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Entwined Hearts: A Billionaire Romance CHAPTER 19.2
Jade remained in the kitchen long after Jayla retreated to her room. The morning warmth cooled into a heavy chill that hung in her chest. She stared at the mug in her hands, trying to wrap her head around the tension of the argument from the morning and their bond unraveling between the sisters.Jayla believed Axel. Jasmine did not. And there she was, stuck between two people she loved more than anything in the world and a man for whom she had taken every caution against in her gut and fallen for anyway. But now… now things felt even more complicated. The appeal of Axel, the mannerisms when it was just them, drew her in. Yet, all those lies, all that secrecy-it weighed on her.The door slam upstairs shook her out of her reverie. Jayla and Jasmine were in pain, and all she could do was stand here frozen in the growing feeling that was all starting to slip through their fingers. They couldn't keep up with the doubt, the confrontation and the accusations between one another and they woul
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Not long after Jayla withdrew into her room that Jade made no move to leave the kitchen. The morning sun had lost its warmth, and there was a coldness in the atmosphere, thick inside her chest. She looked down into the mug grasped between her hands as her mind swam with tension-this morning's argument and the bond unraveling between her sisters.Jayla had believed Axel. Jasmine didn't. And here she was, stuck in the middle of two people she loved most in this world and a man she let her guard down with when it screamed warnings to be cautious. Now…now it felt even more complicated. Axel was charming, and his company made her feel so good that she forgot all reality. Yet all the deceptions, all the secrecy, weighed increasingly heavy upon her.The door slammed upstairs, jerking her out of her reverie. Jayla and Jasmine were suffering, and she was doing nothing other than standing here frozen with the dire feeling things were spiraling out of control. They couldn't go on much longer lik
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Sarah slipped out into the night, the cool air hitting her skin like a breath of fresh relief. The door shut softly behind her, and as she walked across to her car, her mind racing over newer plans. The argument she'd overheard between the triplets was more than enough confirmation that things were spiraling utterly out of control Just perfectly. They had no inkling she'd sat in the wings, waiting for this moment in time. They were too busy clawing at each other over some man. Axel, Brock, Alexander whatever his name was, it didn't matter. What matters is that he is the key to their downfall.Sliding into the driver's seat of her car, a wicked smile curled on Sarah's lips. She had lived in their shadow long enough, watching them laugh and enjoying the life she should have lived. It was always them: Jayla, Jasmine, and Jade the perfect triplets, picture-perfect sisters with pretty faces and perfect lives. But they are not so perfect anymore, are they?She started the car, her fingers
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Sarah drained the last of her wine, relishing the taste, but most of all the spiraling sense of power inside her. The triplets were imploding, their bond dissolving in the fight against one another over Axel. Soon, with her help, they would be shattered beyond repair. A private smile twisted her lips as thoughts of the ways this could be manipulated swirling in her head.It had to be that same man, the Axel she had dealt with before. And if it was, then he would remember her. He'd remember the power she had over him. Sarah's smile deepened. It all would fall into place tomorrow.The Next Day , The Meeting with AxelThe rooftop bar hummed low with the murmur of voices and the soft clinking of glasses. Outside, the city sparkled in the evening light, but Sarah wasn't interested in the view. She sat in a corner, twirling a cocktail stirrer between her fingers as she scanned the crowd for the man who could turn it all her way.The pulse quickened in anticipation. Her mind replayed the mes
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Axel, confidence faltered as he replayed the events of the night. Sarah had made him see a little more than just a tangled web in the way that his position was precarious. He had been walking a tightrope with these sisters, weaving the fabric of lies between them, and now with Sarah, everything was just too close to unravel. She was right there, watching him, waiting for him to slip up.He walked through the night, the great city lights casting their long shadows everywhere, but his mind continued to circle back to Sarah even as he walked toward his next encounter with Jade. Sarah's message had been clear: continue to try to drive a wedge between the sisters. But Axel knew the first rule of being a very good puppet: don't be anyone's puppet. He had his own agenda, though for the time being, he knew it was important to stay one step ahead of her.Jade's message now weighed on him, dragging him back into the immediate. What did she want? Was she growing suspicious, or was this another o
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Jade paced her room long after Axel was gone, the friction of their conversation humming in her veins. The memory hung in the air, an almost palpable charge: his steady gaze, his challenging words, the subtle but unmistakable glint of approval in his eyes. He saw her; truly, he saw her in a way her sisters never had. And that small flicker of acknowledgment of recognition made her powerful, more powerful than she'd felt in years.Her hands quivered, the surge of adrenaline running through her as her fists curled and flexed. First time out of the shadows, first time she had ever proclaimed her intention. No more the quiet, ignored sister who tried to maintain peace between Jayla and Jasmine. No more the sister who faded into the background while her sisters took whatever caught their fancy.This time, I'm taking what's mine.A fuse of jealousy, betrayal, and ambition boiled inside her like a storm. All these years, she was content to remain neutral, to keep her own emotions corked whil
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Back in Sarah's apartment, in the dark, Sarah's fingers ran over the torn photograph of the triplets: Jayla, Jasmine, and Jade. Their torn smiles staring at her mockingly, their once perfect blissfully ignorant existence belittling her. A grin spread across her face as she reveled in the power she had over their lives now. All that covetousness and resentment finally boiled over, and now she was in control. Now she had the upper hand.She watched the photo flutter to the floor with a quick flick of her wrist and kicked it aside. The clacking of her heels on hardwood was satisfying and controlled. The word rang inside her head like some mantra begging her heartbeat to steady. Axel's message had smoothed her nerves, but the number wouldn't shake from her mind, it was a shadow that followed her closely at her back.She paced around the room, reaching for and pouring another glass of juice in a single fluid motion; its deep red liquid swirled inside the tumbler, much like the storm that w
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Sarah paced back and forth across the darkened apartment, her mind racing after the words Axel had texted. The words on the screen felt cold and detached, more warning than a promise. "Don't keep me waiting." Her fingers hovered over the phone, aching to shoot off another message, something sharp, something to remind Axel that she called the shots here. But she restrained herself. It was wiser to let him think that he held all the cards. Tomorrow at 3 PM. She would meet him, but this time it just wouldn't be about triplets. No, something was happening that neither of them had expected - these messages, the unknown presence creeping into her life. It gnawed at her, a scratch that she could not itch. Someone watched. Someone knew. Mulling over what had happened in her head, a feeling she couldn't ignore was that Axel had to have something to do with this. Maybe he didn't send the messages himself, but his involvement in this game had always been more muddled than it initially seemed.
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Axel stood in front of the bathroom mirror, his palms pressed into the cold marble of the sink, staring back at an image of himself that was hollow-eyed and worn. The dinner invitation from Jade buzzed in his brain like a swarm of angry hornets. "Dinner. Just the two of us. Let's clear the air." Axel knew better. He could feel the trap coiling, treads hauling tighter around his breaths. He sprinkled cold water over his face, droplets clinging to his facial hair as he leaned up to grab his phone. Audrey: "Hey, you. You've been quiet today. Will you be home in time for dinner?" Axel's chest had tightened. He typed out: "Sorry, babe, work came up. I'll explain later. I love you." His finger hovered over the send button a while before it finally pressed down. And heaved until it choked him. Jade stood before her full-length mirror to adjust the fragile strap of her sleek black dress that fitted like a second skin, shining faintly under the soft light of her bedroom. Loose waves
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Axel stood in front of the bathroom mirror, his palms pressed into the cold marble of the sink, staring back at an image of himself that was hollow-eyed and worn.The dinner invitation from Jade buzzed in his brain like a swarm of angry hornets."Dinner. Just the two of us. Let's clear the air."Axel knew better. He could feel the trap coiling, treads hauling tighter around his breaths.He sprinkled cold water over his face, droplets clinging to his facial hair as he leaned up to grab his phone.Audrey: "Hey, you. You've been quiet today. Will you be home in time for dinner?"Axel's chest had tightened.He typed out: "Sorry, babe, work came up. I'll explain later. I love you."His finger hovered over the send button a while before it finally pressed down.And heaved until it choked him.Jade stood before her full-length mirror to adjust the fragile strap of her sleek black dress that fitted like a second skin, shining faintly under the soft light of her bedroom.Loose waves cascaded p
Entwined Hearts: A Billionaire Romance CHAPTER 45.1
The silence of the house enveloped Axel as he stepped inside, the sweet scent of lavender and vanilla comforting perfume so frail in nature wafting through it. Soft light spilled from the living room, casting warmth against the chill of the emotional vacuum that had filled him.As his eyes acclimatized to the brightness, he saw her there: Audrey.She had been curled on the couch, her body sheathed in one of his immense sweaters from her miniature body, and flowed right down her back, where long red hair gave a cascade when the fuming teacup heated her hands.Then she'd raised her gaze, and now her eyes just met Axel."Ach Axel." She sighed soft,.And before another word could escape his lips, Audrey was pressed against him, her face buried in his chest, her fingers digging into his shirt as though he'd disappear if she loosened her grasp."I thought you weren't coming back," she choked.Axel’s throat tightened as the guilt pressed against his chest like a weight he couldn’t lift off,
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Outside the Café, moments after the Ultimatum, Axel staggered to his car, the night chilly and nibbling on skin that felt nothing. His head was spinning on a roll-out of control with that threat of Sarah inside his head.The image on her phone imprinted into the brain - damning evidence against him.He was holding on to the roof of his car, his head hung low, sharp, labored gasps of breath.She's mine now.It was his ringing phone that managed to wrench him back from that spiral of thoughts. His fingers moved over his pocket for his phone, as did his eyes, locking their focus on the screen.Audrey: "Baby, I miss you. You're back from your trip, aren't you? Cause I feel like I am freaking out. I need you."Audrey. His wife. The woman he'd promised to protect, to love.Axel sank his teeth hard as the knuckles whitened with the grip of his phone. He couldn't let her take down everything. Whichever way, a choice seemed to enslave him; every step to choke the breath out of his neck.He jam
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The next evening, Jayla sat down her cross-legged on her bed, a glass of water in one hand and her phone in the other. The soft hum of the ceiling fan did little for the silence marshaling its forces against her. Her fingers hovered over Axel's contact name. They hadn't spoken since that night party, the drinks, the indistinct memory of his worried face as he hailed her a cab.Her thumb finally pressed "Call." The ringing felt eternal before Axel's voice crackled through the speaker."Jayla?" Axel sounded surprised. "Hey… it's been a while."Jayla smiled faintly, leaning back against her headboard. "Yeah, it has. I wasn't sure you'd pick up.""Of course, I would. You kinda disappeared after… everything. How are you? You sound different."Jayla's smile faltered. "I was in the hospital, Axel. I… I was poisoned. Almost died.The line went dead. She could hear Axel's hitched breath."Poisoned?" he repeated, his voice low, slow, measured. "Jesus, Jayla. Are you okay now? Do you--do you kno
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Standing just beyond the threshold into Jayla's room, Jasmine felt her breath catch. This was to be the triumphant scene of a recovered Jayla, surrounded by concerned parents and Jade; instead, the weight in her chest grew heavier. She couldn't get past that glimpse of suspicion in her sister's eyes, nor the haunting question: Did she know?Jayla leaned back against her pillows, pale but alert. Her voice was still hoarse, but something in the quiet strength of her tone unnerved Jasmine. "It feels so strange… like someone wanted me gone."Mrs. Johnson hushed her daughter, stroking her hair tenderly. "Don't say such things, darling. It was an accident. Probably something you ate. You're fine now, and that's all that matters."Jayla's lips curled faintly into a smirk, a ghost of her usual confidence. Her sharp gaze shifted briefly toward the doorway to Jasmine and lingered there. "Accidents don't feel this deliberate, Mother."Jasmine's stomach churned violently. She dug her fingers into
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Golden sun streams came through the window into the Johnson mansion to bathe the great dining room with its warmth. Three days since the accident had happened, and it is within the atmosphere brought along by such a situation in life. All was well but the surface of each heart seated on hot coals -and burned so much more under Jasmine's skin than any person could imagine.She sat at her vanity, brushing her hair in slow, deliberating strokes while her mind replayed events of the past week: screeching tires, the near miss with the car, and now Jade getting into an accident. The doubt in her mind as to Jayla's involvement in it all was first just a murmur, one she dismissed for paranoia. But now? Now it was a scream she could no longer ignore.The hand closed on the hairbrush in a grip that was almost crushing as the signs turned stark: Jayla had tried to kill her with the "accident" on the street and, failing that, had gone after Jade, tampering with her brakes. In Jasmine's blood, the
Entwined Hearts: A Billionaire Romance CHAPTER 41.2
Jayla sat cross-legged on the plush velvet couch in the living room of the Johnson mansion, a smirk twisting her lips. The dim light from the antique chandelier above outlined features that were almost sinister. She swirled the wine in her hand absently, as if it was the glass that was the perfect metaphor of the chaos she had unraveled.She leaned back and blew a harsh breath, the thought running like sugar on fire in her head. It was almost too good. Jade lay in the hospital after that near-fatal car accident. She hadn't died-unfortunately-but was shaken enough to keep her off-balance."Not dead yet," Jayla muttered to herself, a hard smile tugging on her lips-" but shaken. That's good enough for now."She was pleased with that image of her sister being helpless, lying in that hospital bed-so meek and weak. The whole neighborhood had thought of Jade for all those years as the "peacemaker"-way too sweet and far too good. But Jayla knew better. Jade does have ambition, and with each p
Entwined Hearts: A Billionaire Romance CHAPTER 41.1
Sarah's heels clicked loudly against the floor of her dark apartment as Sarah tread back and forth, holding tightly onto her phone, with the cryptic messages seared into her brain. "Jayla isn't the only one with secrets." Words cut into her like a knife through confidence so laboriously built. And she couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching her every move, someone dangerous.The possibilities swirled in her mind. Who was behind these messages? Axel? Not likely. He did not need to spook her like this, not when he also benefited from their arrangement. But the idea that someone else, someone outside her control, pulled the strings left her cold.Her glass of wine remained untouched on the counter; she didn't dare pour another, not now, not when her head needed to stay sharp. Whoever this unknown force was, they were playing a dangerous game, and Sarah would be damned if she let them win.Her phone buzzed again within the grasp of her palm.Unknown Number: "Tick tock, Sarah.
