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CHAPTER 68: GUN SHOT
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2026-06-24 19:15:44
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OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 92: JUST A TRANSACTION
CIARA“See you soon Calista.” I hung up the call with her for the third time I'm less than thirty minutes and exhaled.Beside me, Mathew was a physical mass of radiating heat, his breathing heavy enough to fog the lower corner of the bulletproof glass. The realistic logic of my afternoon—the Baltic compliance files, the Harvour non-disclosure settlement, the damage control—was perfectly calculated. Yet, my own pulse, which I had maintained at a steady sixty-four beats per minute in front of James’s mistress, was beginning to deviate."The files will be ready," I stated, not looking at him as I unbuttoned the top two fasteners of my wool coat. The heat in the vehicle was set to an optimal twenty-one degrees, but my skin felt uncharacteristically warm. "We have twenty-two minutes before we get home, Mathew. You need to chill, there's a meeting waiting for us at home.""I need to chill?"His voice was a gravelly, dangerous sound from the dark corner of the leather bench. Before I could
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 91: I ACT NEXT TIME
MATHEW“Bro this has been the best news I've heard all day. Hopefully this would get her to cancel her arrangement with his "Miss Ciara left the restaurant without a reaction a while back," Luke’s voice came through, flat and dry. "She’s on her way home.""I’ve had the path secure for twenty minutes," I growled back, straightening my spine. My shoulders ached from the tension, the iron-hard muscles across my back locked up like old cables.Then she appeared.Ciara stepped out from under the green awning of the restaurant, her wool coat swinging in a perfect, measured cadence around her shins. She didn't look left. She didn't look right. She held a black umbrella at an exact ninety-degree angle, her dark eyes fixed on the rear door of the rover as if she were walking down a secure administrative corridor instead of a public sidewalk in the middle of a downpour.I fell into step behind her the second her heels hit the wet pavement, my large frame instinctively positioning itself betwee
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 90: PREGNANCY THREAT
CIARA The reservation at Scott’s was under my secondary corporate alias, a standard operational countermeasure to prevent the financial press from tracking my lunch hours. The corner booth offered a ninety-two percent visual block of the main dining room, shielded by a column of dark wood and a heavy floral arrangement. I was precisely twelve minutes into my smoked salmon course when I felt an unknown presence. The woman did not have an administrative appointment, nor did she possess the social credentials required to bypass the front maître d'. Yet, she had managed to leverage a sheer, volatile momentum to force her way past the seating barrier. She was young—approximately twenty-four, according to my instant demographic assessment—with bleached-blonde hair that lacked the precision styling of the Mayfair elite, and an expensive leather trench coat that she wore like a shield. She stopped exactly two feet from my table, her chest heaving in short, unmanaged intervals. She sla
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 89: PRESS RELEASE
CIARA On screen, James Harvour was performing precisely as calculated. He stood solo before the wall of flashing lenses, his expression a seamless blend of high-society charm and practiced composure. He was currently delivering the pre-approved talking points to a reporter from Reuters, his baritone voice muffled through the vehicle’s encrypted audio feed."Mr. Harvour, can you comment on Miss Sterling’s sudden departure? Is there a structural issue with the Baltic alignment?""Not at all," James replied seamlessly on screen, his smile uncompromised. "Miss Sterling is simply managing an urgent, high-priority administrative update regarding our infrastructure assets. Horizon Holdings operates on a twenty-four-hour calibration cycle. Our engagement remains active.""He's lying" Adam noted, his voice flat, his tiny finger tapping a rhythmic sequence against his trousers."He is doing what he can thanks to you," I corrected, not shifting my gaze from my own handheld terminal. "James Harv
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 88: ADAM'S TANTRUM
CIARA The flashbulbs from the media perimeter were operating at an interval of 1.2 seconds, creating a continuous, strobing glare against the glass facade of the Tate Modern. The entry sequence for the annual Ministry of Infrastructure Gala was heavily congested.Beside me, James Harvour maintained a textbook public alignment posture. His right hand was positioned exactly three inches above my lower back—not touching, but establishing the required visual narrative for the high-society press corps. The five-carat emerald cut on my left hand caught the artificial illumination with optimal efficiency."The Undersecretary for the Home Office is positioned near the western terrace," James said, his lips barely moving as he directed a practiced, tegenic smile toward the financial reporters. "The conflict-of-interest brief has been delivered to his assistants. A five-minute introduction will solidify the administrative delay on your Swiss routing codes.""The allocation is within my paramet
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 87: MAKE UP
MATHEW She was asleep. Or at least, her body was still.I stepped into the room, my movements completely silent despite the sheer mass of my frame. I’d stripped off the suffocating tuxedo hours ago, replaced by a dark, form-fitting tactical shirt and cargo trousers. My boots made no sound on the heavy rug as I closed the distance to the massive canopy bed.Ciara was lying on her side, her long dark hair spilled across the white silk pillows like ink bleeding into water. My chest ached with a sudden, violent contraction. The cuts on my palm, hidden beneath clean bandages, throbbed in synchronization with my heart.I didn't stop until my knees hit the edge of the mattress. "Stop acting like a ghost Mathew," her voice broke the silence, smooth, flat, and entirely awake.She didn't move. Her eyes remained closed, her face a mask of perfect, unbothered stillness."You were awake," I rasped, my voice a dark, rough growl in the quiet room."The perimeter sensors on the primary staircase f
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 2: ABORTION?
CIARA"You are pregnant.""I beg your pardon?""You're pregnant, Miss.""How could I possibly be pregnant? I'm on the pill, and I take the morning-after pill every time despite my IUD. There is no way those test results are accurate."The doctor stares at me for a while "Do you have your pills with
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 1: ENGAGEMENT
CIARAIf I had walked away the first time, none of this would be happening.But I don't. And now I'm standing here, trapped in something I no longer want."You petty, pretentious bastard. You don't get to do this to me," I snarl. "I'm done. We're done. Marry her for all I care, but I'm moving on wi
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 4: ARGUMENT
CIARAMaggie's eyes narrowed as she took in our dishevelled state-mud-caked shoes, rain-soaked clothes, and the undeniable scent of sex clinging to us like a second skin. I instinctively stepped back, crossing my arms over my chest as if that could hide the evidence of our encounter."Well, isn't t
OWNED IN THE DARK CHAPTER 3: FORBIDDEN FRUIT
I began pacing around. "Go check out Ciara's movement, and if she's recently made new friends. "Damn .. I need to fix this fast." What did you find?""She's just recently started seeing Tony. She's not made new friends, and she just got out of the hospital."I still go very still at the word hosp
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