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Chapter 16

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The city lights blurred past Elias as he stared out the backseat window of his blacked-out car, lost in thought. The past wouldn’t leave him alone—not even for a moment. Every time he closed his eyes, it was there, haunting him. The feeling of betrayal. The memory of flames. The silence after his mother’s funeral.

But the worst part was knowing his father had never shed a tear.

Victor Crane, the man who commanded empires and shattered lives with a phone call, had walked out of his wife’s burial like it was a business meeting that had run late. Elias had stood there, numb, a boy becoming a man overnight. That moment—when the casket lowered into the ground and Victor simply adjusted his cufflinks—had defined everything that came after.

Elias had been waiting. Biding his time.

So when college ended and Victor offered him a position in the company, Elias didn’t hesitate. He said yes. Not because he wanted to be a part of the Crane legacy, but because he wanted to dismantle it from the
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    “Hello,” Elias said quietly, trying to sound sober and steady.“Hey,” Jace’s voice came through, softer than he remembered, laced with tiredness. “Mila was missing you, so she wanted to speak to you.”Elias straightened a little, his throat tightening. “Oh... Okay.”There was a soft shuffle, and then a smaller voice filled the line, bright and sweet and fragile.“Hello, Dad!”Elias closed his eyes for a moment, the sound of her voice slicing through him. He had not realized how much he had needed to hear it until now. “Hey, sweetheart,” he said, forcing a smile that no one could see. “How are you doing?”“I’m good,” she chirped. “How are you?”“I’m… I’m good too, sweetheart.” He sniffled, trying to hold it together. The sound must have carried because Mila’s voice softened instantly.“Are you okay, Daddy? Are you crying?”He let out a shaky laugh, brushing his face with the back of his hand. “No, baby, I’m fine. Daddy just has a little cold, that’s all.”There was a pause. Then, in he

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    The room smelled like whiskey and rain.Outside the hotel window, the city glowed a restless blur of neon and drizzle but inside, Elias Crane sat in near darkness. Only the amber gleam of a bedside lamp touched his face, cutting across his jaw, his half-buttoned shirt, the faint tremor of his fingers as he poured another drink.The glass clinked against the bottle.He did not even look at it this time.The whiskey burned down his throat, but the pain did not reach far enough. Not compared to the words still echoing in his head.“I regret marrying you.”Jace’s voice was low, cold and final. It kept replaying like a cruel record in Elias’s head. No matter how many times Elias told himself it was not true, that Jace was going through a lot but the words pressed against his ribs each repetition cutting deeper than the last.He laughed bitterly and leaned back against the couch. “You regret it?” he muttered to the empty room. “Then what the hell was it, Jace? The love, was it a performance

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  • RUTHLESS TEMPTATION    Chapter 96

    The morning air was sharp with the scent of rain when Aiden reached the gates of the Crane residence. The mansion rose from the manicured hills like something out of a dream. Cream-white walls with sleek glass windows that reflected the pale sun and security so tight it could choke a man. He swallowed hard. It had been years since he had last seen Jace, but standing here steps away from his world, the memories hit with merciless precision. The laughter that used to fill small apartments. The smell of burnt coffee on lazy mornings. The countless number of times they had made love. Now, that same man lived behind marble walls guarded by men with guns. Aiden adjusted the collar of his borrowed jacket, forcing a neutral expression as one of the security officers approached him. The man was broad-shouldered, sunglasses glinting. “Name?” “Morgan Cole,” he said evenly. The guard glanced down at his clipboard, then gave a curt nod. “You are on the list. Step forward, please.” Aiden obe

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