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2024-12-27 02:41:24Raven
Emerson’s arrival in my room late that night was the last thing I needed. After taking a long, refreshing bath and meticulously going through my skincare routine, I was ready to collapse into bed. I deserved peace, especially after everything that had happened. I had endured enough. But, of course, Emerson couldn’t let me have that. Not tonight. I didn’t even turn to face him when I heard the door creak open. The scent of him—the same cologne he always wore—instantly filled the room, making me tense. There was a time I found comfort in it, but now it only filled me with disgust. I could sense his eyes on me as he shut the door, the audacity of it all infuriating me. “What do you want?” I snapped, still not looking at him, my voice cold and hard. He hesitated. “Raven, we’re supposed to… consummate our marriage tonight.” I turned sharply, meeting his gaze. His words sounded almost ridiculous now. My marriage to Emerson was a farce. A hollow lie. And the fact that he expected me to fulfill some obligation after everything he’d done? Laughable. “I’m not interested,” I said, my voice venomous. He stepped forward, his eyes narrowing. “We’re married, Raven. This is what’s expected—” “Expected?” I cut him off, my tone biting. “You expect me to sleep with you? Not again, Emerson, not now that I know what kind of man you truly are.” His expression tightened with frustration, but he still dared to move closer. His hand reached for my waist, a touch that once might have sent shivers through me in a good way. Now, it only made me sick. I slapped his hand away with a disgusted snarl, pushing him back hard enough that he stumbled. “Don’t touch me, Emerson. Don’t ever touch me again.” His eyes darkened, but I didn’t care. I wasn’t afraid of him anymore. I stormed past him, my heart pounding, and made my way downstairs to the kitchen, my mind clouded with the urge to escape him. I needed water, something to ground me and calm the storm inside me. My hands shook slightly as I gripped the glass, the cool liquid sliding down my throat as I tried to shake off the lingering feeling of Emerson’s presence. Just as I was about to head back upstairs, the kitchen door opened, and I froze, my frustration growing. I was ready to unleash my anger on Emerson again, but when I turned, it wasn’t him. It was Clark. He stood there, shirtless, his dark hair tousled, his eyes gleaming with that dangerous edge I had come to expect from him. His gaze slid over me with a slow, deliberate intensity that made my pulse quicken, and suddenly, I felt very exposed. My nightwear was practically transparent, and the way his eyes lingered on my body made my skin prickle with awareness. Frustrated, I moved to leave, not in the mood for his games. “Move,” I muttered. But he didn’t. Instead, Clark’s hand shot out, gripping my wrist firmly but not painfully. Before I could react, he tugged me back toward him, and in one swift motion, my body collided with his. His chest was hard and warm against me, and the sudden contact knocked the breath from my lungs. I gasped, and the sensation of him—his broad chest, his muscled arms, and… Oh, goddess. I could feel his arousal pressing against me, his body responding to mine in a way that sent my mind into a frenzy. His hard length rubbed against my ass, and a shudder ran through me, involuntary, even as I hated myself for it. From behind, Clark leaned in, his lips brushing my ear as he whispered, “You’re too hot for me to handle, Raven.” I sucked in a sharp breath, my heart racing. His voice was low, husky, and it made something primal stir inside me. My rational mind was screaming at me to pull away, to stop this before it went too far. But my body… my body was betraying me in ways I didn’t want to admit. I sighed, feeling the heat of him pressed so intimately against me. My nightgown, so thin and sheer, left little to the imagination, and I could feel every hard plane of his body against mine. It was maddening. I wanted to scream, to shove him away, but the words caught in my throat. Before I could figure out how to get myself out of this situation, the unmistakable sound of footsteps echoed down the hallway. We broke apart instantly, the tension snapping like a rubber band. My heart was still pounding in my chest, and my cheeks flushed as I tried to regain control of myself. Clark stood there, his gaze still heated, but the playful smirk on his lips was gone, replaced with something more serious. And then, Emerson stepped into the kitchen. For a moment, none of us said a word. The air was thick with unspoken tension. Emerson’s eyes flicked between me and Clark, suspicion clear on his face, but he said nothing. Clark, ever the master of playing it cool, leaned back against the counter, his expression now casual as if nothing had just happened. “What are you doing down here?” Emerson asked, his eyes narrowing at me. “I needed water,” I said flatly, holding up the empty glass as proof. Emerson’s gaze lingered on me for a moment longer before shifting to Clark, who was now buttoning up his shirt. “I didn’t know you were staying this long,” Emerson remarked, his tone laced with curiosity. Clark’s smile was sharp, predatory. “Business, cousin. I’ll be here for a few weeks.” The tension in the room was suffocating, and I could feel the weight of both men’s gazes on me. My mind raced, and I knew I needed to get out of there before things escalated. Without another word, I walked past them, not daring to look at either of their faces. My heart was pounding in my ears as I made my way back upstairs, the rush of adrenaline still coursing through me. Once inside my bedroom, I closed the door behind me and leaned against it, my breath coming in shaky gasps. Clark’s words, his touch, and Emerson’s presence all swirled together in my mind, leaving me dizzy and disoriented. I didn’t know what the hell was happening anymore. But one thing was certain—this game I was playing, this twisted web of revenge, lust, and secrets—was getting more dangerous by the second. And I wasn’t sure how much longer I could keep myself from getting burned.
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EmersonAs soon as Raven disappeared up the stairs, the silence between me and Clark became suffocating. For a long moment, neither of us said a word. We just stood there, facing each other in the dim light of the kitchen, exchanging silent glares. The tension in the air was so thick I could practically taste it. My fists clenched at my sides, and I felt a wave of possessive anger rise in my chest.Clark, of course, broke the silence first, his voice a low drawl. “Why are you staring at me like that, Emerson?” His eyes gleamed with a smugness that made my skin crawl.I folded my arms across my chest, trying to keep my temper in check. “Because I know whatever your reason is for staying here, it’s not a good one,” I said evenly. My voice was calm, but inside I was boiling. “And now that Raven is my wife, I’m not going to tolerate you making any kind of sexual advances toward her.”Clark’s lips curved into a sly smile, but it didn’t reach his eyes. “Relax, cousin,” he said, his tone moc
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EmersonThe early morning air was thick and still. The sky outside was dark, only the faintest hint of light creeping along the horizon, signaling that dawn was still a while off. I stirred in bed, caught between sleep and wakefulness when I heard the door to my room open softly and close just as quietly.“Raven?” I mumbled, my voice hoarse from sleep. My first instinct was to think it was her, finally coming to me after the icy silence we’d shared since our wedding night.But instead of hearing Raven’s voice, a familiar and distinctly different voice answered. “It’s me, Emerson.”I blinked in the dim light, and as my eyes adjusted, I saw her—Lila—standing near the door, her silhouette outlined by the soft glow from the hallway. I sat up, frowning slightly. “Lila? What are you doing here?”She stepped closer, her lips curving into a small smile. “I came to see you,” she said softly, her tone almost playful. “You haven’t paid me any attention ever since the wedding preparations began.”
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EmersonThe morning light filtered through the thin curtains of Raven’s room, casting a soft glow over her sleeping form. I stood in the doorway, watching her for a moment, a cup of coffee in one hand. She looked peaceful, but something about her demeanor had been unsettling me since the wedding. Her sudden distance, her refusal to even kiss me in front of the guests—it gnawed at me. I figured a little gesture of affection might break the ice.I moved toward her, placing the coffee on the nightstand. “Good morning, beautiful,” I whispered as I leaned down to brush my lips against her cheek in what I hoped was a tender, disarming kiss.But the moment my lips touched her skin, her eyes flew open, and a look of pure fury crossed her face. She shot up from the bed so fast it startled me, the warm morning feeling in the room replaced by a sharp chill.“Emerson,” she spat, her voice low and dangerous, “don’t ever come into my room without my permission again.”I blinked, taken aback. “Raven
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EmersonI sat on the couch, staring at the empty glass in my hand, the warmth of the alcohol doing little to soothe the turmoil inside me. Raven’s coldness haunted me—her indifference had sunk its claws deep into my chest, tightening with every moment that passed. And now, with Clark sniffing around, I couldn’t shake the feeling that things were about to get a lot worse.I was just about to head back to my room when I heard the door creak open. My beta, Luca, stepped inside, his usual composed demeanor giving way to concern. Luca was one of the few people I trusted completely—his loyalty to me was unquestionable, and he had a way of seeing through situations that I sometimes missed.“Emerson,” he said, his voice low, “how are you holding up?”I sighed, rubbing my temples. “Not good, Luca. Not good at all.” I stood up, running my fingers through my hair, pacing the room like a caged animal. “Raven’s distant. It’s killing me. She won’t talk to me, won’t tell me what’s going on, and it’s
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EmersonI woke up later than usual, my body heavy from the restless night I had endured. My mind had been racing, replaying Raven’s coldness, Clark’s smugness, and the weight of my own lies. The guilt of everything gnawed at me, but I couldn’t seem to stop myself from spiraling further down this pit I had dug. By the time I dragged myself out of bed and made my way downstairs, the smell of breakfast filled the house, but something else hung in the air—tension. Thick, suffocating tension.As I stepped into the dining room, I found Clark, Raven, and Lila already seated. Raven sat at one end of the table, her posture stiff, her gaze fixed on her plate. Clark leaned back in his chair, casually taking in the room, as if he wasn’t the cause of half my problems. And Lila… Lila was doing her best to appear unaffected, but I could see the worry in her eyes, the tightness around her mouth.“Morning,” I muttered, sliding into my seat at the head of the table.Clark raised an eyebrow, his smirk a
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RavenI stood in front of the mirror, my reflection staring back at me. Today was the day I would return to Black Stone Group, not as the dutiful wife Emerson expected, but as a woman with a plan. My hair was neatly styled, and my makeup was flawless, every detail carefully crafted to present myself as the perfect, composed wife of the Alpha. But beneath this polished exterior, a storm brewed. This wasn’t just about showing up for work. It was about plotting my revenge, learning Emerson’s secrets, and slowly tearing down the world he thought he controlled.I fastened the delicate gold necklace around my neck, its cool weight a reminder of the role I was playing. I needed to play this smart—act the part of the high-profile wife while moving silently, unnoticed, as I dismantled the foundation Emerson had built.There was a knock at the door, and I turned to see Emerson standing in the doorway, coffee in hand. He gave me a soft smile, the kind of smile that once would have melted me, but
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RavenThe buzz of conversation and the clatter of footsteps slowly faded into the background. My mind raced with thoughts of what I had just learned, the threads of my plan slowly knitting together. But before I could fully settle into my thoughts, Marcus cleared his throat beside me. There was a certain seriousness in his expression that immediately caught my attention.“Raven,” he said, his voice lowering slightly as we walked down the long hallway. “There’s something I need to discuss with you. Something important.”I raised an eyebrow, glancing at him from the corner of my eye. Marcus had always been the voice of reason, the mentor who guided me through the toughest moments. If he was bringing something up now, it meant he thought it was critical. I nodded, indicating for him to go on.“Emerson spoke to me,” Marcus began, his voice careful and deliberate. “He mentioned that he’s noticed a change in you, something that’s been bothering him for a while. He’s concerned, Raven, and as
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RavenThe tension was suffocating from the moment the car pulled into the driveway. Clark had driven me home in silence, his face betraying nothing, while I was lost in my own storm of thoughts. As soon as I stepped out of the car, I saw Emerson and Lila arriving at the same time. Great. I barely had time to prepare myself for another exhausting interaction with Emerson.I barely made it two steps toward the door when Emerson rushed to me, grabbing my arm more forcefully than I would’ve liked. His eyes were pleading, yet there was a desperation beneath them that I couldn’t quite place.“Raven,” he said, his voice low and strained, “we need to talk. Privately. We barely had time to speak at the office, and—”I yanked my arm from his grasp, glaring at him. “I don’t want to talk, Emerson.”Before I could walk away, Clark stepped in between us. His broad frame blocked Emerson from reaching me again, and his voice was calm yet firm. “If she doesn’t want to talk to you, Emerson, then you sh
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RavenThe cold wind cut across the bridge, lashing against my coat as I stepped onto the steel framework. The city lights glittered below, blurring against the river like fractured glass. Ten o’clock on the dot, just as the message instructed. No sign of anyone.I hated how my breath came faster. I hated that my heart jumped at every sound. But most of all, I hated that I hadn’t told Ava or even Clark about this meeting’s true risk.They would’ve tried to stop me. But this… this was mine to finish.Footsteps echoed from the far side of the bridge. I shifted, hand near the hidden blade in my boot.Then he stepped out of the shadows.Marcus Greer.No disguise. No mask. Just the man behind it all, his smile easy and calculated, like he already knew the ending to this story.“Raven,” he said, like we were old friends catching up instead of mortal enemies.“You’re bold to come alone,” I replied.“I’m impressed you did.”I didn’t respond. My fingers twitched near the knife.Marcus walked cl
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RavenThe morning after the event, the city was ablaze with speculation. Headlines painted Emerson and Lila as corporate criminals, parasites leeching off a legacy they didn’t deserve. My plan had worked better than I imagined—precisely orchestrated chaos. But even with their reputations unraveling, I couldn’t shake the growing dread clawing at my chest.Marcus was out there.And worse—he was quiet.It’s the silence that comes after the scream you should fear most. The inhale before the blow. That was Marcus’s specialty: not the obvious attack, but the one you never saw coming.I stood by the floor-to-ceiling window of my apartment, watching the skyline shift behind a veil of gray clouds. A soft knock came from the door. Ava let herself in without waiting.“He’s not in any of his usual places,” she said, dropping a file on the table. “His old contacts are either lying low or pretending they never knew him.”I didn’t turn around. “He won’t use old routes. He knows we’d be watching.”“H
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Raven The storm I had been building for months had finally broken. But it wasn’t unfolding the way I’d planned.Instead of standing alone at the center of my vengeance, victorious, I was flanked by ghosts—Clark, burdened by the weight of guilt and regret, and Marcus, the puppet master I’d failed to see until it was almost too late. And somewhere in the crowd, Emerson and Lila were watching this unravel with barely-concealed dread. They were no longer my only targets. But they were still part of the game.I stepped down from the stage as murmurs escalated to chaos. Some people were pulling up files on their phones, others whispering frantically to one another. The room was becoming a minefield of shifting alliances and crumbling trust. I could feel Marcus’s eyes boring into my back like daggers.Ava moved beside me like a shadow, calm and sharp.“It’s done,” she said. “The media has the full dossier. Within the hour, this entire room is going to be scorched earth.”I exhaled slowly, b
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RavenI stood frozen at the edge of the stage as Marcus’s words thundered through the room like a bomb detonating in slow motion. The folder he handed over looked far too familiar—my reports, my emails, but twisted, doctored, and manipulated to look like I had been undermining the company from the inside. My breath caught in my throat.This was supposed to be my moment. The culmination of months of work, suffering, loss. I had been seconds away from exposing Emerson and Lila, from burning their empire to the ground. And now, in front of the same crowd I meant to dismantle, I was being painted as the villain.Clark was still at the entrance, halfway in the shadows. I saw the panic flicker across his face. I didn’t know if it was guilt, desperation, or something else. But I couldn’t focus on him—not now. I locked eyes with Ava, and she immediately stepped forward, eyes scanning the scene with the sharpness of a strategist.“Stall them,” I mouthed to her.She nodded and moved toward the
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RavenMy heart felt like it was cracking apart, piece by jagged piece, as I stormed out of the room, my breath coming in sharp, uneven bursts. I couldn’t see straight, couldn’t think straight. Clark. Of all people, Clark—the one person I had let my guard down around, the one person I thought might be different from the rest. He was the reason my sister was dead. The reason my life had turned into this hollow, vengeful existence. And I had trusted him. Loved him.The memory of his confession replayed in my mind, over and over like a nightmare I couldn’t wake up from. His voice had been tight with guilt, his eyes filled with the kind of regret that made me want to scream. But it didn’t matter. No amount of remorse could fix what had been done. No amount of love could change the fact that he had killed her. I wanted to hate him. I wanted to bury the feelings I had for him so deep that they would never surface again. But the truth was, I was torn apart inside.I stumbled into the nearest
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RavenStanding at the edge of the stage, I could feel every nerve in my body humming with anticipation. Tonight was the night. The night I would finally expose Emerson and Lila for the corrupt, scheming monsters they were. Every second had been building to this moment, every sleepless night, every carefully calculated move. And now, it was all about to come crashing down.The crowd in the room shifted restlessly, the low murmur of voices blending with the soft clinking of champagne glasses. I scanned the faces before me, knowing that among them were my enemies, my allies, and those who would fall once this was over. My stomach twisted, but I forced the feeling down, locking it in the pit where I stored all the rage, all the betrayal. I couldn’t afford to feel anything else right now.I glanced over to the side of the stage and caught sight of Emerson, standing tall and smug, his arm casually slung around Lila’s waist. They looked like the perfect power couple—the corporate king and qu
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ClarkThe phone rang once, twice, and I could feel my pulse pounding in my throat. I wasn’t sure what I’d say once Raven picked up. I had no plan for this, no clever way to make her understand that everything I’d done—even the worst of it—had been a mistake I was tricked into. How could I even explain that?But then the ringing stopped, and for a second, I thought she’d hung up without answering. I almost dropped the phone in my surprise when I heard her voice.“What do you want, Clark?” Her voice was cold, detached, like I wasn’t even worth her time.I swallowed hard, trying to push past the knot of guilt in my throat. “Raven, I need to talk to you.”She scoffed, and the sound hit me like a punch to the gut. “We don’t have anything left to talk about.”She was right. I had lied to her. Kept the truth from her about the hit-and-run, about the night her world shattered. But I couldn’t let her walk into Marcus’s trap without at least trying to warn her.“I know you hate me right now, an
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ClarkThe weight of my plan settled in my chest as I walked out of my apartment, my footsteps feeling heavier with every step. Setting a trap for Marcus wasn’t just about taking him down. It was about protecting Raven. It was about fixing the mistakes I had made—about making sure she didn’t fall into the trap he had laid out for her.I couldn’t shake the feeling that danger was creeping closer. Marcus had been too quiet these last few days, which was never a good sign. Someone like him didn’t stay quiet unless they were plotting something bigger, and my gut told me that he was planning to make his move at the upcoming business event. The same event where Raven had planned her grand reveal against Emerson and Lila.The problem was, I didn’t know how deep Marcus’s play went. All I knew was that it was dangerous, and that if I didn’t stop him, Raven would end up taking the fall. Marcus had always been a master manipulator, and he knew how to twist every situation to his advantage. If I d
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ClarkAfter confronting Marcus, my mind was spinning. The weight of everything I had learned sat heavy in my chest, and the truth felt like a ticking time bomb. I couldn’t do this alone. Marcus had too much power, too much influence, and I was just one person—one deeply flawed, guilt-ridden person. If I was going to expose him, I needed help.The first thing I did was reach out to some of the people I thought I could trust in the company, starting with those I had worked closely with over the years. Some of them had been loyal to Emerson and the pack, or at least that’s what I had assumed. I called a few of them in for quiet meetings, avoiding too much attention. But each time, the result was the same.“He’s too powerful, Clark.”“I’ve got a family to think about.”“Marcus has connections everywhere. If you go after him, it’ll be career suicide for all of us.”The excuses kept piling up, and I could see the fear in their eyes. Marcus had wrapped his hands around every throat in this o
