SCARLE TTLater, as we lay tangled in the sheets, my phone rang. An unknown number. I answered it hesitantly. Ethan’s voice sliced through the phone like a knife. “If you don’t come back to me, I will expose everything about you and Ryder to the media. Including photos from the auction. You have until tomorrow.” I froze in the middle of the bedroom, my body going cold. The phone felt heavy in my hand. My heart hammered so hard I could barely breathe. All the fear I thought I had escaped came rushing back, sharp and suffocating. I opened my mouth, but no words came out. Before I could find my voice, Ryder gently took the phone from my hand. His expression stayed calm, but I saw the quiet fire in his eyes. “Listen to me carefully, Ethan,” Ryder said, his voice low and steady, like steel wrapped in silk. “If you release anything about Scarlett, if you come near her again, or if you try to hurt her in any way, I will destroy you. Not just your company. Your entire life. I have more
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