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CRYSTAL.What did they say about mornings again?Mornings came with consequences. Consequences of stupid decisions made at night.I lay still on the bed, my body tense, and my mind already spiraling. I was too ashamed even to open my eyes. I was sleeping in Jaden's arms. There was no way I'd wake up without waking him up, and no way to wake up like this without acknowledging what I had allowed.I kept my eyes shut, as if that alone could undo everything."I know you're awake, sweetheart," Jaden said quietly. "You don't have to pretend."Shit.He was already awake.I inhaled slowly and carefully pushed myself upright, unable to meet his gaze. It was six in the morning, and I was eager to check up on Jason. I didn't spare Jaden a glance. I just looked away and swung my legs toward the edge of the bed.I barely moved before he caught my arm."Crystal... baby..." he said, in a low, intimate voice that tightened something ugly and warm in my stomach. "You don't have to shut dow

JADEN. “My company can survive without me for another two weeks, Kellan,” I said into the phone, my voice flat.Kellan had a talent for getting on my nerves. It was almost impressive how efficiently he did it.“You’re being a reckless fool,” he snapped back. “You keep choosing this girl every single time and throwing years of work into jeopardy.”Kellan never liked Crystal, even when we were younger. And I didn't expect him to. Hell, he wasn't even supposed to like my woman! But he was taking his dislike a bit too far, and soon, I'll be forced to choose between him and her. He exhaled sharply, the sound of someone fighting the urge to yell.“You have worked your ass off for this project,” he said. “You cannot disappear three weeks before launch. You need to be present. You need to oversee this personally.” I could imagine him pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration."I abandoned her before. I won't do that again." I said calmly, like his words weren't grating on my l

CRYSTAL. Maybe I’d been too harsh on Jaden earlier.But someone had to say the things no one ever dared to say to him. Someone had to drag him back to reality when he started believing the whole world was at the tip of his fingers. I wasn’t excited about marrying Noah. The word 'marriage' itself felt hollow with him. In fact, we'll get a divorce almost immediately. All we wanted was for the news to give everyone what they actually wanted, even though I had nothing to gain from it. I lied. The kiss, the sex, the lunch, everything actually meant something I had made sure never to admit even to myself. But I couldn't let Jaden know about how I felt. He was doing whatever he thought best, but the sooner he understands that we can never work out, the better for us all. That was my decision.So tell me why my heart betrayed me the moment we stepped into the garden—why it stuttered, foolish and soft, when I saw the dinner he’d set up for us under the open sky?Candles. Flowers

CRYSTAL. The hot water was doing absolutely nothing to soothe the ache between my legs. I'd been sitting in a tub full of hot water, but the bruises still hurt like he was still inside me. Last night should have been one of those nights I never regretted.Now, staring at my reflection through the fogged glass, I wasn’t so sure.Jaden had been furious. There was no softer word for it. No version of the last part of last night where that wasn’t the truth.He couldn't tell me otherwise.Last night was all about his raw, unfiltered anger, and he had taken it out on me. I straddled him. I couldn't escape even when I tried a dozen times, when I became too sore from his brutal thrusts. I could barely take all of him in that position on a normal day, let alone when his thrusts were so angry that they drove into me without mercy.It was too much for my body to handle, and yet I took it anyway. It was both pain and pleasure.He felt better after the sex... I guess. Because he carr

JADEN. Barely three hours after I arrived, the flag was downgraded from critical to procedural. Everything was finally under control.I didn’t need anyone spelling out the consequences of leaving my company during a phase like this. You don’t walk away from an IPO transition without fallout. You don’t disappear when regulators are circling without someone keeping score.I knew all of that.I did it anyway. For Crystal.And it was worth every fucking risk.Kellan walked into my office without knocking, his usual scowl firmly in place, like irritation was his natural resting state.“I see you’ve finally lost your mind,” he said, like it was a professional diagnosis."Great observation," I replied, typing away on my computer. “Starting a divorce right now will complicate everything,” he went on. “Public optics. Investor confidence. Your new project—”“I don’t care.”I leaned back in my chair, folding my arms. “The world will adjust.”Kellan scoffed. “That’s not how—”“If my happiness c