MasukTwo Years LaterThe Saturday morning sun spilled through the curtains, warm and golden, lighting up the house with a quiet, cheerful glow. Izzy’s mind had been bustling for the past few days, filled with party plans, decorations, and the careful orchestration of a day that would mark a milestone for her little family.Two years had brought a lot of changes for everyone.Miranda, Dominic’s mother, had been arrested for embezzlement, accused of siphoning millions from the company. Dominic had spent months handling the fallout, taking full control of the business, and finally ensuring it stayed afloat with her investment. He had long since cut her out of his life, and seeing her in handcuffs in court had been a strange, almost satisfying closure to a chapter that had caused him endless headaches… and, in part, contributed to the failed marriage with Sienna.Yes, Dominic and Sienna had divorced a year ago. The split had been inevitable. Their marriage had been strained, cold, and increasi
A quiet Saturday morning..The word hovered over Izzy’s mind as sunlight crept softly through the kitchen blinds. She sat at the breakfast table, a cup of coffee growing cold in her hands, her eyes staring at nothing. For the past few days, her thoughts had been restless, tangled in memories she didn’t know she was ready to face, yet knew she had to.Dominic. The name had invaded her dreams, her waking hours, even the soft moments with Brian and Steven. She hadn’t stopped thinking about the fundraiser she had coming up, about the hurt of seeing him after six years, about the weight of the truth she had finally told him… Brian’s existence, the money, the lies. And more than that… she had been wondering if she had been fair to her son by keeping him from his father.She had agonized over it, turning over every possible outcome in her mind. Would Dominic respect her rules? Could he handle seeing Brian without imposing himself? Would he demand more than she was ready to give? And could sh
A heavy silence fell…Dominic didn’t move.Her words echoed in his head….There’s no us…He swallowed hard, his throat tight, his chest rising unevenly as the weight of it pressed down on him. He knew he couldn't get her back.. But hearing her say it over and over again made his heart hurt.Steven stood beside Izzy, steady, solid… everything Dominic hadn’t been.Dominic truly saw it.He saw the life she had built without him.A home.A family.A man who stood beside her, not above her. A man who loves her deeply.His hands slowly unclenched as he pushed himself up from his knees.It felt heavier than it should have.Like standing meant accepting something he didn’t want to.“I understand,” he said quietly.Izzy didn’t respond.Her arms were wrapped tightly around herself now, like she was holding her own heart together.Dominic looked at her for a long moment.Then his gaze shifted.To Brian.The little boy had stopped playing.He was watching them now.Curious.Confused.Innocent.Do
Izzy sat in the garden, the soft evening air brushing against her skin. Brian was laughing beside her, playing with a small toy car, while Steven watched them with a quiet smile.For a moment… everything felt calm.Safe.Izzy leaned back slightly, her eyes on Brian.Then…Footsteps.A security guard approached quickly, stopping a few feet away.“Ma’am… sir,” he said respectfully. “There’s a man at the gate. He says his name is Dominic Steele.”The name hit the air like a shockwave.“Dominic?” Steven repeated, his expression instantly hardening.“Yes, sir,” the guard confirmed.Izzy went still. Her fingers tightened slightly around Brian’s shirt. “What does he want…?” she asked quietly, her voice no longer steady.Steven didn’t answer immediately. His eyes were distant for a second, thinking.Then he looked at the guard again.“…Let him in,” he said.The gates opened slowly, and Dominic’s car rolled in.He stepped out, his eyes scanning immediately…until they landed on her.Izzy.For a
Dominic didn’t waste time. He pulled out his phone, gripping it tightly as he called.“Mom,” he said when she answered, his voice low and serious. “We need to talk. Now.”There was a short pause. Then her voice came, sharp as always. “No hello? Is it that urgent?”“It is,” Dominic said, jaw tight.Another pause. Then she sighed lightly. “Fine. Come to the house.”Dominic ended the call immediately. His mind was racing….. Steven’s words, Brian’s face, Izzy’s voice. Everything felt tangled and wrong.This wasn’t business anymore.This was personal.He grabbed his keys and left.His car pulled up in front of the Steele estate. The place looked as perfect as ever, but Dominic didn’t care.He got out and walked straight to the door.Miranda opened it herself, her eyes scanning him carefully.“Well… this is unexpected,” she said smoothly. “You sounded serious. What is it?”Dominic stepped inside without hesitation.“I want the truth,” he said immediately. “About Izzy. About Brian. About eve
Dominic stood just inside his office, watching the office lights flicker behind the glass. The way Izzy had held her ground, the fire in her eyes… it burned him from the inside out.He ran a hand through his hair, jaw tight, pacing the his office in long, measured steps. Every nerve in his body screamed at him… anger, desire, frustration. That little boy… Brian… was his blood. His son. And she had the audacity to treat him like some stranger.His phone buzzed again… no doubt another message from the investigator with updates he didn’t even need yet. He ignored it. He didn’t care about corporate reports, investments, or finances right now. All that mattered was her.Izzy.The way she’d called him an unfit father, the way she had laughed at him, the way she had dared to call him incapable of love…. it was a wound and a fuel at the same time. He should be furious, and he was. But beneath that anger, beneath that fury, he couldn’t help but feel hurt my her words.She had moved on. She had
Izzy dragged herself up the stairs to her apartment, each step heavier than the last.Her hands fumbled with her bags, and her key slipped between her fingers. She let out a frustrated sigh. When she tried again, her bag slipped and hit the floor with a loud thump.Her chest felt tight, and her sho
Izzy lay still beneath him, chest rising and falling as she tried to catch her breath. The room felt warmer, heavier, like the air itself had been changed by what had just passed between them.Dominic stayed close, his weight a grounding presence as his hand brushed gently through her hair. The edg
The office finally began to quiet as evening settled in.Phones stopped ringing, keyboards went silent, and one by one the staff filtered out, murmuring their goodbyes. Izzy gathered the last of her things, her shoulders relaxing for the first time all day.She hadn’t realized how tightly she’d bee
Dominic lips brushed her ear, warm and low. “Show me how much you want me, Pumpkin,” he murmured, his voice rough, teasing.She swallowed hard, her pulse racing, and nodded.Slowly, deliberately, she began to undo her dress, letting it slide off her shoulders first, then over her arms. Her movement







