
Under the Mistletoe with my Ex's Brother
Blurb:
She was his brother's wife. Now she's his obsession.
Scarlet Cole endured six years of a loveless marriage, watching her light dim as her husband Lucas and his family crushed her spirit. When she discovers Lucas's affair with her own stepsister, pregnant with his child, Scarlet finally walks away.
But freedom comes at a price.
Enter Damian Cole: ruthless, dangerous, and harboring a decade-long obsession with his brother's wife. He's watched her suffer in silence, memorized every flinch, every forced smile. Now that she's free, he'll stop at nothing to claim her, even if it means crossing every moral line.
"This is wrong," I whispered, even as heat pooled low in my belly. "You're Lucas's brother."
"He stopped being my brother the day he made you cry."
"Damian..."
"Six years, Scarlet." His thumb brushed my lower lip, and I trembled. "Six years of wanting something I couldn't have. Of watching you slowly disappear. Of hating myself for wanting you when you belonged to someone else."
I feel my heart tug, "I don't belong to anyone."
"You do now." His eyes darkened, possessive and raw.
I should protest. I should remind him of the boundaries we'd agreed on. Instead, I breathed, "Then take what's yours... I want you to claim me as yours," I said
قراءة
Chapter: MAFIAS KITTEN 5Chapter fiveRose’s POVNever in a million years did I think I’ll ever as much as breath the same air as Lucian Moretti. That’s the main reason I didn’t ever think he’d be the one when I sensed a familiarity with his name. My hand paused above my phone screen, the transaction that I was supposed to complete by inputting my PIN stayed there.If I completed the transaction, it’d only mean that there’s no going back. I’d be the sex slave to Lucian Moretti.Used as a toy by him to fuel his sexual desires any time he as much as wanted to.Do I really even want to do this? But the money…. There’s nowhere else on earth that I’d be able to get such amount of money for my mother’s treatment. Taking one final breath, I inputted the four numbers. Transaction successful.My heart fluttered a bit. A weight seemed to have been lifted off my shoulders, but another one seemed to replace it almost immediately.My mother’s hospital bills has been taken care of, but that only sealed the deal with L
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Chapter: MAFIA'S KITTEN 5Chapter five Rose’s POV Never in a million years did I think I’ll ever as much as breath the same air as Lucian Moretti. That’s the main reason I didn’t ever think he’d be the one when I sensed a familiarity with his name. My hand paused above my phone screen, the transaction that I was supposed to complete by inputting my PIN stayed there. If I completed the transaction, it’d only mean that there’s no going back. I’d be the sex slave to Lucian Moretti. Used as a toy by him to fuel his sexual desires any time he as much as wanted to. Do I really even want to do this? But the money…. There’s nowhere else on earth that I’d be able to get such amount of money for my mother’s treatment. Taking one final breath, I inputted the four numbers. Transaction successful. My heart fluttered a bit. A weight seemed to have been lifted off my shoulders, but another one seemed to replace it almost immediately. My mother’s hospital bills has been taken care of, but that only se
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Chapter: MAFIAS KITTEN 4Chapter Four Rose’s POV My breath stilled and everything else around me seemed to have vanished. Fuck. Shit. He walked further into the room, and my heart raced even faster. The storm raging on outside worsened and thunder rumbled in the sky, almost mirroring what seemed to be running through Lucian’s body at the moment. I dropped the cucumber and started to move back on the bed. Fear spasmed through me like never before. “Mario didn’t tell you that pleasuring yourself is against the rules?” He asked and I shook my head precariously. “No.” I managed to shake my head and that seemed to provoke him even further. He didn’t climb the bed. No. He stood over at the other side of the bed, his stare heavy on me. And that was way worse than him coming to the bed. Cold sweat broke out on my face and my body lit up with an emotion that I couldn’t place my hands on. “Strip.” He said, and my body went still. “What?” I asked, coughing after that. His eyes glanced me ov
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Chapter: THE MAFIA'S KITTEN 3Chapter Three Rose’s POV For some reasons, his face seemed familiar. I could have sworn that I’ve seen that face somewhere before. Maybe he walked past me, or he happened to come to the cafe where I work part time. Either ways, that shouldn’t be the problem. All I want is his money. Or maybe I should have thought twice about that. Because the moment I walked into the mansion, I almost ran back outside. It was so big that it could swallow me up, and it looked just like paradise. Standing in its middle, it took me back to the pictures of paradise that my mother used to show me while I was growing up in order to tell me how beautiful heaven was. “You’ll stay indoors for everyday except for on Sundays when you’ll be allowed to go home for few hours.” The husky voice behind me dragged me out of reverie and I swiveled around to see the man from earlier. Fuck, how haven’t I noticed how hot he is? I was way too occupied with getting the job that I hadn’t even noticed how
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Chapter: THE MAFIA'S KITTEN 2Chapter Two Rose’s POV “Mom, please no.“ I cried, cradling her more to my chest. Her frail body stayed in mine, dangling as though she couldn’t sit up on her own anymore. Tears pooled down from my eyes like rainfall. Her eyes cracked open and my sobs dwindled down a bit. She’s awake again. “Rose, I’ll be watching over you from above. Just be the good girl I’ve always known you to be.” She said, her voice so low that I could barely even hear her. “You’ll watch over me from here, and you’ll watch me be your good girl by yourself.” I said, dragging her up on my body. “I don’t—” she coughed, “I don’t think so at this point.” I dragged my phone over to me and shakily dialed the emergency number. They answered the call almost immediately and I asked for help. “Mom, help is coming. Just hold on for me, please.” Her eyes only started to close when the ambulance came here. She was lifted into the bus and treatment commenced immediately. I started to pray to any person
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Chapter: MAFIA'S KITTEN 1Chapter One Lucian’s POV The strong stench of stale blood mixed with metal entered my nostrils as I stepped into the dungeon, the place that has harbored more death than hospitals. The strong stench of blood and chlorine greeted me as I walked into the last room. There he was, all tied up and ready for me. A small smile played on my lips as I saw his eyes widen. Well, he mightn't have expected me to be the one who'll come over to deal with him. Well, I was kind of bored. And I just thought I'd make my appearance known to some of my men who turned against me and started spying on me for my enemies. “Sir… sir please. I promise, I didn't want to do it, he threatened to kill my children if I didn't do his bidding.” Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead as he stuttered. “Really? Like you care about the children, you'll end up with them when you get to hell because I'm not sparing any of them either.” I shrugged, walking over to the table at a corner in the room. I picked up
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Awakening Of The Hidden Alpha Heiress
BLURB
FOR THREE YEARS I WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A TOOL.
Rowan used me to manage his pack while he took all the credit. Then he threw me away like trash, publicly, at our own engagement party—for a woman claiming to be an alpha heiress.
They called me worthless. Wolfless. An omega who didn't deserve respect.
That night, I made a choice. I walked into a bar and straight into the arms of a devastatingly handsome stranger. One night with someone who I never imagine would change my life so drastically.
Except the next morning, I proposed something crazy: a one-year contract marriage. To my shock, he said yes.
Caelan is everything Rowan never was—attentive, generous, mysterious. He treats me like I matter. Like I'm someone worth protecting. But he's hiding something. His wealth, his power, the way people defer to him... nothing adds up.
As I rise through the Council Board trials, proving I'm more than anyone believed, I'm falling desperately in love with a man who might only see someone else when he looks at me.
But I have secrets too. And when my true power awakens, everything—my past, my identity, my heart—will shatter and reshape in ways I never imagined.
He saved me once. Now I'll have to decide if I can save us both.
قراءة
Chapter: CAELANChapter 171CaelanI showed Umbra to one of the empty quarters at the far end of the estate and got one of the maids to set her up. By the time I returned to the main house, Freya had already left. The conversation we had yesterday came flooding back to my head as I paced back and forth, clearly lost in my thoughts. “If I go on with this, then everyone will know all that I’ve worked so hard to keep on the low this entire time..” I muttered under my breath. I had no idea how long I’d been walking around the living room but by the time I checked my phone, it was past noon already. “No way I just spent my entire morning doing absolutely nothing..” I grumbled to myself as I tried to get myself back together but I heard a car pull up on the driveway and I paused. I wasn’t expecting anyone and that didn’t sound anything like the car Freya left with. I took a deep breath and strolled into the foyer, expecting to see Rowan walk through my door. After a few minutes, the front door swung
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Chapter: FREYAChapter 170FreyaI knew by the look on Caelan’s face that he didn’t want to hear what I had to say, but this was the only efficient way of clearing his name. “These people already have a narrative of you in their minds, all thanks to your commander. So what better way to clear your name than to give them something else to worry about?” I urged on, hoping he’d see reason with me. “Isn’t there any other way that doesn’t involve me letting them in on my personal life?” He asked, grunting like an injured lion. “I’m afraid there isn’t. You said something about getting a confession from your brother, but we both know that isn’t going to work in any way.” I pressed on. “If you doubt me, then give it a try. Get your brother in a lonely place and try to get a confession out of him, let’s see if he’ll budge. From what I’ve seen so far, Lucian isn’t one to be played a fool so easily..” His face darkened he sank into the backrest, playing with the hem of his shirt as he pondered over what I
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Chapter: CAELANChapter 169Caelan Freya lay in my arms, breathing softly as I stroked her hair. As her slight snore echoed in the room, I knew she had dozed off already. I carefully placed her head back on her pillow and quietly climbed down from the bed. I leaned back in and placed a kiss on her forehead before slipping out of the room as stealthily as I could. The moment I got out, I walked briskly towards the front door. Darkness had already covered the entire sky but I couldn’t rest knowing there was an oncoming storm at the training camp. I took out my phone and dialed Daren’s number before I even got to my car and it connected at the first ring, like he was already waiting for me. “Sir…”“What’s the status over there?” I asked. “There’s no sign of any ambush yet. We’ve combed all the possible hideouts around the camp and they’re all empty” he replied. A sigh of relief escaped my lips at least and I revved my engine. “What’s the matter Daren? You don’t sound happy that there might be no
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Chapter: FREYAChapter 168Freya“What do you intend on doing about your brother?” I asked Caelan after he calmed down. “I have no idea. But whatever I have to do, I need to prove to the commander and every other person who’s aware of these fingerprints that I had nothing to do with the attacks..” he responded. I rolled my eyes and sank deeper into the sofa, “Tell me something I don’t know..” I muttered to myself, tucking some loose strands of hair behind my ear. The only excitement I felt inside was knowing that Rowan’s end was around the corner. The moment Umbra tells us that she has the spell, I’ll do everything it takes to lure Rowan into his own doom. He won’t know what hit him. But in the meantime, I need to put my anger to the side for now and help Caelan prove his innocence. He hurt my feelings but that doesn’t mean he deserves any of these things that are happening to him. “How do you plan on getting proof?” I asked, rubbing my palms together. “My brother needs to confess to framing m
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Chapter: FREYAChapter 167Freya“Umbra, since Caelan is still finding it difficult to remember who you are or how he helped you, can you please refresh his memory so he doesn’t end up stressing over it?” I urged. She looked up at me, grinning from ear to ear like she had just met a celebrity and was so geeked up about it. “You’re one bright star in his life, are you aware of that?” Her voice echoed with pure joy. I stole a glance at Caelan and quickly took my eyes away. She might be right, but I certainly don’t feel like a star right now. I feel betrayed, I feel lied to, I feel doubted. I feel like a fool for trusting him with the entirety of my being and yet he thought it wise to hold back the important things about him from me. I may be a star as she says, I’m just not an important one. “Can we at least focus on why you’re here and what you claim you can help us with?” I cut in and she nodded. “Firstly, you need to te
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Chapter: CAELANChapter 166CaelanAurora left and I sat alone in the living room, my head spiraling as the commander’s words echoed in my head over and over again. The documents lay on the table in front of me, the evidence of my fingerprints being spotted after the attack glaring back at me. An undeniable fact that would take the grace of the moon goddess for me to prove otherwise and I knew what was at stake here. Imagine what my people would think of me, should word of this get out in the open. And to think that greedy commander was ready to make something for himself out of this situation. The main question here is, how did my fingerprints get there? I’ve not been at the camp since the last attack and even then, I never visited the site. I was on my way back there when word of Freya’s disappearance came and I dropped everything else to find her. Whoever did this, must have put in so much effort into framing me and there’s no one else on this earth that would do something of this sort and t
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Chapter: I was f*cking kissing Mr Clover!Chapter TwoSophie’s POV“Good morning class, I’m your new philosophy professor.” His voice boomed. That same annoying voice that traumatized me all through last night.My fists curled up under the table and I just imagined wrapping my arms around his neck like that. Heavens, I’ve never hated anyone that I didn’t know so much the way I hated him and I only just met him. Females around me giggled subtly while some kept staring at him with seductive eyes. If only they knew the person they’re dealing with. He started the class but I was way too angry to even listen to a word that came from him. I held my pen tightly in my hand, so tight that it caused a dent in the book i held it over. “Sophie… Are you okay?” Lena, my ground asked beside me. I ebbed out of the dark place of my mind where I was envisioning doing a lot of things to the man before us. I had zoned out since the time he introduced himself. His voice kept taking me back to yesterday. The day he ruined my life.“I’m okay
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Chapter: BOOK 19: THE PROFESSOR'S DIRTY SLUTChapter oneSophie’s POV“Goodnight!” I yelled at my coworker with a bright smile on my face.We were all the happiest we had ever been since we started working here. Fit the first time in months, we got a raise. I was the happiest out of everyone thoughMom needed the money for her medications, and with the raise, the burden would be lessened a bit. I opened the door of the restaurant where I worked as a waitress, but just as I was about to walk out, someone called my name from inside.I waved and smiled on seeing that it was one of my other coworkers who was bading me goodbye. I turned to walk through the door again, but my head only collided with a wall-like chest that erupted a squeak from my mouth.“Ouch.” I groaned and closed my eyes to revel in the pain that the impact had causedI opened my eyes when I felt the wall move, almost yelling when my eyes made contact with the darkest shade of black I had ever seen. It was a man. His eyes…they were so dark that I got lost staring
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Chapter: Might be crazy but I know I love you.Chapter 5Maya's POV I was still trying to catch my breath after having my insides rearranged when I heard a loud knock and that the management was coming in.My face turned red with embarrassment. Davis quickly zipped his pants and helped me with my clothes. We were already at the door when it swung open. An offended woman stood there with her hands crossed. “Did you have any problem opening the door?” The man in uniform asked.“Not at all. She had an emergency and I was helping her with it.” Davis straightened to his full height while keeping his hand at the small of my back. The woman rolled her eyes and took quick steps to the toilet stall. I mouthed a sorry at her but she didn't spare me a glance. The manager let his eyes sweep over me before locking eyes with Davis. I understood that stare and looked down at my feet. He walked away and Davis led me back to the bar. “Want to say hi to my colleagues?”“Want to go back to my apartment?”We said at the same time and burst into
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Chapter: God! I missed you!!!Chapter 4 Davis POV I could still smell her on me when I got home. There was a silly smile on my face that wouldn't fall off. I ran my hands across my face so I could smell her insides. I went to bed a happy man that night. I just hoped she would call. It had been two weeks since that day and she had not called. My best guess is that she got back with her boyfriend. It happened all the time. People didn't just move on from someone who had become a part and parcel of them for months. I was at a bar with my colleagues that Friday drinking cheap beer and watching hot girls in mini skirts. Someone walked past and my nose immediately caught the familiar scent. That was crazy because I had only seen this woman once yet my mind and body remembered her so well. I turned around but I couldn't find her anywhere near. I turned around to chip in on the conversation with my colleagues when I saw her. She was sitting across the bar. The light shone on her face highlighting her
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Chapter: You Want This Di*k?Chapter 3 Maya's POV Davis pulled his finger out of me and I straightened up slowly. “Are you expecting anyone?”I shook my head. The knock came again, louder this time. “Maya, open the door.” Gabby screamed from outside. “I can see your car. I know you're in there.” “Oh shit.” I cursed beneath my breath as I arranged my clothing. Davis also hurried to get back in his uniform. “Who is that?”“My best friend, Gabby.” I rolled my eyes.“You didn't tell me your best friend was coming over.” He adjusted his belt.“Cos I didn't fucking know.” “Maya.” She hit the door quickly. “Hold on.” I turned around to make sure Davis was good and walked to the door. Gabby threw herself on me the second I opened the door. Her face was stained with tears. She grabbed my face and confusion creased her features. “Why are you crying?” “I heard what happened with Jude. He called me. I cursed him out by the way. A fucking bastard.”“Right.” I ran my hands through my hair. “Who’s that?” She turned
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Chapter: How Was I So Wet For A Stranger.Chapter 2 Maya's POV He froze for a second. He exhaled. “What? You're scared of coming in for a little drink?”“You’re already drunk.” He chuckled. “Fine.” I rolled my eyes. “Come in for coffee or even water.”He stepped back and let his eyes trail my face. “Just a few minutes.”I scoffed softly. “Just a few minutes.”He looked around the house as we stepped in before settling on a sofa. I walked to the kitchen. “What would you like? Soda? Coffee? Tea?”“You.” He replied quickly.My breath hitched. I had wanted to tear that uniform off since the first minute we spoke but I had no idea that he felt the same way. I cleared my throat. He smiled knowing the effect he was having on me. “Tea would do.” He said. “Okay.”I brewed some tea and served him while I sat on the sofa opposite him. None of us spoke a word in the first minutes. We simply sneaked glances and smiled to ourselves. After a while, I kicked off my shoes because my feet had started to ache. “Need help with that?”
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DI BAWAH MISTLETOE BERSAMA MANTAN KEKASIHKU
Dia adalah istri saudara laki-lakinya.
Sekarang, dia menjadi obsesinya.
Scarlet Cole bertahan selama enam tahun dalam pernikahan tanpa cinta, menyaksikan cahayanya perlahan padam saat suaminya Lucas dan keluarganya menghancurkan semangatnya. Ketika dia menemukan perselingkuhan Lucas dengan kakak tirinya sendiri yang sedang hamil anaknya, Scarlet akhirnya pergi.
Namun kebebasan datang dengan harga.
Masuklah Damian Cole: kejam, berbahaya, dan menyimpan obsesi selama satu dekade terhadap istri saudaranya. Dia telah menyaksikan Scarlet menderita dalam diam, menghafal setiap sentakan, setiap senyum paksaan.
Sekarang setelah Scarlet bebas, Damian tidak akan berhenti untuk mendapatkannya, bahkan jika itu berarti melanggar setiap batas moral.
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“Ini salah,” bisikku, meski panas mulai mengumpul di perutku. “Kamu saudara Lucas.”
“Dia berhenti menjadi saudaraku pada hari dia membuatmu menangis.”
“Damian…”
“Enam tahun, Scarlet.” Jempolnya menyapu bibir bawahku, dan aku gemetar. “Enam tahun aku menginginkan sesuatu yang tak bisa kumiliki. Enam tahun menyaksikanmu perlahan menghilang. Enam tahun membenci diriku sendiri karena menginginkanmu saat kamu milik orang lain.”
Aku merasakan hatiku tersentak. “Aku tidak milik siapa pun.”
“Sekarang kamu milikku.”
Matanya menggelap, penuh kepemilikan dan kasar.
Aku seharusnya protes. Seharusnya mengingatkannya pada batasan yang kami sepakati.
Alih-alih, aku berbisik, “Kalau begitu ambil yang menjadi milikmu… Aku ingin kamu menjadikanku milikmu.”
Dalam detik berikutnya, dia menghantamkan bibirnya ke bibirku, tangannya langsung turun meremas selangkanganku.
“Oh… fu-fuck…”
“P*ssy sialan ini,” geramnya sambil menggesekkan telapak tangannya ke vaginaku yang masih berpakaian. “Milikku. Hanya milikku.”
“Ya… hanya milikmu.”
قراءة
Chapter: 12Kapitel 12Das Kind ist Lucas’Scarlets Sicht„W-was machst du da?“„Nichts. Ich tue gar nichts mit dir, Scarlet. Was du gerade fühlst, ist ganz allein dein Verdienst“, sagte er leise, der Klang seiner Stimme trug eine sinnliche Vibration auf meine Haut.Jace bewegte sich in meinem Arm, und da wurde mir bewusst, dass ich ihn immer noch hielt. Ich schob Damian weg. „Ich weiß nicht, wovon du sprichst“, sagte ich, während ich zum Bett ging und meinen Sohn sanft darauf ablegte.Er summte leise und drehte sich zur anderen Seite – doch nicht, bevor ich eine einzelne Träne sah, die über sein gerötetes Gesicht lief.Mein Herz zog sich schmerzhaft zusammen. Ich konnte seinen Schmerz nicht ertragen. Niemals.Und ich würde alles tun, um ihn vor den Gangstern fernzuhalten, die sich meine Familie nannten. Alles.Ich wischte die Tränen von seinem Gesicht und flüsterte beruhigende Worte, an die ich selbst nicht ganz glaubte. „Es ist okay, Baby. Sie sind weg. Du bist in Sicherheit.“Ich schaltete den
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Chapter: kapitel 11Kapitel 11SAVANNAHS VERSCHWÖRUNGSTHEORIEN„Was?“, starrte ich sie fassungslos an. Ich war ihre unzähligen Verschwörungstheorien über mich leid. Als wüsste sie irgendetwas über mich! „Sei nicht albern, Savannah! Du weißt genau, wie sehr ich ein Kind mit Lucas wollte!“„Nein … nein, das hast du nur vorgetäuscht“, sagte sie angewidert und drehte sich dann zu meiner Mutter. „Mutter, siehst du es nicht? Sie versucht, uns zu manipulieren und uns als die Bösen dastehen zu lassen! … Das macht sie doch immer!“Ich sah, wie sich die Rädchen im Kopf meiner Mutter drehten, und schon war der kurze Moment der Reue und Traurigkeit von vorhin verschwunden.„Du rachsüchtige Schlampe!“, kreischte meine Mutter. „Du hast deinem Mann aus reiner Bosheit Kinder verweigert!“„Nein!“ Meine Stimme wurde endlich so laut wie ihre. „Ich habe ihm nichts verweigert. Ihr wart diejenigen, die euch selbst die Wahrheit verweigert habt. Zu blind, um zu sehen, was direkt vor euch stand!“„Gott! Ich kann nicht glauben, d
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Chapter: kapitel 10Kapitel 10DER VERDACHTDie Frage hing in der Luft und stach wie ein Messer in mich.Ich konnte mich nicht bewegen, konnte nicht einmal atmen.Wie konnten sie es wagen, mir so etwas zu unterstellen, wo sie doch diejenigen gewesen waren, die zugesehen hatten, wie Savannah meinen Ehemann betrog? Weil sie glaubten, ich sei unfruchtbar?!Lucas’ Augen waren immer noch auf Jace gerichtet und studierten jedes Merkmal im Gesicht meines Sohnes. Ich drückte sein Gesicht an meine Brust.„Schiebt uns nicht die Schuld zu, dass wir so etwas andeuten. Du hast uns nie gesagt, wem das Kind gehört“, sagte Lucas langsam, seine Stimme klang seltsam. Leer.Ich fand endlich meine Stimme wieder. „Ihr wisst es bereits. Er ist mein Sohn. Und jetzt verschwindet ihr alle.“„Dein Sohn“, wiederholte Lucas. Er bewegte sich nicht, blinzelte nicht. Er starrte Jace nur an, als versuchte er, ein Rätsel zu lösen.„Savannah hat recht, oder?“, sagte meine Mutter, und in ihrem Ton lag etwas fast Schadenfrohes. Als hätte s
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Chapter: Kapitel 9Kapitel 9ICH BIN HIER, SCHATZDas Taxi setzte mich kurz nach drei Uhr morgens am Hotel ab.Ich trug noch immer meinen OP-Kittel. Keinen Mantel, obwohl die Dezemberluft eiskalt war. Meine Haare hatten sich aus dem Pferdeschwanz gelöst. Ich sah wahrscheinlich furchtbar aus.Aber das spielte keine Rolle.Ich musste einfach nur meinen Sohn sehen.Die Lobby war fast leer. Nur ein Nachtportier, der mir zunickte, als ich vorbeiging. Die Fahrt mit dem Aufzug zu meiner Etage fühlte sich endlos an.Als ich meine Suite erreichte, zitterten meine Hände, während ich mit der Keycard kämpfte. Es dauerte drei Versuche, bis das Licht grün wurde.Ich drückte die Tür auf.Und erstarrte.Meine Suite war voller Menschen.Meine Mutter saß auf der Couch, als gehörte ihr der Laden, die Haltung perfekt, trotz der unmenschlichen Uhrzeit. Savannah lümmelte im Sessel und scrollte gelangweilt durch ihr Handy. Mein Vater stand am Fenster, die Arme vor der Brust verschränkt.Und Lucas lungerte in der Nähe der Schl
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Chapter: Kapitel 8Kapitel 8UNTER DRUCKDr. Kim bemerkte es. Natürlich tat sie das. „Alles okay bei dir?“„Ich habe gerade meinen fünfjährigen Sohn bei einem Mann gelassen, den ich kaum kenne.“„Damian Cole?“ Dr. Kim zog eine Augenbraue hoch. „Sein Ruf ist einwandfrei. Gnadenlos im Geschäft, aber ehrenhaft. Wenn er sagt, er passt auf Jace auf, dann tut er das auch.“„Und das soll mich beruhigen?“„Sollte es.“Der Krankenwagen raste durch die Straßen. Ich schloss die Augen und versuchte, mich zu sammeln.Konzentriere dich auf die Operation. Konzentriere dich auf das, was du kontrollieren kannst.„Geh alles mit mir durch … alles“, sagte ich.Dr. Kim holte ihr Tablet heraus und zeigte mir die CT-Aufnahmen.Großes subdurales Hämatom auf der rechten Seite. Das Blut drückte das Gehirn nach links und verursachte eine deutliche Mittellinienverlagerung. Außerdem war der Hirnstamm komprimiert.„Jesus“, hauchte ich. Sein Zustand sah wirklich schlimm aus. Wirklich, wirklich schlimm. Was war ihm nur passiert?„Der
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Chapter: kapitel 7Kapitel 7WEGLAUFEN, UM HELDIN ZU SPIELEN?Als ich Damian erreichte, konnte ich ihm nicht richtig in die Augen sehen.„Ich muss gehen. Das Leben eines Kindes ist in Gefahr, und ich bin die Einzige, die verfügbar ist“, sagte ich leise, bevor ich einen Blick auf meinen kleinen Jungen warf, der noch immer in Damians Arm lag.„Ich weiß“, sagte Damian.„Ein neunzehnjähriger Junge. Er hat ein schweres Schädeltrauma.“ Meine Stimme brach leicht. „Er wird sterben, wenn ich nicht operiere.“Damian nickte einmal. Nur ein kleines Senken des Kinns, als wüsste er genau, was ich dachte. Die Schuld, die mir durch den Kopf ging, weil ich einen Fremden meinem Sohn vorzog.„Geh. Es ist dein Job. Deine Verantwortung.“„Aber Jace –“„Ich passe auf ihn auf.“„Was – was ist mit meinen Eltern? Meine Familie – sie sind hier. Ich kann ihn nicht bei ihnen lassen. Wenn sie Jace wirklich sehen … Lucas könnte die Ähnlichkeit bemer–“ Bevor ich den Satz beenden konnte, berührte er meinen Arm. Seine Haut löste einen
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