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Sarah POVSarah’s POVI needed air.Actual air. Not the type that stuck to my skin like dampness, scented with champagne, ambition, and strain.Even if I couldn't remain another second, the conference supper was still bustling behind me. My smile hurt my cheeks. Standing too tall has stiffened my spine. And something I didn't want to identify was tangled in my heart, God, my heart.My heels clicked lightly on the smooth marble floor as I entered the lift corridor. With the buzz of city lights filtering in through lofty windows, it was still and deserted. I squeezed my shawl tightly about me and waited while pressing the phone button.Adrian's persistent touches, Alessandro's inscrutable gazes, and the men who had come at me like I was a prize were all in my head.All I wanted to do was retire to my room, remove this clothing, and breathe out quietly.With a gentle ring, the lift doors opened, and I entered without turning around.But as they began to close, a hand crept between t
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Sarah POVThe New York City Global Business & Innovation Summit wasn't just a conference -- it was a battleground.A shining, polished battlefield that hosted the best minds and largest egos from businesses around the globe in an effort to vie for notice, alliances, and influence.Technology behemoths, sustainability innovators, luxury goods icons, health tech disruptors, finance heavy-hitters — all in one place for once in the gargantuan Midtown skyscraper convention centre, their logos emblazoned on banners and LED walls, their executives in designer attire mingling over espresso and deals.This is where deals were made, futures were formed, and reputations were forged or shattered.And this past year, my company was squarely in the midst of it.The day had started early, the kind of early that makes your eyes ache no matter how much coffee you drink.By 7 a.m., Ester and I were in the sleek conference lounge, reviewing final slides, making sure the presentation deck was perfect. Sh
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Adrian’s POVI watched from across the room, glass of whiskey in hand, fingers drumming slowly against the side.There she was.Sarah.Radiant, delicate, my Sarah stood under the golden glow of the terrace lights, her head held just a little too high, her smile just a little too forced.And there he was.Alessandro.A dark shadow at the edge of the room, his hand casually resting on Jessica’s lower back, his mouth pulled into that faint, cold smirk.Perfect.Absolutely perfect.I hid a slow smile behind my drink.This was working even better than I thought.For months, I’d watched Sarah fight to keep her life together. I’d been patient so patient slipping quietly into the spaces Alessandro had abandoned. Bottles, diapers, doctor appointments, late-night rocking when Gabriel wouldn’t sleep.I was careful. Never push too hard, never make her feel cornered, never seem like I was expecting anything in return.Just the good guy. Just the reliable friend. Just the man who regrets his action
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Sarah’s POVThe celebration was going down, but I remained near the edge of the terrace, sipping what was probably my third glass of champagne and watching the city lights flicker below. Adrian remained inside, conversing with a few business connections, while Ester had slipped into the loo.I needed a moment.After seeing Alessandro all night, hearing the sting in his voice, and feeling the invisible thread between us draw taut and then break again, I needed a minute to breathe and stabilise the knot in my chest.I closed my eyes quickly and exhaled into the cold night air."Be careful, Sarah," said a quiet, mocking voice behind me. “You’ll drink yourself into believing you still have a chance.”I turned slowly.In a sleek silver dress, Jessica stood perfectly poised, her eyes sparkling with joy and her lips painted a glossy red.“Jessica,” I said smoothly, tilting my head. “Didn’t realise you were moonlighting as the party’s moral police.”She smirked, stepping closer. “Oh, I’m jus
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Sarah’s POVI wasn’t sure why I said yes.When Ester first brought up the business party, I’d laughed it off — told her I was too tired, too busy, too swamped with Gabriel’s schedules and work deadlines. But she had given me that look — the one that said Sarah, you need a night out or you’ll wither into dust.So here I was, standing in front of the mirror, smoothing down the silky emerald-green dress Ester had practically shoved into my hands. It fit too well, hugged curves I hadn’t paid attention to in months, and left me feeling simultaneously vulnerable and… visible."You look stunning," Ester remarked with a smile from behind me. She donned a smooth black jumpsuit paired with striking gold earrings, her hair tied up, embodying effortless style. "Honestly, Alessandro’s jaw will drop to the ground."I stiffened. “This isn’t about him.”She arched a brow. “Mm-hm.”I sighed, smoothing down the fabric again. “It’s not.”But of course, part of me wondered — if he was going to be there.
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Sarah’s POVTwo months.That’s how long it had been since I last saw Alessandro.Since he walked out of our home, our life, without a proper explanation leaving me clutching my heart and wondering what went wrong.Since then, I’d buried myself in work, in routines, in the safety of the walls I built around myself.Adrian had been there, yes. Always helpful, always present, always offering a shoulder I hadn’t asked for but somehow leaned on more and more.But despite the growing closeness with Adrian, despite the way he had quietly inserted himself into my daily life, there was still a part of me that stayed stuck in the past.In Alessandro.Which was why, when the long-planned collaboration between our companies finally came up a joint project we’d negotiated months ago, back when we were still us I couldn’t help the tight twist of anticipation in my chest.I was going to see him again.Face to face.And maybe, just maybe, there would be something beyond business. Some small signal th
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Sarah's POVI don't know when it became normal Adrian being here, taking up the spaces Alessandro used to leave behind.Initially, it had been uncomfortable. Unwelcome, even.I reminded myself that I didn't need assistance, that I could manage everything, that allowing Adrian in would just make things complicated. But eventually, he wore me down.Not with pressure, not with guilt. With kindness.A new coffee mug sat on the counter as I walked into the kitchen at six in the morning, my eyes heavy and my hair messy from yet another night without sleep.When I forgot to change the diapers, he silently delivered a package.When Gabriel got irritable at 2 a.m., and I hadn't even noticed Adrian was still around, I found him slowly walking with my child in his arms, singing softly under his breath.He never made me owe him. Never asked for anything.It was… easy.And I resented the fact that I required easy at the moment.Tonight, after Gabriel had curled up into his cot, I went back downst
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Alessandro’s POVThe silence had been deafening.I’d thought to call her. To reach out. A thousand texts drafted and deleted, but I couldn’t bring myself to send them. What could I possibly say? It had been days since I walked out of the door, since I left Sarah standing in the flickering candlelight, her face ashen with confusion and heartbreak."I believe we should take a break."Those words were like a curse now. They haunted me in every waking moment. In every passing second, I replayed that night in my mind: Sarah, looking at me as if I’d just shattered the world we had built. My world.Our world.But I hadn’t been honest with her. Not about the reason. Not about what I was really facing.The night I left was the night Mira showed up at my door. Her presence had been a surprise, unexpected, but when she explained what had happened between us in the past, everything clicked. Her charges were nothing short of dynamite, threatening to disclose something that may destroy everything I
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Sarah’s POVThe days began to blur again, not in the same dull ache that followed Alessandro’s departure, but in the quiet, strange rhythm of something new, unfamiliar. Or perhaps something I’d tried to avoid naming.Adrian was around more often now. Not in a way that felt suffocating, not overt or insistent. Just there. Like a lamp quietly turned on in the corner of a dim room, steady, unremarkable at first, but always present, always warming some small patch of your shadow.He had started picking up on our routines, filling in the silences Alessandro had left behind. Gabriel laughed more when he was around. That squealing, hiccup-laced giggle spilt from his tiny chest when Adrian made ridiculous faces or sang off-key versions of nursery rhymes.I watched them one afternoon. Adrian gently bounced him on one knee while Gabriel reached for his nose with sticky hands.“You’re a menace,” Adrian chuckled, catching his hands midair and kissing his forehead. “Tiny, adorable menace.”I smile
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