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Chapter 83
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Elara’s lips curved into a small smile. Not warm, not amused, sharp. Knowing. But she said nothing.Instead, she shifted in her seat, folding her hands neatly over her lap. The kind of smile that wasn’t a smile at all stayed on her face, and her silence spoke louder than any accusation could have.Julian felt it, the weight of it pressing against his ribs, heavier than her voice could ever be.He exhaled, eyes fixed ahead, jaw hardening.If he admitted anything now, it would be betrayal. If he said nothing, it would still be betrayal.So he did the only thing he could, he drove on, pretending the world outside the windshield demanded all his focus.Elara turned back to the window slowly, her reflection staring back at her. That same smile lingered, but her chest ached. Secrets. Always secrets. And always from me.The car carried them forward, but between them, the silence returned with sharper teeth.By the time Julian eased the car into the Cross Atelier’s private parking, Elara’s th
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The morning sun streamed through the penthouse windows, scattering soft light across the living room. Mira’s voice carried with excitement as she packed her little bag, stuffed bunny, sketchbook, and an entire box of crayons she refused to leave behind.“Grandma Lydia says I can paint with her!” Mira announced proudly, skipping around Julian and Elara as they stood by the door. “She has a whole room just for it!”Julian crouched down, zipping her bag with an indulgent smile. “Then make sure you fill that room with your best work. We’ll come back for you later.”Elara kissed her daughter’s cheek, smoothing down the wild strands of hair that Mira always refused to tame. “Behave, okay? No climbing shelves this time.”“I won’t,” Mira promised with a mischievous grin that said otherwise.The drive to the Hayes’s estate was filled with Mira’s endless chatter. She told them about a dream where she’d been the queen of a candy kingdom, her laughter filling the car.Elara listened with a soft s
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Julian’s grip on the phone was tight enough to whiten his knuckles. He had half a mind to hang up before a word was exchanged.“What do you want, Diana?” His voice was sharp, clipped, entirely lacking the warmth he had reserved moments earlier for Elara and Mira.On the other end, there was silence at first, then a soft, trembling breath. “Julian… don’t be so cruel. You never used to sound like this with me.”His jaw flexed. “It’s late. You’ve already called a dozen times. If this is one of your games...”“It’s not!” Her voice cracked, small and pitiful, almost childlike in its desperation. “Julian, please. Just listen to me. You think I don’t know? I’ve seen the news, I’ve seen her. Elara. And that little girl. I know you’re moving on. But you can’t, not until you hear me out.”Julian closed his eyes, pinching the bridge of his nose. “Diana, I don’t have time for this. Whatever you think you know, keep it. I’m not interested.”“Please,” she whispered, and for once, her tone wasn’t dr
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The penthouse door opened with a hush of automation, lights spilling across polished marble floors.The boy’s wide eyes darted everywhere, the chandelier glittering like a thousand tiny suns, the endless walls of glass revealing the skyline below, the gleaming staircase winding upward.He hesitated at the threshold, as if afraid his shoes would dirty the floor. Diana smirked, nudging him forward with the tip of her hand.“Don’t stand there like a stray,” she said lightly, though her tone carried weight. “This is your home now.”He shuffled in, clutching the straps of his small backpack, the last remnant of his old life.She led him upstairs, heels clicking, stopping before a room prepared in pristine shades of navy and silver.The bed was already dressed in silk sheets, toys arranged neatly on the shelves, clothes folded in the drawers. A perfect boy’s room, staged, not lived in.His mouth parted. “This is… mine?”“For now,” Diana corrected, her eyes narrowing. “But soon you’ll have m
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The black Bentley slid through the city streets like a predator, silent and commanding. Inside, Diana lounged against the leather seat with one hand wrapped casually around a flute of champagne.Across from her sat the boy, fidgeting with the hem of his shirt, his wide eyes flicking from the tinted window to her polished nails.She studied him with a critical eye. His cheap sneakers, his threadbare clothes, the smell of an airport still clinging to him, all of it screamed of the life he had come from. A life she couldn’t let bleed into the one she was creating.“You’ll never wear that again,” Diana murmured, tapping the boy’s shoes with the tip of her stiletto. “From this moment forward, you belong to me. And that means you will look like me, move like me, and...” she leaned in, her perfume enveloping him, “....you will lie like me.”The boy swallowed, gripping his bear tighter. “Yes, Mama.”A smile curved across her lips. He was learning fast.The car pulled up in front of one of the
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The boy nodded again, his brows knitted. His real name wasn’t Milo, and the woman he was about to meet wasn’t his mother. But the fixer had been drilling these lines into him for days, rewarding him with treats when he got them right, scolding him when he slipped.“Last thing.” The fixer leaned in closer, lowering his tone. “When she asks what you want, what do you say?”The boy hesitated, then whispered, “I want to live with my father.”A thin smile curved the man’s lips. “Good boy. Remember that. It’ll make her very happy.”He straightened, checked the envelope of papers on the table one last time, forged birth certificates, fabricated school reports, a doctored passport, then handed the boy a small stuffed bear. “Here. Keep this with you on the plane. Makes it look real.”The boy hugged the toy tightly, his eyes wide as the man opened the door to where a driver was waiting.By the time night fell, he’d be on a private flight to Diana.And by the time the sun rose over Julian’s pent
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