Todos los capítulos de A Wild Marriage: From Contract to Craving : Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 30

Iris's POVThe sudden burst of the door shattered the moment.I scrambled backward on the desk, my heart pounding wildly. Embarrassment spread across my face and neck so intensely that I thought I might melt on the spot. My hands trembled as I hurriedly grabbed my skirt and pulled it down over my thighs, trying to cover myself.Before Zach could even take another breath, Vladimir rose to his feet. He didn't rush or panic. Instead, he stepped directly between Zach and the desk, his massive frame completely blocking me from view.The atmosphere in the room instantly turned icy."Get the fuck out, Zach," Vladimir growled, his voice dropping to a dark, lethal tone that made my spine stiffen. "You knock before entering my office, or you don't step foot in this room again."Zach stood frozen in the doorway, his face pale and his knuckles white as he gripped the tablet. He looked like he wanted the floor to open up and swallow him whole, but he didn't leave."I'm sorry, sir. I swear to God,

Iris's POV The doors of the penthouse clicked shut behind us, cutting off the noise of the outside world. The silence inside the living room felt so thick that it was almost hard to breathe. Vladimir let go of my hand and stepped into the center of the spacious room. He turned around slowly, his eyes fixed on me. The silence between us stretched for a long, painful moment before he finally broke it. "What will you do now?" Vladimir asked, his voice low and direct. "Julian has gone public. He's claiming his rights to Hope." The moment his name left Vladimir's mouth, the anger inside my chest overflowed. Tears spilled from my eyes, running quickly down my cheeks. I wiped them away furiously with the back of my hand, refusing to look weak. "I am never letting Julian get near my child," I snapped, my voice shaking with rage. "I don't care what statement he put out. I don't care how much money or power his family has. I will fight him with everything I have. I'll figure something

Iris's POV The court victory was supposed to bring me complete peace, but the fire inside my chest refused to die down. Hope was safe from Julian, but Silas was still out there, sitting in his office and acting like he hadn't spent years tearing my life apart. Earlier that afternoon, Chloe had called me with bad news. She had tried digging into Silas's offshore accounts and company tax records to find the financial dirt we needed to finish him off once and for all. But Chloe had hit a brick wall. The files were locked tight behind security, completely erased from public view. There was only one person who had the power to get past those walls. I walked down the long, quiet hallway of the penthouse, stopping right in front of Vladimir's bedroom door. I didn't knock. I pushed the door open and stepped straight inside. The room was dim, lit only by the distant city lights streaming through the massive glass windows. Vladimir was standing by the glass, holding a drink in his hand

Vladimir's POVI couldn't take my eyes off the small white mug in my hand, but I wasn't really looking at the dark coffee inside it. My mind was stuck on the night before. I could still feel the warmth of Iris's breath against my skin, the softness of her hair between my fingers, and the sudden, breathless surrender that had brought her to her knees in front of me.She sat across the kitchen island, quietly buttering a piece of toast for Hope and Lilly. Neither of us had said a proper word since the sun came up. Every time our eyes accidentally met, a thick, quiet strain filled the room, making the air feel tight and hard to breathe.Hope chattered happily in her seat, completely unaware of the shift between us. She swung her tiny legs back and forth, reaching for her plastic cup."Mommy, more juice, please.""Of course, baby," Iris said softly.She stood up and walked around the counter to grab the juice carton. As she leaned over to pick up a plastic toy Hope had dropped onto the

Iris's PovI stood near the edge of the desk in Vladimir's study, holding my phone in my hand and watching Zach review the photo one last time."It wasn't an outside stalker or an assassin, boss," Zach said, handing the phone back with a nod. "The angle is from the second-floor inner landing. One of your father's men took this right before Lorenzo left the building this morning. It's a cheap scare tactic."Relief washed over me. It wasn't some unknown enemy hiding in the shadows or an active threat against my daughter. It was just Lorenzo trying to play mind games to make me panic and run away.Vladimir dismissed Zach with a brief nod and turned his full attention back to me."Pack your bags," Vladimir said quietly, his dark eyes locked onto mine. "You're moving into my suite."I blinked, taking a small step back. "Vladimir, we don't need to do that. Now that we know it was just your father trying to scare me, there's no reason to change our living arrangements.""I'm not doing this b