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Chapter 47: Awkward Demand
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2026-04-25 23:45:53
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Contracted to the man who broke me Chapter 139: Nowhere left to go
Ethan's POVThe front door slammed behind me.I didn't remember opening it. I didn't remember running through the gates or crossing the driveway. My legs simply moved before my mind could catch up, carrying me farther and farther away from the mansion that had somehow become the only place I had ever felt safe.The night air burned against my lungs.I kept running.The city blurred into streaks of yellow streetlights and dark buildings. Cars rushed past, horns echoing somewhere in the distance, but everything sounded muffled, as though I had been shoved underwater.The only thing I could hear clearly was Adrian's voice.*"Sluts like you can never change."*Each word landed like broken glass beneath my feet.*"The moment you find a rich man, you show your true colours."*"No..."I stumbled, grabbing a nearby electric pole before I could hit the pavement."No..."My breathing turned uneven.He hadn't even looked at me.Not really.Those beautiful grey eyes that had once softened wheneve
Contracted to the man who broke me Chapter 138: Words Can't Be Taken Back
Adrian's POVThe world didn't end.It should have.Instead, Leon finished speaking, Ethan nodded weakly, and the silence between them stretched for only a heartbeat before I stepped into view.Neither of them knew how much I'd heard.I made sure they never would."Back already?" Leon greeted casually, as though nothing had happened.I slipped my hands into my pockets and gave him the same indifferent look I always did."Work finished earlier than expected."Leon shrugged. "Good. I was just dropping him home."My eyes shifted to Ethan for the briefest second.His face had lost every trace of colour.His fingers were clenched so tightly around the strap of his bag that his knuckles had turned white.He looked... terrified.Of me.For a fraction of a second, I almost asked him what was wrong.Almost.Instead, I looked away."You heading back?" I asked Leon."Yeah. I'll see you tomorrow.""Drive safe."He smiled, exchanged a quick goodbye, and drove away.Just like that.As if the convers
Contracted to the man who broke me Chapter 137: Its all about that night
Adrian's POVThe mansion had never felt particularly empty.Even on the rare occasions when every corridor fell silent, there was always the faint hum of activity somewhere in the background. Staff moved quietly between rooms, security rotated through their shifts, and Mrs. Rosamand somehow managed to make the place feel lived in without ever disturbing its stillness.Today, however, I wasn't there to appreciate any of it.It was almost sunset time when I reached for my car keys and Damian had noticed it. "Going somewhere?", he asks and I nod. For the first time in three days, I was driving back home."Home."He raised an eyebrow. "Oh... missing it?", he asks with a teasing smile and I scowl at him."I have work there.""I see."I ignore his smirk and picked up my jacket from the chair. "Don't wait for me tonight," I say."I wasn't planning to," he replies back followed with a cheeky smile. Sighing I was about to exit the room when he spoke again."Are you worried about Ethan?", he
Contracted to the man who broke me Chapter 136: Looking in the Wrong Place
Adrian's POVAfter Noah left to oversee the interrogation, the study fell into an unusual silence. Damian remained standing near the window while I walked over to the digital map covering the far wall. The city stretched across the screen in a web of roads, ports, warehouses and shipping routes, each marked with different coloured lines representing our operations over the last six months.I stared at it for several long moments without saying anything.The fresh bandage beneath my shirt pulled slightly whenever I moved, a dull reminder that my body still hadn't forgiven me for the night's mistakes. It was an inconvenience, nothing more. The real wound wasn't the one stitched together a few minutes ago.It was the question that refused to leave my mind.How had Ghost Rider known where to strike?"They're not talking," Damian said quietly, breaking the silence."They don't know enough to."He frowned. "You really believe that?"I nodded."If they knew who they worked for, we'd have see
Contracted to the man who broke me Chapter 135: It needs stitches
Adrian's POVBy the third morning, Damian had all but dragged the doctor into my study.I was sitting behind my desk with three files spread open in front of me, comparing the timeline of the ambush against the convoy's movement, when the door swung open without so much as a knock."I told you I'd come once I finished.""You also said that yesterday," Damian replied flatly as he stepped aside to let the doctor enter. "And the day before."The doctor, an elderly man who had treated more bullet wounds than most trauma surgeons, looked at me with the same exhausted expression he wore every time we met."I assume you've ignored every instruction I gave you.""I've followed most of them."He glanced at the untouched painkillers sitting on the corner of my desk before looking back at me."I see."Damian folded his arms across his chest."He's also been working since five this morning.""I couldn't sleep.""Because you refused the medication.""It makes me slow.""It makes you heal."I looke
Contracted to the man who broke me Chapter 134: Unspoken Things
Ethan's POVFor a few seconds after Leon's words settled over the conference room, I simply stared at him, convinced I'd heard him wrong."I'd like you to come along as well."The sentence itself wasn't unusual. As the coordinator handling our side of the project, I was expected to be present whenever major site decisions were made. It was part of my responsibility. Normally, I wouldn't have thought twice about it.Today was different.My fingers tightened unconsciously around my laptop until the edges dug into my palm.A site visit meant spending the next few hours with Leon.Not across a conference table where everyone else filled the silence. Not hidden behind presentation slides or progress reports.Just... there.Close enough that avoiding him would become impossible.I swallowed the lump forming in my throat and forced myself to nod."Of course, sir."Leon simply acknowledged my response before turning his attention back to the rest of the team."Good. Let's leave in ten minutes
Contracted to the man who broke me Chapter 113: Pretending to be Asleep
Ethan's POVThe mirror gave me back someone who looked composed.Baby pink linen, cream trousers, hair parted and gelled into place even though it was still damp at the roots. I looked like someone who had slept well and woken up unbothered and had absolutely not spent half the night lying complete
Contracted to the man who broke me Chapter 106: Shadow that disturbs
Ethan's POVThe low amber light of early morning came through the curtains in thin, quiet lines.My eyes flickered open to the known warmth. A soft breath fanning my forehead, slow and steady.I smiled before I even understood why.The recognition came gradually. I was curled against Adrian's side,
Contracted to the man who broke me Chapter 105: My Safe Place
Ethan's POVThe first thing I was aware of was warmth.Not the cold of the floor. Not the dark. Not the sound of my own breathing coming apart at the seams. Just warmth, and the particular softness of a pillow beneath my cheek, and the distant, reassuring hum of a house that was alive around me.I
Contracted to the man who broke me Chapter 103: Unconscious Ethan
Leon's POVI had come in for paperwork.That was all this was supposed to be. A forty minute stop, signatures on three documents, and then I was back in my car and on to the rest of my afternoon. I had told myself that on the drive over. Simple. Routine. In and out.Then I walked into the lobby and
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