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Chapter 19: Collateral
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2026-08-20 23:29:22
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Reborn: Married to Your Greatest Enemy 30. I Can't Say
RAYAThe quiet in the underground garage was absolute, broken only by the low rumble of our SUV idling twenty feet away.Neither of us moved out of the elevator. Xavier stood right in front of me, his body casting a dark shadow over mine, his hand still wrapped securely around my wrist."You knew who I was," I repeated, my voice steady, though my heart was pounding hard against my ribs."I knew Victor was suffocating you," Xavier said plainly, his dark eyes refusing to drop mine. "I knew your mother left you shares you couldn't touch until you turned twenty-five."I held his stare, the cool marble air of the garage brushing against my skin. "And you let me think I was the one pulling the strings.""You were pulling the strings, Raya," Xavier murmured. He step closer, the scent of cedar and expensive wool wrapping around me as his hand slid up from my wrist to cup the side of my jaw, his thumb resting warm over my pulse. "I just built the cage so Victor couldn't break it."My b
Reborn: Married to Your Greatest Enemy 29: The Lie III
RAYAElina Kwart’s eyes flicked from Xavier’s unyielding face to mine, her sharp lips curving into a thin, brittle smile. She slowly leaned back in her high leather chair, setting her crystal glass onto the desk with meticulous precision."Always so dramatic, Xavier," Elina said, her voice smooth, dripping with artificial warmth. "I send a friendly reminder to your lovely wife about your past business practices, and you storm into my building like an invading army.""It wasn't a friendly reminder, Elina," I said, stepping up to the edge of her desk beside Xavier. I kept my voice entirely steady, my hand holding firm in my husband's grip. "It was a cheap scare tactic sent from your driver’s burner phone."Elina’s gaze locked onto mine, a flicker of genuine surprise passing through her cold eyes before she quickly masked it. She hadn't expected me to stand beside him, calm and armed with facts, instead of cowering behind his shadow."A driver’s phone?" Elina echoed, waving a dismi
Reborn: Married to Your Greatest Enemy 28: The Lie II
RAYAI stared at the screen, the coldness spreading from my fingertips all the way up my arms.Xavier didn't wait for me to explain. In one swift motion, he reached over, taking the phone straight out of my hand. His dark eyes scanned the picture, then dropped to the text beneath it.I watched his face. The soft, grounded warmth that had settled between us in the boardroom vanished instantly, replaced by a terrifying, absolute stillness. The muscles in his jaw locked into iron."Give me the phone," Xavier said, his voice dropping into a flat, deadly register as he pulled out his own device and dialed Nadia."Xavier," I said, my voice barely above a whisper, though my chest was heaving. "What is that text talking about? What last contract?"Xavier held up a hand, blocking my question as Nadia answered on the first ring."Run a trace on the number on Raya's phone," Xavier commanded, his tone completely devoid of emotion. "The photo was taken from the east treeline outside the es
Reborn: Married to Your Greatest Enemy 27: The Lie I
RAYAThe boardroom was vast, quiet, and cold.Floor-to-ceiling windows looked out over the skyline of Verimont, but inside, all twelve seats around the polished rosewood table were filled by the primary shareholders of Sinclair Gems. These were the men and women who had spent the last five years turning a blind eye to Victor’s reckless expansion, content to collect their quarterly dividends while my family’s legacy was hollowed out from the inside.When Xavier and I walked through the double mahogany doors, every eye in the room locked onto us."Raya," Derek Lance—the oldest board member and a long-time ally of my father—stood up slowly, clearing his throat. "We weren't expecting you to attend in person today.""I wouldn't miss it, Derek," I said calmly.Xavier pulled out the high-backed leather chair at the head of the table—the seat Victor had occupied for a decade—and held it for me. I sat down, smoothing the fabric of my trousers. Xavier remained standing directly to my ri
Reborn: Married to Your Greatest Enemy Chapter 26: Removal
RAYAThe stylus felt surprisingly heavy in my hand as I pressed it against the cold glass screen.My signature bloomed in clean, dark ink across the bottom line of the proxy transfer. With one final tap, my mother's voting power, my father's legacy, and Victor's stolen authority officially shifted into Xavier's hands.The screen flashed green once, confirming the transaction, before fading back into dark glass.It was done.Xavier didn't pull back immediately. His hand remained resting against the small of my back, broad and heavy, his chest barely an inch from mine as his eyes stayed locked onto the screen. I could feel the steady thud of his heart against my shoulder, the faint heat radiating off him cutting through the cool night air in the kitchen."That's it," I whispered. "He can't touch the board tomorrow.""He can't even enter the building," Xavier corrected softly, his voice a low rumble right beside my ear.He straightened up slowly, his hand sliding away from my back, thoug
Reborn: Married to Your Greatest Enemy Chapter 25: Right Here, Mrs. Locke
RAYADinner was served in the small breakfast alcove off the main kitchen, a quiet, low-lit space with a curved bay window looking out over the rain-slicked courtyard.The estate staff had slipped in and out while we were in the projection room, leaving a spread of roasted chicken, seared vegetables, and a bottle of dark red wine on the table before disappearing back into the service wing.Xavier pulled out my chair without a word, his hand brushing briefly against the back of my shoulder as I sat down. The touch was quick, almost accidental, but the heat of it lingered long after he walked around to sit opposite me.He poured two glasses of wine, setting one down beside my plate."So that movie," I said, picking up my fork. "You told me it was a classic. It had a man talking to a volleyball for forty minutes.""It's considered a classic.""By whom?""People with better taste than you, apparently.""I have excellent taste. I picked you, didn't I." I said it lightly, mostly to see what
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