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Chapter 70: avoidanceAmara - 5:47 AMI woke up before my alarm. Before the sun. Before I had to face him.My lips still tingled. From last night. From the kiss. From the terrible wonderful mistake that I couldn't undo.I got up. Quiet. Careful. Grabbed clothes from my closet without turning on the light. Dressed in the bathroom. Checked my phone.No messages. Good. Maybe he was still asleep. Maybe I could slip out before—I opened my bedroom door. Listened. The house was silent. Just the hum of the refrigerator. The tick of the hallway clock.I moved fast. Down the stairs. Past the guest room where he slept. Past the kitchen. Grabbed my keys. My bag. Headed for the door."Leaving early?"I froze. Hand on the doorknob.Kang stood in the kitchen doorway. Shirtless. Pajama pants hanging low on his hips. Hair messy from sleep. Looking at me with those eyes that saw too much."I have—work. Early meeting." The lie tasted bitter."It's not even six AM.""I need to prepare.""Amara—""I have

Chapter 72: Girl's NightThe Bar - 9:47 PMAmara"You need to get out of that house."Rachel said it the moment she'd picked me up. No greeting. No small talk. Just that. Firm. Final.Now we sat in a booth. Dark corner. Loud music. The kind of bar where people came to forget. To disappear. To confess things they'd never say sober.Perfect.Rachel slid a shot across the table. Tequila. "Drink.""I don't need—""Drink, Amara. You look like you haven't slept in days. So drink. Let go. Talk to me."I picked up the shot. Downed it. The burn felt good. Real. Clear.She slid another. "Again.""Rachel—""Again."I drank. And another. And another. Until the edges softened. Until the words came easier."Better?" Rachel asked."No. Yes. I don't know." I leaned back. "Everything's a mess.""Then talk to me. What's going on?"I should lie. Should brush it off. Should keep this buried.But the alcohol had loosened something. And it all came pouring out."He almost kissed me." The words were quiet.

Chapter 74: The InvestigationRachel's Office - 10:23 AMRachelI sat at my desk. Staring at my computer screen. At the research I'd done on Kang Min-jun.CEO. Billionaire. Philanthropist. Perfect public image. Clean record. Too clean.Nobody was that clean. Nobody had zero scandals. Zero controversies. Zero anything negative.It felt wrong. Manufactured. Like someone had scrubbed his past. Hidden things.I needed help. Professional help. Someone who knew how to dig deeper. Someone who—Dimitri.Lucian's assistant. His right hand. The man who'd helped build Volkov Enterprises from the ground up.If anyone could find dirt on Kang, it was him.I grabbed my phone. Called Volkov Enterprises. Asked for Dimitri."This is Dimitri."His voice was deep. Professional. Exactly what I expected."Mr. Dimitri. This is Rachel Chen. I'm Amara's assistant. We met briefly at—""I remember. The funeral. You were the one keeping her standing."Something in his voice softened. Like he understood. Like he

Chapter 76: ShatteredCastellanos Residence - 12:47 AMAmaraHis lips were on mine. Hot. Demanding. Everything I'd been denying. Everything I'd been wanting.I should stop this. Should push him away. Should remember Lucian. Should—His hands slid down my back. Pulled me closer. Every nerve ending alive. Screaming. Wanting."Amara." My name against my lips. Reverent. Possessive. "Tell me to stop. Tell me—""Don't stop." The words escaped. Breathless. Desperate. "Please don't stop."He lifted me. I wrapped my legs around him. Let him carry me. Up the stairs. Down the hall. To my bedroom.Lucian's bedroom. Our bedroom.The thought flickered. Guilt. Shame. But then Kang's mouth was on my neck and I couldn't think. Couldn't breathe. Couldn't—He laid me on the bed. Hovered over me. Eyes dark. Hungry. Beautiful."Last chance," he whispered. "Last chance to say no. To stop this. To—"I pulled him down. Kissed him. Poured everything into it. Every lonely night. Every moment of grief. Every pi

Chapter 78: DiscoveredAbandoned Office Building - 10:34 AMRachelI sat across from Dimitri. Laptop between us. Coffee forgotten. Hours into the deepest dive I'd ever done."Look at this." Dimitri turned his screen toward me. "Vienna. 1995. Sophia Aldermann."I leaned closer. Saw the photo. Beautiful woman. Dark hair. Strong features. Independent."Businesswoman. CEO of a textile company. Met Kang at a conference." He scrolled. "They had an affair. Public. Documented. Then—she disappeared. Six months later. No body. No trace. Just—gone.""That doesn't necessarily mean—""Prague. 2004." He pulled up another file. "Katarina Novak. Lawyer. Same type. Same features." Another photo. Same dark hair. Same strong face. "Affair with Kang. Eight months later—institutionalized. Completely insane."My stomach dropped. "Insane how?""Screaming about corruption. About someone stealing her memories. About—" He read from the report. "—'a monster wearing a man's face.' She died in the institution two