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CHAPTER 193

DAMIEN CROSS POVAdrian’s forehead rested against mine, he was breathing hard.I could feel the way he was shaking not from me, not from the kiss, but from the weight of everything crashing down at once.His mother and father.The connection none of us were ready for.And the people who killed my father…might be the same people who took his mother.“Damien,” he whispered, voice trembling like he was standing on the edge of something sharp.I tightened my hand around his.“I’m here.”For once, the words didn’t feel dangerous.Or stupid.Or weak.They felt necessary.Adrian closed his eyes, leaning into my touch like he didn’t know how to stand without it. And I didn’t know how to stop touching him. My thumb brushed his jaw, slow and steady, grounding him, grounding both of us.Leon shifted awkwardly. “I’ll… give you two a moment.”He stepped back toward the hallway.Adrian didn’t move.Didn’t speak.Didn’t breathe.He just whispered, “She was alive. She was alive, Damien. All this t

CHAPTER 194

DAMIEN CROSS POVAdrian’s fingers were still curled in the front of my shirt when the photo slipped from my hand and landed on the table.Someone had taken her.Someone wanted us scared.And Adrian…He was shaking so hard I could feel it through every layer of fabric between us.“I can’t ” he whispered, breath cracking. “Damien, I can’t lose her again. Not now. Not like this.”“You won’t,” I said immediately, tightening my arms around him as if I could protect him just by holding him close. “I’m going to get her back.”He let out a broken sound, somewhere between a sob and a gasp.“Damien… what if it’s too late? What if they already ”“Adrian.”I took his face gently between my hands and forced him to look at me.“Look at me.”His eyes lifted slowly, red and glassy, fear swimming so loudly in them it made my chest hurt.“I’m here,” I said. “I’m not going anywhere. And I’m not letting anything happen to her. Or to you.”His lower lip trembled, and he pressed his forehead against mine l

CHAPTER 195

ADRIAN HALE POVThe car door shut behind me, and suddenly everything felt too quiet.Too full of everything I didn’t want to feel right now.Damien slid into the seat beside me, his jaw tight, eyes sharp and cold like he was ready to kill someone with his bare hands if they touched me or my mother.Leon pulled the SUV out of the driveway, but I barely noticed.All I could hear was my own heartbeat.Damien noticed.Of course he did.He reached over and touched my knee just a brush, but my whole body jumped.“Adrian,” he said quietly, “look at me.”I didn’t want to.I was scared if I looked at him, I’d break.But I turned anyway.His eyes softened instantly.Like the storm inside him faded just for me.“You’re shaking.”“I’m fine,” I whispered. “Just… nervous.”His eyebrows pulled together.“You’re terrified.”I opened my mouth to deny it but the words wouldn’t come out.So instead I put my hands over my face and breathed in hard.“Damien… what if we get there and she’s gone? What if

CHAPTER 196

DAMIEN CROSS POVThe warehouse looked like it wanted to collapse, but I didn’t care. I slammed the SUV door shut and walked straight toward it, heart pounding for one reason only Adrian.He’d walked out of the car. Walked into danger. Walked away from me.Because of her.I pushed the metal door open hard enough that it echoed through the building.“Adrian?” My voice bounced off the walls.A shaky whisper answered from deeper inside.“…Mom?”My blood went cold. I moved fast, following the sound, turning the corner just in time to see him standing under a flickering bulb breathing too fast, fists clenched, shoulders shaking.And across from him stood his mother. Alive. Waiting.He didn’t hear me approach, but his body reacted when I got close. His shoulders steadied. His breathing slowed just a little.Good. He knew I was there.His mother stared at him like she was afraid he’d disappear. “Adrian… you came.”His voice cracked. “Why wouldn’t I? You disappeared.”“I had to,” she whispere

CHAPTER 197

DAMIEN CROSS POVThe second Adrian grabbed my arm outside the warehouse his fingers was cold and trembling I knew something in him had cracked.He didn’t even look at me.He just whispered, “Damien… please, take me home.”My chest squeezed. He sounded like a child begging not to be left alone in the dark.I didn’t ask questions. I didn’t push him. I wrapped an arm around his waist and guided him toward the car like he was made of glass.I opened the passenger door.“Baby, get in,” I said softly.He froze. His eyes were unfocused, staring somewhere far behind me. “Your father… he said ”“I know,” I cut in immediately. “You’re not talking about him right now. Not here.”I placed my hand on his cheek.“Damien… I’m scared,” he whispered.My heart cracked open.“I know,” I murmured. “I’ve got you. Get in the car.”He obeyed slow, shaky.I walked around to the driver’s side, but every step felt like fire boiling inside my veins. My father’s voice still echoed in my head. The threats. The da

CHAPTER 198

ADRIAN HALE POVDamien parked the car and turned off the engine, but he didn’t move.“Adrian,” he whispered, “look at me.”I did.And to my own shame, the second my eyes met his… I broke.Not loudly.Not dramatically.Just… broke.My throat tightened. My chest burned. My breathing shook like the air didn’t want to stay inside me anymore.Damien reached across the console and cupped my face. “Hey… hey, it’s okay… breathe… baby, breathe.”His thumb brushed my cheek.I didn’t even realize I was crying until he wiped the first tear.“I’m sorry,” I whispered.“For what?”“For everything,” I choked out. “For being a problem. For being in danger. For pulling you into my mess. If your father didn’t hate me, none of this would ”“Shut up,” Damien said softly but firmly. “Don’t apologize for existing.”I opened my mouth, but he leaned in and pressed his forehead to mine.“You’re not a burden. You’re not trouble. You’re not a mistake. You’re… you’re mine.”My eyes closed. The words almost hurt t

CHAPTER 199

DAMIEN CROSS POVThe sunlight hit my face first.But what made me open my eyes wasn’t the light.It was him.Adrian was curled against my chest, head tucked under my jaw, fingers gripping my shirt like he was scared I’d disappear if he loosened his hand. His body was warm, steady, breathing softly against me.He never slept this close before.Not like this.Not holding onto me like I was the only safe thing he had left.My hand moved on its own, gently brushing his hair back.He didn’t wake up. He only pressed closer.Something in my chest tightened painfully and softened at the same time.“Adrian…” I whispered quietly, not to wake him, just to say his name.Because after everything, I needed to remind myself he was here.I didn’t sleep much not after that message warning me about my father and the storage room But I didn’t care about that right now.I cared about the man in my arms.I touched the back of my neck.For once, he wasn’t crying. He wasn’t afraid. He wasn’t trying to hide

CHAPTER 200

DAMIEN CROSS POVThe door of the warehouse slammed behind us as I dragged Adrian outside.“Damien slowed down,” he breathed slowly.I stopped immediately.“Shit.” I loosened my hold. “Are you hurt? Did they touch you? Did anyone lay a hand on you?”“No,” Adrian said softly. “You… got to me on time.”“Damien?” Adrian stepped closer. “What’s wrong?”I let out one breath, one shaking.“What’s wrong?” I repeated, voice low. “Adrian, my father ordered men to take you. They drugged you last time. Tonight they almost ”My voice broke.I swallowed the rest.Adrian touched my arm. “Hey. I’m okay.”“No.”I caught his hand.He froze.I froze.God, I was losing control.“You’re not okay,” I whispered. “You’re trying to be strong. But I saw your face when they grabbed you. I saw the fear. And I swear Adrian, I swear if anything had happened to you tonight, I would’ve burned the whole city down.”His eyes widened a little. “Damien…”I hated that voice.The soft one he used when he didn’t know what

CHAPTER 201

ADRIAN HALE POVI didn’t mean to run.I swear I didn’t.One moment I was standing in the hallway, staring at the woman who had my eyes… my mouth… my damn heartbeat trapped in my throat and the next, my legs moved on their own. My chest tightened until it felt like someone had wrapped barbed wire around my ribs and pulled.I stumbled into Damien’s guest room, slammed the door behind me, and pressed my back against it like I could keep the whole world out.My breathing was a mess.“No… no, no…” I whispered, sliding down the door until I hit the floor.My mother wasn’t dead.My mother, the woman I had grieved, hated, loved, begged God to bring back was standing in Damien Cross’s penthouse, breathing, talking, alive.And I I didn’t know how to exist.My hands shook so hard I pressed them against the floor just to anchor myself. The cold marble didn’t help. Nothing helped.Footsteps rushed toward the door.Not hers.Not Leon’s.Hi.“Adrian?” Damien’s voice..“Open the door.” His tone wa

CHAPTER 202

ADRIAN HALE POVI woke up slowly.For a second, my sleepy brain didn’t understand why something solid and strong was wrapped around my waist. Or why something soft on my chest was under my cheek.Then I heard it.A heartbeat.Slowly.My eyes blinked open.Damien.His arm was around me.My leg was thrown over his.And my face was basically buried in his bare shoulder.Bare.My eyes widened. I slowly looked down.He wasn’t wearing a shirt.“Oh God,” I whispered under my breath.His voice rumbled instantly. “You okay?”I froze.He was awake.And he sounded like he woke up because of me.I lifted my head too fast and almost knocked our foreheads together. He caught the back of my neck gently.“Careful,” he murmured.“I didn’t know you were awake,” I whispered.“I woke up when you moved.”His voice was still sleepy, low, almost husky.It made my stomach flip.I swallowed. “Sorry.”“Don’t be.”His thumb moved on my waist… slow. “You’re allowed to move, Adrian.”God.No one had ever said

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