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The moment between us was like a fuse burning down to the last inch, electric, volatile, and impossible to ignore. But I couldn’t let myself get lost in it. I couldn’t let myself slip. Levi’s lips were still on mine, and for a second, everything else seemed to fade away—the war, the stakes, the ghosts of the past. But then the harsh reality of it all rushed back, crashing into me like a cold wave. *We can’t do this.* Not now. Not with everything hanging by a thread. I pulled away, my breath ragged, and stepped back from him, trying to regain control of the storm that was swirling inside me. The storm he always seemed to stir up, no matter how hard I tried to keep it contained.“Stop,” I said, my voice shaking even as I tried to keep it steady. “You can’t keep doing this.”Levi stood there for a moment, frozen, his chest rising and falling as fast as mine. His dark eyes locked onto mine, searching, like he was trying to figure me out in the midst of this whirlwind we’d found ourselve
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It was never supposed to be like this.I’m not someone who *needs* protecting. I’ve always had to take care of myself. That’s how it’s always been. But sitting there, watching Levi do exactly what I didn’t want him to do—protecting me like I couldn’t handle myself—it gnawed at me, a mixture of frustration and something deeper I couldn’t quite put into words.He hadn’t even let me see it coming. He’d shielded me before I had the chance to step in and fight. I don’t know why that bothered me so much. I’d spent my whole life fighting on my own terms, trusting no one, least of all a man who somehow wove himself into my every thought, every decision, without even trying.But the truth was, I *didn’t* want him to see me as weak. I didn’t want him to know that sometimes—*sometimes*—I wasn’t sure if I could keep going. That even with all the anger I carried, all the fire burning inside me, there were moments when I was scared. And I wasn’t just scared for myself. I was scared for him.And tha
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I didn’t know when the walls started closing in, but I could feel them now. The weight of it all. The fight, the lies, the blood that stained my hands, the fear that kept clawing at the back of my mind. I didn’t want to think about it. I didn’t want to acknowledge it. But the truth was right there, heavy and suffocating, every breath I took.And through all of it, Levi was there.He was always there.He’d pulled me through every nightmare, every betrayal, every battle. But it wasn’t enough, was it? No matter how much he tried to save me, no matter how many walls he put up around me, I knew, deep down, I was just as broken as I’d ever been.I couldn’t shake the fear that one day, that wall would break. That he’d see me for what I truly was: a broken mess of shattered pieces that could never be fixed.“Levi...” My voice was barely a whisper, thick with something I didn’t want to name. It came out before I could stop it, before I could stop myself from showing him too much. I never showe
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The night air felt heavier than usual as we made our way through the darkened corridors, the flickering lights above casting long, uneven shadows on the walls. The mission was simple in theory: get in, disrupt Aurora’s last major operation, and get out. But nothing was ever that simple when it came to her, or anyone she touched.I kept my hand clenched around the gun at my side, my steps moving in sync with Levi's. We were a well-oiled machine now. There was no hesitation, no second-guessing. We moved, calculated and precise. But despite the calm exterior, I could feel it, the tension thick between us. The unresolved emotions from earlier still lingered in the air. I hadn’t forgotten the kiss, and Levi... he hadn’t either. But now wasn’t the time for that.We turned a corner, and that’s when I heard it. The faint sound of a muffled voice. My eyes darted to Levi, who had already begun to crouch, signaling for me to do the same. There was someone ahead. The voice grew louder, indistingu
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Marcus’s words hang in the air, thick with finality. *"I already have. You’re already too late."* Levi stiffens beside me, his hands curling into fists at his sides. I can hear my own pulse pounding in my ears, my body thrumming with the need to act, to do something. I clench my jaw, refusing to let Marcus see how much his words rattle me. “What do you mean?” I demand, my grip tightening on the collar of his shirt. “What the hell have you done?” He chuckles, shaking his head like I’m some clueless child. “Oh, Eliana, always asking the wrong questions.” Levi moves then, stepping forward, his presence dark and suffocating. “The right question, my faur lady” he says, voice lethal, and sarcastic “is who else is involved?”Marcus tilts his head, his smirk never wavering. “Now, that’s interesting. You think it’s just me?” He exhales a sharp laugh. “God, you’re both so blind.” The realization slams into me like a wrecking ball. Marcus wasn’t working alone. Levi beats me to it.
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I yelp as we hit the ground, Levi’s body shielding mine from the worst of the impact. My ribs scream in protest. For a second, there’s nothing but silence. Then— “Come on,” Levi grits out, pulling me to my feet. We stagger through the debris, ducking past flaming wreckage. The entire building is collapsing, metal beams groaning under the weight of the destruction. “We need to move!” I shout. Levi grips my wrist, yanking me forward. We sprint toward the nearest exit, dodging falling debris. The fire is spreading fast. I glance back—Jules is gone. Dead? Unconscious? Already escaped? No time to find out. Levi and I burst through the back door just as the warehouse caves in behind us. We hit the pavement hard, coughing as fresh air floods our lungs. Sirens wail in the distance. I roll onto my back, staring up at the night sky. My entire body aches. My hands are still shaking. Levi sits up beside me, wiping blood from his temple. “You okay?” I let out a breath
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The world outside is still burning. News reports flood the airwaves, painting a picture of a city unraveling at the seams—power outages, riots, a real storm in waiting. But the real damage isn’t what’s happening now. It’s what’s coming. Levi stands by the window, his silhouette sharp against the dim glow of a flickering streetlamp. His jacket is draped over a chair, the white shirt beneath it torn and stained with blood. He hasn’t spoken in the last fifteen minutes, hasn’t looked at me since we got back from Jules’ trap. I don’t blame him. I lean against the wall, letting the exhaustion settle in my bones. My body aches from the constant running, the fighting, the sheer force of surviving. But my mind won’t rest. Not when every second that passes brings us closer to another attack, another betrayal, another war. And Levi—he looks just as wrecked as I feel. His hands are curled into fists at his sides, his knuckles split and bruised from the last fight. A faint trail of dri
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The air in the club feels suffocating now. The music pounds against my skull, the neon lights flashing in violent reds and blues, but all I can focus on is the weight of Levi’s words. We start a war.I close my eyes, inhaling sharply. “Do you even hear yourself?” Levi leans back in his seat, one arm draped casually over the back of the booth, but I can see the tension in his jaw, the slight clench of his fingers. He’s holding back. He always does. “You think we have a choice?” he says, voice smooth, calm. Too calm. Theo scoffs. “Yeah, I’m with Eliana on this one. Declaring war on the Rosettis? Great way to get yourself killed.” Levi doesn’t even look at him. His gaze stays locked onto mine, like I’m the only person in the room who matters. “If we don’t hit first, they will.” I hate that he’s right. Luciano Rosetti isn’t here to negotiate. He isn’t here to *talk.* He’s here to finish what his family started. To wipe out the Vanderbilts. To take back control of a c
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Years had passed since the day we fought for freedom, for peace, and for the life we have now. The life we had dreamed of for so long but never dared to imagine in the depth of our darkest days.Our home was no longer a symbol of chaos or fear—it was a sanctuary. The walls that once echoed with tension now hummed with the laughter of our children and the soft murmur of conversations that held no weight of the past. It was a place of peace, of love, of family.Levi stood by the window, looking out over the vast grounds of our estate. The sun was setting, casting a warm, golden light over everything. He had always been the protector, the one who looked out for everyone, but now, as I watched him from behind, I saw the shift. The years had softened him in ways I hadn't expected. His gaze, once sharp and filled with purpose, now held a quiet w
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We stood together, the weight of the world no longer pressing down on us. For the first time in what felt like forever, I could finally see the horizon ahead—clear, unobstructed, and full of promise. The past had been a storm, one we’d weathered with everything we had, but now the skies were calm, the air sweet with the scent of new beginnings.Levi’s hand found mine, his fingers wrapping around mine with that familiar, comforting strength. We had come so far, from the darkness of a life we never asked for, to this—this quiet, peaceful moment where everything felt right. We had built a life together, piece by piece, through the pain and the loss, through every challenge that had come our way. And now, we were free.I looked down at our son, sleeping peacefully in Levi’s arms, his tiny chest rising and falling with every breath. He was a symbol of everything we had fought for, everything we had dreamed of. He was our future, and that
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The world had changed for us. For the first time in a long while, I could breathe without the weight of the past suffocating me. Levi and I, side by side, were finally at peace. The endless battles, the constant fight for survival, all of it felt like it was behind us. There was no more running, no more hiding. We had built something together, something we never thought we’d have: a life that was free of fear, full of hope, and, most importantly, full of love.I watched Levi as he stood by the window, his hands resting lightly on the sill. The evening sun bathed him in a warm golden light, casting long shadows across the room. His face, once hardened by years of war and loss, now wore a calmness that I hadn’t thought possible. There were lines on his face, yes, but they were no longer lines of anger or sorrow. They were lines of experience, of wisdom. He had lived through so much, and yet, now, in this quiet moment, he was at peace. We both were.I leaned a
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Levi held the envelope in his hands, his fingers tracing the edges of it as if unsure whether to open it. The silence was heavy between us, each of us waiting for him to make the first move. I could feel the weight of the moment pressing down on me. I had never expected to find myself in this situation, not with Levi’s mother standing before us, and certainly not with her holding something that could change everything. The tension was palpable, and for a moment, it felt like the room itself was holding its breath.I glanced at Levi, who was still staring down at the envelope, his jaw tense, his mind clearly processing everything. It wasn’t just the content of the letter that he was contemplating; it was the years of abandonment, of unanswered questions, of the emptiness that his mother had left in his life. No matter how much he tried to shield himself from it, the truth about her absence, the reason why she had walked away all those years ago, was something that
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The days after our vow renewal passed in a peaceful blur. For the first time in what felt like forever, there were no enemies at the gates, no secrets threatening to tear us apart. There was only the present—the quiet, intimate moments we shared as a family. Levi and I spent hours talking about our future, about the life we were going to build for our son. We reflected on all we had endured to get to this point, but even more so on the love we had for each other and the trust that had grown between us.In these moments, I felt a sense of calm that was foreign to me. In the past, I had always been on edge, waiting for the next betrayal, the next threat to arise. But now, in the safety of our home, with our son sleeping peacefully in his crib, I allowed myself to feel what I had always longed for—peace.Levi and I shared a quiet dinner one evening, the soft glow of the lights illuminating the room. Our son was asleep in his room, and for the first time,
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As I watched Levi hold our son, the weight of everything that had happened seemed to melt away. It was hard to believe that just months ago, we were fighting for survival, struggling with betrayals, with enemies lurking at every corner. And now here we were, in a hospital room, surrounded by the soft hum of machines and the faint scent of antiseptic, with our child between us. I couldn’t remember a time when I had felt more at peace.Levi had always been the force of nature, the leader who commanded respect, but here, in this moment, I saw a side of him I hadn’t truly known before. The man I thought I understood—cold, calculated, driven by the mission—was now softened, changed by the simple act of holding our child. Our son, our little miracle, had transformed him in ways I didn’t think were possible.I turned my head to look at him, my hand resting gently on his arm. He was staring down at the baby with a soft expression on his face, his
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The moment Levi held our baby for the first time was one I would never forget. I had seen him strong, cold, ruthless in battle, and yet here, in the quiet, dimly lit hospital room, all that faded away. It was just him, me, and the tiny life we had created together.His arms were gentle, yet his grip was firm, as if he were afraid to let go, as if the very idea of losing this moment, losing this piece of him, terrified him more than anything else. His face was soft, his eyes filled with a vulnerability I had never seen before. He looked at our child with a kind of reverence, his gaze intense and full of awe.“I never thought…” Levi’s voice faltered, thick with emotion, and for the first time, I saw the cracks in his armor. His gaze flickered from the baby to me, and there was a shift in him, something profound. “I never thought I could feel like this. So... so helpless. But in the best way. This... this little one has already changed
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The world around me was a blur of motion, flashes of light and darkness, the steady beep of machines blending with the sound of Levi’s voice. He was calling my name, his hand gripping mine tightly, but everything felt distant, as though I was floating somewhere far from him.“Eliana, stay with me,” he said, his voice strained, as though it was costing him everything to speak. I could hear the panic there, the fear, but there was something else too—something I hadn’t heard before. Something raw. His hand tightened around mine, and I tried to squeeze back, but my fingers felt heavy, sluggish. I couldn’t focus, couldn’t stay present. My body felt foreign to me, as though I was losing control of it.“Eliana,” Levi’s voice broke through again, more urgent this time. “I need you to stay with me. Just a little longer, please.”I tried to respond, but no words came. Instead, I felt the p
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I wasn’t sure how long we’d been fighting, but it felt like hours, maybe days. Each moment blurred into the next as we moved, fought, and fought some more. The Rossettis, Livia, even Mr. Rossetti—they had been obstacles, pieces of the puzzle, but they weren’t the true threat. They were pawns, caught in a game they didn’t understand. It was always her. Levi’s twin sister. I had sensed it all along, but I hadn’t been able to put the pieces together until now. Every step we had taken, every move, it had all been leading us to her. She was the one who orchestrated this entire nightmare. The Rossettis had been too predictable, too visible. It had been her, pulling the strings from behind the scenes. And now, as we stood on the precipice of everything we had fought for, it became clear. She was here. She was the storm we had been trying to survive, and now it was time to face it head-on. Levi’s anger was palpable beside me. I could feel the tension in his every muscle, the way he gripp
