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Chapter 311The words my love hung in the dim hospital room, heavy enough to crush the breath right out of Zara’s lungs.She stared at the man in the hospital bed. The ruthless, untouchable billionaire who had spent the last five months trying to crush her company was gone. In his place was the man who had kissed her in the rain, the man who had promised her forever in a field of French lavender.Zara’s lower lip trembled. She tried to pull her hand away, suddenly overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the grief that stood between them. But Ethan wouldn't let go. Even weakened and pumped full of beta-blockers, his grip was desperately tight."Don't," he rasped, his eyes glassy with unshed tears. "Please, Zara. Don't pull away. I know I don't deserve to touch you, but please.""You don't get to do this," Zara whispered, her voice cracking as the tears finally spilled over, trailing hot and fast down her cheeks. "You don't get to wake up and just... be him again. I mourned you, Ethan. I

Chapter 313Zara’s heart leaped into her throat. She stumbled back a step, her hand instinctively flying to her chest.Julian stepped forward, letting the heavy metal fire door swing shut behind him, sealing them in the dim, concrete stairwell. He looked immaculate in his tailored navy suit, but his jaw was clenched tight, and his normally charming blue eyes were piercing."Julian," Zara forced her voice to remain steady, slipping her CEO mask firmly into place. "You shouldn't be here. I told you to cover the Apex Microchips acquisition.""I don't take orders when my partner goes rogue," Julian countered, closing the distance between them. "You screamed at me in your office like I was the enemy. You cradled Ethan Cole’s head in your lap as if he were a dying lover. And then, you bribe an ambulance driver to divert from a Level 1 Trauma Center to come to a private, off-the-books clinic? Why, Zara?""It’s corporate strategy," Zara lied smoothly, her mind working in overdrive. "If Ethan

Chapter 315Chloe Sterling stood in the lobby of City General’s pediatric wing, tapping her red-bottomed heel furiously against the linoleum tile.She wore a blindingly bright yellow Chanel trench coat and oversized sunglasses, completely ignoring the "No Cell Phones" signs as she barked at the terrified triage nurse."I don't care about your privacy policies!" Chloe shrilled, slamming her designer handbag onto the counter. "My fiancé, Ethan Cole, donated a liter of his very precious blood to a charity case here yesterday. I am the head of the Cole Philanthropy Board, and I demand to see the boy to arrange a photo-op! Do you know who I am?"Zara stood at the end of the hallway, obscured by the shadows, watching her stepsister perform.She doesn't know, Zara realized, her racing heart slowing slightly. She doesn't know Leo is Ethan's son. She’s just trying to exploit the situation for PR, and to snoop on why Ethan was here."Ms. Sterling," the triage nurse stammered. "The VIP wing is l

Chapter 317Zara stood in her sprawling, minimalist penthouse overlooking the Seattle skyline, staring at her encrypted phone.It was 11:00 PM. Leo was safely asleep in the next room, guarded by Maria and two of Marcus’s best men, whom Zara had seamlessly integrated into her own security detail under the guise of new hires.The screen of her phone glowed with a single message from an untraceable number.[Victor found the decoy contracts. Cover is intact. But he invited Mercer to the Manor for dinner tomorrow night. It’s a trap to isolate you. Do not let him go. - E]Zara read the text three times.Her chest tightened. Ethan was navigating a minefield blindfolded, taking hits from his own family just to keep the crosshairs off her and Leo. The sheer, terrifying reality of their situation was settling into her bones. They were playing a high-stakes game of chess, and one wrong move meant death.But Julian Mercer was proving to be the wildest, most unpredictable piece on the board.He kn