Chapter: House ArrestChapter 9Two days was all it took for her fire to come back.By the second morning, the fever that had threatened her pregnancy was completely gone, leaving her body fully rejuvenated. The echo of those two tiny heartbeats from the ultrasound scan still vibrated in her chest, serving as a constant reminder. She wasn't just running for herself anymore. She was fighting for her daughters. Her palm flattened against the small curve of her stomach. If Victor found them here, there wouldn’t be a third escape.The moment the penthouse medical wing fell silent after Rose’s morning check-in, Emily slipped out of the duvet. She couldn't afford to get comfortable in another billionaire's sanctuary. She needed to move.Her eyes scanned the bedroom. The closet held new comfortable clothes Rose had put in, but her own things were missing. Her breath hitched as she tore open the nightstand drawers. The black backpack she had stolen from Victor’s safe was nowhere to be found. Without it, she had n
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Chapter: Bring my wife back.Chapter 8Arthur Hart's estate.Portland.His piercing gray eyes locked onto him. Black Chelsea boots tapped once against a stack of files on the table. "How long?"The man's throat bobbed, hands clenched tight in his blazer pockets. "What?""How long has my wife been planning to betray me?" Victor Reines asked. Arthur took a hesitant step forward, his voice cracking on the first word. "I—I swear I didn't know. She never fought back. Never argued. She did everything she was told."Victor flicked his cigarette ash carelessly onto the oak desk, right next to Arthur's nameplate. The disrespect was deliberate."Eleven months ago, you sold her to me to wipe out your pathetic gambling debts," The girl's husband murmured, lowering his legs from the desk and leaning forward until his imposing frame cast a shadow over the older man. "You promised me she wouldn't run. She'd stay where I put her. Now explain to me, Arthur... how did my property manage to walk out of this city right under your n
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Chapter: Two HeartbeatsChapter 7Gray mist hung over the Seattle skyline. Damien Reines stood in the balcony of his private suite with a mug of black coffee in one hand and a stack of documents in the other. He had spent the last three hours analyzing the files from Emily’s backpack. Every sheet pointed to a calculated corporate execution. Victor Reines had stripped Hart Industries down to its bones, using Emily’s own uncle as a pawn.Damien’s jaw tightened. he set his coffee down and pulled out his phone, dialing a number that few people possessed."Crowe," Damien murmured, "I need everything you can dig up on the name Emily Hart. I want a full dossier on my desk by noon, or I’ll find an investigator who actually works for a living.""Always a pleasure, Mr. Reines," Nathaniel Crowe replied dryly before the line went dead.Without pausing, Damien dialed his personal assistant."Anita," he said the moment she picked up. "Cancel the 8:00 AM briefing with the international investors. Push the rest of my morni
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Chapter: The FeverChapter 6Emily stirred in her sleep, head turning sideways as she mumbled. “Victor… please, don’t--” The scent of whiskey and Victor’s suffocating estate wafted through her nostrils.She bolted upright, a gasp tearing from her throat. chest rising and falling heavily. She glanced at every corner of the dimly lit room, pulling her knees to her chest, she dragged the covers up to her chin. The doors pushed open. Rose stepped into the room, tray in her hands. The moment her eyes locked onto Emily’s shaking form, She set the tray down on the bedside table with a sharp clink and rushed to her."Oh, sweetheart," Rose murmured, her voice laced with worry as she sat on the edge of the bed. "Bad dream?"Emily couldn't even find the words to speak. She simply nodded, her jaw trembling.Rose reached over, picking up a glass of water. "Here. Take a sip. Slow breaths."Emily took the glass with shaking hands, tilting it to her lips. The water hit her tongue, but the moment it reached her stomach
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Chapter: Who said I was giving you back?Chapter 5 "Get out, Adrian."Damien’s command was absolute. The younger man hesitated for a moment, his eyes shifting from the urgent media alert on his phone screen back to Emily’s pale face."Damien, if she's really his—""I said, out," Damien repeated, his tone cutting across the room.Adrian swallowed hard, recognizing the authority in his brother's voice. He stepped back, the doors clicking shut behind him. Damien turned his gaze back to her. His presence completely dominating the space. He walked toward the edge of the bed, his eyes locking on hers."Why were you running from him?" Damien demanded.Emily’s heart slammed against her ribs. Why was she running?"You're rich."Her laugh was hollow."Men like you always stick together."She pressed her lips together, refusing to say any more words.Damien’s jaw tightened. He didn't ask a second time.Instead, he pulled out his phone from his pocket, his long fingers tapping the screen. Then he brought the phone to his ear, his gaz
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Chapter: The Enemy's Wife.Chapter 4 The heavy doors clicked shut, leaving Emily trapped in silence.The man hadn't moved. He stood exactly where he was, his gaze drilling into her with a sharp, calculating intensity. Emily forced her chin up, desperate to get back some control. "Are you going to keep staring at me like I’m a broken piece of code, Mr. Reines, or are you going to give me my clothes?""Your wardrobe should be the least of your concerns." His gaze dropped to her stomach then lifted to her face. Who is the father?"Her fingers tightened on the duvet. "Why? Planning to send him a congratulations card?""Answer the question.""None of your business.""Everything that happens under my roof is my business," His voice dropped low, He leaned down, placing one hand on the mattress beside her hip, she caught the scent of cedar and her pulse betrayed her. "You have no ID. You have an encrypted military-grade flash drive in your bag. And you are running from someone powerful enough to make you reject a p
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Chapter: The Southern WolfCHAPTER 50AVA'S POVBy late afternoon, the convoy passed a sloping hill covered entirely in a sea of vibrant, wild lavender flowers. The sight was so sudden it made my breath hitch, and I leaned out the window, watching the purple petals sway in the warm breeze.Before anyone could speak, Thorne noticed the shift in my posture. He raised his hand toward the escort, his voice low but absolute. “We wait.” There was no explanation given to his warriors, and no trace of impatience in his rigid frame.I stepped out of the carriage alone, my boots sinking into the thick green grass as I climbed the crest of the hill.The scent of the lavender triggered another aching memory as I laid in the flowers. I saw my mother kneeling in this exact meadow, her long red hair catching the golden sunlight as she gathered a bundle of blooms. A six-year-old version of me was sitting at her feet, looking up with big, curious eyes. “Why do flowers have to die, Mama?” I had asked, clutching a fading petal. M
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Chapter: Journey to the SouthCHAPTER 49AVA'S POV Maya’s fingers were trembling as she helped me dress in a sturdy Northern riding attire. Thick leather trousers, an insulated tunic, and a heavy, silver-lined fur mantle designed to withstand the harsh winds of the frost valleys. I hadn't slept. Every time I closed my eyes, the scent of jasmine and the weight of Selene’s words dragged me right back to the edge of panic.“The escort is fully assembled and waiting in the lower courtyard, Lady Ava,” Thorne reported, his deep voice cutting through the quiet room as he stepped past the threshold.I gave a nod, my eyes automatically drifting to the bed. Draken was already awake, propped up against the pillows. The paleness from the previous night had lessened, but his chest was still bound in white linen.I walked over to the side of the bed, the silence between us heavy with things we couldn't say. “Come back,” Draken rumbled, his eyes pinning me to the spot.“I will,” I replied simply, my chin lifting up. He reached
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Chapter: The Sister From The SouthCHAPTER 48AVA'S POVImages I had desperately tried to bury for months flooded back in my mind. I saw my step-mother Lydia’s cruel, triumphant smirk when she had successfully traded me for cattle. Selene’s cruel laugh when Jax broke my heart. The hateful stare the moment Draken claimed me in front of the north…“Tell her to leave,” I said, my voice devoid of emotions.The young guard blinked, shifting his feet uncomfortably under his heavy iron helm. He glanced nervously toward the bed, waiting to see if the King would override my command.Draken didn't speak. His gaze were pinned to my face, narrowing as he tracked the sudden rigid posture of my shoulders. Across the bond, the soothing thud of his heartbeat spiked, reacting to the wave of old trauma I was bleeding into his chest.Before the guard could bow and retreat, the outer doors of the wing groaned open a second time. Another guard rushed into the chamber, his breath shallow.“My King... Lady Selene refuses to depart,” the guar
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Chapter: The King won’t stay in bedCHAPTER 47AVA’S POV“Help me up,” Draken growled, his muscles tensing as he gripped the edge of the mattress, attempting to swing his legs over the side of the bed.“What do you think you are doing?” the chief healer shrieked, rushing back in through the door with his hands raised in panic. “Your Majesty, the stitches will tear, The toxin is barely neutralized.”“I have a kingdom to secure,” Draken snarled, his jaw locking as he pushed against the linen sheets.“Sit down,” I commanded, stepping between him and the edge of the bed. I placed both of my hands flat against his uninjured shoulder, pushing him back against the pillows with a firm pressure.Draken froze, his eyes widening as he stared up at me. The roles had flipped. For months, he had been the one barking orders, throwing me over his shoulder, and managing me like a captive. Now, he was the one stuck in bed, forced to look up at me.“You are not leaving this bed, you towering, reckless king,” I told him, my voice flat and
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Chapter: He wakesCHAPTER 46AVA'S POVThe weak morning light crept through the high windows of the gallery, painting the stone floor in cold, gray stripes.I hadn't left the corridor outside the healing wing. Not really. Maya had managed to drag me to a nearby alcove for an hour of restless, nightmare-filled sleep before dawn, but the moment I woke, my feet carried me right back to the heavy iron doors. A tray of roasted meats and winter bread sat untouched on the stone bench beside me. I had only broken off a small piece of the crust to keep Maya from fussing, but my throat felt too tight to swallow anything.The bond was still a faint, distant hum. Without warning, the thread snapped tight.A sharp pulse rippled straight through my core, making my chest heave as a sudden wave of heat rushed back into my veins. The pull was sudden, fierce, and undeniable.He’s awake, I realized, my hands gripping the edge of the stone bench as I forced myself to my feet. I knew it before the royal healers did. I knew
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Chapter: AftermathCHAPTER 45AVA'S POVThe heavy iron doors of the royal healing chamber slammed shut in my face, the resounding clang echoing down the stone corridor. “You cannot enter, Luna!” a senior healer barked, his voice tense and high-pitched with panic as he and three others physically blocked the threshold. “The King requires absolute isolation. The silver poison is already near his heart. Please, back away!”I didn't step back. I couldn't. My boots felt as though they had been melted into the stone floor. My hands hung at my sides, heavy and stiff, coated with Draken’s blood. It had already begun to dry, flaking off my skin and staining the silver embroidery of my ruined ceremonial gown. I couldn't look away from it. Every time I blinked, I saw the exact moment the silver bolt tore through his ribs, the wet, sickening thwack repeating in my head. I was entirely powerless. I couldn't fight an invisible toxin. I couldn't use my Southern stubbornness to argue a failing heart back into rhythm.
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