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His Wife By Midnight
img img His Wife By Midnight img Chapter 5 The Walls Have Eyes
5 Chapters
Chapter 6 The Woman in Red img
Chapter 7 Proof of a Marriage img
Chapter 8 Shadows of Friendship img
Chapter 9 The Price of Public Lies img
Chapter 10 The First Crack img
Chapter 11 The Friend Who Found Me ‎ img
Chapter 12 The Night I Chose Wrong img
Chapter 13 Blood on the Contract ‎ img
Chapter 14 The Price of Silence img
Chapter 15 The Man in the Grey Suit img
Chapter 16 The Facility in the Woods img
Chapter 17 The Traitor in the Room img
Chapter 18 Damon's Breaking Point img
Chapter 19 The Drive Between Us img
Chapter 21 The Vote That Could Kill Him img
Chapter 22 The Price of Truth img
Chapter 23 The Deal with the Devil img
Chapter 24 Ghosts with Familiar Faces img
Chapter 25 The Truth Is a Loaded Gun img
Chapter 26 What My Father Left Behind img
Chapter 27 The Wife They Underestimated img
Chapter 28 Blood on the Contract img
Chapter 29 The Legacy Awakens img
Chapter 30 Blood Ties Don't Break img
Chapter 31 Ghosts That Never Died img
Chapter 32 The Past That Refused to Stay Buried img
Chapter 33 The Key in Her Blood img
Chapter 34 The Shape of Betrayal img
Chapter 35 The Enemy Wearing a Smile img
Chapter 36 The Cost of Silence img
Chapter 37 The Hunter's Wife img
Chapter 38 The Voice That Should Be Dead img
Chapter 39 The Lie Between Heartbeats img
Chapter 40 The Choice That Burns img
Chapter 41 The Price of Mercy img
Chapter 42 Homecoming img
Chapter 43 New Beginnings img
Chapter 44 Finally, Us img
Chapter 45 When Walls Finally Fall img
Chapter 46 No More Pretending img
Chapter 47 Learning Each Other img
Chapter 48 Crossing Lines img
Chapter 49 Among Glass and Light img
Chapter 50 When the World Watches img
Chapter 51 Choosing the Words img
Chapter 52 Between Protocol and Presence img
Chapter 53 Sunlight Between Us img
Chapter 54 The Last Day in Light and Glass img
Chapter 55 In Transit img
Chapter 56 New Circles img
Chapter 57 Separate Rooms, Shared Space img
Chapter 58 Morning, Unguarded img
Chapter 59 Warmth That Lingers img
Chapter 60 Between Bells and Truths img
Chapter 61 Ordinary Days, Extraordinary Hearts img
Chapter 62 Threads That Never Break img
Chapter 63 After the Bell Rings img
Chapter 64 Returning Home, Sharing Secrets img
Chapter 65 Conversations and Caution img
Chapter 66 Shadows Behind Smiles img
Chapter 67 When Silence Screams img
Chapter 68 Behind Locked Doors img
Chapter 69 Where Fear Meets Resolve img
Chapter 70 The Weight of Time img
Chapter 71 A Fragile Miracle img
Chapter 72 What the Heart Holds img
Chapter 73 The Shape of Safe img
Chapter 74 Learning to Breathe Again img
Chapter 75 When Truth Crawls into the Light img
Chapter 76 Numbers Don't Lie img
Chapter 77 Shadows Behind the Ledger img
Chapter 78 Shadows of the Past img
Chapter 79 Fracture Lines img
Chapter 80 Fault Lines Beneath Glass img
Chapter 81 The Weight of Shadows img
Chapter 82 Calculated Moves img
Chapter 83 Cracks in the Mirror img
Chapter 84 The Weight of Silence img
Chapter 85 The Art of Control img
Chapter 86 When Masks Fall img
Chapter 87 After the Storm img
Chapter 88 Quiet Days, Loud Hearts img
Chapter 89 The Calm Before img
Chapter 90 When Silence Starts to Speak img
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Chapter 5 The Walls Have Eyes

‎"Mia... we need to talk."

‎Those five words slid into the room like a cold draft.

‎Damon stood at my door, one hand braced against the frame, his sleeves rolled up, his jaw tight like he was fighting an argument inside himself.

‎Or a confession.

‎My fingers tightened on the handle of the door. "About what?"

‎His eyes flicked to the phone in my hand.

‎The one still glowing with Collins' messages.

‎He saw it.

‎He absolutely saw it.

‎My stomach knotted.

‎Damon's voice didn't rise, but something in it sharpened. "Who has been messaging you tonight?"

‎My heart pounded so loudly I wondered if he heard it.

‎No.

‎Not yet.

‎I couldn't confront him when I didn't know the truth.

‎"I don't want to talk about that right now," I whispered.

‎He exhaled harshly through his nose controlled, but dangerous. "Then I'll ask differently. Are you hiding something from me?"

‎I swallowed. "Are you hiding something from me?"

‎His jaw flexed.

‎We stared at each other in the dim hallway, the tension thick enough to wrap around my throat.

‎The lights above flickered just once, but enough to make me shiver.

‎Finally, Damon stepped inside the room and shut the door gently behind him.

‎Not slamming. Just... sealing.

‎"Someone entered your mother's hospital room."

‎He didn't sit. Didn't lean.

‎He stood in front of me as if bracing for impact.

‎"We got a CCTV alert an hour ago" he said. "A masked figure loitered around her floor for seven minutes."

‎My breath caught. "Did they go into her room?"

‎"No. My security reached the corridor before they could."

‎He paused.

‎"But they were headed toward her."

‎My knees weakened, and I sat on the edge of the bed.

‎"Why would anyone target my mother?"

‎"Because they can't reach you directly." Damon's eyes darkened. "Not yet."

‎Not yet.

‎Those words chilled me worse than anything else.

‎"Why me?" I asked. "I'm a nobody."

‎He stared at me like he wished I believed that.

‎"You're my wife now, Mia. And to some people... that makes you leverage."

‎Leverage.

‎In the world outside, that word meant pressure.

‎In Damon Black's world, it meant danger.

‎I rubbed my palms together to stop the shaking. "We didn't make this marriage public but how come they know about it"

‎He sighed, a slow, dark sound.

‎"We don't have to make it public before they finds out"

‎"They?... Who do you mean by they?" I asked.

‎Then he sighed again as he lowered himself to sit on the edge of the small desk beside the bed.

‎"This is because of Black Corp?"

‎"Damon... what exactly is happening inside your company?"

‎"Some of my shareholders are working with someone they shouldn't" he said. "Someone who wants control over everything my father built."

‎"Who?"

‎He hesitated.

‎For the first time since I met him... he looked uncertain.

‎"I'm not sure," he admitted quietly. "But the person behind all this is connected to a lot of things. And very few of them are legal."

‎A tremor ran through me.

‎"Why would that involve me?"

‎"Because the moment the marriage was exposed" he said, leveling his gaze at me, "they started digging into you. Into your school. Your history. Where you sleep. Who you talk to."

‎My lungs froze.

‎"You're saying they're watching me?"

‎"I'm saying," Damon replied tightly, "they already watched you."

‎The room spun.

‎"And your mother's recent test results caught their attention" he added.

‎I stared at him in disbelief. "Her tests? Why?"

‎"That file was accessed twice tonight. From outside the hospital system."

‎I covered my mouth with my hand. "You said she was okay. That she was safe."

‎"She is safe," he said firmly. "Because I had her moved before any of this happened."

‎Moved?

‎"Moved where?"

‎"To a private location no one outside my team can access."

‎My heart stuttered. "Damon where is my mother?"

‎He leaned forward, elbows on his knees, expression softening only slightly.

‎"She's safe Mia. That's all you need to know tonight."

‎"No" I whispered, shaking my head. "I want to see her."

‎"You can't."

‎"Why?"

‎His tone dropped into something low and unshakeable.

‎"Because whoever altered her diagnosis file is still inside that hospital. Someone with access. Someone who wants her vulnerable."

‎My hand went cold around my phone.

‎Collins' words echoed in my mind.

‎Her real condition is worse.

‎Someone covered it up.

‎I think it's connected to Damon.

‎But now...

‎Now I wasn't sure who to fear more.

‎The shareholders?, The masked intruder?, The person inside the hospital? Or Damon?

‎"You're not telling me everything."

‎The words slipped out before I could stop them.

‎Damon looked up slowly, like a man deciding which truth was safe to give.

‎"I'm telling you what you need to survive the night" he answered.

‎"Then tell me this" I whispered, unable to control the tremble. "Did you have anything to do with my mother's diagnosis changing?"

‎His eyes flared shock, then anger, then something wounded.

‎"No."

‎The word was sharp and immediate.

‎But too sharp.

‎Too controlled.

‎I stepped back. "You didn't hesitate before controlling everything else in my life. Why would tampering with medical records be different?"

‎His expression hardened. "Because I'd never use your mother to manipulate you."

‎I stared at him, searching his face for even a crack of a lie.

‎He didn't look away.

‎"Mia," he said quietly, "if I wanted to force you into this marriage, I could've done it without touching your mother."

‎That was what scared me.

‎The cold truth was... he wasn't lying.

‎He didn't need tricks. He had power.

‎Enough to cage me with a signature, a ring, and a look.

‎"So why marry me?" I whispered. "Why me? Why not someone else? Someone who fits your world?"

‎He stood.

‎Walked to the window.

‎Pressed his palm against the glass.

‎The city lights cut across his back, casting him in shadows.

‎"Because you weren't connected to anyone inside Black Corp," he said softly. "Because I needed someone clean."

‎Clean.

‎My breath cracked.

‎"So all this... was about your shareholders."

‎"Yes," he said. No hesitation. "Mostly."

‎Mostly.

‎That word stabbed harder than the truth.

‎Before I could respond, the lights flickered again twice this time.

‎Damon's head snapped up.

‎His hand went to the phone in his pocket instantly.

‎"What's happening?" I asked.

‎He didn't answer.

‎He dialed a number and spoke fast.

‎"Suite motion sensors just triggered. Who entered the 42nd floor?"

‎My blood froze.

‎He listened. His jaw clenched.

‎Then he said "Check the feed again. Someone's here."

‎Here.

‎Inside the penthouse. Inside our floor.

‎A chill tore through me.

‎He hung up and looked at me, all softness gone.

‎"Mia," he said quietly, "stay behind me."

‎My heart thudded painfully. "Who's here?"

‎"I don't know."

‎The lights flickered a third time.

‎This one lasted longer.

‎Too long.

‎The room went dim.

‎Silent.

‎Damon stepped toward me, grabbing my wrist firmly. Then open the door.

‎His voice turned into steel.

‎"They found us."

‎My breath caught.

‎"Who?" Then a sharp beep interrupted me.

‎The security panel on the wall flashed red.

‎UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS

‎ELEVATOR OVERRIDE ENGAGED

‎I stumbled back.

‎Damon's grip tightened protectively.

‎"Mia," he whispered, eyes locked on the elevator down the hall, "listen to me very carefully."

‎The numbers on the elevator display began to change.

‎39...

‎40...

‎41...

‎Climbing toward us.

‎Closer.

‎Closer.

‎"Mia," he murmured, his voice eerily calm, "run only when I say so."

‎My pulse hammered violently.

‎42.

‎The elevator dinged.

‎The doors slid open and a shadow stepped out.

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