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Chapter Fourteen

Penulis: Favour Nathan
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-12-11 17:36:44

Elena

I wake to the smell of coffee. And to the low hum of a city waking up far below.

For one soft, blissful second, I forget everything. I forget the chaos. The danger. The choices waiting for me in daylight.

Then the room reminds me.

Floor-to-ceiling windows. A skyline soaked in pale gold. Sheets that aren’t mine. A ceiling too perfect. Too high.

Damien’s apartment.

Damien’s bed.

Damien’s shirt on my body.

Shit.

I grab my phone. 5:47 AM. Early enough to disappear. Early enough to pretend I w
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  • THE BOSS'S FORBIDDEN TWINS    Chapter Forty Three

    ElenaWednesday morning, I wake up with twenty-four hours until the meeting and a to-do list that's mostly "don't have a complete breakdown."The twins are unusually quiet at breakfast. Luna pushes her pancakes around her plate. Lucas has barely touched his orange juice."You two need to eat," I say gently."Not hungry," they mumble in unison."Nervous about tomorrow?"Luna nods. "What if he takes one look at us and says we're not his?""The paternity test will prove—""I don't mean prove-prove. I mean what if he looks at us and wishes we weren't his? Like he's disappointed."Four years old and already understanding rejection on a level no child should."Then he's a fool. But baby, I don't think that's going to happen. I think he's going to see you and realize exactly what he's been missing.""While planning a wedding to someone else," Lucas mutters."That's... complicated.""Everything with him is complicated," Luna says. She sounds so much older than four. "Mommy, can we ask you som

  • THE BOSS'S FORBIDDEN TWINS    Chapter Forty Two

    Elena The news finds me in the most ordinary moment.I’m standing in the kitchen, barefoot, staring at a pot that has already started boiling over.I don’t even notice.Lucas is arguing with Luna about whose turn it is to wash the plates. The morning light is soft. Quiet. Safe.Then my phone buzzes.I almost ignore it.Almost.It’s Sophia.Turn on the news. Now.That’s all she writes.Three words. Heavy ones.Something cold slides down my spine.I wipe my hands on a towel that’s already damp and reach for the remote. The twins are still bickering in the background. Normal noise. Normal life.I turn on the TV.And there he is.Damien.Sharp suit. Calm smile. That same controlled expression he wore the day he told me the babies couldn’t be his.Behind him are cameras. Flashing lights. A banner with gold lettering.The reporter is glowing.“Tech entrepreneur Damien Blackwood announces his engagement to socialite Vanessa Sterling. The wedding is set for six months from now. Sources say t

  • THE BOSS'S FORBIDDEN TWINS    Chapter Forty One

    ElenaThe text from Margaret comes at 7:42 AM on Tuesday.Damien's attorneys responded. He's agreed to meet. Thursday, 2 PM, at his office. Neutral territory with legal representation present. Prepare the twins. This is happening.I stare at the message while my coffee goes cold.Thursday. Two days.In two days, my children meet their father.In two days, I see Damien Blackwood for the first time in five years.I'm not ready. Will never be ready.But ready or not, it's happening."Mommy, you're making that face again."Luna stands in the doorway of the hospital family lounge, already dressed, hair in lopsided braids she insisted on doing herself."What face?""The worried face. The one you make when you're trying to figure out how to fix something that can't be fixed."Four years old. Four. How is she this perceptive?"I'm fine, baby. Just thinking.""About our daddy? About the meeting?"I should ask how she knows about the meeting. But these are my children. They probably read my ema

  • THE BOSS'S FORBIDDEN TWINS    Chapter Forty

    Elena The meeting ends the way most of them do lately—abrupt and unsatisfying.“You have until tomorrow,” she says, fingers already closing around her laptop. “Maybe Wednesday if you’re lucky. After that, all bets are off.”The laptop snaps shut. Final. Loud in the small room.“I’m sorry,” she adds, not quite meeting my eyes. “I know this isn’t how you wanted this to go.”I let out a slow breath I didn’t realize I was holding.“Nothing about this situation has gone how I wanted it to go.”There’s nothing else to say. She nods, already mentally elsewhere, and I leave.The ICU feels colder when I return. The smell of antiseptic clings to everything. Machines hum softly, steady and indifferent. Life reduced to numbers and beeps.I spot the twins immediately.They’re perched beside Grandmother Rosa’s bed, animated and glowing, completely unaware of the weight pressing on my chest. Lucas is standing now, arms moving as if he’s directing an invisible orchestra. Luna sits cross-legged, eyes

  • THE BOSS'S FORBIDDEN TWINS    Chapter Thirty Nine

    ELENABy Monday morning, Grandmother Rosa is sitting up in bed, ordering nurses around and complaining that hospital food is "an insult to cuisine."She's definitely getting better."Abuela, you need to eat something," I coax, holding up a spoonful of oatmeal."That is not food. That is wallpaper paste with delusions of grandeur."Luna giggles from her perch on the windowsill. "Abuela is funny when she's grumpy.""Abuela is grumpy because I've been in this bed for three days and no one will let me walk around.""Because you just had major heart surgery," I remind her."Minor inconvenience.""The surgeon literally replaced a valve in your heart.""Still. I've survived worse. Like your cooking when you were twelve.""I was trying to help!""You almost burned down the kitchen making toast."The twins dissolve into laughter. Even I smile, despite my exhaustion.I haven't slept properly since Andre's kiss. Keep replaying it. Analyzing it. Feeling guilty about it.He hasn't called or texted

  • THE BOSS'S FORBIDDEN TWINS    Chapter Thirty Eight

    Elena I find them at the fish tanks. Luna has her arm around Lucas, who's still sniffling."Is Uncle Andre leaving?" Luna asks."Yes.""Because you don't love him?""Because it's complicated.""Everything with grown-ups is complicated," Lucas mutters.I crouch down, pull them both close. "I'm sorry you saw that. I'm sorry it was confusing. Uncle Andre is a good man who cares about us. But you're right—he's not your father. And I shouldn't have let him kiss me when I don't feel the same way he does.""Do you still love our real daddy?" Luna asks.The question I keep avoiding."I don't know. I loved who he was. But I don't know who he is now.""Then let's find out!" Lucas's tears have stopped, replaced by determination. "Let's meet him! You keep saying later, later, but Mommy, we're here. He's here. When is it going to be later enough?"He's right. They're both right.I've been using Grandmother Rosa's health as an excuse. Using fear as an excuse. Using every possible reason to avoid t

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