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CHAPTER EIGHTY-TWOSERENA'S POVI had lived beside Mireya for as long as I could remember. Our fathers worked together, but there was always an invisible line between our families. Her father was the eldest of the Quinn brothers, the head of the family, while my father worked under him like a trusted subordinate. We grew up in the same environment, attended the same schools, wore expensive clothes, and enjoyed privileges most people could only dream of. On the surface, we looked like equals. We weren't. Mireya was the Quinn family's only daughter, the little princess everyone adored. Everywhere we went, adults smiled at her first. They praised her intelligence, admired her manners, and showered her with affection as if she had descended from heaven itself. I was also my parents' only child, yet no matter how hard I tried, I was always standing in her shadow. Every compliment she received felt like an insult thrown directly at me. Every smile directed at her made me feel invisible. T

CHAPTER EIGHTY-FOURMIREYA'S POVDays passed with me feeling restless, anxious, and emotionally exhausted. The female Alpha was still in town... and Knox? He kept coming home looking worn out, distant, and completely unreachable. No matter how hard I tried to convince myself it meant nothing, I couldn't ignore the scent clinging to him anymore. Every single night, he carried traces of her. It wasn't faint either. It lingered on his clothes, on his coat, and even in the air around him whenever he walked past me before disappearing into his study. It gnawed at me day after day, slowly eating away at the little confidence I had left. I had promised myself I wouldn't care anymore after he rejected me so coldly, but promises meant nothing when my heart refused to listen. I needed answers. If he truly wanted to reject me because he had fallen for another woman, then so be it. At least let me hear it from him instead of torturing myself with endless assumptions. Even if the truth shattere

CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIXMIREYA'S POVI clenched my fists so tightly that my nails bit into my palms, but I barely felt the sting.“I was never here. Do you understand?” I said in a low but threatening voice before turning on my heels and walking away from the company without waiting for a response.“Yes, ma'am!”“We understand!”“Take care, ma'am.”They bowed repeatedly as I left, their voices following behind me. I didn't look back even once. My emotions were already tangled enough, and if I stayed another second, I might explode. The cool evening breeze brushed against my face, yet it did nothing to calm the heat burning inside my chest. My heartbeat refused to settle, every step heavier than the last. Corvin's words kept replaying inside my head like a curse I couldn't silence.The moment I spotted an empty taxi by the roadside, I hurried inside and slammed the door shut.“Blackwood Hotel,” I ordered.The driver nodded and immediately started the engine without asking unnecessary questi

CHAPTER EIGHTY-EIGHTMIREYA'S POV“What are you saying?” I stared at him blankly, my brows drawing together as I tried to understand the meaning behind his words. My heart was still pounding from his sudden outburst, but now, confusion had completely replaced my anger. I avoided you. I lied to myself to protect you. Why do you always make my heart ache? His words kept repeating inside my head, refusing to make sense. Knox, however, seemed to realize he had already said too much. His expression hardened almost immediately, the emotions that had briefly slipped through disappearing behind the cold mask he always wore around me. “Forget it. Go home. I'll have Jason pick you up,” he muttered, turning away from me as though the conversation was over. But I wasn't having any of it. Not this time. He couldn't say something like that and walk away again, leaving me to spend another night questioning every touch, every look, and every word between us. “I won't go home until you explain ev

CHAPTER NINETYKNOX'S POVStephanie had a lot of influence over the project. Losing her support could cost Blackwood a deal worth billions and shake the confidence of several investors, but at that moment, I couldn't bring myself to care. Business had always come first. I had sacrificed sleep, peace, and even my own happiness to protect everything my family had built. Yet the moment Mireya stood beside me, with tears still lingering in her eyes because of a misunderstanding I had created, every contract suddenly felt insignificant. If Stephanie thought she could use investments as leverage to force a marriage alliance, then she could keep dreaming. I would rather watch a deal collapse than trade Mireya's place by my side for another woman's influence. No amount of profit was worth that.Without sparing Stephanie another glance, I tightened my hold around Mireya's hand and led her out of the hotel. The night breeze greeted us the moment the glass doors slid open, carrying away some o