All Chapters of Dangerous Desire: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Chapter 21: The Break-In

Lena rushed down the elevator with Jamie and Alexander at her sides. Her heartbeat hammered so violently she felt dizzy. She kept replaying Jamie’s words:“Someone broke into your office.”Her office.Her tiny desk on the 12th floor.Her safe space — invaded.The hallway outside the Finance department was crowded with people whispering. They parted silently as Alexander stormed through, his presence turning the air electric.Sarah ran up the moment they arrived.“Oh my God, Lena,” she breathed. “I’m so sorry. We tried to stop people from touching anything.”Lena’s knees felt weak. “What… what happened?”Sarah exchanged a quick glance with Jamie, then pointed toward Lena’s desk.“See for yourself.”Lena stepped forward — and froze.Her desk drawers were pulled open, files dumped on the floor. Her coffee mug lay shattered, pieces scattered like broken teeth. Papers were ripped. Her plant was crushed on the carpet.But none of that terrified her.What terrified her was the item placed ne

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Chapter 22: Behind the Evidence

The police station smelled like old paper and cold coffee — nothing like the sleek, controlled world Lena was used to. She sat beside Alexander in a cramped waiting area, her fingers twisting in her lap while officers moved around them with quiet urgency.Alexander hadn’t let go of her hand since they arrived.“Detective Hale will see you now,” an officer finally said.They followed him into a small interview room. Fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, and a camera blinked in the corner. A woman with sharp eyes and a calm expression sat behind the table.“I’m Detective Mira Hale,” she said. “Thank you for coming so quickly. Mr. Knight, Miss Carter — please sit.”Lena sank into her chair, her nerves raw. Alexander sat next to her, posture straight, jaw clenched.Detective Hale folded her hands. “We reviewed the photos and the threatening notes you brought. This isn’t a prank. Whoever did this wanted to scare you.”Lena’s voice trembled. “Do you know who?”“We’re working on it,” the detec

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Chapter 23: Followed

The drive back from the police station should have felt safer.It didn’t.Lena sat rigid in the passenger seat, her eyes constantly flicking to the side mirror. The same dark car followed them through every turn, every light, keeping the exact same distance.Alexander saw it too.“I know,” he said quietly when she opened her mouth. “Don’t look back again. They want you to panic.”Her heart thudded. “Alex… who is it?”“I don’t know,” he said, tightening his grip on the wheel. “But they’re not subtle.”The car stayed behind them the entire time until Alexander turned suddenly at the last intersection. A sharp left, then right. Fast.The dark car turned too.“It’s definitely following us,” Lena whispered.Alexander’s jaw clenched. “Then they’re going to regret it.”“Alex, don’t—”But he accelerated.Lena held the side grip as the speed increased. The traffic thinned as they reached a quieter part of the city. The dark car stayed close — too close.Alexander made another sudden turn.The

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Chapter 24: Sanctuary in the Dark

The drive to Alexander’s penthouse was silent — not peaceful, but tense, heavy, wrapped in fear neither of them dared to name. Lena stared out the window as the city lights blurred past, her heartbeat an unsteady rhythm.Danger wasn’t just at work anymore.It had followed her home.Inside her home.She wasn’t safe anywhere.Alexander kept one hand on the wheel, the other gripping the console so tightly his knuckles turned white. Every red light seemed to agitate him. Every shadow made him look twice.When they finally reached his building — a tall tower of glass and steel — Alexander parked and was out of the car before she could unbuckle. He rushed to her side, opening the door and placing a firm hand at the small of her back.“Stay close,” he said quietly.Inside the private elevator, he pressed his thumb to a scanner. As the doors closed and the elevator rose smoothly, Lena felt the pressure inside her chest loosen — just a little.“Alex,” she whispered shakily. “What if they follo

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Chapter 25: Shadows at the Door

Lena woke in the middle of the night to a soft sound — not loud, not alarming, but enough to pull her from sleep.A faint click…then a whisper of movement in the hallway.Her heart thudded.For a moment, she didn’t know where she was. The room was large, dimly lit by the city lights leaking through the window. The sheets were soft, the bed too big. Then she remembered:Alexander’s penthouse.She’d fallen asleep on the couch… and he must have carried her to the guest room.She sat up, listening.There it was again.A tap.Then another.She slipped out of bed and crept to the door. When she opened it, she saw Alexander — barefoot, in sweatpants and a black T-shirt — walking toward the front entrance with a gun in his hand.Lena gasped softly. “A-Alex?”He turned sharply, pressing a finger to his lips.She froze.He approached the door silently, checked the peephole, then unlocked the screen latch — but not the main one. Slowly, carefully, he cracked it open just a few centimeters.Lena

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Chapter 26: The Man Behind the Threat

The sound of Marcus Hale’s voice through the intercom felt like ice sliding down Lena’s spine.Alexander froze completely. Not breathing. Not blinking.Just… frozen.Lena had never seen him like this.Not afraid — but something close. Something that made the hairs on her arms rise.“Alex?” she whispered.He snapped back into motion and hit the speaker button again.“How did you find my address, Marcus?”A low, amused chuckle drifted through the intercom.“Alexander… you forget who taught you how to hide.”Lena’s heart hammered.This wasn’t just a rival.This was someone who knew him. Knew his secrets.Knew his weaknesses.Alexander’s voice hardened. “You’re not coming inside.”“Relax,” Marcus said smoothly. “If I wanted in, I’d already be standing in your living room.”Lena’s breath caught.Alexander moved in front of her, blocking her from the door like he expected Marcus to burst through it.“State your business and leave,” Alexander said.“You know why I’m here,” Marcus replied. “Y

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Chapter 27: The Second Enemy

The message blurred on Lena’s phone as her heart pounded in her ears.“He’s lying to you.”Her hands shook so violently she almost dropped the device. Alexander snatched the phone before it hit the floor, reading the message with a look she couldn’t decipher — shock, anger, and something else. Something darker.“This isn’t Marcus,” he said slowly.“No,” Lena whispered. “It… it feels different.”Alexander’s jaw tightened. “There’s someone else involved.”Lena stared at him, fear twisting into confusion. “Alex… what would they mean by ‘lying’?”He looked at her, but he didn’t answer immediately. And that silence — that hesitation — cracked something in her.“Alex,” she said more firmly, “what are you not telling me?”He inhaled sharply, running a hand through his hair. “Lena, I told you everything that matters.”“That matters to you,” she whispered. “But what about me?”He froze.Lena stepped back. “You said Marcus was the only one. But someone else is watching me, texting me, getting i

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Chapter 28: Eyes in the Walls

Lena’s blood turned to ice.The picture on her phone showed her lying on Alexander’s guest bed, curled under the blanket, unaware. Peaceful. Vulnerable.A picture that could only have been taken inside the penthouse.Her breath hitched, panic clawing up her throat. “Alex… how— how is that even possible?”Alexander didn’t answer.He didn’t have to.She could see it in his eyes—the moment fury replaced shock, the moment he fully realized:Someone had been in this penthouse while she slept.He moved with sudden, explosive purpose.“Stay here,” he growled.“Alex—wait!” she cried, but he was already storming down the hallway.He threw on the lights, scanning every corner of the bedroom, checking the windows, checking the vents, ripping open the closet doors.Then he dropped to his knees and looked under the bed. Nothing.Lena stood frozen in the doorway, trembling uncontrollably. “Alex, what if they’re still—”“They’re not,” he said sharply.But his voice was shaking.He circled the room a

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Chapter 29: The Escape

The night swallowed the city behind them as Alexander drove, his hands tight on the wheel, jaw tense, eyes fixed on the dark road stretching into the distance.Lena sat quietly beside him, her bag on her lap, clothes hastily thrown inside. Her hands wouldn’t stop trembling.She wasn’t just running from her apartment now—she was running from a predator who had stood inside Alexander’s home.A predator who knew where she slept.Who watched her.Who sent her photos in real time.Lena shivered.Alexander reached over and placed his hand on hers.“You’re safe,” he murmured.She closed her eyes. “I want to believe that.”“You can,” he said firmly. “No one knows about the estate. No one but family.”“Family?” she whispered. “Yours?”“Yes.”He didn’t offer more.Lena didn’t ask.Not yet.The highway eventually gave way to smaller roads, winding through dense forest. The world grew darker, quieter, more isolated.“Where exactly is this place?” Lena asked.“Off-grid,” Alexander replied. “No ne

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Chapter 30: The Room He Never Opens

Lena followed Alexander and Mrs. Ward through the dim hallway, her heart hammering harder with every step. The house was quiet—too quiet—like it was holding its breath with them.They stopped at a heavy wooden door Lena hadn’t noticed before. It was older than the rest of the house, carved with symbols she didn’t recognize.Mrs. Ward placed a hand on Alexander’s arm.“You don’t have to show her,” she murmured.Alexander’s jaw tightened. “She deserves the truth.”Mrs. Ward nodded once, her eyes softening as she stepped aside.Alexander reached into his pocket and pulled out a small brass key—old, worn, and cold-looking. His fingers lingered on it for a moment… as if it held a piece of pain he couldn’t let go.He unlocked the door and pushed it open.The room inside was dark at first. He flipped a switch, and dim lights flickered on.Lena gasped.It wasn’t a bedroom.It wasn’t a study.It was a surveillance room.Screens lined the walls, some on, some black. Dozens of camera feeds — the

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