Chapter 59 Damien POV “I’ve tripled security. Aria and Noah are under 24-hour protection. And I’m working with federal authorities to locate Marcus before he can hurt anyone else.” My voice hardened. “My brother made a mistake thinking he could use my family against me. Because now I have something
Chapter 58 Aria’s POV The conference room at Blackwood Tower buzzed with anticipation. Camera flashes exploded like fireworks as reporters jostled for position, their voices creating a wall of noise that pressed against my skull. Noah was home. Safe. Sleeping in Damien’s penthouse with the house keeper watching over him
Chapter 57 Damien pov She looked away, tears streaming down her face now. The anger had drained out of her, leaving only guilt and confusion. “I did want it,” she admitted finally, her voice breaking. “God help me, I wanted you so badly. I still do and that terrifies me”
Chapter 56 Aria POV He stood up—still inside me—hands under my ass, and carried me to the bathroom like that. My legs locked around his waist, arms around his neck as every step jolted his cock deeper. He slammed my back against the cold tile wall. Reached between us, yanked
Chapter 55 Aria Pov “Years ago, I was my father’s son. Cold. Empty. Incapable of loving anything but power.” His eyes met mine in the darkness. “You changed that. Noah changed that. You both showed me what actually matters p> I shouldn’t ask. Shouldn’t open this door. But the words
Chapter 54 Aria pov “Damien.” I stopped him. “Thank you, for all of this. For not pushing. For respecting my boundaries while still… still being here p> “I meant what I said at the press conference,” he replied, his eyes intense. “I’ll spend the rest of my life making this
Chapter 53 Aria pov I didn’t care about Marcus. Didn’t care about anything except seeing my son. The drive to the hospital was the longest fifteen minutes of my life. Damien’s driver broke every traffic law, but it still felt too slow. I clutched Damien’s hand the entire way, both
Chapter 52 Aria POV The Blackwood Tower conference room had never felt so much like an execution chamber. Fifty reporters packed the space, cameras pointed at the podium where Damien and I would stand. The air buzzed with anticipation—vultures waiting for the carnage. “Two minutes,” Agent Sarah said quietly from
Chapter 51 Aria POV For a moment, the penthouse was completely silent. Then Damien stood abruptly, his chair toppling backward, and let out a roar of pure rage. He grabbed a lamp and hurled it across the room. It shattered against the wall. “Damien” Olivia started. “He wants me to
Chapter 50 Damien POV The screen flickered to life, and my worst nightmare materialized in high definition. Noah. My son sat in that concrete room, still clutching his rabbit, but now he wasn’t alone. Marcus stood behind him, one hand resting on Noah’s small shoulder in a gesture that would
Chapter 49 Aria POV Everyone started looking around, searching for cameras, but I knew it was useless. Marcus had been planning this for months. Years, maybe. He’d had time to plant surveillance everywhere. “We can’t send the FBI away,” Agent Sarah said firmly. “Ms. Monroe, Mr. Blackwood, I understand you’re
Chapter 48 Cut to: Marcus Blackwood’s private facility, watching the news coverage Marcus sat in his leather chair, brandy in hand, watching the television with satisfaction. The news was showing footage of Blackwood Tower, police cars and ambulances surrounding it. “Breaking news: Hostage situation at Monroe Global CEO’s residence. Details
Chapter 47 Aria POV I was in Noah’s room, helping him pick out clothes for the rest of the week, when I heard the sound. A soft click. Like a door closing. I froze, listening. The penthouse was quiet—too quiet. James had stationed guards outside, but they’d been silent for
Chapter 46 Damien POV The board room felt like an execution chamber. Twelve faces stared at me from around the mahogany table—some sympathetic, most coldly calculating. They’d seen my press conference. They’d watched me commit professional suicide on live television. And now they were here to finish the job. “Mr.
Chapter 45 Aria pov “Will be picked apart and used against me. I know.” I stood up, pacing. “But silence makes me look guilty. Like I was hiding Noah out of shame or manipulation. I need to tell my side before Damien tells his p> “What is your side?” Olivia
Chapter 44 Aria POV The elevator ride down from Damien’s penthouse felt like descending into hell. Noah was still crying softly against my shoulder, his small body trembling with fear he was too young to understand but old enough to feel. “Mama, why was that man scary?” he whispered. “Why
Chapter 43 Damien pov Marcus looked past me at Aria and Noah. “Lovely child. Those Blackwood eyes are unmistakable, aren’t they? It would be a shame if anything happened to him p> I lunged for him, but Aria’s voice stopped me. “Damien, don’t.” She had Noah pressed against her chest,
Chapter 42 Damien POV I woke to the sound of laughter—high-pitched, delighted, completely unfamiliar in my penthouse. For a moment, I lay still, disoriented, before memory crashed back. Aria. Noah. The kiss that had nearly destroyed my sanity before my son’s voice interrupted. I grabbed my phone from the nightstand.
Chapter 41 Aria pov We stared at each other across the expanse of his bedroom, both of us breathing too fast, both of us wanting something we knew we shouldn’t take. The air between us felt charged, electric. I should leave. I knew I should leave. But my feet remained
Chapter 40 Aria POV I lay awake long after Noah fell asleep, staring at the ceiling of Damien’s guest room and trying to process everything that had happened in the span of a few hours. Marcus throwing a brick through my window. Damien reading bedtime stories to our son. The