《Their Obsession, My ruin》全部章節：第 21 章 - 第 30 章

June’s POVBlake answered almost immediately. Just a location pin like he expected me to come running the second he snapped his fingers.Unfortunately for both of us…I did.By the time my cab stopped outside the private restaurant downtown, I was furious enough to shake.I climbed out quickly, heels hitting the pavement hard while my chest burned hotter with every step toward the entrance.The hostess immediately recognized me. “Miss Harper—”“Where is Blake?”Her eyes widened slightly before she pointed toward the private section near the back.I didn’t even wait.The second I spotted him sitting there in that expensive black suit looking completely calm, my anger exploded all over again.Celine sat across from him.Perfect.Blake looked up first. His expression didn’t change much, but something sharp flickered behind his eyes the second he saw me storming toward the table.Celine noticed next.“Well,” she murmured softly. “This should be interesting.”I stopped directly beside the t

Blake’s POVJune didn’t come home again.By the second night, the mansion started feeling wrong.I walked through the downstairs hallway around midnight with whiskey in one hand and irritation burning steadily beneath my skin. Every light felt colder without her moving through the halls arguing with staff or pretending she wasn’t staring at me whenever she thought I wouldn’t notice.Her room stayed dark. I stopped outside her door longer than I should have before forcing myself to keep walking.Pathetic.“She’s really not coming back tonight either?”Nathan’s voice drifted lazily from the living room.I ignored him.Mostly because I was dangerously close to punching him lately.Nathan sat sprawled across the couch with his phone in one hand while some useless late-night movie played behind him.“You’re making everyone nervous,” he added casually.“Good.”“You threatened a waiter yesterday because your steak was overcooked.”“It was overcooked.”Nathan laughed quietly under his breath.

June's pov"What the fuck is he doing here?"The words slipped out of Parker's mouth before he could stop them.I looked at Parker, then back out the window at Blake, and then back at Parker again. My stomach dropped. It was a slow, horrible feeling that made my blood run cold."You know him?" I asked.Silence.My chest tightened, making it hard to breathe. "Parker."Nothing. He wouldn't look at me."You know him?"The look of sheer panic and guilt on Parker's face answered me before he could even open his mouth. Every single nerve in my body went numb."No," I whispered, shaking my head. "No."The elevator dinged. The sharp sound echoed through the wide, quiet penthouse. Then, the metal doors slid open and Blake stepped out.The entire room seemed to hold its breath. His eyes scanned the space and found me immediately. For one brief second, I saw something in his face I had never seen before. Relief. Then Parker moved, stepping directly between us and blocking my view.The relief on

June's pov The air in the room was so thick with heat I could barely breathe. Maybe it was because Blake was standing so close I could feel the warmth radiating off his skin.Or it was because of the last forty-eight hours—the lies, the brutal fight, and the terrifying photographs sitting on the mattress. Maybe it was because Blake had just admitted more in five seconds than he had in the entire time I’d known him.He wanted to break things at the mere thought of me leaving. I should have walked away. Instead, my stomach did a violent flip as his eyes dropped to my lips.Blake took a slow step forward, completely erasing the distance between us. He reached out, his large hand cupping the side of my neck. His thumb brushed right over the tender mark he had left there weeks ago, and a jolt of pure electricity shot straight down my spine."June," he murmured, his voice a low, rough growl."Blake," I whispered back, my hands instinctively reaching out to find purchase against his ches

June's pov"You have exactly five minutes to get dressed before I leave without you."I groaned loudly into my pillow, pulling the blanket over my head to block out the light. "Good. Leave.""You're coming with me," Nathan said, his voice dropping all its usual playfulness.I rolled over, my eyes squinting against the bright morning sun. Nathan was standing in my bedroom doorway again. "Why?" I asked, sitting up and pushing my hair out of my face.Nathan grinned, a wicked spark in his eyes. "Because my brother would absolutely hate it."That was honestly the strongest argument he had made all week.Forty minutes later, I found myself sitting in the passenger seat of Nathan's sleek black SUV while the busy city streets stretched out around us. Blake had already left the estate hours ago for his urgent board meeting. Nathan had apparently taken his brother’s absence as a personal invitation to take me out of the mansion."So, where exactly are we going?" I asked, looking out the window