All Chapters of One True Love : Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

‎‎‎Roxanne McBeal gripped the steering wheel of her SUV as she navigated the predawn streets toward the Montenegro Inc. construction site. ‎‎The clock on the dashboard glowed 5:15 AM, and the chill seeping through the vents clawed at her skin despite the heater blasting on high. She'd barely slept, her mind replaying yesterday's charged encounter with Arch Montenegro;the way his piercing blue eyes had held hers a fraction too long during the project review meeting, the subtle brush of his fingers against hers when passing a blueprint. ‎‎Routine inspection, she repeated like a mantra. Just verify the foundation pours before the crew clocks in. But her pulse thrummed in her ears, betraying the lie. This wasn't routine. Not with him.‎‎The site sprawled on the outskirts of the city, a colossal beast of progress amid the foggy industrial sprawl. Chain-link fences topped with razor wire encircled the perimeter, fluttering with faded warning signs that whipped in the wind. ‎‎Floodl

The morning sun cut through the penthouse windows in sharp gold blades, catching dust motes dancing over the marble floors like tiny galaxies. Roxanne sat at the kitchen island, fingers wrapped around a mug of black coffee, watching Arch pace the length of his living room like a caged lion.It had been three days since Victor Hale’s arrest. Three days of police interviews, board meetings that ran until dawn, and news cycles that chewed up Montenegro Inc. like it was yesterday’s trash. CEO’S SCANDALOUS AFFAIR WITH TOP ENGINEER blared one headline. SABOTAGE PLOT EXPOSES CORPORATE BETRAYAL screamed another.Arch paused by the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city skyline—his skyline, dotted with cranes and half-finished towers that now felt like targets. He ran a hand through his hair, leaving it more tousled than usual. The cut on his temple was healing, but the bruise around his eye was still a deep purple.“You should eat something,” Roxanne said, pushing a plate of scrambled