Chapter 139 Chapter 139: Skye and Gabriel entered the conference room. The door clicked shut. “Hey! Coffee! Now!” Manager Zoe yelled from down the hall. Seraphina jumped, spilling hot latte over her hand. She didn’t feel the burn. She only felt the thrill. She had dirt. She had a weapon.
Chapter 138 Chapter 138: “You want to keep her close,” Harper surmised. “I want to break her,” Skye corrected. “And I want to make sure she doesn’t have time to plot anything else p> Two days later. Seraphina walked into the lobby of Trinity Media. She wore her last clean
Chapter 137 Chapter 137: “Cash up front,” he grunted. Seraphina dug into the lining of her purse and found a stash of cash—three hundred dollars she had stolen from Liam’s wallet months ago “just in case.” She paid for two nights. The room was small. It smelled of stale cigarette
Chapter 136 Chapter 136: She opened the door a crack. Two large men in uniforms and a woman in a severe grey suit stood there. The woman held a clipboard. “Ms. Miller,” the woman said, not asking. “This is an immediate eviction notice. The leaseholder, Mr. Kensington, has terminated the
Chapter 135 Chapter 135: “Yes, Ms. Sterling.” The guard stepped in front of Liam, his broad chest forming a wall. Skye walked to the elevator. She didn’t look back. She pressed the button for the penthouse. As the doors slid shut, she saw Liam still standing there, shouting something the
Chapter 134 Chapter 134: Skye dressed in silence, leaning against the wall for support every time her balance wavered. She touched the bandage on her hand. The pain was dull, a throbbing reminder of her own desperation. She took a private car back to The Spire. The city was washing
Chapter 133 Chapter 133: Alistair signaled to his men. Two of them went to the basement door and dragged Timothy Hayes up. He was conscious, but barely. His face was a ruin of bruises, and he walked with a limp that suggested a broken knee. “He comes with me,” Alistair
Chapter 132 Chapter 132: “You…” Arthur’s voice broke. “You told him he could p> Petunia looked up, her eyes wild. She rushed toward Arthur, clutching his wet sleeve. “Arthur, please! I did it for us! For Victor! We need the money! Skye has millions sitting in those accounts, and she
Chapter 131 Chapter 131: The rhythmic sound was the only thing in the room besides Petunia’s jagged breathing. “Who gave you the drugs?” Alistair asked. His voice was conversational, polite even. Petunia stammered, her eyes darting to Arthur for help. “I… I don’t know what you mean! It was just
Chapter 130 Chapter 130: “It’s… cold,” she murmured, her head lolling against the wet tactical fabric of his jacket. Her vision was greying out, the edges of the world dissolving into static. A convoy of black SUVs slid into the driveway, their engines purring like restrained beasts. The rear door
Chapter 129 Chapter 129: Heavy footsteps thundered down the hall. The dining room doors shuddered as something hit them from the outside. Once. Twice. CRACK. The wood splintered. The door flew off its hinges. Alistair Thorne walked in. He wasn’t wearing a suit. He was wearing a black tactical jacket.
Chapter 128 Chapter 128: Skye sat. She didn’t eat. She watched them. “Where is Victor?” Skye asked, breaking the silence. “Rotting in a holding cell because you won’t pay his bail,” Arthur spat. “The judge set it at five million. We need liquidity, Skye p> “We need you to sign
Chapter 127 Chapter 127: Back at the safe house, the deed was done. The incense had burned down to ash. The air was clearing. Liam woke up. His head pounded like a drum. His mouth tasted like ash. He opened his eyes. He realized he was in bed. He turned
Chapter 126 Chapter 126: “We need to get you to a hospital p> He tried to stand up to call 911. But as he put weight on his good leg, his vision swam. The room tilted violently. The water. It hit his system fast. His metabolism, already racing from adrenaline,
Chapter 125 Chapter 125: Seraphina stood in the empty apartment. The silence was deafening. Her phone buzzed. It was her mother. They’re coming for the money, Sera. Get it from him. Or we’re dead. Seraphina looked at the phone. She looked at the door. Panic turned into a twisted kind
Chapter 124 Chapter 124: Dozens of reporters flashed their cameras. “Mr. Kensington!” one shouted. “Is it true Seraphina Miller has been arrested p> Liam looked into the cameras. He put on his CEO face—solemn, responsible. “Ms. Miller has been released on bail,” Liam said smoothly. “It was a misunderstanding. She
Chapter 123 Chapter 123: And it looked exactly like a shackle. She laughed. It was a cold, sharp sound that cut the air. “You don’t get it, do you?” Skye said. “You don’t want a wife, Liam. You want a pet. You want something you can dress up, show off,
Chapter 122 Chapter 122: “We’re going to the Vance Estate,” Liam roared, shoving Lee toward the exit. “I’m going to get my wife p> “Sir, you’re divorced,” Lee reminded him, terrified. “Not in my eyes,” Liam said. “She is mine p> Skye looked out the car window as the city
Chapter 121 Chapter 121: “Pick up,” he whispered. “Just pick up so I know where you are p> In a sports car speeding down the coastal highway, Skye’s phone rang. Skye was slumped in the passenger seat, gasping for air. Her chest ached. Her skin burned from the makeup removal.
Chapter 120 Chapter 120: The sense of déjà vu was driving him mad. He knew that movement. He knew that presence. “Morgan!” Liam shouted. But the figure had already disappeared into the crowd. Liam ignored the wine soaking into his Italian leather shoe. His eyes were fixed on the velvet