LOGINBlurb "Sign the papers, Celeste." I wiped the blood from my nose, my hands trembling as I handed my husband the contract I had worked tirelessly to finalize for him. But instead of gratitude, he shoved divorce papers in my face. And beside him, smirking in triumph, was the woman he had replaced me with—the daughter of his boss. Five years of sacrifice, of love, of loyalty… all reduced to nothing. Ethan Carter had used me, discarded me, and now he was climbing higher on the back of another woman. I thought that was the end of my story. Until he appeared. Damien Sinclair—the youngest billionaire in the country, ruthless in business, feared by his enemies, and a man who never gave without taking something in return. And he wanted me. Overnight, I went from the forgotten ex-wife to the envy of high society, the woman draped in luxury, held in the arms of a man who commanded the world. But Damien’s interest in me wasn’t coincidence. He knew my past. He knew my pain. And when he whispered my childhood nickname in his sleep, I realized… he knew me. Now, I must uncover the truth before I lose myself in the passion, the power, and the dangerous game I never saw coming. Because in Damien’s world, love is just another negotiation—and I might be the one paying the ultimate price.
View More"Is that honestly from him?"Celeste stared at the notice. The handwriting was shaky but she'd seen it before—in old photographs Damien kept filled in his drawer.Damien picked up the ring. His hand was shaking. "This changed into his. Dad gave it to him when he turned eighteen.""But he is lifeless," Elise stated quietly. "You said he died three years ago.""I watched him die." Damien's voice broke. "I held him even as he bled out."Celeste read the note once more. *protect what we died to give you.*"What does that mean?" she requested."I do not know." Damien turned the hoop over. Something was engraved inside. Sparkling engraving. He squinted at it. "It's today's date.""Someone is messing with us," Elise stated."Or someone wants us to suppose they are." Celeste set the note down. "Either way, we need to figure out who dispatched this."Damien became quiet for a long time. Then he stood up. I walked to the window. "What if he is alive?""Then we found him," Celeste said."And if
"Get down!"Damien's shout slightly registered earlier than any other explosion tore thru the compound. Celeste lunged for Elise, yanking her in the back of a crumbling stone pillar. Smoke choked the air. fire climbed the partitions like something alive."We gotta pass," Celeste yelled over the roar.Elise's face had long past ghost-white. Blood ran down from her temple where someone had clocked her earlier. "My leg—I can't—""Yeah you can." Celeste grabbed her sister's shoulders. "you are harder than this."Damien squeezed off three rounds down the hallway. Two guys in black robes crumpled. He whipped back around, jaw clenched. "East corridor. It's our shot."They bolted.Everything was coming down. Beams splitting and crashing. Glass bursting everywhere. Celeste's chest burned from the smoke however she didn't permit up. She had Elise's hand locked in hers, half -dragging her ahead.A shape lurched out of the smoke ahead. Celeste went for her gun but Damien beat her to it. The guy d
"Shoot him and I will come up with what you want."Celeste's voice cut through the night time. Bloodless. clear.Kyle's smile dwindled. "What?""You heard me. Shoot Marcus. Then I'll bring you Elise myself.""Celeste, no!" Damien's voice came from somewhere in the darkness.She ignored him. Kept her eyes locked on Kyle."You're bluffing," Kyle said."Am I? You want Elise. I'll get her for you. But first, prove you're serious. Shoot him."Kyle studied her face. Looking for the lie.Marcus lifted his head. Blood dripped from his mouth. "Don't do this.""Shut up," Celeste said. Still watching Kyle.Lucian stepped forward. "She's playing you. It's a trap.""Maybe. Maybe not." Kyle raised his gun. Aimed it at Marcus.Time slowed down.Celeste watched his finger move toward the trigger.I watched Marcus close his eyes.I watched Lucian turn away.The shot rang out.But Marcus didn't fall.Kyle did.Blood bloomed across his chest. He looked down. Confused. Then his knees buckled.In the back
"We're not doing it Elena's way."Celeste's voice cut through the car. They were driving toward the mountains. Toward the Covenant Chamber. Toward what could be the end of everything."Then what's your plan?" Damien asked."We save Elise. Kill my father. Walk out alive."Elena laughed from the back. "You make it sound simple.""It won't be simple. But killing ourselves isn't the answer.""Sometimes it's the only one."Celeste turned around. Looked Elena straight in the eye. "My mom didn't die so I could throw everything away. Neither did yours."Elena shut up."We found something else," Celeste said. "There's always something else."Damien's phone rang. Speaker."Yeah?"A guy's voice came through. Rough. Tired. "Marcus. Got what you wanted.""Talk.""The Ashen Circle's got maybe forty people. Fifty tops. Most are ex-military. Know what they're doing.""Where?""Spread out. But the main group's at the Covenant Chamber right now. Getting ready.""How many there?""Fifteen. Plus your guy






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