**Chapter 102: Punished**The playroom door clicked shut behind us with a finality that sent shivers racing down my spine.Damien’s hand was firm on the back of my neck as he guided me deeper into the dimly lit space. The room smelled of leather, wood polish, and the faint metallic tang of restraint. I had only been in here once before, but tonight felt different. Tonight, there was real anger beneath his control.“You went through my private files again,” he said, voice dangerously low. “After I explicitly told you no more secrets. After I opened up about Caroline.”I swallowed hard. My incision had mostly healed, but my body still carried the softness of recent motherhood. I wore only a silk robe, naked underneath, as per his orders on the way here.“I needed to know,” I whispered. “Alex said—”“Alex,” he snarled, spinning me to face him. His eyes were storm-gray, jaw clenched. “My weak, jealous son is still trying to poison you against me. And you listened.”He untied my robe and l
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