All Chapters of Fool Me Once: Chapter 101 - Chapter 104

Cassie’s POVI strained in the man's grasp and was pulled behind him as the fluorescent lights dazzled. My heart was beating frantically against my ribs, its frantic rhythm in time with the fear coursing through my veins. As I attempted to struggle free, the skeleton fingers around my arms had closed like a vice, even though every muscle in my body was screaming for me to do so.Jeffery huddled on the icy pavement on a cold winter's afternoon, his muscle-hardened body shaking with rage, his eyes blazing with defensive anger. A gash in his temple was seeping at the jagged edges of his square jaw. Bare to the skin, his very presence still seemed to exude toughness and stamina, his eyes clashing with mine in feral intensity."Cassie," he whispered, his deep voice sliced with pain."Jeffery," I choked out, struggling with the merciless hold of my captor. My curves shook beneath the torn seams of my blouse, exposing vulnerability. My hair spilled wildly onto my face, hiding some but not al

Jeffery’s POVThe rest of the world outside the Richards estate was still shrouded in darkness early in the morning, but in the vast corridors of the house where I grew up, war was imminent.I stood in my father's study; my fists balled, my pulse pounding like a war drum of vengeance. The study reeked of old leather and cedar wood, the air heavy with unspoken specters. Edward Richards built this empire with brutal hands, yet he had built a legacy that Ethan now sought to destroy.My brother's betrayal was no longer just personal—it was criminal, threatening, and extensive.Cassie had barely left my side since I'd been home from the hospital, but this evening I'd asked her to remain behind. Just for tonight. Just in case.This wasn't her fight to start with.But it would end with both of us standing tall. Together.Edward sat behind his solid oak desk, his blue eyes piercing through me. He looked exhausted, older than I remembered as if the burden of all his secrets had finally begun t