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NYLA“Take me to meet my father,” I instructed my driver and he quickly made a turn to the hospital. I didn't have the time to visit him due to the course of events that had been happening in my life lately. When I reached the front of his VIP room, I had made them switch him to. He was asleep but my entrance woke him up.“Hey sweetie, what's wrong?” he asked, staring at my long face. “Nothing,” I replied while making my way to the seat beside his bed.“I know that I gave you such responsibility in such short notice, but I need you to understand that I will never give you anything I know you can't handle. You are my strong princess, now, go show them what you're made of.” His words instantly made me collapse in his arms, I needed to hear such words. I bade him farewell and made my way to my house. My house was oddly quiet. Kael had stationed more bodyguards outside my house because of what happened the previous night. I didn’t notice them at first. My mind had been too full, repla

NYLA The words hit me like a wave, knocking the air out of my lungs. My knees felt weak, I couldn't believe my ears. I staggered, letting go of Kael’s hand, though he caught me immediately, his eyes wide with concern. “No,” I whispered, disbelief coating every syllable. “That’s… that’s not possible. It has to be a joke. I just saw him yesterday.”Kael’s grip on me tightened, his firm grip was trying to anchor me, but my mind raced through every memory, every moment, even the last words my father had spoken to me, and the idea that it was all over, tore at me from the inside. “It doesn’t make sense,” I said, voice breaking, barely audible over the pounding of my heart. “How? He was fine yesterday. He was fine—he just—”“Nyla,” Kael said, his voice low, strained, and I could hear the pain in it. “I know, Nyla. I know.” He didn’t say anything else, just held me, and for a moment I let myself feel the raw emptiness, the grief, the rage, the helplessness that washed over me in sharp waves

KAEL I walked up the steps without breaking stride. “Nice to see you again, Reeves.” The butler dipped into a precise bow, the kind that never changed no matter how many years passed. “You flatter me, master Kael.” I studied him briefly. The man looked exactly the same. Same posture, same unreadable expression, “You haven’t changed.” “I take that as a compliment.” A faint line touched Reeves’ lips, something that almost resembled amusement before it vanished. “You have been expected. They were notified of your arrival.” I glanced past him into the house. “Of course they were.” Reeves stepped aside, allowing me in. I let out a low breath that didn’t quite reach irritation. The inside of the mansion wrapped around me the moment I crossed the threshold, all polished floors and high ceilings, the kind of space that was meant to impress but never felt welcoming, it was filled decors and furniture but it was never warm, always void. Every step I took, echoed just enough to remind me

MARISOLI stood in the living room long after Evans slammed the door, the echo of it still vibrating through my chest. I hated the way I always reacted. I felt small, trying to swallow the humiliation like it wasn’t choking me. My eyes burned, and I felt the first tear slip out before my mind even processed it. Then another. Then more. And in no time, I was bawling. It was easier to blame it on pregnancy hormones instead of how terrible I was being treated. I had promised myself weeks ago that I wouldn’t cry over him again. That after Nyla left, after everything blew up, after the lies and the guilt and the twisted emotions. I would finally get what I thought I deserved from him. I had convinced myself that once Nyla was out of the picture, Evans would turn toward me fully, finally see me, and love me without hesitation.But nothing changed. If anything, we had become strangers living on opposite sides of a wound we created together. And the wound never closed. It kept sticking out.

NYLAKael stepped into my room just as I tied the ribbon of my robe. I had already showered, moisturized, and forced my hair into something presentable, even though I'd rather bed rot all day. He paused by the doorway, when he saw me.“You’re already up,” he said, shutting the door behind him.“The news about my father will go public tomorrow. I have to be at the office first thing in the morning.” I replied, tightening the robe slightlyHe folded his arms, leaning his shoulder against the frame. “You’re sure you want to do that?” “This is exactly when they’ll try something, and I refuse to give anyone the impression that I’m hiding.” the answer left my lips without hesitation. Kael exhaled, shaking his head. “They grow up so fast.”His voice held a teasing warmth that pulled a small laugh out of me. “Oh please.”He pushed himself off the doorway and walked closer, eyes softening. “I have to step out early tomorrow. I have some business I need to attend to, I don't want you to wake