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Blueprints and Truths

Author: Sheedah writes
last update publish date: 2026-05-17 13:54:03

Marcus found me in the garden the next afternoon. I was sitting on the stone bench, staring at the flowers without really seeing them. My mind was still replaying David’s voice from the recording. The way he had laughed while calling me dumb. The way he had spoken about me like I was nothing. The words kept turning in my head, making my chest feel tight and heavy.

Marcus stopped a few feet away. “Clara.”

I looked up. His dark eyes were serious, almost worried. “Come with me,” he said quietly. “
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    The safe house was a nondescript apartment on the north side of the city, one of several properties Arthur had acquired years ago for emergencies he never thought would come. It was spare and functional, furnished with the bare essentials, the windows covered with thick curtains that blocked the pale morning light. Leo Sterling sat on a plain wooden chair in the center of the living room, two security guards flanking the door behind him.He looked terrible. Thin to the point of gauntness. His hair was unwashed and matted, his clothes rumpled and too large for his frame. The polished, arrogant half-brother who had tried to destroy me in the boardroom was gone. In his place was a hollow-eyed man who flinched at sudden sounds and could not meet my gaze for more than a few seconds."Thank you for coming," he said. His voice was hoarse, scraped raw. "I know you had every reason to refuse.""I almost did." I sat down across fr

  • Craving Their Touch    The Deal with Leo

    The safe house was a nondescript apartment on the north side of the city, one of several properties Arthur had acquired years ago for emergencies he never thought would come. It was spare and functional, furnished with the bare essentials, the windows covered with thick curtains that blocked the pale morning light. Leo Sterling sat on a plain wooden chair in the center of the living room, two security guards flanking the door behind him.He looked terrible. Thin to the point of gauntness. His hair was unwashed and matted, his clothes rumpled and too large for his frame. The polished, arrogant half-brother who had tried to destroy me in the boardroom was gone. In his place was a hollow-eyed man who flinched at sudden sounds and could not meet my gaze for more than a few seconds."Thank you for coming," he said. His voice was hoarse, scraped raw. "I know you had every reason to refuse.""I almos

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    The call came at midnight, from a number I did not recognize.I was still awake, sitting in the library with Marcus and Julian, surrounded by shareholder records and legal filings. The three-week deadline was burning in my mind like a countdown clock. Alexander was consolidating power. The board was fractured. Every ally we had was under attack. And now my phone was ringing with an unknown caller."Let it go to voicemail," Marcus said.I almost did. But something stopped me. Some instinct I had learned during ten years of surviving David Miller. I picked up the phone. "Who is this?""Clara." The voice was hoarse, ragged, and familiar in a way that made my blood run cold. "It is Leo. Please do not hang up."I did not hang up. I put the phone on speaker and set it on the desk. Marcus stiffened. Julian's eyes went wide. Leo Sterling. The half-brother who had tried to destroy me. The

  • Craving Their Touch    The Numbers

    Julian arrived at Sterling Estate before dawn, carrying a laptop and a grim expression that told me everything I needed to know before he said a single word.The library had become our war room. Maps and documents and legal filings covered every surface. Marcus was already there, nursing a cup of black coffee. Arthur sat by the window, staring out at the gray morning. Harold had posted additional security around the perimeter. The estate was locked down, sealed against a threat we could not see but could feel everywhere.Julian set his laptop on the desk and opened it. "I have spent the last seventy-two hours analyzing Alexander's holdings. The acquisition was not a sudden move. He has been buying Sterling Global stock for years. Decades, in some cases. Through proxies. Through shell companies. Through intermediaries who did not even know who they were working for.""How much does he actually own?" I asked.

  • Craving Their Touch    The Conference

    The broadcast began at noon.I was in my office at Sterling Tower, reviewing the latest security reports with Marcus, when Helena Vance burst through the door without knocking. Her face was pale, her tablet clutched against her chest like a shield. In the months since I had appointed her chairwoman, I had never seen her rattled. She was a former federal judge. She did not rattle."Turn on the television," she said. "Now."Marcus grabbed the remote. The screen flickered to life, and the noise of the newsroom filled the office. A press conference was already in progress. The podium was set up in a sleek, modern space I did not recognize. The logo on the backdrop was unfamiliar. A stylized letter A, sharp and angular, like a blade.And behind the podium, calm and polished in a dark suit, stood Alexander Vane."If you are just joining us," the anchor's voice cut in, "billionaire inve

  • Craving Their Touch    The Alliance Fractures

    I found Sophia in the cottage, standing over an open suitcase with shaking hands.The drawers were pulled out. Clothes were strewn across the bed. Kate's schoolbag sat by the door, already packed. The curtains were drawn, the lights off except for a single lamp in the corner. It cast long shadows across the walls, and in those shadows, Sophia looked like a ghost."Harold told me about Dominic," I said from the doorway. "I came as soon as I could."She did not look at me. She kept folding clothes, her movements mechanical and frantic. "He is Kate's father. Her real father. David lied about the paternity test. He lied about everything. Dominic has been searching for her for seventeen years.""I know. He came to the estate. He made his demands."That stopped her. She turned, a blouse clutched in her fingers. "He was here? Inside the estate?""Harold let him thro

  • Craving Their Touch    Actors on Stage

    I drove back from the clinic with my hands gripping the steering wheel so tightly my knuckles turned white. The image of Victor sitting behind that desk would not leave my mind. Julian’s younger brother. The man who had signed every medical report for years. The man who had looked me in the eyes an

  • Craving Their Touch    No More pretending

    Marcus stepped in quietly. He froze when he saw me. Legs spread under the sheets, hand still buried between my thighs, fingers deep inside my wet pussy. He had come to return the book I lent him earlier that evening.For a second, pure shame hit me hard. I quickly pulled my hand out and tried to co

  • Craving Their Touch    Midnight Cravings

    I slipped back into the bedroom and closed the door as quietly as I could. David was already asleep, his breathing steady in the dark. My heart was still racing from the encounter with Marcus. I climbed into bed and pulled the covers over me, but sleep would not come.God, Marcus looked so hot stan

  • Craving Their Touch    The Arrival

    I barely slept. All night my mind kept replaying that tiny black lens in the mirror. David had been watching me. The thought made me feel sick and angry at the same time. “Clara, they will be here soon,” David called from the bedroom. “Wear something nice for our guests.”I walked in still wearin

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