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Chapter 60

Salome’s POV"Power is just a fancy word for a leash if I don't have a choice," I said, meeting Rigoberto’s gaze across the polished table. "And I won't pretend I'm safe while I'm sleeping next to a man I can't trust."Rigoberto didn't say a word. He sat there, his face like stone, watching me.I straightened my back and folded my hands. "But let's talk business since that is what you prefer. I will stay. I will wear the Luna robes and play the part of the happy wife. I will smile for every camera and show up to every pack meeting. But I want fifty percent of the Richardson Group. I want no prenuptial agreement. No fine print. If I get that, I won't care if Barnabas spends his nights with every woman on the continent."The blood rushed to Rigoberto’s face. He looked like he was about to boil over. "That is pure greed, Salome.""No," I corrected him, my voice flat. "It is a price tag. You want me to live with your son after what he

Chapter 61

Salome’s POV“This is the best way for everyone, starting right now!” My father’s voice echoed off the marble floors as he lingered in the archway. He gave me one final, sharp look before his footsteps faded down the hall.Barnabas didn’t even look up. He sat at the far end of the long mahogany table, looking every bit the entitled heir he was born to be. He moved his silverware with a slow, deliberate rhythm. The scrape of his knife against the porcelain plate was the only sound in the room. It was infuriating. We weren't having a quiet Sunday brunch. I was fighting for my life, and he was enjoying his steak.“Are you seriously going to pretend I didn’t just speak?” I gripped the edge of the table. My knuckles were white.He didn’t break his pace. “Sit down and eat your food, Salome.”“I’m not hungry, Barnabas. I’m trying to walk away from this disaster with some d

Chapter 62

Salome’s POV“Where are we going, Barnabas?”I gripped the edge of my seat, my knuckles turning a ghostly white. The dashboard lights cast a sickly green glow over Barnabas’s face, sharpening the hard line of his jaw. He didn’t look at me. He just kept his eyes on the road, his large hands relaxed on the steering wheel as if we were out for a casual Sunday drive instead of speeding into the black heart of the woods.“You need a lesson in loyalty,” he said. His voice was low, vibrating with a calm that terrified me more than a shout would have. “You’ve forgotten who you belong to, Salome. I think it’s time I reminded you.”Panic flared in my chest, hot and suffocating. I knew that tone. It was the sound of a man who had completely disconnected from reality. I needed a way out. I needed help. My fingers twitched, sliding toward the pocket of my coat. My spare phone was a smal

Chapter 63

Salome’s POV"Please, just stop," I choked out, the sound lost against the glass of the car window.Every part of me felt sick. I hated the way the air felt in the small space. I hated that I ever let myself believe he was a good man. I squeezed my eyes shut and begged the universe for a miracle. I just needed one person to see us. One person to help.Then came a sharp rap on the window. Tap. Tap. Tap.Barnabas froze. He pulled back just enough for me to breathe. "What is that?" he muttered.A man's voice came from the other side of the foggy glass. "Hey! You guys okay in there?"Barnabas growled, his face twisting in anger. "Mind your own business!" He slammed his palm against the window, making the glass rattle. "Get out of here!"I looked toward the window. My hair was a mess, sticking to my damp cheeks. My shirt was ruined. I tried to scream, but my throat felt like it was full of sand. I just stared at the stranger, trying to make him see the terror in my eyes.The man squinted th

Chapter 64

Salome’s POV"I know you're out here, Salome."The voice didn't come. Only the wind did, whistling through the branches above me. I looked up at the stars, squinting until the light blurred. My eyes burned, but I refused to let the tears fall. I just needed to breathe.Five minutes passed. Then ten.The silence of the woods changed. It wasn't the soft rustle of leaves anymore. It was a rhythmic, heavy sound.Crunch.Snap.A footstep pressed firmly into the dirt, then another. I went stiff. Every muscle in my legs locked up. That wasn't Clementine. Clementine would be driving. She would be shining a bright light and shouting my name until the birds flew off the trees. This person was moving with a quiet, predatory focus. They were trying to be silent and failing just enough for me to hear them.My heart hammered against my ribs. I stayed small, trying to blend into the shadows of the trunk behind me.

Chapter 65

Barnabas’s POV"Where do you think you are going, Clementine?"I didn’t wait for her to answer. I yanked the passenger door of her silver sedan open and climbed inside before she could hit the locks. The car smelled like cheap vanilla air freshener and panic. Clementine stared at me, her eyes wide behind her glasses, her small hands shaking as they gripped the steering wheel."Barnabas? Get out of my car!" she shouted. Her voice hit a high, nervous pitch that grated on my nerves. "You almost caused a massive wreck. You can’t just jump in here.""I am not going anywhere until you tell me where Salome is hiding," I said. I sat back and stared straight ahead through the windshield. My pulse was a heavy thrum in my neck. I could feel the heat radiating off my skin. "Start driving.""I do not know where she is," Clementine snapped. She tried to look brave, but her lower lip gave way to a tiny quiver. "And even if I did, I would never t

Chapter 66

Salome’s POV“Is this for me, or are you just trying to look like a generous person?” Jeremiah asked, a small smile playing on his lips.I felt my face heat up instantly. “No, I really did get it for you. I figured you hadn't eaten yet today, and I didn't want to be the only one sitting here with a full plate.”He tilted his head, watching me with those calm, observant eyes. “I see. So it’s a charity case now?”“It’s a pasta case,” I shot back, trying to hide my nerves. “Just eat it before it gets cold. I know you like the spicy sauce here anyway.”He let out a short, quiet laugh. It was a nice sound, one that usually made the air feel less heavy, but the moment was cut short. The bell above the restaurant door gave a sharp, metallic ring. I looked over my shoulder, expecting a random customer, but my stomach did a slow, painful flip when I saw Clementine’s car idli

Chapter 67

Salome’s POV"Alpha Jeremiah, you really are something else," Clementine said, flashing him a bright, appreciative grin. "Every woman out there is looking for a partner with half your heart."Jeremiah didn't return the smile. He barely even looked at her. "Do not waste your breath. Women do not interest me in the slightest."He shifted his gaze from Clementine and fixed it on Barnabas. The tension between the two men was thick enough to choke on. Barnabas’s jaw was tight, his lips pulled back just enough to reveal the sharp glint of his fangs. He looked like a predator ready to lung, his eyes locked onto Jeremiah as if he were waiting for a single reason to snap.Clementine noticed it too. She stepped forward and pressed her palm against Barnabas’s forearm, trying to ground him. "Barnabas, stop. This is not the time or the place for this fight. Let it go."Barnabas didn't move. He kept staring at Jeremiah, his chest heaving with a silent, simmering fury. "I am not finished with this co

Chapter 68

Salome’s POV“The engagement contract is real, Tabitha,” I said, pressing my forehead against the cold window. “It was signed years before I ever walked into his life.”Tabitha didn't skip a beat. Her voice came through the speakers sharp and frantic. “They are twisting the timeline on purpose. The internet is losing its mind. I can’t even look at the comments anymore. People are calling Portia a victim and calling you a homewrecker.”I watched a raindrop slide down the glass. My chest felt tight, like someone had wrapped a wire around my ribs and was pulling it shut. “It doesn’t matter what the truth is. If everyone decides to believe the lie, the lie wins.”“Don’t you dare go there,” Tabitha snapped. Her anger was a solid weight over the line. “You have survived too much to let them take your dignity now. You are not a villain, Salome.”I moved away fr

Chapter 69

Barnabas’s POV"Where the hell are you?" Gideon’s voice blasted through the phone, sounding more like a serrated blade than a friend.I groaned and squinted against the harsh morning light hitting the hotel carpet. My head felt like it had been cracked open and stuffed with hot lead. Fragments of the previous night drifted through my mind. I remembered the heat of the argument. I remembered the look on Salome’s face when Jeremiah stepped in. Most of all, I remembered the way the world seemed to tilt on its axis when she left with him."Hotel room," I croaked. My throat was dry, tasting of cheap whiskey and regret."Get your clothes on," Gideon snapped. "We have to get back to Richardson right now. Something happened. Something big."I forced myself to sit up, ignoring the way the room spun. "Now? Gideon, it's barely dawn.""The timing doesn't matter. Just get your head straight and move. I'm five minutes away."The l

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