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Jace’s thumb hovered over the redial button again on his way home. His phone buzzed weakly in his trembling hand. He hit call. The number you’re trying to reach is switched off. Again. He pressed it again, desperate now. The number you’re trying to reach is switched off. “No,” Jace whispered, the word barely escaping his throat. His knees felt weak. The phone nearly slipped from his grip as the kitchen blurred around him. He staggered back against the counter, gripping it hard. His chest heaved. He could hear his own pulse pounding in his ears. No. No, no, no. He should have gone himself. He should not have trusted a new driver. He should not have sent Ben alone. His head spun. The floor seemed to tilt beneath him. He pressed a hand to his temple trying to breathe and trying to think, but all that echoed in his mind was Mila. He fumbled for the phone again, scrolling. His vision blurred over the contacts list until his thumb froze on one name: Elias. His heart twisted. Sh
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Jace’s fingers tightened around the bouquet, though his expression remained calm. “They’re my favourite,” he said softly, his tone almost conversational. “I don’t remember mentioning that to anyone here.”Morgan chuckled lightly, but there was something off in the sound. “Lucky guess, maybe? You seem like the type who would appreciate simple things. Wildflowers just felt right.”Jace forced a small laugh. “Hmm. Maybe.”The air between them shifted. It was subtle but sharp. Jace could feel it, the way Morgan’s gaze lingered a second too long, the quiet calculation hiding beneath his easy smile.He wanted to ask more. What were you doing at the gate? Who were you talking to? but the words stayed caught in his throat. Confrontation did not feel safe, not yet.Instead, he gestured toward the kitchen. “Mo’s making dinner. You can join us if you want.”Morgan’s lips curved. “Thank you, sir. But I’ll eat later. I still have a few things to check around the perimeter.”“Of course.”Morgan gav
RUTHLESS TEMPTATION Chapter 100
The morning light was thin and quiet. It spilled through the kitchen window in soft streaks, brushing against the edges of the counter and catching the faint swirl of steam from Jace’s coffee. He stood there, barefoot, one hand resting on the sill, eyes fixed on the garden outside.Morgan was out there.The man moved slowly between the flowerbeds, crouched low, fingers brushing through the dew-covered grass as if he were searching for something. Occasionally, he plucked a petal or stem and inspected it with a strange focus.Jace tilted his head. What the hell was he doing?Morgan had been hired to protect Mila, not to pick flowers. Yet, there he was with shirt sleeves rolled to his elbows, sunlight sliding along the veins of his forearms as he bent to gather something else. There was an ease to the way he moved, the quiet confidence of someone who belonged wherever he stood.And that was what unsettled Jace the most.He sipped his coffee, the bitterness grounding him. Every time he wa
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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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The morning light streamed through the kitchen window, soft and golden, spilling across the marble counters. The smell of toasted bread and scrambled eggs filled the air but the warmth of it all did not reach Jace’s chest. Not really. The house had felt too quiet lately, like every sound echoed just a little too long before fading.He checked the time again, tapping the countertop impatiently. 7:48 a.m. “Mila!” he called up the stairs. “If you don’t come down right now, you’ll be late for school!”His voice bounced off the walls, met with silence for a heartbeat then the quick patter of small feet thundered down the staircase.“I’m here, I’m here!” Mila’s curls bounced as she raced into the kitchen, pink backpack slung over one shoulder. She stopped short when she spotted the man standing near Jace. The man was tall, broad-shouldered, and wearing a pressed black suit.She froze mid-step, eyes narrowing in suspicion.“Daddy,” she whispered, tugging lightly at his shirt. “Who’s that?”
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