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Line of Fire

Author: G.V.STELLARIS
last update publish date: 2026-06-29 11:16:40

POV MADDISON

The news of Richard’s disappearance turned the Blackwood estate into a high-security fortress overnight. Armed guards patrolled the perimeter of the dark stone walls, and the atmosphere inside the mansion shifted from suffocating luxury to a tense, military-like lockdown. I was no longer just an asset trapped by a contract; I was a target.

By the next afternoon, the isolation was threatening to drive me entirely insane. I couldn't pace around the master suite anymore without starin
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  • Bound by the Triplets   Triple Crown

    POV MADDISONThe silence that followed Ethan’s words was heavier than the storm that had battered the coast just hours before. The red-stamped legal document lay flat on the mahogany table, its crisp white edges mocking the chaotic finality of my past. A single heir. With the exact same woman.I looked from the paper to the three men standing around me. Asher’s jaw was clenched so hard the muscles jumped beneath his stubble, his wild eyes locked onto the document as if he could burn it with his gaze. Caleb had stopped smiling entirely, his elegant fingers hovering over the back of my chair, tense and unmoving. And Ethan... Ethan simply stood there, an untouchable monolith, staring at me with a dark, unhinged intensity that made the air inside the dining room feel completely suffocating."Your father was a madman," I whispered, the weight of the platinum ring on my finger suddenly feeling like a branding iron. "He planned this ten years ago. He knew I would marry Richard, he knew you w

  • Bound by the Triplets   Spoils of War

    POV MADDISONThe first rays of the dawn sun cut through the heavy storm clouds, painting the massive floor-to-ceiling windows of the Blackwood estate in sharp streaks of gold and amber. The storm had finally passed. The air inside the primary dining room was thick with the rich scent of dark roast coffee, freshly baked bread, and the lingering, heavy musk of the three men who sat around the long mahogany table.I sat at the head of the table, dressed in a sharp, tailored navy blue blazer and dark trousers. For the first time since entering this house, the suffocating weight of my past was entirely gone. Richard was trapped in a container hull heading across the Atlantic, legally dead to the world, and Lauren was left behind to pick up the pieces of her own delusion.Ethan sat to my right, looking impeccably clean in a fresh white dress shirt, his dark eyes calmly scanning a stack of printed financial mergers. To my left, Caleb was lazily tracing the rim of his porcelain coffee cup wit

  • Bound by the Triplets   No escape

    POV MADDISONThe deep, vibrating roar of the cargo ship’s diesel engines shook the entire concrete foundation of the warehouse as the massive vessel began to pull away from the pier. The pouring rain slashed through the open loading dock doors, instantly soaking the bodies of Yuri Romanov's fallen men."He's getting away!" I shouted over the thunder, pointing out at the dark silhouette of the ship cutting through the black waves of the bay. Richard was up on the lower deck, a pathetic, desperate shadow clutching our encryption keys to his chest."He isn't going anywhere," Ethan growled, his icy composure returning with an absolute, terrifying sharpness. He didn't look at the dead bodies on the floor; his focus was entirely locked on the black water. He whipped his tactical radio from his vest. "Asher, bring the interceptor around. We’re boarding.""With pleasure," Asher’s gravelly voice barked through the static.Less than two minutes later, a high-powered, military-grade black interc

  • Bound by the Triplets   The Romanov Factor

    POV MADDISONThe sudden, violent glare of the overhead halogen lights transformed the dim warehouse into a stark, white arena. Caleb pulled out of me instantly, his expression turning cold and razor-sharp as he ripped his tactical knife from his belt and pushed me behind his broad frame. I scrambled to pull up my jeans, my heart hammering against my ribs as the echo of the slow, rhythmic clapping bounced off the corrugated steel walls.Down on the main floor, Ethan and Asher didn't flinch. They simply adjusted their stances, turning their towering, lethal frames toward the main cargo doors.A man stepped out from the shadows of the loading dock, flanked by a dozen heavily armed guards dressed in matching black tactical gear. He was tall, mid-forties, wearing an impeccably tailored wool overcoat despite the pouring rain outside. His silver hair was slicked back, and his pale blue eyes locked onto Ethan with a look of pure, aristocratic amusement."Yuri Romanov," Ethan noted, his deep v

  • Bound by the Triplets   Warehouse Four

    POV MADDISONThe sharp, suppressed crack of gunfire was immediately swallowed by the roar of the midnight storm. I didn't stay in the back of the SUV. The moment I saw the second sentry drop into the rain-slicked mud, a raw, primal urge overrode Ethan’s explicit warnings. I slipped out of the vehicle, the heavy Kevlar vest pressing tight against my chest as the freezing rain instantly soaked my hair, plastering it to my face.I navigated the maze of towering shipping containers, tracking the faint, red laser sights of the brothers' weapons cutting through the dark. When I reached the rusted iron side door of warehouse four, it was already hanging open. The metallic scent of blood and spent gunpowder spilled out into the damp air.I stepped inside, my boots making no sound against the concrete. The interior of the warehouse was massive, illuminated only by a few flickering halogen bulbs hanging high from the steel rafters. Shadows danced violently against the stacks of wooden cargo cra

  • Bound by the Triplets   The Hunt Begins

    POV MADDISONThe heavy steel doors of the underground bunker hissed open, letting in the cool, damp air of the lower garage. The space was immense, illuminated by sharp, recessed LED lights that reflected off a fleet of armored, matte-black sports cars and SUVs. The raw adrenaline from the hack and the impending confrontation with Richard hung thick in the air, vibrating like an active current between us.Caleb moved with an unnerving, fluid efficiency, tossing a lightweight Kevlar vest onto the hood of a sleek, dark sedan. "Put it on, Maddison. If you're coming to the docks, you play by our rules."I didn't argue. I picked up the vest, strapping the heavy material tightly over my black tank top, my fingers surprisingly steady. The terror that had consumed me weeks ago when I first discovered Richard's betrayal had completely burned away, leaving behind a cold, clinical desire for finality. I wanted to see the man who had discarded me look up from the dirt and realize who had truly de

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