Semua Bab Divorced into the arms of his twin rivals : Bab 11 - Bab 16

The air in the hallway felt too thin. Elijah stood in the doorway of my bedroom like a storm that had decided to take human form. Ethan faced him with his shoulders squared and his fists clenched at his sides. Elias remained slightly behind me, close enough that I could feel the heat of his body. Sophie hovered near the wall, eyes darting between all of us like she was waiting for blood. “You do not get to take my wife out of this house,” Ethan repeated, each word tight. Elijah’s smile did not reach his eyes. “Watch us.” I looked at the shattered pieces of the camera on the floor, then at the phone still in Elias’s hand. The message burned behind my eyes. There are more. The next photos will not stay private. My decision settled in my chest like stone. “I am leaving,” I said. Ethan turned to me so fast it was almost violent. “Clara, you are not going anywhere with them.” “I am.” My voice stayed steady even though my hands had started to shake. “Someone put a camera in

I stared at the phone in Elias’s hand like it might burn me, while Elijah’s last words still hung in the air. Get Ethan on the phone again. “Right now.” Elias did not waste a second. He hit redial and put it on speaker. The three of us stood in the middle of the bright penthouse living room while the line rang. Once. Twice. Three times. Ethan answered on the fourth. His voice sounded scraped raw. “I told you I would call back.” “You negotiated,” I said before either twin could speak. “You asked for twelve hours to decide if my body was worth more than your deal.” Silence. Then a long exhale. “Clara, it is not that simple.” “It is exactly that simple.” My voice stayed steady even though my hands shook. “Someone filmed me naked in the house you own. They sent the proof to you. And your first move was to bargain.” Elijah stepped closer to the phone, jaw tight. “Answer her, Hayes. Did you already agree to something?” “I bought time,” Ethan said. “That is all. I need to f

Title: The Enemy Walks Into the Boardroom Clara's POV Elias’s words hit the quiet penthouse like a gunshot. Nathan Cole just walked into the Hayes board meeting with a folder full of those same photos. I grabbed my phone from his hand and stared at the screen as if the message might change. It did not actually change. Elijah was already moving. He pulled a black jacket from the chair and shrugged it on in one sharp motion. “We are going,” he said. Elias blocked the door with one arm. “The blackmailer said one step outside and the full set goes live. Video included.” “Then we do not step outside as targets,” Elijah answered. “We go as the ones holding the knife.” I looked between them. My pulse hammered in my throat. “If Nathan has the photos in that room, Ethan’s board will see everything. My face. My body. Everything.” Elias’s jaw tightened. “Nathan does not care about the merger. He cares about burning both families at once. This is his opening move.” Elijah already