Semua Bab LOVE THY SISTER'S HUSBAND : Bab 51 - Bab 57

…SOREN…******HOURS AGO..I sat in the middle of the conference room, my fingers drumming impatiently on the deskHalf the board was still arguing about projections, the other half pretending to listen. I leaned back in my chair, watching the city skyline burn gold through the glass windows, half of my mind already somewhere else.Knight Innovations had been through hell this year—leaks, lawsuits, rumors of sabotage—but we were finally standing again. Barely, but standing. LyonTech was back on the table after months of ghosting us. That meant money. That meant momentum.Lukas, my CFO, was running numbers on the screen. He's the kind of guy investors trusted. My friend. My brother in this war of business and bullshit.“So, as we agreed,” Lukas was saying, flipping through the slides. “The partnership with LyonTech can fund the Helios Project to full capacity. All we need now is your final sign-off, Soren.”Helios. My secret. My redemption. A self-sustaining security network that could

…RILEY…******God, Soren Knight. The one man who’d ever seen past my rough edges. The first man who made me want to be seen, not as Cass’s twin, not as the tomboy, but just as me.I still remember the first time I saw him back in college. He was the hot transfer student. He was quiet, tall and had this mysterious energy. The kind of guy who didn’t need to talk much to make the room tilt his way. Everyone expected him to fall for Cass. She was the queen bee, after all, with perfect hair, perfect smile, perfect everything. She ruled the campus like a throne she was born on, adored for her beauty and feared for her cruelty. Straight A student.And then there was me—Riley, the twin in sneakers and hoodies. Captain of the basketball team, champion sprinter, teacher’s favorite. I was known, sure, but never for being the girl guys dreamed about.So when Soren started showing up at my games, lingering by the bleachers, waiting until I was done to walk me halfway across campus… it threw me

...SOREN...*****The drive to my parents’ mansion felt endless.The kids were screaming in the back seat — Evie fighting Zayden over some stupid toy, Whitney asleep in her car seat with her head tilted slightly toward the window. I glanced at her through the rearview mirror, watching her small chest rise and fall. For a second, everything else faded.Then Cassidy’s voice disrupted the calm. “Evie! Zayden! I swear to God, if you two don’t shut up, I’ll—”She didn't finish her sentence but her tone was sharp enough to cut glass, and it made them stiffen instantly.But they continued bickering anyway.I sighed and rubbed the back of my neck. “Cass, let it go. They’re kids.”“They’re your kids too,” she snapped, glaring at me from the back seat, her lips tight, her bandaged cheek catching the afternoon light. “They’ve been at it for thirty minutes, Soren. Thirty minutes. Do something.”Before I could open my mouth, Riley turned around from the passenger seat, her voice calm but firm. “He