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Eleven

Damien stepped out of his car and took a slow breath, his jaw tightening as he faced the towering villa before him. His sharp eyes narrowed when the screen lock beside the door blinked red. The logs showed it had been accessed thirty minutes ago. But he hadn’t sent anyone here. No staff. No cleaners.Someone was inside.His instincts kicked in. He leaned close to the lock screen, his hand hovering just above the sensor. “Who the hell would break into my house?” he muttered under his breath, pressing his thumb against the scanner.The door clicked open silently. He stepped in without a sound, each movement calculated. The interior was calm, too calm for someone else to be in it. A breeze stirred the curtains slightly from an open window upstairs. No voices, no creaks of movement. Still, the tension crackled in the air.Damien moved closer to the entrance pillar. His hand reached into a narrow crevice between it and the wall, pulling out a compact black handgun he kept hidden there. He

Last Updated : 2025-05-22

Twelve

The morning sun filtered through the lace curtains, casting a soft glow on the round breakfast table. The scent of buttered toast, scrambled eggs, and brewed coffee filled the air. Cruzita sat at the head of the table, her silver curls neatly tucked into a bun, humming a hymn under her breath. Wally, cut into her pancakes, her brow relaxed and calm. Karina, seated opposite her, was stone-faced. Her long fingers tapped against the glass of water in front of her, untouched plate of food before her.Then Sophie stepped in.She wore a soft lilac blouse tucked into a pair of pale jeans, her hair pulled back into a simple ponytail. The tension in her shoulders betrayed the calm expression she wore.“Good morning, Grandma,” Sophie said warmly, leaning down to press a kiss on Cruzita’s cheek.Cruzita smiled. “Good morning, my child.”Sophie turned to the others. “Good morning, Aunt. Good morning… Mother.”Karina didn’t respond. Instead, she picked up her glass and took a slow sip of her wate

Last Updated : 2025-05-22

Thirteen

The room was quiet except for the soft beeping of the life support machine beside the bed. A faint hum of fluorescent lights filled the silence. Karina sat on the edge of the chair, her fingers curled tightly around Aidan's hand, her eyes never leaving his still face.His skin was pale, his chest rising and falling with the rhythm dictated by the machines. A clear oxygen tube rested beneath his nostrils, taped carefully. Electrodes dotted his temples and chest, feeding data to monitors. A larger tube extended from his mouth, aiding his breathing. The sight of him like this always punched her chest.The doctor, a man with kind but tired eyes, stood near the bed. "He'll be staying here longer, Mrs. Algernon. Carrying him around or attempting to move him may weaken his system further. We need to let his body rest. Give it time."Karina sniffled and nodded, her voice locked in her throat. The doctor offered a sympathetic smile and quietly exited, closing the door behind him.She turned ba

Last Updated : 2025-05-26

Fourteen

Sophie’s heart thudded in her chest, loud and unsteady, as if it wanted to break free from her ribcage. The moment hung in the air, heavy and charged, like a spark ready to ignite. Her hand pressed firmly against his chest, feeling the rhythm of his heartbeat under her palm, strong and unbothered – like the man himself.She couldn’t look away.Not from Damien. Not from that annoyingly confident face of his. His dark eyes gleamed with mischief, a smirk curling the edge of his lips. Then, as if aware of how deeply he had gotten under her skin, he gave her that slick, revelling smile. The kind that made her fingers twitch with the need to slap it right off his face.But instead, she pushed him gently. Her palm stayed right on his chest, steady, defiant. “You’re so full of yourself.”“Come on, Sunshine,” he drawled, clearly entertained, “you can’t say that. Though, I enjoyed how intense I just made you seem.”“Intense, my foot,” she scoffed and leaned back against the seat, folding her ar

Last Updated : 2025-05-31

Fifteen

Sophie’s fingers hovered near the edge of a couch beside her, her eyes flicking toward Damien as he stood across the room with his phone pressed to his ear. His voice was low but firm.“I don’t think I’m interested,” Damien said, his tone clipped and final.“But Damien, you…” a woman’s voice tried to insist from the other end.Sophie squinted, curious. Who could he be talking to? But before she could ponder further, Damien ended the call abruptly with a swipe of his finger.His brows furrowed like something had annoyed him.Sophie tilted her head, her arms folded as she leaned against the counter. “Someone not important?” she asked, feigning displeasure, her eyes glinting with playful judgment.Damien gave a careless shrug. “Really,” he said. “It was Belina.”Sophie raised an eyebrow. “Isn’t that your sister?”He nodded once, reluctantly. “Yes. And speaking of her... I want to apologize for their attitude last night. It wasn’t pleasant,” he muttered, his jaw tightening. “Especially A

Last Updated : 2025-06-04

Sixteen

Leo’s silence made Sophie frown. Her heart thudded loudly in her chest, and her fingers tightened around the phone. That silence wasn’t just hesitation—it was a wall. One she desperately wanted to break.“Tell me who it was, Leo. Please,” she pressed, her voice low but firm, brimming with impatience and fear.He sighed. That familiar sound of reluctance, of weariness. “I’m sorry, Sophie. I don’t know yet.”“Damn it,” she hissed, her hand slamming against the wall. Her head dropped forward as frustration surged through her chest. “Whoever the perpetrator is could still be lurking. Watching. Waiting. You have to find out who it was. Check CCTV footage, dig into anything. I need to know. Someone planned that accident, and I won’t rest until I make them pay.”She heard Leo’s breath steady. “I’ll do as you said.”“Good. Also…” she paused to inhale, fighting the tremble in her voice. “I need a list of suspects. Think about it – my parents must have had enemies despite doing no harm to anyo

Last Updated : 2025-06-16

Seventeen

Sophie gave him a look that could slice steel. Her eyes narrowed, lips pressed, and her brows shot up like she had just witnessed a lunatic enjoying a private joke.“You’re a psychopath,” her eyes seemed to scream at him. “One who clearly gets a thrill out of baffling me.”Damien chuckled, tilting his head slightly with a grin tugging the corner of his lips. “Don’t explode, angry bird,” he said, voice dipped in teasing. “I was just kidding.”Kidding.That word again. From him, it never felt light. She stepped forward, grabbed his tie without warning, and yanked it down, forcing him to lower his head until their faces almost met. Their breaths tangled.Her voice was firm, daring. “Well, you better quit kidding me. I don’t find it funny, Damien Cavenaugh.”He stared straight into her eyes. Unmoving. A glint of something unreadable swimming in his gaze—like she had struck a chord deeper than the surface showed.His voice dropped as he responded, “Noted… Sophie Cavenaugh.”She scoffed and

Last Updated : 2025-06-18

Eighteen

Sophie smiled softly and nodded, “Yes.”Damien didn’t say a word. He simply took her hand, firm yet careful, and led her towards the patio where his so-called family was already waiting. She noticed the faint change in his steps—slower, heavier, almost reluctant. Like he didn’t want to be there at all.As they walked, Aaron and his family began stepping into the patio too, their faces lighting up like flickering bulbs trying too hard to glow. Sophie’s eyes swept the gathering. Then she saw her.Jeana.She showed up like an afterthought, hastily adjusting the white fur around her shoulder. Her short wine-colored gown hugged her body tightly, so tightly her breasts looked like twin oranges, bold and suffocating, as if she was hawking them out of desperation.Sophie blinked and tried not to laugh.As they stepped fully into the patio, Belina practically leaped forward. She was too quick. Too desperate. Her heels clicked against the floor like applause she was giving herself for being ext

Last Updated : 2025-06-19

Nineteen

Then she turned and walked after Damien, her steps graceful, her presence like an elegant breeze brushing through the patio. But there was something else in her smile. Something hidden beneath her gentleness, a sense of triumph, of knowing she had the upper hand.The others stood in stunned silence.Belina’s throat bobbed as she swallowed hard. Jeana blinked quickly and looked away. Aaron? He simply stared after Sophie, the tightness in his chest tightening more.He had lost her. Not just to another man, but to someone who wielded power like a weapon, and who made her shine like never before.Sophie took her seat beside Damien, casting him a sideways glance as he poured her a glass of wine.“Too harsh?” he asked with a smirk.“Perfect,” she whispered back, lips curled in the slightest grin.From across the room, all eyes were still on them.The dinner had not even begun.And yet the feast of pride, tension, and control was already well underway.The dining room felt like it belonged

Last Updated : 2025-06-20

Twenty

Everyone was watching Damien now, waiting for his reaction.Damien didn’t raise his voice. He didn’t need to. His silence alone drained the warmth from the air like a sudden winter draft. He blinked once, slow and heavy. Then he leaned back in his chair like a man who had heard one too many foolish things in one evening. His eyes found Belina’s, and for a second, it felt like time itself stopped.The smile she wore dropped instantly. Her breath hitched, and a hand went to her neck, fingers fluttering like she needed air.Then he said it. Calmly. Too calmly.“Why ask about a dead man?”The room stilled. The clink of cutlery ceased. Belina gasped softly, the sound more like a breath of guilt than surprise. She fumbled her words, her mouth parting before her mind caught up.“D…Did I?” She looked toward Aaron, her eyes pleading for some kind of save. “Um… I-I mean… I was asking about my father.”Sophie turned slightly, confused. Her brows furrowed as she looked between them. “Your fathe

Last Updated : 2025-06-20

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