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Chapter 8 – The Watching Shadows
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15.03.2026 15:37:55
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Leander POVHe launches at me without hesitation. He crashes into my legs and wraps his arms around me as if he belongs there and as if he has always belonged there. My body responds instantly. I bend and lift him without effort while pulling him close. He smells like soap and something soft and sweet. It is a scent that makes my chest feel full in a way I do not have words for yet."Hey," I say quietly. My voice is rougher than I expected.He pulls back just enough to look at me with his small hands gripping my collar."You came!""Yes," I answer. "I said I would."His smile widens as if I gave him the entire world. Behind him, Avelin stands near the doorway. He looks tired and has shadows under his eyes. They are faint but present. His lips press together slightly like he is holding something back. When he looks at me holding our son, something soft and fragile flickers across his face."Hi," he says quietly."Hi."The silence stretches a second too long. Then the child in my arms w
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The Forgotten Vow (MM Romance) Chapter 88 — The Planted Story
Avelin POVIt starts with a notification. It is just one notification that is small, harmless, and easy to ignore. I almost ignore it. I am standing in the break room waiting for the kettle to boil while staring at nothing in particular. My mind is already somewhere else. It is on numbers and deadlines, and the way Leander looked at me yesterday. It is on the way, my bond mark has not settled since then.Then my phone buzzes once, twice, and three times. It is too many times. I frown slightly and reach for it. Rafael’s name flashes across the screen, and beneath it is a link. There is no message, just the link. My chest tightens because Rafael never sends something like that without context or without warning. Slowly and carefully, I tap it open.The page loads, and everything inside me goes cold. The headline is bold. It is too bold and too loud and impossible to miss. The headline asks if I am an Omega Con Artist and says that sources inside Voss Corp question the CEO’s alleged husb
The Forgotten Vow (MM Romance) Chapter 87 — Conrad Moves
Conrad POVTiming is everything. People like to believe power comes from money, influence, or strength, and they are not wrong, but they are not entirely right either. Power comes from knowing when to move and, more importantly, when to strike.I stand by the window and watch the city stretch out below me in neat lines of light and shadow. The sky is dim, caught between late afternoon and evening. This is that quiet and fragile hour when everything feels like it could shift. It is my favorite time of day because that is when people are weakest. They are tired, unfocused, and careless.A soft knock sounds behind me. "Come in," I say without turning. The door opens quietly, and I hear the measured steps before I see him. "Sir," my assistant says with his voice low. "We have received confirmation." Now I turn and say, "Speak." He steps closer, holding a tablet in both hands as if it holds something fragile. "Involvement between Mr. Leander Voss and the Omega, Avelin Mirei, has escala
The Forgotten Vow (MM Romance) Chapter 86 — Enemies in the Boardroom
Leander POVThe boardroom smells like polished wood and control. It always does. It is clean, sharp, and precise. Everything in this room is designed to remind people where they stand. They are either at the table or they are beneath it.I stand at the head of the table and review the final slide on the screen. The numbers, growth, and expansion forecasts are all exactly where they should be. The data is perfect, predictable, and safe."Are there any questions?" I ask in an even voice.The pause that follows is not the kind that comes from satisfaction. It is hesitation, and I notice it immediately. Three of the board members exchange looks. Their gestures are subtle, but they are not subtle enough. This meeting is not about numbers. It has not been about numbers all morning."Mr. Voss," one of them begins carefully. "There is another matter we would like to discuss."Of course there is. I do not move, and I do not sit. I just look at him."Speak."He clears his throat and glances at
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Avelin POVThe first time I notice it, the office is too quiet. It is never this silent. It is not this quiet even during deadlines or when the CEO walks past. But today, as I step out of the elevator with a folder clutched tightly to my chest, conversations cut off mid-sentence. Heads turn and then quickly look away.Something is wrong.I feel it the moment I cross the threshold. There is a shift in the air and a tension that was not there yesterday. My steps slow as I approach my desk. My heartbeat climbs faster as my instincts whisper something I do not want to hear. Eyes follow me. Whispers start the moment I pass. They are low and careful, but they are not careful enough."That is him.""I told you.""It is real."I swallow hard and keep walking. I tell myself not to react or ask questions. I just need to get to my desk. But when I finally sit down and set my bag beside my chair, my hands are already shaking. Something happened, and I just do not know what it is yet.Rafael appea
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Avelin POVThree days pass, then four, then seven. I stop measuring time by hours because hours are too cruel, each one a promise broken, each one another stretch of space Shen should have crossed to get back to me.The search does not stop, but it changes. The first day is panic. The second is fea
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Avelin POV That night, I don’t sleep. Not really. I stay close to him, one arm around his body, my hand resting over his chest, feeling his heartbeat, too fast, even in sleep. Even when he’s still. It’s as if his body senses something his mind has not yet caught up to. He begins muttering, initia
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The Forgotten Vow (MM Romance) CHAPTER 32 — The Stranger’s Questions
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