The contracted heart
He extended his hand, as if sealing a business deal.
“Wise decision, Mrs. Cole .”
Vanessa stared at his hand, her stomach twisting. Slowly, reluctantly, she placed her trembling fingers in his. His grip was firm, unyielding. Final.
In that moment, Vanessa Carmichael realized her life was no longer her own. With one desperate choice, she had stepped into Alexander Cole’s world, a world of power, control, and shadows.
And whether she survived it with her heart intact was a gamble she hadn’t been given the luxury to refuse.
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