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Chapter 89
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The word cheap was never spoken aloud, but it hung in the air with every dismissal.When the room finally fell silent, everyone looked at Damian.Waiting.He stared down at his hands for a moment, then lifted his gaze.“These,” he said calmly, “are not bad ideas.”A ripple of relief passed through the room.“But they’re still thinking too small.”The relief vanished.He wheeled himself forward slightly, positioning himself squarely at the head of the table. The subtle shift commanded attention immediately.“You’re all approaching this like it’s a gift,” Damian continued. “It’s not.”The room stilled.“It’s an investment.”Confused looks exchanged quietly.“A boy like him,” Damian said, voice steady, “does not need entertainment. He needs an environment.”No one spoke.“He notices details. Patterns. Systems,” Damian went on. “He thinks in frameworks, not moments. You don’t give that kind of mind something to outgrow.”The older maid frowned slightly. “Sir… he is six.”Damian’s gaze fli
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Damian watched from the edge of the hangar as his men moved with practiced efficiency around the jet.Black cases were lifted, catalogued, slid into place. Garment bags disappeared into the cabin. Medical equipment was secured separately, handled with more care than the weapons that followed. His wheelchair was already positioned near the ramp, custom straps waiting.Russia was on the flight plan.The date glowed on the tablet in his hand.Nikolai’s program was close. Too close to reschedule anything else around it.“Everything will be ready within the hour,” his head of security said, falling into step beside him. “Weather is clear. Clearance confirmed.”Damian nodded. “Good.”He dismissed the man with a flick of his fingers and wheeled himself closer to the jet, gaze lifting briefly to the open door. He should have felt focused. Strategic. Instead, a different thought surfaced, uninvited.Six.The boy would be six.The realization landed oddly in his chest.He had missed five birthd
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Two weeks later, the campus buzzed with a nervous kind of energy.Posters lined the hallways. Tables were being arranged and rearranged. Teachers moved with clipboards tucked to their chests, calling out reminders while students hurried past clutching folders, wires, boards, and half finished dreams.Nikolai sat on the floor of the science lab, surrounded by pieces of his project.To anyone passing by, it looked chaotic.To him, it was perfect.A lightweight frame lay spread out in front of him, sleek and compact, its joints carefully aligned. Thin cables ran through the structure like veins, connecting to a small processor mounted at the center. He had chosen neutral colors, nothing loud. Practical. Clean. Something that wouldn’t intimidate the people it was meant to help.He adjusted a sensor with careful fingers, brow furrowed in concentration.“Don’t rush it,” his project partner said from across the table, chewing nervously on a pen. “We still have time.”“I know,” Nikolai replie
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Meanwhile the apartment was quiet in that deceptive way that made every sound feel suspicious.Sera stood in the hallway outside Nikolai’s room, one hand still resting on the doorframe of her own bedroom, heart beating a fraction too fast for no good reason at all.She was certain of it. Certain she had heard a voice. Low. Male. Not from the television. Not from the building hallway.A phone call.She had paused mid step when it reached her, the murmur just loud enough to register but not clear enough to understand. Instinct had kicked in immediately, sharp and unignorable.Now she stood there, listening.Nothing.No voices.No movement.Just the soft hum of the heater and the faint city sounds filtering through the windows.It didn’t make sense.She took a step closer to Nikolai’s door, careful, quiet, years of late night hospital rounds teaching her how to move without sound. Her fingers brushed the handle.She waited.Still nothing.Slowly, she turned the handle and pushed the door
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Nikolai yawned suddenly, the adrenaline fading. “Hey,” he said sleepily. “If someone wanted to… you know… pursue my mom…”Damian stiffened. “Pursue.”“Yes,” Nikolai said. “They’d have to bribe me first.”Damian blinked. “Bribe you.”“Obviously,” Nikolai said. “I’m important.”“What kind of bribe.”Nikolai thought. “Time. Respect. Not hurting her. And maybe a dog.”Damian laughed despite himself. “A dog.”“Yes,” Nikolai said. “A small one.”Damian shook his head slowly. “You’ve thought about this.”“Not really,” Nikolai said. “Just hypothetically.”Damian hesitated. “And Adrik.”“No,” Nikolai said again, firm. “Not him.”“Then who,” Damian asked quietly.Nikolai smiled into the darkness of his room. “Someone who listens.”Damian went still.“Someone who doesn’t talk over her,” Nikolai added. “Someone who looks at her like she matters.”The words landed squarely in Damian’s chest.Nikolai continued, oblivious. “Someone strong. But not loud.”Damian exhaled slowly.“You’ve got high stand
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Sera knew.Of course she did.She knew why Adrik’s eyes had lingered a second too long when he asked. Why his voice had softened, why the question hadn’t really been meant for an answer at all. She knew the shape of that silence, the weight behind it.And she ignored it.She reached for her glass instead, took a slow sip, then resumed eating as if nothing delicate had just been placed between them. “Parents have a way of projecting their anxieties,” she said calmly. “You don’t owe them a timeline.”Adrik watched her for a moment longer, searching her face for something she refused to give. Whatever he was hoping for, it didn’t come.He nodded, masking it with a small smile. “You’ve always been good at boundaries.”“Someone has to be,” she replied lightly.Nikolai glanced between them, sensing the undercurrent without understanding it. He shoved another bite into his mouth, pretending very hard to be fascinated by his food.The conversation moved on. Weather. Travel. School schedules.
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