LOGINShare
Shadows Between Us
publish date:
2026-03-23 16:12:33
Latest chapter
Waiting in the shadows The Long Awaited Wedding
The morning of the wedding arrived with soft sunlight pouring across the Thoreau estate. After everything the families had survived, the atmosphere was filled with laughter, nervous excitement and the beautiful chaos that came with preparing for a wedding everyone thought would never happen. Downstairs workers moved around arranging fresh white roses while musicians prepared quietly near the garden aisle. The entire estate looked breathtaking. Long crystal chandeliers hung beneath the decorated outdoor canopy while soft golden lights wrapped around the trees surrounding the venue.Everything looked like something out of a dream.Inside the bridal suite Maya sat quietly in front of the mirror while makeup artists made final adjustments to her appearance. Her white gown rested perfectly against her body, elegant and soft, flowing beautifully toward the floor.She looked at herself quietly for a moment.A smile slowly touched her lips. After everything she survived, she never imagined sh
Waiting in the shadows Family Rebuilding
The mansion slowly filled with happy noises Maya stood inside the kitchen helping Layrus arrange cookies neatly on a tray while the little boy continued talking nonstop about school." My dad owns many companies," Layrus said Maya laughed softly. "That is not something you should use to intimidate people."Layrus frowned. "But it works""You are impossible."Maya shook her head trying not to smile.Layrus suddenly narrowed his eyes suspiciously while staring at her face. "Mama.""What?""You have been smiling all day.""That's a good thing"."You burnt toast this morning doing that."Before Maya could defend herself footsteps entered the kitchen.Lucas's eyes immediately settled on Maya the moment he walked in wearing a black shirt with the sleeves folded carelessly around his arms.Layrus pointed dramatically. "See? He is smiling as well"Lucas looked confused. "What did I do?""You people are acting suspicious."Maya laughed quietly. "Go help Alicia set the dining table." Layrus co
Waiting in the shadows What Remains After Goodbye
Three months after Sophie's death, the silence she left behind still lingered heavily inside the mansion. The chaos was gone now. Kade was dead. The police investigations had ended. Reporters had stopped camping outside the Thoreau company. London had finally moved on from the nightmare that had consumed the city for months.But healing was not as easy as people imagined. Some wounds stayed long after the danger disappeared.Maya understood that more than anyone. Most mornings she woke up automatically before sunrise because Diya would start crying from her nursery room. The child had grown healthier gradually after months of treatments and medications, but she still needed constant attention. Maya carried her carefully through the mansion hallways almost every day while soft lullabies played quietly from her phone.At first, Lucas worried Maya was exhausting herself too much trying to care for Sophie's child while still carrying her own emotional pain, but Maya never complained. She
Waiting in the shadows The End of Kade
Sophie's burial left a silence inside everyone that no conversation could fix. The mansion no longer felt like the same place. The once luxurious penthouse now carried grief in every corner. Even the staff moved quietly, as though speaking too loudly would reopen wounds nobody was ready to touch again.Maya had not fully recovered from Sophie's death. Some losses stayed inside people differently.Sophie's death was one of them. Three days after the burial, Maya stood quietly inside Diya's nursery watching the little girl sleep peacefully in her crib. The soft afternoon sunlight entered through the curtains gently while the child slept without knowing how much chaos surrounded her existence.Maya slowly adjusted the baby's blanket.Her chest tightened painfully. Diya had lost her mother before she could even remember her face.That thought alone hurt deeply. Behind her, Damein stood leaning quietly against the doorway. Since Sophie's death, he had become calmer, quieter, almost emotion
Waiting in the shadows Her Final Redemption
They rushed to Sophie, who was already spitting out blood from her mouth.Maya was crying, shaking violently."Stay with me Sophie... please... your daughter needs you," she kept repeating, her voice breaking into fragments as if her lungs could no longer carry the weight of the words.Lucas shouted through tears, his hands hovering over Sophie like he was afraid touching her would make it more real."Why did you have to put yourself in the way?" he said, voice cracking at the end, anger and grief twisting together.Sophie, despite everything, still smiled faintly. It was weak, uneven, but it was there."It was my redemption," she whispered.Damein stood frozen. His eyes were wide, unfocused, as if his mind had left his body entirely. The shock had locked his tongue in place. He had seen violence before, betrayal, even death but not like this. Not someone choosing to sacrifice so deliberately.Sophie's breath became shallower. "I'm sorry... for what I did," she continued, blood staini
Waiting in the shadows Blood
The warehouse remained swallowed in chaos after Kade's final words. while police sirens echoed louder outside the Bellmont district. Nobody moved for a few seconds after Kade whispered, "It should end here."Then everything exploded at once. Kade suddenly pushed Maya forward violently.Lucas caught her before she hit the floor. "Get Layrus!" he shouted immediately. Gunshots erupted from the second floor instantly as Kade's men opened fire. The entire warehouse became chaos again. Maya screamed when bullets struck the metal rails above her head while Lucas dragged her behind a stack of wooden crates."Stay down!"Damein fired back immediately toward the upper floor while police voices started echoing outside the building."Armed police! Drop your weapons!"Kade laughed loudly through the chaos. "You're too late!"One of his men tried escaping through the back exit but was immediately tackled by officers rushing inside the warehouse. Another opened fire recklessly before being shot in t
Waiting in the shadows Unintended Witness
The wait outside the labour room stretched longer than anyone expected, the kind of waiting that slowly eats into your thoughts until silence becomes louder than noise, and Lucas stood there with his back slightly against the wall, his jaw tight, his mind moving in circles that refused to settle in
Waiting in the shadows Diya
The pain had increased it wasnt like a while hours ago when it was mild.It was no longer something Sophie could measure or prepare for. It came in waves that refused to follow rhythm, each one stronger than the last, each one pulling whatever strength she had left out of her body and leaving her w
Waiting in the shadows The Heir Built on Deception
Damein stepped out of the private room he had been assigned to, He had barely taken a few steps when he saw her.Sophie.She was standing near the end of the corridor like she had been waiting for him all along. Arms folded, posture calm, but her eyes carried that familiar edge calculated, patient
Waiting in the shadows A Pact Built on Betrayal
Sophie stepped into the hospital with the kind of calm that only came from knowing exactly what she was doing and how far she was willing to go to get what she wanted, her heels clicking softly against the polished floor as she made her way down the restricted corridor without hesitation, her prese
You may also like
My Bestfriend's Brother Shouldn't Know How I Taste
Demiah13583.6K viewsBegin Again
Val Sims1.0M viewsHired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire
Kayla Sango858.5K viewsMaster Odell’s Secret Ex-wife
Eggsoup1.2M viewsMy professor, my stalker
Marjolein242 viewsTaste Like Forbidden
Sunmisola.A308 viewsTHE BILLIONAIRE’S DOG SITTER
Blexin stories96 viewsClaimed by damon voss
Praise chi74 views
