ログインClaire’s POV“Claire?”Lucas’ voice came out shocked the very second he opened the door and saw me standing there.His eyes widened immediately, like the last person he expected to see in this private mountain resort was me.“How did you...”“SLAP!”My hand collided heavily against his face before he could even complete the stupid question.The sharp sound echoed across the luxurious suite instantly.Lucas staggered half a step sideways from the impact before turning back to look at me in complete disbelief.For a few seconds, nobody moved.Not Lucas.Not Judy.Not even me.Because even I could hardly believe what I had just done.I had never slapped Lucas before.Never.In all the years of our marriage, I had never even thought of raising my hand against him. No matter how badly we argued. No matter how frustrated he made me sometimes.But this?This was different.He had pushed me beyond my limit.How could he do this to me?Leave me alone in Colorado while secretly lodging another
Claire’s POVThe moment I saw the message on Lucas’ second phone, my entire body went cold.At first, I wanted to believe that I was overthinking things. Lucas was a billionaire businessman. Women threw themselves at him every single day. Models. Influencers. Daughters of politicians. Desperate women who wanted his last name attached to theirs.But this was different.Because the message wasn’t from a random woman.It was from my sister.And the moment I saw the location attached to the text, my heart nearly stopped.A private mountain resort.One of the most expensive resorts in Europe. A place couples visited for secret getaways and discreet affairs away from the media.I booked first class immediately and dashed out of the house, not even caring that my heels nearly twisted against the marble floor. My heart felt unbearably heavy inside my chest.Wishing by every means that I could just snap my fingers and disappear to that private resort immediately.The drive to the airport felt
Judy’s POVThe second my eyes slipped shut again, I saw it.That same dream.And deep down, I instantly knew this was no ordinary sleep. I was dreaming inside another dream.The cold realization settled heavily in my chest as the scenery formed around me.I was back in the desert.Only this time, everything felt different. The terrifying reptiles were gone. The dangerous insects that once crawled around the burning sand had disappeared completely. The desert no longer looked threatening. It looked... peaceful. Quiet. Almost beautiful beneath the golden sunset stretching endlessly across the horizon.Lucas stood several feet away from me, dressed in black trousers and a white shirt that danced softly with the desert wind. His gaze locked onto mine immediately, intense and familiar enough to make my chest tighten.Then slowly, he smiled.Not the cold business smile he used around people. Not the arrogant billionaire smirk that made women lose their minds.This smile was soft. Real.Pain
Judy’s POVHas it ever happened to you before? That you’d be sleeping, you’d find yourself in a strange world and everything seemed not to make sense?This was not some regular dream because I already knew I was sleeping and I was dreaming. However, this dream felt so personal that I felt it in reality.I found myself in a desert, full of reptiles and every dangerous insect and scorpions.I was putting on some white gown which was being blown by the gentle breeze right on my body.I wore no shoes, my foot sank into the ground but I could still walk. The deeper I walked into the desert, the more familiar the strange place began to feel. Like I had been there before. Like something important had happened there and my mind simply refused to remember it.Then at the distance, I saw him.Lucas.He grew out of the sands as though the desert itself created him.He wore a black tuxedo and strangely he turned back, looked at me as though he knew something that I didn’t. There was sadness in hi
Lucas’ POV“Lucas…the baby… the baby… why didn’t you come for me?”I heard it out of the blue and my heart dropped heavily in my chest.The voice was weak, almost broken, yet every word struck me deeply.For a second, I thought I was imagining things.Five hours ago, Judy had spread a blanket on the floor beside the fireplace and slept there without even sparing me a second glance.The distance between us inside this room was not just physical. It was emotional too. Cold. Heavy. Suffocating.She had already made it clear that my plan to talk things out with her tonight had failed before it even started.So I stayed on the bed, hoping that before we returned to Colorado, she would somehow give me a chance to explain myself. A chance to ask the questions burning inside my chest.A chance to know if she was truly Judy.The Judy I once married.And not Lexeis Kingspin like she claimed.But now, in the middle of the night, hearing her whisper those painful words in her sleep, something ins
Lucas’ POV“Good evening, welcome to the resort. How may I help you today?” The receptionist smiled warmly at us the moment we stepped into the resort lobby.The warmth inside hit differently after the brutal cold outside. The entire resort looked luxurious from top to bottom. Crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling, casting golden reflections across the marble floor. Through the giant glass walls behind the receptionist, snow continued to fall heavily over the mountain.It was a giant resort at the top of the mountain. The cold here was minus five degrees Celsius during winter nights.I leaned over the counter casually. “We just need to pass the night. So, we need two rooms. Spacious rooms for us. Do you have those available?”The receptionist checked his computer immediately. “Fortunately sir, we still have two spacious suites available,” he replied politely.My lips almost curved upward. Perfect.“The first suite is fully heated with a fireplace and king-sized bedding. However, t







