Jayden's POVI sat in my study, the afternoon light coming through the window, casting long shadows across the room. My desk was cluttered with files, and my phone was buzzing with calls I had to take. I had to go over some business reports and check in with a few people.Work kept my mind busy. I
Danielle's POV The day had been quiet, too quiet. My baby, already napping in her bassinet, was the only thing keeping my thoughts from going far. I sat on the edge of the bed, my eyes tracing every movement she made in her peaceful sleep. Every time I looked at her, I found myself filled with bot
Jayden's POVI was sitting in my office, the door to the hallway open, when my phone buzzed. It was Charles. I immediately grabbed it, my mind still going over everything that had been happening. Charles was one of the few people I trusted fully—he was like family, and he’d been looking into the nan
Danielle's POV I wanted to get back to work at the company. The nanny had been taken care of and I felt safer than I'd been in a few days. “I’m heading back to the office today,” I said casually to Jayden over coffee.Jayden looked up from the stove, his eyes narrowing in concern. “Are you sure
Danielle's POVJayden had been trying so hard lately, harder than I ever expected.Perhaps, he was trying to make up for the years I'd spent loving him and hoping to be loved back. There were moments when it almost felt like everything had come full circle. I wasn’t sure how to feel about it. Part
Chapter 106 Jayden's POVI woke up the next morning to an empty house. I had slept in because after the kiss I'd shared with Danielle, I too had taken enough snacks to last me the entire night while I stayed awake.I got to the living room and I was going to call when I noticed a piece of paper on
Danielle's POV Days passed and Cindy helped with the baby while I also worked when I could. Eventually, the initial fear Katherine had instilled in me was slowly started to fade away. For the first time in what felt like forever, I began to breathe a little easier. But a strange heaviness lingered
Danielle's POVWhen I got home, I was restless. Jayden spent the rest of the day in his study and I spent mine mulling over what I'd just found out. The weight pressed down on me and I knew I had to do something about it. After work the next day, I called Charles to come and take me to my parent's.
Katherine's POV*Two Years Later*The air felt thick and heavy as I stood by the window of the rundown motel. The curtains were thin, barely hiding me from the outside world. Every sound made me jump—a car door slamming, the shuffle of footsteps on the gravel outside. My world had come crashing down
Danielle's POV The day started like any other. I was sitting in the living room, flipping through some documents for work, when my phone buzzed on the coffee table. I reached for it, not thinking much of it, but when I saw the name on the screen, my heart stopped for a moment.It was my adoptive mo
Jayden's POVThe house was finally quiet. The chaos of the last few weeks was settling down, and for the first time in a long time, I felt like I could breathe. Danielle had put our son to bed, and now we were alone. Just the two of us. It felt like the right moment—no interruptions, no lingering da
Danielle's POVLucas asked to meet up after work so we could have a drink or two and talk about ‘Stuff’ he didn't bother to explain. When I arrived, Lucas was already sitting by the window, his profile outlined by the soft glow of the street lights outside. He wasn’t drinking his coffee—he just sta
Katherine's POV I sat in the corner of a damp, crumbling room, listening to the faint hum of the city outside. My crew—what little of it remained—was scattered, arrested, or hiding like rats in the walls. Everything I’d built was gone, torn apart piece by piece by Danielle’s real parents.I had not
Katherine's POV I sat in front of the mirror, the harsh lighting of the room illuminating every detail of my face. It had been a long time since I’d looked at myself this closely, and the reflection staring back at me no longer seemed like my own. I had to do this. I had to be unrecognizable when
Katherine's POV Danielle found her real parents. Billionaire philanthropists. Nothing stung more than this new revelation.I was still going to strike. It wasn’t just about getting Jayden back. That ship had sailed a long time ago. It was making them see what they thought they had and losing it.Ze
Danielle's POV had been waiting for this moment for so long that it almost didn’t feel real. The text from Daniel earlier that day had confirmed everything I’d been hoping for: my biological parents had agreed to meet with me. They’d found me, after all these years, and now, everything was about to
Danielle's POVI was sitting at the kitchen table, trying to focus on the stack of paperwork in front of me. It had been a long, exhausting day, and there was still so much to get through. The files I was sorting through seemed to blur together, all the words merging into one long, unending line of