networks. I even called Elias' la
One Night, One Baby, One Billionaire Mess The Lion's Den
AVA I did not let go of Damian's hand as we passed through the underground passages. Hope slept in a sling on my chest. Her smooth, rhythmic breathing was the one constant thing about me. Inside, I was breaking again. Liam was still missing. And as we sank deeper into Camille's lair, my senses told me that she had meticulously planned this second act. I whispered, "She separated them on purpose." Damian's jaws constricted. "I understand.""She wants to separate us. Divide our strength. Because she understands we are a menace together.""She is not wrong."Julian's words crackled across the earpiece. "I have her heat signature." The bottom floor. South wing. No more than three guards. But there is a compartment with soundproofing.... Liam is probably inside." I grabbed Damian's arm. "We move rapidly. "We are going now."DAMIAN Camille did not run. She retreated. There was a difference. Her track was precise and intentional as if she was taunting us to follow
One Night, One Baby, One Billionaire Mess Crossfire Hearts
AVA I could not breathe. My body leaned against the cold metal grating, my gaze fixed on the image below Damian, blood trailing down his temple, crouching like a man on the verge of execution. Camille stood behind him, serene, graceful, and surgical. A sword flashed at his throat, but Damian did not flinch. Where was Hope? My heart pounded in my ears. I wanted to shout. To thrust myself through the vent and fall on Camille with every ounce of hatred I could muster. However, this would mean losing the advantage. Worse, Damian has passed away. "Where is she?" Damian hissed underneath, his voice unwavering despite the blood on his collar.Camille gave a smile. "Safe. That is all for now. You should be thankful. "You are seeing your daughter before you die.""Is that what this is?" he demanded. "Is this your great finale?""No, Damian." This is just the prelude." I clenched my teeth. The vent cracked slightly as I shifted my weight. Camille did not hear it, but
One Night, One Baby, One Billionaire Mess Blood & Coordinates
AVA It was freezing again. But this time, I was not bound. Camille had me relocated to a room that resembled a guest suite in a luxury bunker soft lighting, a cot with a faux silk duvet, and even a bottle warmer for the twins. But I did not fall for it. This was not comforting. This was psychological warfare. The babies were here. I knew it now. I heard Hope's gentle moan through the vents, and Liam was chattering in his sleep. They were close, but unreachable. And this killed me more than the stillness. I perched on the side of the bed, watching the door. Waiting for Camille's next game. Instead, a boy entered. Perhaps seventeen. Nervous hands. Eyes filled with guilt.He put a tray down and turned to leave. I murmured, "Wait." He paused. "You are under no obligation to help them. "Help me instead." He peered at the camera, paused, and scrawled something on a napkin. A string of numbers. Coordinates. And two words: "45 hours."Then he glided out, as if he
One Night, One Baby, One Billionaire Mess Hollow Echoes
AVA The temperature in the room was far too low. Walls made of concrete. One hanging lightbulb. And a quiet so dense it chokes me. I was not by myself. My infants were not wailing anymore, but I knew they were nearby. I felt them. I refrained from screaming. That is exactly what they wanted. Instead, I calmed my breathing and looked about. There were no windows, only an iron door with a buzzing camera in the corner. I was being watched. What is the worst part? They did not even bother to blindfold me. They did not intend to let me escape. Footsteps reverberated. Slow. Measured. The door creaked as it opened. And a woman stepped inside. That is not Rachel.Someone has done worse. The similarity made my blood run cold. She grinned as if it hurt to be fake. "You do not remember me?" I chose not to respond. She approached and crouched in front of me. "I am Camille Vance. Brigham has a sister." My breath had come to an end. "He is dead," I announced
One Night, One Baby, One Billionaire Mess Ashes and Aftermath
AVA I woke up in a hospital bed. The sheets are white. Monitors that emit beeping sounds. A deep ache ran through my entire body. However, the silence beside me made my heart freeze. "Damian?" I croaked while attempting to sit up. The door opened and there he was. Burned. Bandaged and still alive. He ran up to me, tears welling in his eyes. "You are okay," he said, his voice cracking. "You are here." He cupped my face and kissed my forehead repeatedly. "And what about the baby?" I inquired, fear tearing at my chest. "She is perfect," he muttered. "She is down the hallway. "You passed out during the airlift." Tears clouded my view.I did not worry about the scars. There is smoke. There is a pain. We are still alive. Every one of us. DAMIAN We did not talk about Brigham for two days. Alternatively, use the files. Alternatively, Elias had not made it out. We just held our kids. I watched as they breathed. Ava insisted on naming our daught
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