My lips parted, but I couldn’t speak. His fingers found my wrist with surprising precision, holding just enough to make me feel caught. “I don’t need eyes to see how much you want me,” he said, pulling me a little closer. “And if you keep standing there with that attitude, I just might prove it.” *** Amelia thought she had the perfect life until a devastating betrayal and heartbreaking news shattered it all. In a desperate bid to escape and survive, she agrees to marry the poker face CEO in her stepsister’s place. He’s Sebastian Hawkins, a handsome billionaire who’s actually blind. Behind his cold exterior lies a man with secrets buried deep and a hunger that quickly turns possessive. What begins as a way to cope spirals into a world of twisted truths and an all-consuming passion Amelia never saw coming.
Lihat lebih banyakAmeliaBy the time evening crept in, the house had grown quiet. I kept glancing at the clock, then at the window, then at the door, anything to keep my nerves busy while waiting for Sebastian. I couldn’t wait to see him, to check on him myself, to feel his presence again.But just as I was about to look at the door for the tenth time, Vera’s voice echoed from the hallway. “Dinner is ready!”I turned to Rose, who was curled up on the couch with her iPad, completely absorbed in her game. “Hey, sweetheart,” I said, brushing her hair back gently. “Dinner’s ready. Do you want to eat now?”She looked up with a bright smile. “Yay!” she beamed, then hopped off the couch before I could even finish standing up. Her excitement always had a way of making me smile.We weren’t supposed to eat yet. Normally, we would wait for Sebastian so we could all sit down together like a proper family. But tonight, Vera had made Rose’s favorite—those cheesy baked noodles with buttered corn and sweet glazed chic
SebastianThe hospital air still clung to me—sterile, cold, and laced with something nauseating that I couldn’t shake off. Even though the doctors had cleared me to leave, my head was still throbbing, and every jolt of the car made it worse. I leaned my head against the seat, lifting a hand to my forehead and rubbing gently over the fresh band-aid. The painkillers dulled the edges but didn’t erase the weight of everything pressing down on me.Smith had arranged the driver, and the car pulled up quickly enough once I made the call. I said little as I got in, resting my cane across my lap, listening to the quiet hum of the engine and the muffled city sounds outside the windows.As the silence stretched, my thoughts turned to home. I needed to be sure. I pulled out my phone and made a call to Vera.She picked up on the second ring. “Good afternoon, sir.”“Vera,” I said, my voice low and calm despite the tension curling beneath it. “Are they still home?”“Yes, sir. Madam and Miss Rose are
AmeliaWhen I opened my eyes that morning, the first thing I noticed was the quietness. The space beside me was empty again, cold, untouched. Sebastian hadn’t come to bed last night. Or if he had, he hadn’t stayed long.I sat up slowly, frowning as I glanced toward the door. No sound from the bathroom. No movement in the room at all. I slipped out of bed, pulled on my robe, and padded barefoot down the hallway, already uneasy.The scent of alcohol hit me faintly as I descended the stairs.By the time I reached the kitchen, I followed the sharp tang of it straight to the cellar door, which stood wide open. Just beyond it, Vera was crouched low, quietly gathering broken bottles and tossing the larger shards into a dustpan. Her movements were swift, practiced, but there was tension in her silence.I stepped down into the cellar doorway and took in the sight—several empty beer bottles stacked on the table, others shattered across the floor. The mess was worse than I expected.“Vera,” I sa
SebastianAmelia had fallen asleep long ago. I could tell by the soft rhythm of her breathing, the occasional quiet snore slipping from her lips. She was deep into rest, safe for now, unaware of how wide awake I still was. My eyes were open, not that it made any difference. I hadn’t closed them once. Sleep hadn’t touched me. It wouldn’t. Not tonight.How could I sleep, knowing someone out there was hunting my family?I lay there, listening to the silence stretch across the room, broken only by the gentle sounds of Amelia beside me. But my mind refused to quiet down. The image of my parents’ lifeless bodies still haunted me—cold, still, gone. Someone had done that. And that same someone hadn’t stopped. They were still watching, still planning, still coming for us. For me. For Amelia. For Rose.A sick feeling stirred in my chest, cold and sharp. I couldn't just lie there doing nothing. Slowly, I sat up, slid my legs over the side of the bed, and rose to my feet. My steps were quiet as I
SebastianI held Rose close, her small arms still wrapped around my neck, and listened to the soft tremble in her voice as she pleaded for the man’s release. I didn’t know how to explain everything to a child. I couldn’t tell her that kindness didn’t erase danger, or that broken people could still cause real harm, even if they didn’t mean to. But I also couldn’t ignore the sincerity in her voice, the way she saw him not as a threat but as someone who needed help.So I nodded slowly, still crouched beside her. “Alright, sweetheart. I won’t ask for him to be jailed. But he’ll need help. Therapy, a full diagnosis... all the things that might keep this from happening again. What he did was wrong, even if he didn’t mean to hurt anyone. We have to make sure it doesn’t happen again, for everyone’s safety.”She leaned her head against my shoulder, her voice small but grateful. “Thank you, Daddy.”I smiled and ran my hand gently over her back. “Let’s go home now. Everything’s okay.”We walked
SebastianAfter hours of searching, the police finally found Rose. Apparently, a mentally ill man had seen her at the hospital and taken her to his home. During the drive back, one of the officers explained that this man had a history of approaching young girls and luring them away, completely unaware of the fear and confusion he left in his wake.I clenched my jaw, trying to keep my voice steady. “And why hasn’t he been arrested before?”“He has,” the officer replied. “But every time, he gets off with a fine.”“That’s not enough,” I snapped. “He should be in jail. Someone like that... his presence alone could be dangerous for children.”The officer tried to reassure me, saying they were going to take further action this time. He explained that the man wasn’t malicious, just deeply broken. Years ago, he’d lost his daughter in a car accident. She had been his only family, and he survived while she didn’t. After that, his life unraveled.Depression consumed him, cost him his job, and ev
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