All Chapters of BENEATH THE COLD CONTRACT : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Chapter 52Kane's POVImmediately, my hand reached to the back of my pocket for my gun.Kelly raised both hands in mock surrender, that smug, infuriating smirk still on his face. “Easy, Kane. I’m not here to crash your little contract celebration. Just stopping by to say hello.”“You picked the worst possible moment,” I said coldly.He glanced toward Caroline, then back at me with a flicker of something unreadable in his eyes. “Yeah, I noticed. Poolside proposals. So unlike you.”“Get to the point.”His smirk slipped, just a little. “Alright. I came to deliver some news. Something you should hear from me before it spreads.”I folded my arms, tension pulsing behind my eyes. “Then talk.”He stepped closer, lowering his voice. “Jayson’s back.”The world tilted. For a second, I wasn’t sure I heard right.“What?”“He’s alive,” Kelly confirmed, his tone now laced with gravity. “Walked into Robertson’s penthouse like a ghost rising from the grave.”My mind stuttered. “That’s impossible. He w

Chapter 54: Caroline's POV I moaned as his tongue brushed against mine.It had been too long, too many sleepless nights tangled in fear, betrayal, and the weight of what-ifs. But now, with his hands on my waist and his mouth moving against mine, something inside me broke loose.Something raw. Something hungry.I needed this. Needed him.His lips were warm and firm. He kissed me like he’d been holding back for far too long. Like I was something he’d kept behind glass, and tonight, he’d finally shattered it.My hands found his shirt, clutching the fabric, pulling him closer until our bodies touched fully, chest to chest. The heat of him soaked through my skin, making me more aware of his presence.I could feel my pulse everywhere, in my neck, my fingertips, the swell of my stomach.The babies shifted lightly, a gentle flutter like a reminder… but my body didn’t shy away. If anything, the hormones intensified everything. I was burning from the inside out.Kane’s hand slid up my spine,

Chapter 56Caroline's POVThe next morning broke quietly, light slipping through the windows like cautious hope. I sat by the edge of the bed, running a hand over my slowly rising belly. The triplets were calm, but I knew that wouldn’t last. They always moved more when Kane was near, like they could sense him.Kane was still asleep behind me, one arm stretched lazily across the bed, the faintest frown creasing his brow even in rest. I’d watched him sleep for hours, memorizing the lines on his face, the way his chest rose and fell. Last night had changed everything. He had let me in completely. And I had decided I wasn’t going anywhere.I stood up, careful not to wake him, and padded over to the window. The city looked different somehow, like it knew we were at the edge of war. But I didn’t feel fear anymore. I felt ready.Let them come.Let Diane Ross try and twist her poison again. Let Robertson scheme and try to tear Kane down. Let Jayson act like the ghost of yesterday, and Reynold

Chapter 58:Raymond’s POVThe heavy gates creaked open, letting me into the estate that once belonged to my brother.No, it still belongs to him, technically.In the eyes of the world, I was Jayson Reynolds.My boots echoed sharply against the polished marble floors as I stepped into the mansion, the air rich with the scent of old wood and lies.Everything looked the same.Almost.Except now, I walked these halls as a ghost wearing another man's face.I moved past the grand staircases and glittering chandeliers, heading straight for the west wing…To the door no one else dared open.I keyed in the code.The wall gave a soft hiss before sliding open, revealing the hidden staircase winding downward into the earth.The deeper I descended, the colder it grew and…. the heavier the truth weighed on my chest.No one knew that Jayson Reynolds was already dead.That I had been the one to put him down.I hadn't planned it at first. But when Jayson appeared that night, running from his past from

Chapter 60:Caroline's POV He dropped to one knee.I knelt beside him, hands trembling, pressing against the wound as he grimaced.“Stay with me,” I whispered, tears streaming down my cheeks. “Please…. just stay with me.”Blood rushed through my ears as I held him, my hands soaked with thick red, my heart threatening to stop with every breath he struggled to take.“Kane…please…stay down,” I pleaded, trying to keep pressure on the wound. “Help is coming. I’ll call…”But he gritted his teeth and pushed against the wall, rising slowly to his feet.“Kane, no…” I reached to stop him, but he shook his head.“I’m not bleeding out in front of them,” he growled.His voice was hoarse but laced with fury. His body trembled, yet he stood like a force made of stone and vengeance. He stepped forward, swaying only slightly, the wound in his side soaking through his shirt.“Get out,” he barked at Gina, his voice like thunder cracking through glass.Gina took a step back, visibly shaken by the sight