LOGINAiden’s POVAnother message came in while I was still in the car.One vibration. I looked at the phone again, she sure did know how to bug someone.Rosy: First move has started.That alone was enough for me to start the car.I needed to get to her before she did anything stupid.I was on full speed Cars behind me honked, but I didn’t care. Another message came in.I glanced at it.Rosy: Check the news.I opened it.One of our Cassaian branches was burning.I felt cold all over.I quickly pulled over and called her.I called her immediately.She answered on the second ring.“So,” she said calmly, like she was asking about the weather. “You saw it.”“What are you doing?” I asked already irritated by her stupid move. “If you burn the company down, there will be nothing left. No money!. No revenge.”She laughed.“Revenge doesn’t always need profit,” she said. “Sometimes the other person's pain alone is more than enough.”“This isn’t what we agreed,” I said. “You said you would let me
Leah’s POV“It’s Rosy’s daughter,” I said the second Aiden walked in.“I swear… I swear I didn’t know,” I rushed on. I couldn't stop shaking. “If I had known…Aiden, if I had known, I would never…”“Leah,” he said, as he held my shoulder. “Just calm down. Please calm down.”My hands were shaking now. I pressed them together, but it didn’t help, I took a deep breath as I pushed him away.“You knew, right, you knew that girl was Rosys daughter didn't you?"Aiden opened his mouth, but I didn’t let him speak because his hesitation alone was enough answer.“Do you know what this means?” I said still shaking. “Rosy will not let this go. She never lets anything go. And she already hates me and now this?”He reached for me, but I moved away.“My life is on the chopping block,” I said, tears burning my eyes. “Not just mine…”My voice broke up completely.“What about Liam?” I asked, my voice barely holding together. “What about my son?”That was it. That was the fear. Not me.It was him.Aiden’
Aiden’s POV I opened the car door for her to enter but she was too busy looking around. “Oh my, it feels good to be out,” Rosy said, still looking around. “Ten years in that dump, breathing nothing but the stench of cheap bleach and dump and now...” She glanced around, inhaling again. “Now I can almost remember what power tastes like.” I held the door open a little wider. “Glad you’re enjoying the breeze.” She cut her eyes to me and gave me a face that meant business. “ Enough of the chit chat, how are the plans going?” “Smoothly,” I said. She looked at me and m, she laughed hysterically. The. She moved closer. “I didn’t spend ten years locked away,” she said slowly, “and I certainly didn’t waste twelve years prepping you up, Aiden, just to hear you mumble that things are going ‘smoothly.’” She said, mimicking the way I said smoothly. “Do you need me to remind you of who you were when I found you? Hmm?” I clenched my jaw. “No.” “I think you do.” She held my arm, her
Cassian's POV "No..." I whispered, as I stared at the flat-screen TV in my office. Leah didn’t just do that. She played it perfectly. Too perfectly. it wasn’t about her calling me a pedofile—God knows I probably deserve worse. But it was about the girl. Even though her face was partially blurred, even though she wore heavy makeup. Anyone who knew her would recognize that face. That she was Rosy’s daughter. And that for sure isn't good. I grabbed my phone and searched through the internet. I was trending or rather she was trending. #RosysDaughter. The comments were piling up. Speculations. Wild theories. But one post stood out. It had her full name. Her school. A recent photo. How on earth did Leah get her pics. My phone buzzed every second, from calls, to meessages. I ignored them all. I needed to control the damage first. I opened my laptop and drafted a quick press statement. "In light of the recent press statements made by Leah, I would like to clear t
Leah's POV I took a deep breath as I let them apply the finishing touch of my makeup. Then I heard a knock from the door and someone entered. It was Cassain. “ I just wanted to check up on you.” He said while closing the door I looked at him, trying to resist the urge of slapping him because I had a lot of pent up anger and things to say to him. “ Can you please excuse us?” I said to my makeup artist and everyone . They packed up and left my office, more like the storage room because clearly Vivienne made sure there was no office I could occupy so I had to stick to this. “ I am sorry, “ he said immediately as they left. I wanted to ask if he ever loved me but scratch that, I wanted to hit the bull by the horn. So I took the sharp hair pin on the table and walked to him. I moved closer to him, inches apart as I looked squarely in his eyes. And I pointed the sharp edge of the hairpin to my neck. “ Let me make it easy for you.” I said as I took his hand and placed i
Aiden’s POV“Damn it,” I muttered under my breath.The plan didn’t go how I wanted.Still, I wasn’t worried. Twenty years of my life had already gone into this, what were a few more months? Time wasn’t my enemy. The only thing standing in my way now was Leah.She wasn’t supposed to survive the warehouse fire.I had made sure everything was ready. The doors, the barrels, the timer. Everything. It would’ve been over. One clean sweep and I would finally have the Wolfe company all to myself. But then, Cassian just had to show up. He always had a way of messing things up. Maybe there was a way to use that to my advantage. Maybe I could turn this around.I knelt down and placed the single lily on my mother’s tombstone. “I’ll get the revenge you deserve,” I said , meaning every single word.“I promise, everyone who had a hand in your death will pay.” I continued fighting back the tears as I couldn't think of the painful memories ---I was ten when she died.My mom was strong. The kind of w







