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CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE Five Years Ago
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2026-06-04 16:39:39
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The wife they never expected CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVEN
The GiftXavier's POVNo one spoke.The message remained on every phone in the room.Check your garage. I left you something instead.A cold feeling settled in my chest.This wasn't a threat.It was an invitation.And I hated invitations from people who hid behind anonymous messages.Dominic broke the silence."It could be a trap.""It probably is," I replied.Clara folded her arms."Then we don't go."I looked at the silver key resting in my hand."No.""They want us to go.""They also want us afraid.""I'm done letting them control the game."Anna stepped closer until she was standing beside me."I'm coming."I didn't even look at her."No."She sighed."We've already had this conversation.""And my answer hasn't changed."She gently touched my arm."Xavier."I finally met her eyes."I'm not asking to protect you.""I'm asking you to trust me."For a moment...The room disappeared.There was only her.The woman who had somehow become my greatest strength.And my greatest fear.Becau
The wife they never expected CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX
Locker 317 Anna's POV Nobody spoke. The tiny silver key rested in Xavier's palm, catching the light from the chandelier. It looked ordinary. Too ordinary. How could something so small carry the weight of five years' worth of secrets? Dominic was the first to break the silence. "I'll have my team search every storage facility in the city." Xavier shook his head. "No." Dominic frowned. "Why not?" "If someone has been watching us this closely, they'll be watching every move we make." He closed his hand around the key. "The moment they see security searching for locker 317, they'll know we found it." The room fell silent. He was right. Whoever had sent the file wanted us to find the key. But someone else wanted us dead before we could use it. Clara stepped closer. "So what do we do?" Xavier's gaze swept across the room before stopping on me. "We go ourselves." Immediately, I shook my head. "Absolutely not." Four pairs of eyes turned toward me. "If they're watch
The wife they never expected CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE
The Hidden KeyXavier's POVSilence settled over the study.Not the peaceful kind.The heavy kind.The kind that arrived after the truth changed everything.No one spoke.Mrs. Alvarez sat quietly with tears glistening in her eyes.Dominic stood beside the fireplace, reviewing every page of Elena's file for what had to be the tenth time.Clara leaned against the bookshelf, her arms folded tightly across her chest.Anna...Anna hadn't left my side.I wasn't sure if she had moved closer to me...Or if I had unconsciously moved closer to her.Either way, our shoulders touched.Her presence steadied me more than I wanted to admit.Five years.For five years I believed Elena's death had been a tragic accident.Now every page in front of me suggested something far worse.Someone had hidden the truth.Someone had protected a killer.Someone had spent years making sure no one asked questions.My jaw tightened."They've been planning this for a long time."Dominic nodded."They're always one st
The wife they never expected CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR The Promise
Anna's POVSleep never came.I lay awake staring at the ceiling while the events of the evening replayed over and over in my mind.Elena.Marcus.Mrs. Alvarez.The photograph.The message.She was always the real target.Those six words refused to leave my head.What if they were true?What if someone had been watching me long before I ever met Xavier?The thought made my skin crawl.I quietly slipped out of bed, hoping a walk would calm my thoughts.The mansion was silent.Moonlight spilled through the tall windows, painting silver patterns across the marble floor.For a moment, everything looked peaceful.Too peaceful.I wrapped my arms around myself and walked toward the balcony.The cool night air greeted me immediately.I closed my eyes.Trying to breathe.Trying to think.Trying to convince myself I wasn't afraid."You should be sleeping."His deep voice made me jump.I turned to find Xavier standing in the doorway.He wasn't wearing his suit anymore.Just black sweatpants and a
The wife they never expected CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE You Are Not Facing This Alone
Xavier's POVI couldn't take my eyes off the photograph.Anna.Standing outside the publishing office.Smiling to herself.Completely unaware that someone was watching her.The photograph couldn't have been taken by accident.It had been deliberate.Patient.Calculated.My jaw tightened.Someone had been watching my wife long before she ever became my wife.The thought alone was enough to make every protective instinct inside me come alive.I turned the photograph over again.The words hadn't changed.She was always the real target.A dangerous silence settled over the study.Dominic was the first to speak."We'll have the photograph analyzed."I nodded without taking my eyes off Anna.She looked calm.Too calm.Anyone else might have mistaken it for courage.I knew better.She was thinking.Putting the pieces together.Trying to understand why someone she had never met would spend years watching her.I crossed the room until I was standing in front of her."Look at me."Her eyes slow
The wife they never expected CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO The Truth She Hid
Anna's POVThe study fell into complete silence.No one moved.No one spoke.Every pair of eyes settled on Mrs. Alvarez.She stood frozen beside the tea tray, her trembling hands clutching the edge of the table.For the first time since I had known her, she looked... afraid.Not nervous.Terrified.Xavier slowly lowered his phone.His face was unreadable again.Cold.Controlled.But I knew him well enough now to notice the tiny signs.The tightness in his jaw.The rigid set of his shoulders.The way his fingers curled slightly around the phone.He was angry.Not at Mrs. Alvarez.At whoever kept pulling us deeper into this nightmare.Mrs. Alvarez swallowed."Where... did that message come from?""No answer," Xavier said quietly."It came from the same number that's been contacting us."She closed her eyes for a moment.Almost as though she had expected this day to come.When she opened them again, they looked older somehow."I knew this wouldn't stay buried forever."The words settled
The wife they never expected CHAPTER THIRTEEN : Under Observation
Xavier & Anna’s POV---XavierThe board does not like surprises.And I have given them one.I sit at the head of the long conference table, hands resting calmly against polished wood, listening to quarterly projections without interruption.Numbers.Forecasts.Growth margins.All of it is presente
The wife they never expected The Reception (Continued)
Anna’s POV – PresentMadison’s perfume lingers long after she steps away.Sweet. Expensive. Familiar.It clings to the air like a memory I don’t want.I keep smiling.Because cameras are everywhere.Because weakness here would be fatal.Because this world does not forgive cracks.But my hands—My h
The wife they never expected CHAPTER FIVE:The Reception
Anna’s POV – PresentThe applause fades, but the stares don’t.They linger.Sharp. Curious. Measuring.My cheeks ache from smiling, but I don’t let it drop. Not here. Not now.Xavier’s hand is still resting lightly at my waist.Not possessive.Not intimate.But steady.Supportive.A silent reminder
The wife they never expected CHAPTER FOUR:The CEO
Anna’s POV I barely sleep. Every time I close my eyes, I see red. The dress. The sheets. Madison’s smile. By morning, my eyes are swollen, but I still go to work. Because staying home would mean thinking. And thinking hurts. The office feels different when I walk in. Buzzing. Whispering. “
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