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7: Room Seventeen
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2026-08-04 00:51:46
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The Heiress Who Stole My Heart 16: Breakfast & Blood
Chapter 16The pale light of morning filtered through the high, arched windows of the estate’s private kitchen, washing the marble surfaces in soft gray and gold. Outside, the storm had finally subsided into a steady, quiet drizzle, but inside, the tension of the last twenty four hours lingered in every shadow.Lina leaned against the cold kitchen counter, waiting for the coffee machine to finish brewing. She wore nothing but one of Aria’s oversized dark gray cotton T-shirts. The soft fabric fell to her mid thighs, leaving her legs bare and her collarbones exposed where the neck sloped loosely off her left shoulder. She had nothing underneath, the cool morning air raising delicate goosebumps along her skin, though the warmth lingering in her chest kept her grounded.A step echoed on the hardwood, deliberate and silent.Lina didn't need to turn around to know who it was. The subtle scent of cedar, rain, and clean soap announced Aria before her shadow even crossed the floor.Aria stoppe
The Heiress Who Stole My Heart 15: Ruin Me
Chapter 15The screen went black, leaving the two of them standing in the damp morning grass beside the idling engine of the abandoned vehicle. Luca stepped back slightly, his expression grim as he wiped rain washed sweat from his brow, but Aria remained entirely motionless. Her jaw was set so tightly that the scar at her temple stood out against her pale skin. Forty eight hours. The deadline was not just a threat. It was a psychological blade designed to bleed her dry, carved from the exact ghost that haunted her sleep.Lina looked from the darkened phone to Aria. She saw the familiar, suffocating curtain falling over Aria’s eyes, the sudden emotional wall building brick by brick right in front of her."Don't do it," Lina said quietly, her voice cutting through the hum of the forest wind. "Don't you dare go back into your head, Aria."Aria did not answer immediately. She took the phone using a gloved hand, bagged it into clear plastic, and handed it to Luca without a word. Her voice,
The Heiress Who Stole My Heart 14: The Price of wanting you
Chapter 14The Price of Wanting YouThe rain had finally stopped.But neither Lina nor Aria had moved far from the terrace.They stood beneath the fading storm, soaked clothes clinging to them, both pretending that what had happened minutes earlier had not completely changed the rules between them.Lina was the first to break the silence.“You said you wanted me.”Aria looked at her.“I did.”“You don’t get to say something like that and then pretend everything is normal.”“I wasn’t planning to.”“Good.”Lina stepped closer.Aria’s gaze dropped briefly to her lips.Lina noticed.She smiled.“You keep doing that.”“Doing what?”“Looking at my mouth.”Aria’s expression remained composed, but the faint tension in her jaw betrayed her.“You’re imagining things.”“I don’t think I am.”Lina moved closer until there was barely any space between them.“Should I make you admit it?”Aria’s hand settled lightly against Lina’s waist.“You enjoy provoking me.”“Maybe.”“That’s dangerous.”“So are
The Heiress Who Stole My Heart 13: When Anger Turned Into Want
Chapter 13The message refused to leave Lina’s mind.She’ll choose someone else. Walk away.She had read it twice, and somehow the second time had made her angrier than the first.Not because someone had threatened her.Because someone had decided that Aria was something that could simply be taken away from her.Lina placed the phone on the desk and looked at Aria.“You should have told me.”Aria’s jaw tightened. “I didn’t want you involved.”“I am already involved.”“This is my problem.”“No.” Lina stepped closer. “The moment someone started threatening you because of me, it became mine too.”Aria looked away.That only made Lina angrier.“You keep doing this.”“Doing what?”“Deciding what I should know. Deciding what I can handle. Deciding when I need protection and when I need the truth.”“I’m trying to keep you alive.”“And I’m trying to make you understand that I am not a package you have to carry around.”Aria’s expression hardened.“You don’t understand what you’re dealing with
The Heiress Who Stole My Heart 12: A Beautiful Mistake
The greenhouse smelled of rain and broken glass.Aria still hadn’t moved.She was shielding Lina with her own body as guards flooded the estate.“Captain!”“The shooter escaped!”“We’re searching the perimeter!”Aria slowly pushed herself up, ignoring the blood running from her temple.Her eyes swept across the shattered greenhouse.One shot.One bullet.A professional sniper.They hadn’t intended to scare Lina.They had intended to kill her.Lina reached for Aria’s arm.“You’re bleeding.”“It’s superficial.”“You don’t know that.”“I do.”“You haven’t even looked.”Aria paused.Lina was right.She hadn’t.She had only checked whether Lina was breathing.…An hour later…The estate doctor insisted Aria sit still while stitching the cut near her hairline.“It’ll leave a scar.”“I’ve got enough already.”The doctor smiled.“This one will suit you.”Lina stood quietly in the corner of the room, arms crossed.She hadn’t said much since the attack.She only watched.Every time Aria winced,
The Heiress Who Stole My Heart 11: Every Secret Has a Witness
The security room remained silent.The grainy footage had ended, but no one moved.The image of the two little girls lingered in Lina’s mind like an echo she couldn’t escape.She stared at the black monitor.“Play it again.”The technician swallowed.“I’ve tried, Miss Lina.”“What do you mean you’ve tried?”“It isn’t there anymore.”Lina turned sharply.“What?”He nervously rewound every recording stored on the server.Nothing.The timestamp from June 14, 1999 had vanished.No corruption.No deleted file.It was as though the footage had never existed.Aria stepped closer.“Who had access to this system before tonight?”“Only the security department.”“And?”“…your grandmother.”The room became quiet.No one dared look at Eleanor.The old woman remained composed.“I haven’t entered this room in years.”Aria believed she was telling the truth.But truth and innocence were not always the same.…Later that night…Rain beat steadily against the mansion windows.Lina stood alone in the mu
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