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The Taste of Truth

Chapter Seventy OneAria’s POVThe city was quieter than usual that night, too quiet for Manhattan. Even the lights of the skyline outside Julian Blackwell’s penthouse windows felt muted, as if holding their breath along with Aria.She stood by the floor-to-ceiling glass, arms crossed over her chest, trying to ignore the heat crawling up her spine. The air between her and Julian had changed since their return. His touch had lingered too long when he’d helped her out of the car. His eyes had said something his mouth hadn’t dared to speak.And now, behind her, he said nothing.Aria turned slowly, tension coiled tight in her chest. “You’ve barely looked at me since we got back.”Julian stood in the shadows near the marble kitchen island, his jacket tossed on the stool, the sleeves of his shirt rolled up, revealing the veins in his forearms. He was staring at a file on the counter, one she hadn’t seen before.“I found something,” he said, voice low. “Something you’re not going to like.”H

Headlights

Chapter Seventy TwoJulian’s POVThe door slammed behind her, the echo ricocheting through my office like a shot. Silence pressed in on me, thick and suffocating, but it wasn’t the kind that allowed for calm reflection. This was the kind that clawed at your ribcage, digging in sharp enough to leave marks.Her scent still lingered in the room, faint, maddening and I caught myself breathing deeper than I should, like some addict chasing the last traces of a high. My fingers flexed against the desk, knuckles whitening, as if the wood could take the frustration gnawing at me.Damn her.I should have let her go weeks ago. Hell, I should have never touched her in the first place. But the moment she looked at me with that storm in her eyes, not fear, not submission, but defiance, I was finished. I told myself it was control I wanted. That if I could keep her close, I could keep her quiet… and safe.Safe from them.Safe from me.I pushed away from the desk and followed the faint sound of her

Through the Smoke

Chapter Seventy Three Aria’s POVDarkness crept in first, an edge that clawed at the edges of my vision. Then came the sound: a howling labored breath, followed by the distant wail of sirens through broken glass. Panic pounded in my chest, drumming against every nerve, but my body wouldn’t move.Julian’s hand closed around my wrist, with urgency I’d never felt before.“Aria..” his voice was distorted, a rough melody against the chaos.My world came into focus in fragments: streaks of red emergency lights, the jagged silhouette of overturned metal, and Julian’s face, smeared with dirt and blood, eyes wide with urgent alarm. He was real. Present. Alive.I inhaled sharply, electric tremors sparking through every fiber of my body, as the acrid bite of smoke filled my senses. The stench of burning rubber, hot metal, and fear clawed at my throat.“Hold on to me,” he said, voice ragged. He managed to pull me toward the sidewalk, steadying me as tremors sent shivers up my legs.Sirens grew l

Beneath the Surface

Chapter Seventy FourAria’s POVThe steady hum of the elevator filled the silence between us, though silence didn’t feel like the right word. Julian’s presence was loud without him saying a thing. Every inhale of mine seemed synced to the faint trace of his cologne, a heady, smoky scent laced with something sharper, something that made my pulse quicken against my will.He stood beside me, hands in his pockets, gaze fixed on the glowing numbers above the doors as if he wasn’t acutely aware of how close we were. But I knew better. Julian Blackwell was a man who noticed everything. And right now, I could feel his awareness on me like the weight of a storm about to break.I shifted slightly, my shoulder brushing against his. The contact was electric, my breath caught, and I hated the way my body betrayed me with that slight hitch. His head tilted, just enough for his eyes to catch mine.“You’re fidgeting,” he said quietly, his voice a low rumble that seemed to seep into my skin. “Nervous?

Lines I Can’t Cross

Chapter Seventy FiveJulian’s POVCeleste’s smile was the same as it had always been too precise, too knowing.She didn’t move toward us, but I could feel her presence like static against my skin. Aria’s hand was still in mine, her grip tense. She was waiting for me to speak.But I didn’t. I couldn’t.Because if I said the wrong thing now, I’d lose her.“Step away from the panels, Celeste,” I said, my tone steady, clipped. My voice had always been my armor.Her eyes flicked to Aria, then back to me. “You think you can still control this? You’re already too deep.”I didn’t need her cryptic tone. I already knew she was here for one reason, leverage. And right now, Aria was the perfect target.Behind me, I could sense Aria’s confusion tightening into suspicion. Her breathing had shifted, shallower, and though she tried to mask it, I’d memorized her every tell.“What is she talking about, Julian?”Her voice was soft, but it cut. I kept my back straight. “She’s stalling. Ignore her.”But C

Ghosts Don’t Knock

Chapter Seventy SixJulian’s POVFor a heartbeat, my brain refused to register what I was seeing.The man standing in the doorway looked like a distorted memory, older, leaner, shadows carved deep into his face. His hair was darker than I remembered, streaked with silver, but those eyes… those eyes hadn’t changed.“Hello, Julian,” he said, his voice low but clear.Aria froze beside me. I could feel the tension rippling off her, like she knew she was standing in the middle of something monumental but didn’t yet know the shape of it.My grip on her chin had slipped when the door opened, but now my hand found hers instinctively, holding it tighter than I should have. “You’re supposed to be dead,” I said.The man’s mouth curved into something that wasn’t quite a smile. “And you were supposed to be smarter.”Aria’s eyes darted between us, confusion darkening to something sharper, suspicion. “Who is he?” she asked, her tone steady, though her fingers twitched slightly in mine.I didn’t answ

The Thing on the Table

Chapter Seventy SevenAria’s POVThe hum of the lights still echoed in my ears, like they were reluctant to come back to life after the blackout. But my focus wasn’t on the ceiling.It was on it.Sitting in the middle of the table, perfectly placed as if it had been waiting for this moment, was a leather-bound folder. Not new leather, the kind worn by time, edges softened, corners frayed. There was a single tarnished clasp keeping it shut.Julian’s body had gone rigid beside me, his shoulders pulled taut like a bowstring. He didn’t move toward it. Didn’t even breathe, from what I could tell.I swallowed, my throat suddenly dry. “What is that?”He didn’t answer.“Julian.”Still nothing. His eyes were fixed on it, but his expression, that was what unnerved me. Not fear. Not anger. Something colder. Like he’d just seen the ghost of a mistake.I stepped forward. My fingers hovered over the folder, close enough to smell the faint scent of aged paper and something metallic. Blood? No, mayb

The Other Me

Chapter Seventy EightAria’s POV“Julian…” My voice came out barely above a whisper.He was already moving, the folder abandoned on the table as he put himself between me and the darkened corner. “Stay behind me.”But I couldn’t. Not when that voice, my voice, slid out of the shadows again, lilting and amused.“Oh, Aria… still letting him protect you? How sweet.”A figure peeled itself from the darkness, step by step, until the desk lamp caught her face.It was mine.Same cheekbones. Same mouth. Same calculating tilt of the head. But her eyes, they glittered like broken glass, sharp and cruel. And the way she looked at Julian… it wasn’t confusion. It was possession.Julian’s stance shifted, muscles coiled tight. “You shouldn’t be here,” he said, voice low, like he was trying not to spook a predator.Her smile widened, and it was my smile, only twisted, dripping with something that felt like sin. “Why not?” she purred, eyes flicking to me. “She’s been dying to meet me.”My stomach lurc

Julian

Chapter Seventy NineJulian’s POVThe office was too quiet for my own good.The hum of the air conditioner, the muted city glow spilling through the glass, and the faint scent of her perfume, it all seemed like a trap. My trap.Aria stood by my desk, fingers grazing the polished edge as she read something on the tablet. Her blouse clung to her in a way that made my self-control feel like a laughable concept. I told myself to focus on the numbers on my screen, but my eyes… my eyes had a mind of their own. They followed the slope of her shoulder, the delicate dip at her collarbone, the subtle rise and fall of her breathing.“Julian?” she asked, looking up, a small crease between her brows. “Did you hear me?”I nodded, leaning back in my chair like I wasn’t drowning in the thought of pulling her closer. “Every word,” I lied. My voice came out lower, heavier than I intended. Her lips curved in the faintest smirk, she caught it.She moved to place the tablet on my desk, her hand brushing m

Aria

Chapter EightyAria’s POVThe space between us felt like a live wire, every breath, every blink, every shift of his body tugging me closer. Julian didn’t move immediately; instead, he leaned his forearms on the desk, gaze locked on mine as if he could see straight past the practiced calm I wore like armor.The low hum of the city outside seemed distant compared to the sound of his breathing, slow, deliberate, drawing me in. My fingers curled against my thigh, nails biting lightly into my skin to keep me grounded, because if I didn’t, I might just lean forward and erase the gap entirely.“Aria,” he said, voice deep, deliberate. My name wasn’t a question. It was a claim.My lips parted but no words came out. Heat bloomed up my neck, settling in my cheeks. His gaze flickered there briefly, and I swore I saw the corner of his mouth twitch, as though he’d noticed, no, savored, my reaction.Then, with a movement so subtle I almost missed it, he brushed his knuckles against the back of my ha

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