Chapter 141 Chapter 141 FAYE When I woke, the world felt heavy with silence. At first, I wasn’t sure what had stirred me. Then I felt it…the warmth, the weight, the steady beat of a heart pressed right against my skin. I looked down and saw it. Alexander’s head rested
Chapter 140 Chapter 140 FAYE Alexander didn’t speak right away. The silence stretched between us, like he was weighing his response instead of rushing to fill the air. My nerves hummed as I waited, the pounding of my heart so loud it was almost ridiculous. I wasn’t sure what I
Chapter 139 Chapter 139 FAYE Claim I lay sprawled across my bed, staring at the ceiling for what felt like hours. Sleep wouldn’t come, not with the weight pressing against my chest. No matter how many times I rolled over, pulled the blanket tighter, or forced my eyes shut, my
Chapter 138 When Laura left, Sage stood in the middle of the hall with her arms folded, her lips pressed tight. Her friend’s words echoed in her head, sharp and merciless…but she refused to let them cut too deep. Jason had his flaws, she wasn’t blind. But so what? Every
Chapter 137 3/3 < Chapter 137 Claim Chapter 137 Laura folded her arms and held Sage’s gaze, her voice dropping lower but losing none of its bite. “No, Sage. I’m not letting this go this time. Someone has to tell you the truth, and if it has to be me,
Chapter 136 The hall was a storm of motion, and at its center stood Sage. Her voice carried above the clatter of furniture being moved and the shuffle of hurried footsteps. “No, not that way–turn the table just a little more. Yes, like that. And for the flowers, I want
Chapter 135 Chapter 135 FAYE Claim I sat curled on the far end of Alexander’s leather couch, knees pulled up, dressed in nothing but a pair of worn shorts and a t–shirt. The fabric clung in some places, loose in others, the way clothes do when you’ve thrown them on
Chapter 134 Chapter 134 FAYE Dinner was quiet. Alexander sat across from me, his plate barely touched, though his fork kept moving food around as if to keep his hands busy. I wasn’t much better…I focused on my meal like it was the only thing in the room, as though
Chapter 133 FAYE I didn’t know what startled me more–the weight of Helen’s words or the sound of the door opening at that exact moment. “You are the only one who can give him that advantage, Faye p> My heart thudded hard against my ribs, and before I could even
Chapter 132 FAYE Helen’s hand lingered on mine for a moment before she sighed, the kind of sigh that carried the weight of something more than words. “Alexander hasn’t taken any of my calls since he left my house yesterday,” she said quietly.” So I thought I should come and
Chapter 131 Chapter 131 ALEXANDER She came at me with another jab, sloppy in her form but surprisingly quick, and I had to block harder. My eyebrows shot up before I could stop them. “Not bad,” I muttered, circling her. She grinned, breathless but proud. “I told you…I’m not just
Chapter 130 FAYE The sound of Alexander’s fists slamming into the punching bag echoed through the training room, a steady rhythm of frustration and force. I stood by the entrance, just watching him, letting the moments pass without saying a word. His shoulders moved with each strike, muscles coiled tight,
Chapter 129 The word sank deep into me. I sat very still, staring at her, trying to process it. I had come here half certain I was chasing shadows, half hoping she would laugh at me for even asking. But she didn’t laugh. She didn’t deny it..she admitted it. I
Chapter 128 Claims Chapter 128 ALEXNDER I wasn’t supposed to be here today, not according to my own schedule at least. Visits to my mother’s were always carefully arranged–she liked them that way, I liked them that way. But today wasn’t planned. I had been convinced… almost compelled to come
Chapter 127 Chapter 127 FAYE I was sitting in the lounge, trying to get through the afternoon in peace, when the door opened and Cole walked in. He greeted me with a small bow, “Luna p> I returned his greeting, “Cole p> He smiled brightly like he had some good
Chapter 126 Chapter 126 Claim Gerald’s hands twitched against his knees as he sat rigid in the chair, the weight of Marcus’s presence pressing down on him. He dared not move too suddenly, dared not even shift his gaze away from the man who sat across from him, sipping his
Chapter 125 3/3 < Chapter 125 Chapter 125 Chaim Gerald trembled, the shaking of his hands so visible he clasped them together in a desperate attempt to hide it. His mouth was dry, his lips cracked, and when he spoke, his voice wavered like the thin edge of glass about
Chapter 124 Gerald’s body ached from sitting too long in one position. His wrists throbbed beneath the coarse rope that bound him to the chair, and every shallow breath was laced with dread. The blindfold pressed tightly across his eyes, cutting him off from the world around him. He had
Chapter 123 I left Irene’s room with the heaviness of her words still bothering me. The door clicked shut behind me, and for a long moment I stood in the hallway. She had given me enough to know there was fire behind the smoke…just not enough to hand to Alexander
Chapter 122 Chapter 122 FAYE The letter wouldn’t leave me alone. Even after Alexander folded it neatly and tucked it away like it was nothing more than a routine message, I couldn’t get the words out of my head. Brother. That one word had felt heavier than the rest of