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Chapter 90 – Control

Adrian’s POV“THEY THINK they’re clever,” I said.The words left my mouth low and measured, but the irritation beneath them was sharper than I preferred.Across the desk, the head of my private security team didn’t react. He stood still, hands clasped behind his back, posture straight, waiting.Good.At least someone in this house still understood discipline.I leaned back slowly in the chair, letting my gaze drift to the monitors mounted across the far wall. Multiple camera feeds flickered quietly. Hallways. Entrances. Grounds. The estate looked calm from a distance.It always did.That was the illusion.“Run it again,” I said.The man nodded once and reached for the tablet in his hand. With a few precise movements, the footage shifted. The timeline rolled backward.There.I leaned forward slightly. “Pause.”The frame froze.Lila.Standing near the east corridor, her expression unreadable from the angle. But her posture… Different. Subtle. But I knew her.I studied the image. “She’s

Chapter 91 – The Spy

Lila’s POV“SOMEONE TOLD Adrian,” Jacob said.The words didn’t feel like a possibility. They felt like a conclusion.My chest tightened as soon as he said it.I was standing in the middle of the garage, arms wrapped around myself, the faint scent of oil and metal grounding me in a way the estate never did anymore. The air here was heavier, warmer, real. It didn’t pretend.Unlike everything else. I looked at him. “What makes you so sure?” I asked.Jacob didn’t answer immediately. He moved instead, stepping toward the workbench where the laptop still sat open. His jaw was tight, his shoulders set in that controlled way he got when something was already spiraling in his head.“Look at this,” he said.I crossed the space slowly, my pulse already picking up. The screen showed a live feed.&nb

Chapter 92 – The Trap

Lila’s POV“YOU’RE not leaving the estate tonight,” Adrian said.The moment the words left his mouth, something in my chest tightened so sharply it almost felt like instinct instead of fear.I had just stepped into the hallway outside my room, my hand still hovering near the doorknob, when I saw him standing there. He wasn’t leaning or waiting casually. He was positioned directly in my path, shoulders squared, expression calm in a way that felt rehearsed.Like he had been waiting.For me.I forced myself not to step back.“Why?” I asked.My voice came out steadier than I felt, but I could hear the slight tension beneath it. The kind that only someone who knew me well would catch.Adrian did.His lips curved faintly, not quite a smile.“Because,” he said, taking a slow step closer, “it’s no lo

Chapter 93 – No More Hiding

Jacob’s POV“I LOVE you,” I said.The words came out before I could measure them.Not planned. Not softened. Not adjusted into something safer.Just the truth, dropped into the space between us while the engine ticked behind me, still hot from the ride, the smell of gasoline and metal wrapping around everything like it always did in this place.Lila didn’t answer right away.She stood a few steps away from me, just inside the garage, her chest rising and falling too fast, her hands still slightly trembling from the ride. Her hair was loose from the wind, strands clinging to her cheeks. Her eyes were wide, not with fear, but with everything she hadn’t said yet.I watched her carefully.Every second stretched.Not because I doubted what I said.But because I knew what it would cost her to say it back.“You don’t get to take that

Chapter 94 – The Invitation

Vivienne’s POV“THE INVITATIONS are already out,” I said.Lila didn’t respond right away.She stood across from me near the far end of the lounge, her arms wrapped tightly around herself as if she was holding something in place that threatened to come undone. The light from the tall windows behind her cast a pale glow along her profile, softening the tension in her face but not hiding it.Jacob stood slightly behind her, close enough to reach her in a second, far enough to let her stand on her own. His posture was relaxed in appearance, but I knew better. Every line of his body was alert, coiled, watching me as if I might shift from ally to threat at any moment.Smart man.Too late, though.The game had already moved far beyond caution.“You’re telling me there’s no way to stop it,” Lila said finally.Her voice was steady, but there was str

Chapter 95 – The Day Before

Lila’s POV“TOMORROW,” Jacob said quietly.The word did not feel like a promise. It felt like a countdown.I stood in front of the tall mirror in my room, fingers pressed against the cool surface as if I needed something solid to keep me from drifting. Behind me, the estate stretched wide and silent, too quiet for a place that was about to host a wedding, a memorial, and a war all at once.Tomorrow.The word settled deep in my chest, heavy and unmoving.I watched Jacob’s reflection instead of my own. He stood near the door, arms crossed loosely over his chest, posture relaxed in a way that only made him look more dangerous. His presence always carried that same contradiction. Calm on the surface. Something far more violent underneath.“Tomorrow,” I repeated, softer, as if saying it differently might change what it meant.“It’

Chapter 96 – Say It Again

Lila’s POV“SAY IT again,” Adrian murmured against my ear.His voice slid over my skin like something deliberate, something practiced, something meant to sound calm while it tightened around me like a slow, invisible grip.I did not move.I could feel him behind me. Close enough that the heat of his body pressed faintly through the thin space between us. Close enough that if I leaned back even slightly, I would be touching him.I kept my spine straight.“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I said, forcing each word to come out steady, even though my pulse had started to climb.A soft breath left him, almost like a quiet laugh.“That’s not what you said before,” he replied, his tone thoughtful, as if he were replaying something in his mind. “You were more convincing five seconds ago.”I swal

Chapter 97 – Don’t Be Gentle

Lila’s POV“DON’T BE gentle with me,” I said, my voice barely steady.The words hung between us, fragile for only a second before something in Jacob’s expression shifted in a way that made my breath catch.His hand was still on my jaw. Firm. Unyielding. Not hurting me, but not careful either.Like he had stopped pretending he needed to be.His eyes searched mine, dark and sharp, as if he were trying to decide whether I understood what I was asking for.“You don’t mean that,” he said quietly.“I do.”The answer came faster this time. Stronger. Because I did. Because the fear that had been building inside me all night had nowhere else to go. Because Adrian’s voice was still in my head, still wrapped around my thoughts, still trying to pull me back into something small and con

Chapter 98 – Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Lila’s POV“IF YOU open that door, you’d better have a reason,” Jacob said coldly.His voice cut through the silence just as the handle turned fully.For a split second, everything inside me locked. My breath. My thoughts.My body, still pressed between him and the wall, his hand firm at my waist, his other braced near my head like he had every intention of keeping me exactly where I was.The door opened. And it wasn’t Adrian.Marco stepped in. He stopped the moment he crossed the threshold. The shift in the room was immediate. Heavy. Obvious. Unavoidable.His gaze moved from Jacob to me, then back again, sharp and assessing in a way that missed nothing. He didn’t speak right away. He didn’t need to. The tension in the room spoke for itself.I moved first. Instinct.I slipped out

Chapter 99 – Stay Where I Can See You

Lila’s POV“STAY WHERE I can see you,” Adrian said, his tone almost casual.Like it wasn’t an order.Like it wasn’t something that settled over my skin and tightened there, invisible and deliberate, the same way his hand did a second later when it found my waist.Not asking.Not hesitating.Placing.I forced myself not to react.The ballroom had been transformed for the rehearsal dinner. Long tables dressed in white linen stretched across the polished floor, gold accents catching the glow of chandeliers overhead. Crystal glasses lined up with precision, reflecting warm light that made everything feel softer than it actually was. Staff moved quietly along the edges, adjusting placements, refilling glasses that weren’t empty, ensuring everything looked effortless.It was perfect.It felt like a stage.And I was standing exactly where Adrian wanted me.His h

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