All Chapters of His Christmas Present : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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CHAPTER TWENTY ONE: THE VERSION OF ME THEY FEARED

Aria’s POV The red lights came back on like a pulse, slow and sickly, and suddenly they were everywhere. Not rushing. Not panicking. Just there. Men and women in dark tactical gear filled the corridor from both ends, blocking every exit, weapons raised but not firing. Their faces were calm. Focused. Like this was the part of the operation they had rehearsed the most. Containment. My heart slammed once, hard, then steadied in a way that scared me more than the panic ever had. Damon shifted in front of me, weapon lifted, body angled just enough to shield me without blocking my view. His breathing was controlled. Too controlled. The kind of calm that comes from knowing exactly how bad things can get. “Don’t move,” one of them said. Female. Mid thirties maybe. Clear voice. Authority without shouting. I felt it then. That strange sense of alignment inside my chest. Like pieces clicking into place. Like my body already knew the geometry of the space, the distance between threats

CHAPTER TWENTY TWO: THE CHOICE I CAN NEVER TAKE BACK

Damon’s POV The symbol Aria pointed at wasn’t on any blueprint I had memorized, and that terrified me more than the gunfire echoing above us. A small mark etched into the concrete near a service door. Faded. Almost invisible unless you knew how to look for it. Three intersecting lines forming a broken triangle. I had built this building. I had approved every plan, every modification, every emergency route. That mark was not mine. “Where did you learn that,” I asked as we ran. Aria didn’t slow. “I didn’t learn it. I remembered it.” The corridor narrowed, the ceiling dropping low enough that I had to duck slightly. Pipes rattled overhead as another controlled burst of gunfire cracked somewhere behind us. The hunters weren’t firing blindly anymore. They were adjusting. Learning. Just like they were trained to do. The door at the end of the passage came into view. Steel. Old. Reinforced in a way that screamed legacy system. Aria slammed her palm against the wall beside it, fing

Chapter twenty three: Everything All At Once

Damon's POV My head throbbed painfully, and my eyelids felt really heavy. I couldn't open them at first. The rays of the sun filtering through the window didn't make it any easier. My eyelids trembled first, my finger twitched, and then I heard a voice. Daniel's voice. “Doctor," he called, his footsteps retreating into the hallway. A few minutes later, the sound of footsteps returned. Not just one, but two. Someone gently pulled up my eyelid, but I still couldn't see anything. Everywhere was very bright. Too bright. " Did you say he moved,” a voice asked. " Yes, doctor,” Daniel's voice responded. After that, I didn't hear anything again, as I fell into a deep sleep. After what seemed like an hour. Maybe two. My eyelids fluttered like a trapped bird, fighting for freedom. Finally, I opened my eyes. My vision was blurry at first, but I could make out some shapes. Shapes of heads hovering over me. I blinked rapidly, squinting at the brightness of the bulb above me. Things bega

Chapter twenty four: Lines That Blur

Damon's POV Against medical advice, I left the hospital. I had to work. I had important clients to meet with. Business won't wait. As soon as I stepped into the office, every eye turned in my direction, staring like a ghost. I couldn't blame them. They must have been terrified seeing their boss pass out like that. That was a first. I began work immediately, sorting files, checking shipments, and responding to emails. I resumed as I had never left. Then someone crossed my mind. Aria. “Where is the new employee?," I asked. “I told her to hold until you return," Daniel answered. “Well… I'm back. Tell her to resume immediately." Daniel nodded and walked out of the office. I sat back on my chair, recalling everything they said I had hallucinated. Everything had happened in this office. Liana and Aria. How can I possibly be hallucinating? Everything seemed…real. I had lied to the doctor. I couldn't bring myself to tell him about my childhood memory. How I was sexually assaulted, ho

Chapter Twenty Five: The Seat Beside Him

Damon's POV If only she knew that saying my name like that only makes me go wilder, if only she knew that her plea for mercy sounded like an invitation to do worse. Maybe she would have just moaned alone, but I doubt that too would have helped, because her moans were like an aphrodisiac to my ears. Her breast bounced, her ass cheek shook, her moans tuned to cries for relief, but she had awakened something in me. And she had to put it to sleep again. I fucked her so hard I suddenly could not hear her voice anymore. Like it got stuck in her throat, or maybe she was reserving the strength to clutch at the couch. " I…want…to…pee," she suddenly said, in a jerky voice. I heard that, but I wasn't ready to grant relief. I continued to thrust in deeper and out, and deeper again. Without warning, she squirted all over the couch. I released her, licked her up and pinned her against the wall. Her hair dangled over her face, her breath coming off laboured. I drove back into her, deep

CHAPTER TWENTY SIX: The Wedding?

Aria’s POVWedding Ceremony. The room tilted as I stared at the card, my hands cold, my chest tight, my heartbeat loud enough I wondered if he could hear it.My mind raced, memories colliding with anger and something darker. I did not tell him, I could not bring myself to. I did not say that Caleb was the man who broke me, or that Selene was my stepsister***The wedding was a performance, and I played my role perfectly.When we entered together, the room shifted, whispers followed us like shadows.Caleb saw me halfway down the aisle, his face draining of color, his smile faltering for the first time since I returned.Selene noticed next, her grip tightening on his arm, her eyes sharp with disbelief.I did not look away, but I just smiled.At the reception, the tension snapped.Selene made a comment, soft but poisonous, about people knowing their place.Damon responded, calm and lethal, correcting her publicly about a business matter she clearly knew nothing about.Laughter followed,

Chapter Twenty Seven

Aria’s POVTuesday felt heavier than Monday, even though the sun was brighter. I stepped into the office, feeling the hum of fluorescent lights and soft murmurs of early meetings, but my mind wasn’t on schedules or emails. It was on Damon. On the way his presence seemed to bend the air, the way he looked at me yesterday, the way he had placed me on the boardroom table like it was a promise.He was at his desk when I arrived, sleeves rolled up, leaning slightly over the laptop. He didn’t glance up immediately; he was calm, in control, the picture of the man everyone called CEO. But I could only see a man who had pinned me against the wall at the club, a man who had fucked me until I begged for relief.“Morning,” he said, finally looking up, and jolting me out of my thoughts.“Morning,” I replied, trying to keep my voice steady.“Coffee?” he asked, and I realized he had already placed my usual on my desk. No one else knew, no one else had seen him make it, yet somehow it arrived, exactl

Chapter 28: Not The Plan

Aria’s POVDamon was not at the office the next day.No jacket on the chair, no coffee cup on the desk, and no low voice cutting through meetings. Daniel mentioned something about an urgent shipment issue, customs delays, contracts that needed fixing fast. Exporting and importing never waited for feelings, apparently.I told myself it didn’t matter, but it did.I worked in silence. I answered emails, organized files, and printed documents. I did everything right. Still, my eyes betrayed me. Every time I walked past his office, I glanced inside without thinking. Every time. Like my body expected him to be there even if my mind pretended otherwise.The day felt longer and too quiet without him.Around noon, I caught myself wondering what he was doing. If he was stressed, if he was eating, or if he even missed me. The thought made me shake my head at myself. This was a dangerous territory, and I had promised myself control.By late afternoon, the office slowed. Phones rang less, keyboa

Chapter 29: He’s Here

Aria's POV“We…should stop,” I breathe, eyes shut.A low chuckle escaped his lips. “That is not what you said at the club, you begged for more."There was a brief silence. “Are you scared?" He asked.I didn't answer that, I couldn't. His warm breath brushed my neck, making my whole body freeze."Your body doesn't say you want me to stop,” he bragged.“How would you know that?," I whispered.He stepped closer, his body pressing firmly against mine. The room spun, my folds felt slick.My breath hitched when he placed a palm on my stomach, holding me in place against him, then slowly he spun us around so that we faced the long mirror hanging in the wall.“See?" He said. “Your nipples are saying a different story."I stared at my undeniable hardened nipples in the mirror.His hand slid from my stomach to my clit, pressing slightly on it. I let out a moan, parting my legs before I could stop myself.“Your breast," he whispered. “I loved the way they bounced when I pinned you against the wa

Chapter 30: The Question

Aria’s POVCaleb didn’t wait for me to invite him in.The moment Aunt Mira stepped back toward the kitchen, he angled his body closer, his voice low and urgent. “We need to talk. Now.”My chest tightened. Not from fear, but from memory.“I don’t think this is the time,” I said, even though my feet were already moving.I would do anything to get him away from my aunt, anything to stop the questions that would come later.“Aria,” he said, sharper this time. “Please.”I exhaled slowly and nodded toward the front porch. The night air hit my skin the moment I stepped outside, cool and chilling at the same time. Caleb followed, shutting the door behind us. The click sounded final, like a punctuation mark.We stood there for a second, the silence stretching for a brief moment.He looked… different. Not polished like at the wedding, no perfect smile, no confidence wrapped in charm. Just tension pulled tight across his face, eyes restless, hands shoved into his pockets like he didn’t trust the

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