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38: No Escape
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Broken Vows, New Promises 39: Trapped Between Shadows
Aurora’s POVThe city lights blurred through my teary vision as I sat in the back of the sleek black car, my hands trembling in my lap. Adrian sat beside me, his gaze locked on me like a predator studying his prey."You’re making the right choice, Aurora," he murmured, reaching out to touch my hand. I flinched away, pressing myself against the door."This isn't a choice," I spat, my voice shaking with fury. "You forced me into this. You threatened Eleanor. You think that will make me trust you?"Adrian let out a slow exhale, running a hand through his hair. "I wouldn’t have had to if you had just come willingly. You used to love me."I scoffed, my nails digging into my palms. "Love you?" I turned to face him, my eyes burning. "You cheated on me, Adrian. You threw me away like I was nothing."His jaw clenched. "That was a mistake—""No," I cut him off sharply. "It wasn’t a mistake. It was a choice. You never loved me. You just needed sex, not love. You only care now because Damien want
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Chapter 40Aurora’s POVMy heart pounded as Adrian shoved me into the dimly lit bedroom, his grip tightening around my wrist. I struggled, twisting against him, but he was too strong.“Let go of me!” I screamed, trying to pull away.Adrian chuckled darkly, shoving me onto the bed. His eyes roamed over me with a hunger that sent a violent shudder down my spine. “You’ve always been so difficult, Aurora. Always denying me, pushing me away. But now…” His fingers brushed against my cheek, making bile rise in my throat. “I finally get to taste what you’ve kept from me.”Panic surged through me as his hands gripped my dress. I thrashed wildly, but it only seemed to excite him more. With a brutal rip, the fabric tore apart, the harsh friction scraping my skin. A sharp sting shot through my shoulder and chest as his rough movements left thin scratches behind, and I felt the warmth of tiny droplets of blood where my skin had broken.Tears blurred my vision, but I bit down on my lip, refusing to
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Chapter 41Aurora’s POVThe first thing I felt was warmth—strong, steady warmth surrounding me. My eyelids fluttered open, and for a moment, I didn’t recognize my surroundings. The room was dimly lit, a soft golden glow casting shadows along the walls. The faint scent of expensive cologne and fresh linen filled my senses.I wasn’t at Adrian’s estate anymore.I shifted slightly, my body aching, and that’s when I realized I was wrapped in something heavy and comforting—a suit jacket. Damien’s. My fingers tightened around the fabric as memories of what had happened crashed into me like a tidal wave.Adrian. His hands on me. My dress being torn. The feeling of helplessness.I gasped, my pulse skyrocketing as panic clawed at my chest. My body jerked up instinctively, and before I could comprehend where I was, strong arms gently pushed me back down.“You’re safe.”Damien’s voice was low, soothing, but edged with something dangerous. My wild eyes snapped up to meet his, and I sucked in a bre
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Chapter 42Aurora’s POVThe quiet hum of Damien’s estate felt heavier than usual. After everything that had happened with Adrian, my body was still sore, my mind trapped in the chaos of that night. I hadn’t spoken much since Damien had brought me back here. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Adrian’s twisted smirk, felt his rough hands, the tearing of my dress—I shuddered, shaking the thoughts away.I needed fresh air.Sliding out of bed, I wrapped a blanket around my shoulders and made my way down the dimly lit hall. The house was eerily silent, the only sound my soft footsteps against the polished wood floors. As I passed the study, I heard voices. One was Damien’s, firm and unwavering. The other was a woman’s—elegant and filled with wisdom.Curious, I edged closer.“You need to let her go, Damien,” the woman said, her voice gentle but firm.A pause. Then Damien’s voice, sharp with resistance. “You’re asking me to send her away?”“I’m asking you to do what’s best for her.”I sucked
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Aurora’s POVThe morning light streamed through the curtains, casting soft golden hues across the bedroom. I lay in bed, my body aching, my mind heavy with exhaustion. Everything that had happened still felt unreal—the terror, the escape, Damien’s unwavering presence.And now… his grandmother.I had overheard their conversation the night before."If you love someone, let her breathe. Don’t make her afraid of your obsessions."Her words haunted me, circling my mind over and over. It was the first time someone had voiced what I had been too afraid to admit to myself. Damien’s protectiveness was suffocating. His obsession was a force that demanded submission.But could I truly leave?A soft knock at the door pulled me from my thoughts. I sat up just as the door opened and Damien stepped inside, his sharp gaze instantly locking onto me.“You’re awake,” he said, his voice gentler than usual.I nodded, watching as he approached the bed. He hesitated, as if unsure whether to reach for me. “H
ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2025-02-27Broken Vows, New Promises 44: A Cage Without Bars
Aurora’s POVI stood frozen outside Damien’s study, my breath caught in my throat. My fingers curled around the doorframe as I strained to hear the conversation inside."Prepare a safe house," Damien’s voice was low but firm, laced with finality. "A new country, if necessary. Somewhere far from here."I felt my stomach plummet.A sharp inhale followed—Victoria’s voice, quiet but resolute. "Are you sure this is what’s best for her? Sending her away might not protect her—it might only make her feel abandoned."There was a pause, and then Damien’s voice, tight with restraint. "If she stays, she’ll never be safe. Adrian’s men are regrouping, and there are others watching. They see her as a weakness." A beat of silence. "And I don’t trust myself to keep her out of harm’s way."I pressed a hand to my chest, my heart hammering against my ribs. Was this his way of letting me go? After everything—after his possessiveness, his refusal to give me space—now he was deciding to send me away?I turn
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Aurora’s POVThe air in Damien’s study felt heavier than before, thick with unsaid words and lingering tension. His arms were still wrapped around me, strong and unyielding, as if letting go would mean losing me entirely. But even as I pressed my forehead against his chest, listening to the steady rhythm of his heartbeat, doubt crept in like a shadow.How long could we keep running from the inevitable?I pulled back slightly, looking up at him. “They won’t stop coming,” I whispered. “No matter where we go, no matter how much security you put around me.”Damien’s jaw tensed, his fingers tightening on my arms. “I don’t care. I will kill every last one of them if I have to.”I exhaled sharply, stepping out of his grasp. “That’s not a solution, Damien. That’s revenge.”He ran a hand through his hair, his frustration evident. “And what do you want me to do, Aurora? Just let them take you?”“No,” I said, holding his gaze. “But I don’t want to be a prisoner either. I can’t keep living like t
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Aurora’s POVThe mansion felt eerily silent despite the heightened security. I could feel the tension in the air, a thick and suffocating presence that settled deep in my chest. The men stationed around the property moved with rigid precision, their hands always hovering near their weapons, their eyes scanning every shadow.I sat near the large window in Damien’s bedroom, staring out at the darkened grounds. The moonlight bathed everything in a cold glow, making the trees sway like ghostly figures. I pulled Damien’s jacket tighter around me, his scent a mix of cedarwood and something uniquely him. It grounded me, but it didn’t erase the fear curling in my gut.Damien had barely left my side since the conversation in his study. He had made his choice—I was staying. But that didn’t mean we were safe.A soft knock at the door pulled me from my thoughts. Victoria stepped inside, her sharp eyes studying me."You look exhausted," she said, her voice softer than usual.I managed a weak smile
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Broken Vows, New Promises CHAPTER 145 : A Name Among the Ashes
The boy didn’t speak of the dream again.But something in him shifted after that night. His steps were a little steadier. His gaze no longer darted to the exits first. He stayed near Damien, yes, but not like a shadow clinging to light. Now, it felt like a tether, an anchor—not dependence, but choice.Damien noticed it when they trained in the clearing behind the safehouse. The boy followed directions without flinching, without looking over his shoulder every five seconds like he expected Monroe to appear from behind the trees. And when Kai handed him a blade—not sharp, just a practice knife—he held it with the curiosity of someone discovering a piece of themselves.“What do we call him?” Eli
Broken Vows, New Promises CHAPTER 144 : Echoes in the Light
The morning sunlight felt wrong.Too bright. Too open.After days in the Hollow’s synthetic twilight, Damien squinted at the skyline like it was some forgotten relic. The world outside was still broken, scarred by everything Monroe had built, but out here—beneath real sky—it felt like breathing for the first time in weeks.They moved through the forest trail in silence, Aurora walking beside Damien, the child—now clothed in a borrowed jacket and boots too large—staying close to Damien’s side like a shadow tethered to light.No name.No past.
Broken Vows, New Promises CHAPTER 143 : The First Breath
The air inside the chamber thickened as the hum of the cryopod deepened, soft lights tracing across its surface like veins awakening after a long slumber. Damien stood with his hand hovering just above the control panel, eyes locked on the boy within. A-00.The child who shouldn’t exist.The child who had been discarded—forgotten—yet had outlived the project meant to replace him.Aurora touched Damien’s arm gently. “Are you ready?”He didn’t answer right away. His gaze was still fixed on the boy’s face. So young, so still. Yet somehow, it felt like staring into a mirror that refused to reflect.
Broken Vows, New Promises CHAPTER 142 : Into the Hollow
The helicopter blades sliced through the Ural sky like a warning.Beneath them, the forest spread like a sea of frozen pine and fractured stone, untouched and unwelcoming. The coordinates Null had provided pointed to a narrow canyon—its jagged sides veined with ice and shadow—where no human path should've ever led.Damien sat beside Aurora, eyes locked on the narrowing terrain below. The cold had begun to seep in through the insulated layers, but it wasn’t the temperature that clenched his gut.It was the silence.Even at this altitude, the absence of wildlife was unnerving.As if nature itself refused to brea
Broken Vows, New Promises CHAPTER 141 : Fractures Beneath the Surface
The wind had changed by morning.Geneva’s neutral calm felt different now—like something sacred had been disturbed beneath its manicured stillness. The team gathered in the briefing room of the underground complex, still shaken from what they’d uncovered the night before: Damien’s prototype—Subject A-01-D—and the fractured remnants of Monroe’s last vault of secrets.No one spoke for a long while.Elias was the first to break the silence. “So what now? We’ve seen the start of it. That clone—your prototype—it changes everything. Doesn’t it?”Null nodded slowly, pacing. “It suggests Monroe’s e
Broken Vows, New Promises CHAPTER 140 :The Parallax Record
The flight into Geneva was cloaked in silence and tension. Null sat across from Damien and Aurora, his fingers flying across his datapad as he decoded the fragmented files Seraph had left behind. The others barely spoke—each of them gripped by what lay ahead.Damien watched the mountains vanish beneath the clouds through the aircraft window. He could feel Aurora’s quiet presence beside him. Their fingers weren’t intertwined this time, but their shoulders touched, and that alone grounded him more than anything else could.Geneva greeted them with muted skies and chill winds. The neutral zone was a far cry from the war-torn hideouts they’d grown used to—orderly, pristine, quiet. But underneath that perfection lurked something far older than secrecy: erasure.They descended into the depths of a government facility disguised as an old weather station. It took Null several bypasses, retina scans, and an override code embedded in one of Seraph’s final neural threads to breach the security l
Broken Vows, New Promises CHAPTER 139 : A Thousand Echoes
The explosion echoed through the Carpathians like a buried heartbeat being silenced for good. Smoke rose from the ridge, curling toward the cold sky as if even the heavens exhaled relief.Damien stood at the edge of the cliff, watching the plume dissipate into the wind. His jaw was locked, his expression unreadable, but his eyes—those always gave him away. They were distant, full of storm-tossed reflections. Of Seraph’s soft voice. Of her last smile. Of what it meant to end something that had never truly begun.Aurora approached quietly, the silence between them laced with something deeper than words. She stood beside him, their shoulders just brushing.“She called him father,” Damien murmured. “And still chose me.”Aurora’s voice was soft, almost reverent. “Because you were never like him. You gave her something Monroe never could.”He turned to look at her. “What if that’s not true? What if all I’ve done is bury the sins of my creation in silence? I didn’t save her. I ended her.”“S
Broken Vows, New Promises CHAPTER 138 : Sanctum Protocol
The stars hung low that night—sharp and endless—casting a cold silver sheen across the ridge where the safehouse stood. Inside, the quiet had turned restless. Plans had been made, supplies packed, and weapons checked twice over. But in the hush between movements, something else had stirred: anticipation… and dread.Damien stood before the digital board Null had reconfigured in the command room. The spiral symbol—the same one tied to Echelon One—hovered in the center of the map like an eye watching them all.“Everything leads here,” Null said, his fingers dancing across the interface. “Every clone experiment, every data trail Monroe left. I think Echelon One is more than just a final base. It’s a convergence point.”“For what?” Elias asked from the side, arms crossed.Null hesitated. “For everything Monroe couldn't control.”Aurora entered then, her presence grounding the tension in the room. “Then we need to understand what we’re walking into before we try to shut it down.”“I pulled
Broken Vows, New Promises CHAPTER 137: The Quiet Between Storms
The morning after the explosion was strangely still.The mountain air carried a brittle chill, brushing against the scorched earth where the Aetheris network once stood. Smoke still curled upward in delicate wisps, as though the ruins hadn't yet accepted their own end. Birds circled overhead, tentative and cautious. Nature, it seemed, was holding its breath.Inside the safehouse nestled at the base of the ridge, silence had taken on a different shape—calm, measured, almost sacred.Damien sat at the edge of the makeshift balcony, elbows on knees, watching the sunrise paint the valley in gold. His fingers were wrapped loosely around a steaming mug of black coffee, though he hadn’t taken a sip. He didn’t need the heat. He needed the stillness.Behind him, the door creaked softly open.Aurora stepped out barefoot, wrapped in a loose sweater that hung off one shoulder. Her hair was still damp from the quick shower she'd taken to scrub off the soot and blood. She paused when she saw him—his
