LOGINKatherine Smith thought she'd left her past behind. But when she returns home with her twin children, she's face-to-face with Dacre Silver - the man who broke her heart. He's still ruthless and manipulative, but now he's determined to claim what he thinks is his. As they clash, secrets come to light, and Katherine must confront the lies that tore them apart. Will she forgive Dacre's past mistakes, or will their love remain just a memory?
View MoreKatherine’s povEmily frowned when I said that, but Dahlia placed a hand on her arm and tried to calm her down. Then she turned to me. “Look, it doesn’t have to be like that. It’s just… families have fights sometimes and they break apart, but we need to stick together. We can help each other.”Jordan stepped forward in anger, trying to control himself as I saw how his jaw was clenched together. “You are so fucking unbelievable. You stole from us, you lied, and then you break us apart.”Dahlia’s smile faded. “You don’t know the full story.”“Your father…” she started again as I had heard enough from the lying snake.“Speaking of him,” I said, “where is he?”She looked at me in shock. “He’s… somewhere.”I laughed. “He’s somewhere. Where?” She couldn’t say.I looked at Jordan. “She said she doesn’t know where our father is, but yet she wants family to stick together.” Her eyes turned to me. “Look, your father loved me more than he loved anybody else.”Jordan nodded. “Exactly. And that’
Katherine’s povWith the plans we made, we were able to catch Marcus and the police swooped in to whisk him away which gave us so much joy. Finally I was free to go home.I was in court for his session as I covered myself well with the coat I had on. Marcus Blackwell was sitting with his head held high like this was another business deal he’d walk away from. Even in handcuffs, he looked smug, like he’d already thought of ten ways out.I sat behind the prosecution’s table with Elijah on one side and Dacre on the other. Strange, how life could twist itself into this. My pulse hammered every time the bailiff read out another charge. Fraud. Conspiracy. Kidnapping.Elijah leaned close, whispering, “He’s cornered, Kat. They’ve got everything. Don’t let his face trick you.”I could only nod.The lawyers paraded evidence, the paper trails, shell companies, accounts drained dry. A witness testified about payments that linked straight back to Marcus. Then came the final blow. Emails leaked by
Katherine’s POVThat day, I went to the market to get something for the children. They had forgotten so many things while we were rushing to the safe house so now we had to get a lot of their toys and books afresh.I wasn’t even thinking about danger when it happened. I’d been staring down at the shelf of children’s books, comparing prices, when I felt the shift. That prickling sensation crawling down my neck. The mall was busy but not that busy. Then two men I hadn’t even seen showed up and grabbed my arm.“Let me go!” I yelled as what I held poured into the floor.The second guy moved in from behind, and for a second, I thought, this is it. Not again. Please, not here.But before I could even scream, Dacre was there. His fist hit the first guy's face as the man fell into an aisle while he kicked the second guy down.The second one lunged at me, pulling something shiny from his coat. It was a knife.“Dacre!” I screamed in fear as I froze. What could I even do in a situation like th
Katherine’s povI needed to change the subject. It was getting too personal and I didn't like the territory we were in. So I breathed out, grounding myself. “Mara, my contact, she’s found his shell companies. The money trail. If we leak it right, his partners will back off. He’ll lose leverage. But it has to be clean. If it points back to me, or to you, we’re finished.”“Agreed.” He said in a businesslike manner. “Send me what you have. I’ll get my people on it.”“No.”“What do you mean, no?”“I’m not handing this off to your people. This isn’t your empire swallowing mine, Dacre. This is our move. Equal footing. My terms, or I walk away and handle it myself.”“Oh come on.”“You either listen to me or I walk,” I said in a calm manner. “Can you do that?”There was a long pause between us. Then, slowly, he reluctantly said, “Yes.”I smiled. “Good,” I said. “Because if Marcus thinks he can break me to get to you, he’s about to find out he picked the wrong woman.”Dacre chuckled. “God, Ka
Katherine’s povThe ride to the meeting felt like it was over too soon. One moment I had my face pressed against the glass of the car, trying to calm myself, and the next time we stopped we were outside a massive glass building that reflected daylight so that I actually had to shield my eyes with m
Dacre’s povI stepped closer to her as I was desperate now. “If I did what you said, if I really left you and bought you out with a hundred million dollars, which I know that I wouldn’t do, why didn’t you fight? Why didn’t you tell me?”Her eyes widened as she looked at me. “Tell you? You gave me a
Dacre’s povThe room was a hum of noise, glassy tinkles, hushed laughs, and voices that tried to make themselves more important than the next. I was in the middle of it all, whiskey in hand, being circled by three men who smelled like cigars and money. They were all laughing at some joke one of the
Katherine’s povI had no idea how to describe the feeling I had within me when I had walked past dacre like he was nothing. It was like… revenge, but sweeter, quieter. I’d been on the receiving end of that cold shoulder from him more times than I could count. Tonight, it was mine to give.While we












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