All Chapters of Tempted by my Godlike boss: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

FLORIAN'S POVWe arrived at Priya's apartment within fifteen minutes, Reyes's agents already stationed carefully outside the building, their expressions tense as we rushed up the stairwell together. One of them unlocked her door quickly, stepping back to let us inside.The apartment looked exactly as it had when I'd visited her days earlier, nothing disturbed, nothing out of place. Her coat hung neatly on the hook by the door. A half-finished cup of tea sat cooling on the small kitchen counter."Her phone," Reyes said quietly, pointing toward the counter where Priya's phone sat charging, the screen dark, several missed calls visible along the edge."She wouldn't leave without that," I said, dread settling heavily now in my stomach. "She never goes anywhere without her phone."Roseline moved quietly through the small living room, her hand pressed protectively against her stomach, her eyes scanning every detail carefully. "Nothing looks disturbed," she said softly. "No sign of a struggl

FLORIAN'S POVThe office had transformed into a makeshift command center by midnight, laptops and maps spread across every available surface, agents moving quickly between screens, their voices low and urgent as they worked through the growing mountain of footage."We've got the sedan again," one of the agents called out, waving Reyes over quickly. "Three blocks further east. Camera at the intersection caught it clearly."Reyes leaned over the screen, studying the footage carefully. "Keep going," she said. "Where's it headed next?"The team worked steadily, painstakingly tracing the sedan's path camera by camera, the trail growing thinner, more uncertain, as it moved deeper into the industrial district near the docks, an area with far fewer working cameras than the busier parts of the city."We lost it," the agent said finally, frustration evident in his voice. "Last confirmed sighting puts it somewhere near Fifth and Dockside, but after that, there's nothing. No cameras cover that st

ROSELINE'S POVI'd barely slept since Florian left for the docks, pacing instead between the office and the main dining room, my phone clutched tightly in my hand, waiting desperately for any word. When Gabriel finally called to say they'd found her, that she was safe, I sank into the nearest chair, relief crashing through me so completely my legs could no longer hold me upright.They brought Priya back to the restaurant a little before dawn, paramedics having checked her over thoroughly at the scene before clearing her to go home, though Gabriel had suggested gently that coming here first, somewhere familiar, might help more than returning immediately to an empty apartment.The moment she walked through the door, wrapped in a blanket one of the agents had given her, I rushed toward her without thinking, pulling her carefully into a tight hug."I'm so sorry," I whispered softly, tears already slipping down my cheeks. "Priya, I'm so, so sorry.""It's not your fault," she said, her voic

FLORIAN'S POVDiane called a meeting the following week, Reyes joining us in Diane's office to properly discuss what Webb's departure meant moving forward. Roseline sat beside me, her hand resting gently in mine, both of us waiting carefully for whatever update Reyes had prepared."I want to manage expectations here," Reyes said, settling into her chair across from us, her expression careful, measured. "Webb leaving the country is significant, but I don't want either of you walking away from this believing the danger's completely, permanently finished.""What does that mean, exactly?" Roseline asked, her voice steady despite the tightness still evident behind it."It means true closure, the kind where we can guarantee with absolute certainty that nothing like this ever threatens you again, that's simply not something I can promise," Reyes said honestly. "Webb could resurface somewhere else entirely, rebuild again under a different name, different approach. We don't have visibility int

FLORIAN'S POVThe ultrasound room felt smaller than I remembered from previous visits, though maybe it was just the weight of this particular appointment pressing in around us. Roseline lay back carefully on the examination table, her shirt pushed up slightly, the cool gel already spread across her rounded stomach."Today's the day we find out for certain," the technician said warmly, pressing the small wand carefully against Roseline's belly. "Ready?""Ready," Roseline said, though her hand found mine instantly, gripping tightly, nervous excitement clear in her tight grip.The screen flickered to life beside us, grainy black and white shapes slowly resolving into something recognizable, the gentle curve of a tiny spine, the steady flutter of a small heartbeat pulsing rhythmically across the monitor."There she is," the technician said softly, pointing carefully toward the screen. "And yes, I can confirm now with complete certainty, you're having a girl."The words settled slowly, bea