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Giving into The Desire

Author: Evelyn Joness
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-16 05:48:14

ALEJANDRO STUDY ROOM ~ SPAIN

Amelia’s voice dropped, almost a whisper against the heavy silence of the study. “But I can’t do it alone.”

Alejandro, who had been leaning against the doorframe, straightened. He nodded slowly. “Who do you need?”

“I need Ariana,” Amelia said, the plan solidifying as she spoke. “She was a forensic accountant in blackwood company before she resigned. She sees patterns in chaos. I think clearer when she’s with me. We can dissect this.”

Alejandro’s lips curved into a faint, approving smile. “Then when she returns from the city, the study is yours. Both of you. No interruptions. My mother’s staff will not disturb you.”

THAT SAME EVENING

Amelia stepped up to the tall window, hugging herself as if to keep from falling apart.

She stared out at the dark gardens below. In the distance, the soft glow of Valencia shimmered so close, yet a world away from this gilded cage.

The study door clicked quietly behind her. She didn’t look back. Her reflection in the glass wa
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namratajhunjhunwala
i really hope they end up together, and damien is well and truly in her past. hope she does not go back to him
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Belle Allen
Wow!! Great chapter
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