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SINFUL ACQUISITIONS Chapter 37
POV: Adrian ValeThe screen glows in the darkness. Each word feels like a wound."Twenty-four hours remain."I read it again, searching for any routing data or technical trace. Nothing. The message came through my own relays. That means someone compromised my connection within hours. Or they already knew I would create it."Adrian." Mara's voice cuts through my thoughts. Sharp and afraid. "The ring. It is gone."I turn. She has emptied her pockets, checked the floor, and retraced her steps. Her movements are precise, but her hands shake."You are certain you had it this morning.""I checked." She meets my eyes. I cross to her and take her shoulders. She flinches at first, then steadies herself. This is new. Her allowing comfort. Me offering it without calculation."Someone was here," she says. "While we worked. While we..." She gestures at the space between us, where the memory of our kiss still lingers.I release her and move to the windows. The locks are old and simple, easy to pic
SINFUL ACQUISITIONS Chapter 36
POV: Mara KadeThe darkness feels heavy. Not restful, but watchful. The silence of a place too isolated and too exposed.I stand in the doorway, staring at the empty road where Elena’s car disappeared. The dust still settles slowly. Her offer still hangs in the air. Forty-eight hours of temptation dressed up as mercy.“She’s good,” I say. “Richard chose his messenger well.”Adrian steps beside me. Close enough that I feel his warmth, but far enough that we do not touch. The space between us has its own meaning. Words we have not yet spoken.“Elena has always understood performance,” he says. “She knows how to make an exit feel like prophecy.”“She came to see if we would crack. If the setback and hunger had broken us yet.” I pause. “Richard told her exactly where to find us. He already knows. He is just waiting to see what we do.”“And what will she report?”I think about this. Measuring and calculating is what I have always done. But standing here in clothes that smell of travel and
SINFUL ACQUISITIONS Chapter 35
POV: Adrian ValeWe walk. The alley behind the apartment opens onto the streets, and the city swallows us whole. We have no destination, just forward.Mara’s hand rests in mine. The touch feels familiar now. Not comfortable exactly, but necessary.“Where are we going?” she asks again.I don’t answer. I don’t know. That uncertainty is what we chose.My phone buzzes. It’s Luca. I pick up.“Adrian. Thank God. Richard is at the apartment with cameras and lawyers. He’s putting on a show, making his victory public and our failure impossible to miss.”I stay quiet as he continues.“Jenna is stalling to buy us time, but it won’t last long. You need to disappear completely. No records. No trail. No Vale name at all.”“No Vale,” Mara says loudly enough for Luca to hear. “No name. No history. Just the attempt.”Luca falls silent. The static on the line stretches between us.“I can help,” he says at last. “But only in a limited way, using my own resources, not the company’s. Richard still thinks
SINFUL ACQUISITIONS Chapter 34
POV: Mara KadeMorning light filters through the window of our temporary apartment. Not Jenna's place anymore. A rental in a cheaper district, paid week to week with what remains of my personal savings. I never planned for this uncertainty when I built Kade Innovations the first time. I certainly never imagined it when I married a billionaire.Adrian still sleeps on the couch, one arm draped over his face, his breathing slow and even. Forty-eight hours from Harrison Cole continue ticking away.I sit at the small table, papers spread before me. Lists of what I need to rebuild. Office space in a less expensive district. Secondhand equipment. A skeleton staff, if I can find anyone willing to work for promises. Starting again from less than nothing. The independence I fought for feels heavier than the dependence I escaped.Jenna enters from the bedroom, closing the door quietly behind her. She stayed here last night. Has been staying here since the fire, since the warehouse became ash. Sh
SINFUL ACQUISITIONS Chapter 33
POV: Adrian ValeThe river moves. Constant. Uncaring. We sit on the bench. Mara's hand in mine. The cold biting through my thin coat. The warmth of her hand is the only heat."Jenna is watching," I say. Not looking at the car."I know.""Should we...""Let her watch." Mara squeezes my hand. "She's seen worse. Seen us worse."I nod. The truth of it. The history compressed. Days. Weeks. The fire. The court. The loss."What now?" I ask. The question repeated. The answer still unclear."Now we sleep," she says. "Actual sleep. In an actual bed. Then we figure out what's next.""Together?"She looks at me. The assessment is long. The wanting is visible. The uncertainty matching."Together," she says. "For now. For tonight. For whatever we can manage."We stand. Walk to the car. Jenna exits. Face controlled. Concern visible."You're both frozen," she says. "And stupid. And alive. Come on. My place. Again. Until you figure out...""Until we figure out," Mara interrupts.Jenna nods. The accept
SINFUL ACQUISITIONS Chapter 32
POV: Mara KadeThe penthouse is quiet. Adrian left an hour ago. The board meeting. Richard. The vote I can't attend.I sit on the couch. The city below. Uncaring. Continuing.Jenna is in the kitchen. Cleaning. Or pretending to clean. The noise comforting. Present."You should sleep," she says. Not looking at me."Can't.""Should try."I don't answer. The truth is I'm waiting. For Adrian's call. For the outcome. For the next crisis. The pattern I know.My phone buzzes. Unknown number. I answer."Ms. Kade." A woman's voice. Professional. Cold. "Elena Voss. We need to meet."Elena. Adrian's past. The safe choice. The woman he didn't choose."Why?""Because Richard is winning," she says. "Because your husband is losing everything. Because…" she pauses, "...because I can help. If you meet me. Tonight. Alone."I look at Jenna. She shakes her head. Don't. Dangerous."Where?""The address is sent. One hour. Come alone. Or…" she stops. "Or don't come. And watch Adrian become what his uncle wan
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