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Stopped Belonging to Him Chapter 8
After being with Ryan, I finally understood what he meant when he said he would teach me.It wasn't empty talk.He guided me step by step, showing me how to lead, how to manage people, and how to keep control without losing authority. He even used the Mortons' resources to partner with me and start a company."This isn't an era of fighting in the streets anymore," he told me. "Your father's men are getting older. They've given enough. It's time they had some peace."He was saying everything I had been thinking all along.I had brought it up to Jason more times than I could count.Every time, he would just ruffle my hair and brush it off, saying, "That's not something you need to worry about."Then he would go right back into the chaos, dragging those aging men into one bloody mess after another. Half the time, it was to clean up trouble Maddy caused. Every time, people got hurt.My days now were packed from morning to night. Yet for the first time, I felt alive.It wasn't li
Stopped Belonging to Him Chapter 7
The memory dragged me back to the days when I fought stray dogs for scraps.Back then, I was picking through a mass grave, searching the bodies for anything useful.If I got lucky, I might find something worth a little money. If not, at least I could strip off a piece of clothing that still held together.That was how I found Ryan.He didn't have anything valuable left on him, but the clothes he wore were very well-made. He didn't belong there with me or the rest of the discarded dead.I couldn't figure out how someone like him ended up in a place like that.I was in the middle of pulling off his jacket when his hand suddenly clamped around my wrist.Then he tried to go for my throat.But he picked the wrong person.I was the kind of girl who could take on wild dogs and win. Even with a few scratches on my face, I knocked him flat."Well? You give up?"He said nothing, so I smacked him across the head."Still not giving up?"Still not a peep.I decided he had to be mute.
Stopped Belonging to Him Chapter 6
Sigmund stood to greet Diana.The man surrounded by the others was Ryan, the one who had once been her fiancé and would now become her husband. Whenever Gideon mentioned the Mortons back then, he always seemed like he wanted to say more, but held back. He had only ever said that Ryan's grandfather owed him a favor.It was a marriage that put the Harts above their station and a way to return a favor."Hello. I'm Ryan."He stood as she approached.There was an effortless elegance about him, something refined and untouchable, but the way he treated people was unexpectedly gentle and polite.He wasn't like Jason, who had clawed his way up through blood and chaos.Ryan's confidence felt like something he had been born with.Gideon really had chosen well.It was a simple dinner, but everyone left satisfied."Since this is our first meeting, I have something for you."Ryan raised his hand. One of Sigmund's men stepped forward, placing a small blade in his palm.The blood oath wa
Stopped Belonging to Him Chapter 5
"What procedure?"Jason's composure cracked. A thought surfaced in his mind, but he didn't dare follow it through.There was a brief silence on the other end before Terence spoke, hesitant."Ms. Hart terminated the pregnancy."Something inside Jason snapped."Who gave you permission to operate on her? That was my child! How the hell did you think you could do that?"Terence said nothing, taking the full force of Jason's anger.But once the surge passed, Jason knew the truth.There was no one else to blame. If he had to point a finger, it would land on himself.When had Diana decided she didn't want their child anymore?He remembered the day they found out she was pregnant again. There had been a faint smile on her lips, but more than that, there had been worry.He knew she was afraid.They had lost one before. So this time, the fear outweighed the joy.Jason had never believed in God.But for Diana, he had kneeled in church for hours, lighting candles and whispering praye
Stopped Belonging to Him Chapter 4
Jason's first instinct was that it had to be some media stunt.Diana was his wife. There was no way she would marry someone else.The person on the other end spoke again. "There's something else. The new leadership seat is up in the air."The alliance between the Mortons and the Harts. The election for the next leader.The two things were tangled together.Jason felt his head spin, like there was a thread connecting everything, pulling tight, but he couldn't see it clearly or make sense of it.He tapped into the rest of the video.On the screen, the woman standing there, bright and composed, was the same Diana who had spent over a decade curled against him, teasing, pouting, and living at his side.His phone slipped from his hand.Across the cracked screen, her radiant face overlapped with the girl in his memories.Back then, Diana had been young and fearless.Years ago, Gideon Hart came alone to Gunnerson to build his name. After he finally made it, he went back to bring hi
Stopped Belonging to Him Chapter 3
When I set a date with Terence Howe for the procedure, I didn't expect to run into Jason and Maddy at the hospital."I thought your checkup was tomorrow." Jason frowned slightly.Maddy was practically melting into his arms."She's been following you. She got caught, so she's pretending it's a coincidence." She then turned to me. "Diana, can you stop being so paranoid? You shouldn't make men the center of your universe."I didn't bother responding. I turned to head into the department, but Jason grabbed my wrist."Are you feeling sick? Is something wrong with the baby?"This pregnancy hadn't come easily.When he found out, Jason had been terrified we would lose it like before. He stayed in church long after the lights dimmed, lighting candles, bowing his head in quiet prayer, asking God to watch over us both.I pulled my hand free. "It's just a routine check."Terence was my father's trusted doctor. He had been taking care of me for years."Ms. Hart, because of your previous i
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