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Chapter 25: Power and Temptation
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The tension in the Blackwood estate had become suffocating, an invisible war waged behind cold gazes and unspoken words. Isla had always thought that pain came in screams, in shattered glass and torn apologies. But this—this slow, agonizing silence—was worse. Killian had returned to his usual ways, burying himself in work, ignoring her presence except when absolutely necessary. Celeste, ever the viper, had taken full advantage of his emotional distance, draping herself over him like a prized possession.Isla refused to let them see her break. But every time she walked into a room and saw them together, it took everything in her to keep her emotions in check. One evening, she found herself in the grand dining hall, where Killian sat at the head of the table, reviewing documents with his usual impassive expression. Celeste sat beside him, sipping from a glass of wine, her eyes dancing with mischief as she watched Isla take a seat across from them. The tension in the air was so thick it
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The night was thick with tension, the air charged with something neither of them dared to name. Isla sat on the edge of the leather couch in the grand Blackwood estate, her hands curled into fists against her thighs. Killian stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows, staring out into the city skyline, his posture rigid, his jaw clenched. She had come here for answers, but all she had received were half-truths and empty reassurances. And she was tired—so damn tired—of pretending that things between them were anything but a toxic cycle of push and pull.“Are you going to keep ignoring me, Killian?” Her voice was sharp, laced with frustration. “Or are you finally going to tell me the truth?”Killian exhaled slowly, turning just enough to look at her. His stormy gray eyes flickered with something unreadable before he masked it behind his usual indifference. “What truth do you think you’re owed, Isla?”Her blood boiled. “Don’t do that. Don’t act like I’m some naive idiot who doesn’t see what’
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****The morning sun filtered through Isla’s curtains, casting a golden hue over her bedroom. But despite the warmth outside, she felt nothing but cold emptiness inside. She had barely slept, tossing and turning through the night, her mind filled with unanswered questions and lingering heartache.With a resigned sigh, she pushed the covers off and sat at the edge of the bed. Her fingers instinctively reached for her phone, but she froze before she could unlock it. Calling Killian again was pointless. She had tried, and he had ignored her.She wouldn’t let him reduce her to a desperate woman clinging to the remnants of a relationship that had never truly existed.A soft knock on her door pulled her from her thoughts. “Isla?”It was Elena. The moment Isla opened the door, her best friend stepped inside, scanning her face with concern. “You look awful.”Isla forced a small laugh. “Good morning to you too.”Elena frowned and shut the door behind her. “Don’t do that. Don’t pretend everythi
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****The morning sun filtered through the sheer curtains of Isla’s bedroom, casting golden rays across the room. But the light did nothing to warm the cold dread settled in her stomach. Today was the day. Today, she was leaving.She had packed her bags the night before—just the essentials. A few clothes, her documents, and what little cash she had managed to stash away. Her heart pounded as she zipped the suitcase shut, her hands trembling. This was it. No more waiting. No more hoping. No more Killian Blackwood.A sharp knock on the door made her freeze.“Isla?” Elena's voice, soft and hesitant, drifted through the wood. “Are you awake?”Isla swallowed hard before responding. “Yeah, come in.”Elena entered, her eyes immediately falling on the packed suitcase by the bed. Her face paled. “You’re really doing this?”“I have to, Elena,” Isla whispered, forcing steel into her voice. “If I don’t leave now, I never will.”Elena closed the door behind her and walked over, grasping Isla’s hand
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Isla stared at her reflection in the mirror, her fingers gripping the cool marble countertop of her bathroom sink. The woman looking back at her seemed like a stranger—eyes hollowed with exhaustion, lips pressed into a tight line of barely contained anger and pain.Celeste had won. The world believed her lies, and Killian had done nothing to refute them. He had let Isla suffer while standing next to the woman who had orchestrated her public humiliation.She couldn’t let this continue.A sharp knock at her front door startled her. She wasn’t expecting anyone, and after everything that had happened, she wasn’t in the mood for visitors. Still, something told her she needed to face whatever awaited her on the other side.With slow, deliberate steps, she crossed the room and opened the door. Killian stood there, looking every bit the powerful man the world revered—except for the tightness in his jaw and the storm raging in his eyes."Isla," he said, his voice a low, controlled growl.She d
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Isla stared at her phone long after she ended the call. The screen dimmed, but the weight of Killian’s voice still lingered in the air. Come home, he had said, as if it were that simple. As if he hadn’t just stood by and watched her world shatter at the hands of Celeste.She wasn’t going back. Not this time.Liam, who had been watching her closely, leaned against the counter, arms crossed. “So, what now?”Isla lifted her gaze to him, her fingers tightening around the phone. “I need to fight back. I need to make sure Celeste and Killian both realize they can’t keep doing this to me.”Liam arched a brow. “And how do you plan on doing that?”For the first time in weeks, a spark of determination lit up inside her. “I don’t know yet. But I refuse to be their pawn any longer.”Liam exhaled through his nose, his expression unreadable. Then, after a beat, he nodded. “Good. That’s the woman I remember.”His words made something tighten in her chest. She turned away, hugging her arms to herself
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The room was suffocating with the whispers of the elite. Isla could feel their gazes slicing into her like tiny, precise daggers. After Celeste’s public humiliation at the gala, she had hoped to retreat into obscurity, but the world wasn’t that forgiving.Killian had done nothing. Not a single word of defense, not a single gesture to shield her. The man who once claimed to protect her had stood idly by, letting the wolves feast on her reputation.The aftermath was brutal. The tabloids had a field day with the spectacle. Isla Sinclair—the woman who had dared to step into Celeste DuPont’s path, the woman rumored to be carrying Killian Blackwood’s child—was branded a gold digger, a liar, a disgrace.But the worst part? Killian’s silence.That night, Isla lay awake in her penthouse, the city’s lights flickering through her window. Every fiber of her being screamed at her to leave, to vanish before she was reduced to nothing.Meanwhile, across the city, Liam Caldwell sat in his office, sta
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