All Chapters of The CEO'S Forbidden Secret: Chapter 11 - Chapter 15

Chapter 11~~~~ NEXT DAY ~~~~ 7:30 AM~~ TESSA’S RESIDENCE ~~“Mia! Breakfast is ready!” Tessa called from the kitchen.Mia stepped out of her room already dressed for her early morning classes—jeans, a fitted top, her laptop bag slung over one shoulder, and her hair neatly packed. She looked fresh, composed, and painfully mature for her age… a reminder of how hard Tessa had tried to keep her away from the chaos of their past.“Oh my God, I missed your cooking so much, big sis,” Mia said, taking her seat at the dining table with an eager smile.“Do you need help, sis?” she asked.Tessa smiled, masking her exhaustion.“No, just sit still. I’ve got it.”She placed the plates down gently.“Here we go. Dig in.”Mia didn’t need to be told twice.“Sis, did you hear about the rumors going around about Kingsley? They said he had a secret child,” Mia said between bites.Tessa raised a brow. “Did you believe it?”“Why would you even ask?” Mia scoffed. “I’ve been Kingsley’s fan for YEARS. There’

Chapter 13~~ VOSS MANSION — NIGHT ~~The room was dim, lit only by the soft glow of the bedside lamp. Tessa sat curled at the edge of Luna’s bed, her fingers gently brushing through the little girl’s hair. Luna breathed softly, her tiny hand still loosely clutching Tessa’s sleeve even in sleep.“Such a lucky girl…” Tessa whispered, her throat tight. “Your dad would burn down the world for you.”Her smile wavered, trembling.“How I wish…” She swallowed the ache clawing up her chest. “How I wish my own dad cared enough to even look at me—much less fight for me.”The thought stabbed deeper than she expected. She blinked hard, but tears still spilled over, streaking her cheeks silently.“Luna,” she whispered, brushing a loose curl off the girl’s forehead. “If something happens to me… my sister… she’ll be all alone. She pretends she’s grown, but she still needs me. I can’t—” Her breath broke. “I can’t leave her.”The room suddenly felt smaller, the shadows heavier.“I don’t want to believ

Chapter 15~~~~~~~~~~Tessa stumbled down the grand staircase of the mansion, her hand gripping the banister slick with her own blood. Every breath tore through her chest as she forced herself deeper into the darkened hall. Behind her, footsteps echoed—slow, steady, deliberate. Hunting her.“Enough hide and seek, Tessa…”The voice slid through the shadows, cold and amused. Tessa pressed herself behind a marble pillar, clamping a trembling hand over her mouth to quiet her sobs.“Come out… come out, Tessa.”His tone was playful, almost sing-song, which made it even worse.A silhouette drifted into view, his steps unhurried as though he already knew the ending. Tessa fought to stay silent, muscles shaking, tears streaking through the grime on her face.Then—A hand snatched her from behind the pillar.“Found you.”Her scream was ripped from her as he slammed her against the wall. Pain exploded through her ribs, and she hit the floor with a choked cry, coughing blood onto the polished til