All Chapters of Tethered To You : Chapter 21 - Chapter 22

Morning arrived without permission.The city outside the reinforced windows looked deceptively calm, washed in pale light and early movement. Traffic flowed. People walked. Life continued as if nothing fragile stood on the edge of collapse inside the facility. Ruby stood near the window now, no longer sitting or curled inward. One hand rested on her stomach, not protectively this time, but deliberately. As if claiming ground.She had cried enough last night.Fear still lived in her chest, but it no longer ruled her. Dante had tried to reduce her to doubt, to make her believe she was a vessel, a mistake, a weakness in Kelvin’s world. She was done carrying that lie.Behind her, Kelvin and Olivia stood over the conference table that had been pulled into the secure medical suite. The screen on the wall displayed documents, corporate filings, and court notices. Not just personal threats anymore. This was business. Legacy. Power.And the baby.Kelvin broke the silence first. “The board meet