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Chapter 54
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Teach me to desire Chapter 57
Marcus's UltimatumThe smell of sweat, wet turf, and cheap disinfectant hung heavy in the air of the locker room. Football practice had just ended, a brutal two hours designed to grind down any lingering academic stress. I welcomed the exhaustion. On the field, I was still the golden boy, the flawless quarterback, the athlete my father permitted to exist. It was the only part of my life that felt purely mine, even if the accolades ultimately served his corporate narrative.I was sitting on the bench, leaning forward, trying to peel off the layers of muddy padding and tape. My best friend, Leo, was a few feet away, quietly packing his bag.“Dude, you were running drills like you were mad at the turf,” Leo commented, without looking up. “Serena get under your skin again?”I grunted, ripping a strip of tape aggressively off my wrist. “It’s fine, Leo. Just… the pressure is mounting. The merger talks are getting heavy, and my father is breathing down my neck about the grades. He wants me p
Teach me to desire Chapter 56
The Public SceneI sat rigid at the head table, the harsh, white light of the ballroom reflecting off the polished silver and the endless array of glassware. The annual Chairman's Gala felt less like a celebration and more like a live, televised interrogation. Every smile had to be precise, every nod had to convey agreement, and every word spoken had to reinforce the narrative: Killian Hayes and Serena Vance, the perfect, powerful couple.I was wearing a suit that felt like armor, stiff and uncomfortable, and I realized it was the costume I wore for my father, and for the world. My body was here, my hands resting correctly on the linen, but my mind was nowhere near this room. It was hours away, back in the quiet safety of Igor’s penthouse, running over the details of our last stolen weekend. I kept repeating his confession—You are my reality—like a secret prayer, trying to use it as a shield against the suffocating pressure of this life.Serena, next to me, was a masterpiece of contro
Teach me to desire Chapter 55
Killian's Confession of LoveThe evening had been a quiet reprieve, following the brutal intensity of the last few days—the relentless pursuit of that 'A' in the history elective, the constant surveillance from his father’s office, and the nervous anticipation of Serena’s next move. Killian had arrived at the penthouse completely exhausted, his mind still cycling through risk models and plausible lies.Igor had made a light dinner. It was simple, served at a small table near the window overlooking the city lights. No grand formality, just two people eating slowly, finally able to drop the performance.The meal was long finished, and they were sitting in the spacious living room now, the city outside a quiet, distant hum. Killian was curled up on the large sofa, his head resting against Igor’s shoulder, the easy silence between them a testament to the safety they had built here.“I hate that house,” Killian murmured, the words barely audible. “I know I’m not supposed to say it, because
Teach me to desire Chapter 54
Mr. Davies's Suspicion GrowsThe event was a discreet, invitation-only reception for the top university benefactors and the senior faculty advisory board. It was held in the small, rarely used Faculty Club lounge—a space designed for quiet, consequential conversation, not the grand spectacle of the Founders’ Day Mixer.Mr. Davies, a seasoned member of the university board and a former business partner of Killian’s father, was circulating with methodical efficiency. He had known Killian since the boy was in short trousers, and he had noticed the recent, unsettling changes in the heir’s demeanor: the high-wire tension, the overly polite exhaustion, the sudden, transparent lie about the financial review that had caused him to miss the Vance dinner.Davies was sipping a glass of water, watching Igor Thorne—in his element, commanding attention—when Killian entered the lounge. Killian looked visibly strained, carrying the weight of his high-stakes performance like a physical burden. He move
Teach me to desire Chapter 53
Eleanor Finds a New LeadEleanor was in her personal library, a quiet room dedicated entirely to her board duties and strategic reading. It was well past midnight. She was not tired; sleep was a luxury reserved for those who had nothing left to worry about. She had a worry, cold and constant, sitting right in the center of her chest.She had spent days re-examining the small handful of anomalies in Igor’s otherwise flawless schedule. The titanium locket receipt was pinned to a corkboard, isolated from any other data. Nearby, she had charted the times of Igor’s 'urgent, client-facing emergencies' over the last month. The pattern was inconsistent, but the locations were always clustered near the university or a specific, non-corporate residential tower.“A diplomatic asset, secretly acquired for a Russian oil executive,” Eleanor murmured to the empty room, reciting Igor’s precise lie. “But the man who delivered it, according to the vendor’s delivery service, wore a university security u
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The Weekend AwayGetting away for the full weekend was a logistical miracle that required three separate, ironclad lies. Killian had told his father he was attending an intense, mandatory, and highly confidential financial seminar hosted by a consulting firm in Boston—a necessary networking event for his future role. He had even booked a non-refundable, first-class train ticket and immediately canceled it, sending a convincing screenshot of the confirmation to his father’s assistant.The actual destination was a secluded property Igor owned hours away from the city, nestled deep in a wooded area. It wasn't opulent; it was minimalist, built of stone and glass, designed for absolute privacy.We arrived late on Friday evening. The moment the car turned up the long, dark, winding driveway, Killian felt the years of accumulated tension in his shoulders begin to dissipate. When Igor opened the door and the rush of cool, fresh pine air hit his face, he realized he hadn't truly breathed in mo
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