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4 Chapters
Chapter 7 A Penthouse Dream img
Chapter 8 For Her img
Chapter 9 Back To The Start img
Chapter 10 The Car Ride img
Chapter 11 His Very Private Assistant img
Chapter 12 The Ball img
Chapter 13 Past Vs Present img
Chapter 14 After The Ball img
Chapter 15 Be Mine img
Chapter 16 A Lie To Remember img
Chapter 17 Mistaken Identity img
Chapter 18 Mr. Fake Boyfriend img
Chapter 19 A Kindergarten Fiasco img
Chapter 20 An Email From The Boss img
Chapter 21 The Villa Problem img
Chapter 22 A Wolf And A Man img
Chapter 23 Jealousy And A Kiss img
Chapter 24 Two Kisses And Rage img
Chapter 25 A Bet To Remember img
Chapter 26 Sensual Dreams img
Chapter 27 Stalker Or img
Chapter 28 The Woman I Want img
Chapter 29 Seduce Me img
Chapter 30 Seducing Her img
Chapter 31 A Longe Chair Affair img
Chapter 32 Investors Meeting (I) img
Chapter 33 Cryptic Warnings img
Chapter 34 A Bathroom Affair img
Chapter 35 Mirror On The Wall img
Chapter 36 Voices Voices img
Chapter 37 Truth and Lies img
Chapter 38 Mother Dearest img
Chapter 39 The Fiancee img
Chapter 40 Three Months img
Chapter 41 A Knight In Wet Clothes img
Chapter 42 A Stranger's Abode img
Chapter 43 Drama In The Office img
Chapter 44 Unusual Confrontations img
Chapter 45 Unusual Delivery img
Chapter 46 Unusual Punishments img
Chapter 47 Hospital Encounters img
Chapter 48 Wretched Lies img
Chapter 49 Love Like This img
Chapter 50 Stay With Me img
Chapter 51 Mr. Macho Chef img
Chapter 52 The Man That Cried Wolf img
Chapter 53 What Are You img
Chapter 54 Hidden Lies img
Chapter 55 Run From Me img
Chapter 56 Stop Fighting img
Chapter 57 His Gilded Cage img
Chapter 58 The Other Woman img
Chapter 59 Strong Enough img
Chapter 60 Fragile Hope img
Chapter 61 Skipping Town img
Chapter 62 Show me img
Chapter 63 Eyes In The Dark img
Chapter 64 Catch Me img
Chapter 65 The Wolf Moon img
Chapter 66 The Bond img
Chapter 67 Lord Help Me img
Chapter 68 Special Dreams img
Chapter 69 The Man That Watches img
Chapter 70 The Wedding img
Chapter 71 Lost Mate img
Chapter 72 Losing My Mind img
Chapter 73 Stuck With Me img
Chapter 74 Mother's Money img
Chapter 75 Bleeding Out img
Chapter 76 What He Wants img
Chapter 77 Chances and Percentages. img
Chapter 78 Hospital Runs img
Chapter 79 She's Gone img
Chapter 80 Nine hours img
Chapter 81 The Shift img
Chapter 82 The Voice In My Head img
Chapter 83 The Rogue Attack img
Chapter 84 The Wolf In Me img
Chapter 85 It's Empty img
Chapter 86 Training School img
Chapter 87 The graduation img
Chapter 88 I Dare You img
Chapter 89 Warm Bread img
Chapter 90 Tone It Down img
Chapter 91 History Matters img
Chapter 92 I Have A Family!! img
Chapter 93 Answer To My Questions img
Chapter 94 The Plane Problem img
Chapter 95 A Ring!! img
Chapter 96 The Closure Idea img
Chapter 97 The Cost img
Chapter 98 Whiskey Promises img
Chapter 99 Paper Boats img
Chapter 100 Black Card img
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Chapter 4 Back To Life

[Five years later]

Elena's P.O.V

"This can't go on."

I sat up in Maribelle's guest bed, running a hand through my tangled hair. Beside me, a small boy curled under the blankets, his lashes feather-light against his cheeks. My chest tightened. My baby.

Maribelle's voice floated from the kitchen. "You know you two can stay here forever, right?"

"I can't mooch off you forever, Belle," I said, padding across the icy tiles. She stood at the stove, stirring something, her hair piled into a messy bun.

"You've already done too much. Watching Jack, helping me finish school. You've carried me long enough." I slumped into a chair.

She waved a wooden spoon dismissively. "Please. You say that like I'm some saint. We're friends-this is what friends do."

I forced a smile, but the weight of the past five years pressed down. Kicked out by my parents. Homeless with a newborn. Maribelle had been my lifeline. But now? Now I needed to stand on my own.

"They rejected you again?"

"Yeah. No reason, like always." I rubbed my temples. "Six months of this, Belle. I apply, they love me, then-poof!-suddenly the position 'isn't a fit.' It's fucking suspicious."

"Breathe, darling. It'll work out."

"I applied somewhere new last night," I admitted. "Valiente Industries."

Her eyebrows shot up. "The Valiente? The 'mystery billionaire' company?"

"The one and only. I know it's a long shot, but the salary could change everything."

Maribelle snorted. "Mom says no one's ever seen the owner's face. He's like a ghost-or a cat-hoarding recluse with a face like a deflated soufflé."

A laugh escaped me. "Don't care if he's got three heads. If he signs my paycheck, I'm sold."

Silence settled, broken only by Jack's sleepy murmurs from the bedroom. My heart ached. This tiny, borrowed life-was it all we'd ever have?

"Have they. reached out?" Maribelle asked softly.

I shook my head. "Not once. Five years, Belle. They never even looked back."

Sometimes it still didn't feel real. The memory haunted me: standing on their porch in the pouring rain, clutching a newborn, wondering how the hell I'd survive.

Jack barreled into the kitchen, his little feet slapping the tiles. "Mama!"

I scooped him up, burying my nose in his hair. He smelled of sleep and syrup. When he pulled back, his eyes-sharp, honey-brown-pierced me.

Just like his father's.

Dax.

I hadn't seen him since that night. No matter how many hours I spent scouring the internet, he'd vanished like smoke.

Maribelle slid a plate of eggs and toast toward me. "So. Have you heard the gist about Asher?"

I blinked. "What about him?"

"Cheated on Taylor. Got some girl pregnant."

My fork froze halfway to my mouth. "What?"

She smirked, stirring her coffee. "Karma's a bitch."

I set the fork down, unsure how to feel. Tyler had stolen what she thought was a prize-only for Ash to prove, yet again, that he was trash. I should've been glad I dodged that bullet. Glad my sister got what she deserved.

But I felt. nothing.

Five years changed everything. The girl who'd once thought heartbreak was the end of the world was gone. In her place? A single mom who knew love was a luxury, and survival was the only game that mattered.

My phone buzzed on the table. Unknown Caller.

"Hello?" I answered cautiously.

"Miss Elena Rivers?" A crisp, professional voice.

"Yes?"

"This is Valiente Industries. Can you come in for an interview?"

I straightened in the chair. "Sure. When?"

"In thirty minutes. Our CEO requested it personally."

I nearly dropped the phone. "Wait-thirty minutes?"

"Yes, ma'am. We'll see you shortly."

The line went dead.

"Thirty minutes?" Maribelle echoed. "That's insane. And the CEO? Do you know him?"

Of course I didn't. But I didn't have time to debate. Valiente offering me an interview was a miracle-one I couldn't waste.

I shoveled down two bites of eggs, threw on the least wrinkled blazer I owned, and kissed Jack's forehead. "Wish Mama luck, baby!"

He giggled, sticky fingers patting my cheek.

My pulse hammered as I raced out the door.

This might be my last chance. And I'd be damned if I let it slip away.

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Thirty-two minutes later, I stood in the glittering atrium of Valiente Industries.

My reflection fractured across a thousand polished surfaces. The air smelled like money and ambition-crisp linen, espresso, the faintest whiff of imported marble.

The receptionist smiled. "Ms. Rivers? Right this way."

She led me down a corridor lined with glass, my heels clicking too loudly against the floor. My palms were slick with sweat.

I stole glances at passing employees-all razor-sharp suits and focused stares. Obviously, this was a company that demanded perfection.

My degree was decent, but was it enough? It had to be. For Jack. For us. I had to seize the chance.

We stopped at an oak door. "He's waiting for you."

He.

For a heartbeat, I didn't understand.

Then I stepped inside.

The office was bathed in muted gold light, floor-to-ceiling windows framing the skyline. The scent-cedar and something darker-hit me like a fist. Familiar.

A man stood by the window, his back to me.

Just a silhouette, but it sent a spark down my spine. Heat flared at the base of my throat. Why did I-

He turned.

The world stopped.

My breath vanished.

"Dax."

He leaned against the desk, hands in his pockets, that same damn smirk tilting his lips.

"Hello, Elena." A pause, deliberate. "Missed me?"

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