All Chapters of Steal My Heart, Mr Cole : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Laura Sterling“Help me… someone, please… I can’t feel my legs anymore.”My voice came out as a weak, broken whisper, barely loud enough to echo off the locked bedroom walls. I lay curled on the cold floor where Derick had abandoned me, tears pouring endlessly from my swollen eyes. The grief for my lost family still clawed at my heart, but now it mixed with the fresh wave of shame and violation that made every breath hurt.The pills were already taking hold.A terrifying numbness crept up from my toes, turning my legs into dead weight. I tried to move them, but they refused to respond, lying limp like they no longer belonged to me. Panic surged through my chest as the familiar dizziness clouded my mind.“Why is this happening again?” I sobbed quietly, clutching at my useless thighs. “He’s destroying me piece by piece… and I’m too weak to stop him.”Suddenly, muffled voices drifted from the hallway outside the door, I heard some official-sounding tones. My heart jumped with desperate

Aaron Cole “Brother, welcome back to Ashton City. It’s been far too long.” Derick’s voice carried a thin layer of warmth as he stood at the edge of the private airstrip, arms open in greeting. Aaron Cole walked down the steps of his sleek private jet, his tall, powerfully built frame commanding attention...with broad shoulders strained against his tailored black coat, and an unmistakable aura of raw masculinity and authority radiated from him. He was away for five years...building a tech empire and perfecting his reputation as one of the country’s most formidable lawyers...had only intensified the presence of the eldest Cole brother. Aaron’s cold blue eyes narrowed the instant he noticed the woman draped possessively on Derick’s arm...Lilly Ford, a curvaceous red head in a revealing red dress, smiling like she belonged there. She couldn't even hide the shame in her eyes when she nearly drooled over Aaron. He stared at her as if she were something filthy that had crawled onto

Laura Sterling . “I don’t want to die…” The words left my lips before I could stop them, raw and broken as the heat closed in around me. My chest burned with every breath I dragged in, each inhale harder than the last. Smoke filled my lungs, thick and suffocating, making it impossible to think straight. I tried to pull myself forward again, tried to reach the bars like I had before, but my arms refused to cooperate. They trembled once, then gave out completely, and I collapsed back onto the floor. “This can’t be how it ends,” I muttered, my voice barely audible. For a moment, I just lay there, staring at nothing as the fire roared closer. The walls glowed with heat, the air turning heavier by the second. My body felt useless, completely useless, and that truth hit harder than anything else. “I fought for everything,” I said weakly, a bitter laugh slipping through my lips before turning into a cough. “I built everything from nothing… and this is how it ends?” My throat tighten

Laura Sterling“Derick… kiss me again. Just like that…”Laura’s voice came out as a soft, dreamy whisper while she sat at her vanity table, slowly running the silver brush through her long dark brunette hair. In the mirror, her hazel eyes sparkled with pure adoration. She was back in her old bedroom, sunlight streaming through the lace curtains, and her heart felt light and full of hope.*Seven years ago… when everything still felt possible.*She closed her eyes, a shy smile playing on her full lips as she replayed the memory of Derick’s kiss from earlier that afternoon. The way his hands had gently cupped her face, the warmth of his breath, the way he had looked at her like she was the only woman in the world.“He said he wants to treat me like a queen,” she murmured to herself, her cheeks flushing pink. “He promised he’ll repay every cent if I help him get started… but I don’t even care about the money. I just want him. I want us.”“He’s so gentle, so humble. A simple janitor who

Laura Sterling“Sign a marriage contract with you? Are you insane?” I blurted out, my voice cracking with disbelief as I stared at Aaron like he had just asked for my soul instead of my signature, my heart pounding violently against my ribs.The room suddenly felt too small, too suffocating, as his words echoed over and over in my mind. "Marriage contract for one year and love him." Unbelievable.“I don’t even know you,” I added, my tone dropping into something sharper, defensive, even as my fingers curled into the blanket, gripping it like it was the only thing keeping me grounded.Aaron didn’t flinch. Not even a little.“You don’t need to know everything about me right now,” he replied calmly, his voice steady in a way that only made me more unsettled, like he had already thought ten steps ahead while I was still trying to breathe. “What matters is that I can give you what no one else can...protection, recovery, and a future.” His eyes locked onto mine, unwavering, as if daring me