LOGINFour years ago, Ethan Wilder had made a choice to take the fall for a crime he did not commit so as to save his fiancée’s brother and protect her family’s struggling business. He endured so much in high hopes that once he got out, he’d marry the woman he loves. On the day Ethan is freed, instead of fulfilling the wish of his most anticipated marriage, he is served divorce papers by the woman he took the fall for and introduced to her new lover. What happens when there’s a sudden turn of events and Ethan, the ex convict is revealed to be CEO to the biggest empire in Boston?
View More~~LUCAS WILDER~~The fight started over something stupid. At least, that’s what I told myself later.It was Friday evening. The whole house smelled like mum’s favorite roast chicken with fries. Elara and I were supposed to be helping set the table, but things had felt off between us all day. Ever since the debate hall and Kai’s invitation, she had been distant. Short replies to my texts. Avoiding my eyes in the cafeteria. I finally caught her alone in the hallway near the dining room while Mom and Dad were still busy in the kitchen.“You’re actually thinking about going to Kai’s party, aren’t you?” I asked, keeping my voice low.Elara crossed her arms. That stubborn look I knew so well settled on her face. “Maybe. Why? It’s not like I have anything better to do this weekend.”Her words hit me hard. I stepped closer. “Because we said we’d be careful. Because every time you smile at him, it feels like you’re rubbing it in my face that I can’t do the same thing.”She gave a sharp little
~~Lucas Wilder~~The thing about hiding something huge is that the world keeps throwing little reminders at you, daring you to slip up.It was Thursday afternoon, and the debate hall was packed for the inter-house competition. I was supposed to be focused on my notes, but my eyes kept drifting to the front row where Elara sat. She had her legs crossed, scribbling something in her notebook, looking unfairly good in the school uniform. Our eyes met for half a second. She gave me that tiny, secret smile that made my chest do stupid things.Then Kai Lennox walked in.Tall, loud, and always dressed like he was about to shoot a music video instead of attend classes. Captain of the basketball team, rich parents, and a smile that made half the girls in school giggle. He dropped into the seat right next to Elara like he belonged there.“Johnson-Wilder,” he said, loud enough for me to hear from the back. “You look like you’re ready to destroy someone today. Save some energy for me after this, y
~~LICAS WILDER~~I hated how much I noticed her.Elara Johnson-Wilder walked through the world like she was daring it to try her. Head high, shoulders back, that sharp tongue ready to cut anyone who looked at her wrong. Especially me. We’d been at each other’s throats since we were kids, but lately.. it felt different. Dangerous.Tonight was one of those nights where the house felt too small.. Mom and Dad had gone to bed. Elara had disappeared into the garden after dinner like she always did when her head was loud. I told myself I was just checking on her. That was all.I found her sitting on the old stone bench under the oak tree, knees pulled to her chest, fairy lights glowing soft above her. She looked small there. Not the fierce girl who argued with me in the hallways every day. Just… Elara.I walked over without thinking. My heart was already hammering like I’d run sprints.“You’re going to freeze out here,” I said, stopping a few feet away.She didn’t look up. “Then go back
SIXTEEN YEARS LATER~~ELARA JOHNSON~~Elara Johnson hated Lucas Wilder more than she hated Monday mornings.That was the thought running through her head as she slammed her locker shut on a random Tuesday afternoon. The hallway at New York International Academy was loud with the usual after school chaos; kids shouting about football practice, someone blasting music from a phone speaker, the smell of cheap cafeteria fries hanging in the air. She adjusted the strap of her backpack and tried to ignore the way her heart was already racing.Because there he was.Lucas leaned against the wall opposite her locker like he owned the place. Tall, messy dark hair that always looked like he’d just rolled out of bed, and that stupid half smirk he wore whenever he saw her coming. He was in the same year as her. same grade, same hallway, same everything, even though she was five months older. Their mother had told them she hadn’t known she was pregnant with Lucas until she was four months gone.
~ALINA JOHNSON~ The ride back to the office was longer that's usual l. Maybe it was because the car was suffocating. All she wanted at the moment was to be alone. Phoenix Empire's building loomed into view and as soon as the car came to a stop, I didn't wait for Burly to open the door for me as u
~ETHAN WILDER~I needed adrenaline. My blood needed to run wild in my veins and push out Alina from my head and thoughts. She had come to say goodbye before leaving and it had taken all of willpower not to look up at her. Instead I nodded, glaring at the printed words yet not comprehending them for
~ALINA JOHNSON~Another eye-rolling groan left my lips for the umpteenth time in a span of 1 hour. My brain was oddly creative at the moment, pairing a shirtless Ethan with the smirk he gave me through the glass wall as if they had happened at the same time. Every now and then, my attention and tho
Ethan's POV My heavy eyes stared upwards at the ceiling as I'd not slept a wink throughout the night. The scene from earlier, her tear stained cheeks, the words I'd said to her in a fit of my frustration and the anger shimmering in her eyes as the doors closed between us. God! Had I been too har












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