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CHAPTER SIXTEEN (ELARA'S POV)
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Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER SEVENTEEN (ELARA'S POV)
The one thing she had been trying to forget. The one that set her body on fire and made her spine tingle even after they pulled away. She forced a smirk trying to be cocky. “What do you think?” Killian studied her for a moment, he was searching for something. Then slowly, he reached out, brushing a stray strand of hair away from her face. Elara’s breath hitched. “Elara…” he murmured, stepping impossibly closer. His fingers brushed her bare arm, trailing up to her shoulder, sending shivers down her spine. “Tell me to stop.” She should stop this. She should step back. But she didn’t. Because the way he was looking at her? Like he wanted to devour her whole? It was intoxicating. Instead, she whispered, “I won’t.” A muscle ticked in his jaw, like his restraint had snapped. Then finally, he closed the distance between them completely. In a flash, his mouth was on hers, claiming, demanding. Elara gasped, her hands gripping the collar of his tuxedo as he backed her up
Huling Na-update : 2025-03-11Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER EIGHTEEN (ELARA'S POV)
The drive to Killian’s estate was quiet.Not the peaceful type of quiet, but the tense silence that had a lot of unspoken words lingering between them. After everything that had happened at the gala, the heat between them had finally settled down. Elras had expected to be taken to her home but instead Killian ordered the driver to take them “home”.His home.She wanted to object but something about the way he tapped his finger lightly against his knee, clenched his jaw, told her not to. He was thinking about someone. Planning, so she didn't want to interrupt.She turned her stranded to the city that blurred as they drove past it, mesmerized by the beauty of it all.After what felt like an eternity, they finally arrived at his mansion. She wasn't sure that she would ever be able to get over how magnificent his house was.A literal fortress.The car rolled to a stop and parked, before she could even reach for her door handle, Killian's butler opened the door for her.“Ms. Beckett.” He
Huling Na-update : 2025-03-11Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER NINETEEN (KILLIAN'S POV)
He hated the way his name sounded coming out from her mouth, he hated the way the lights dimmed from her eyes and was replaced with the cold woman he had met weeks back. They were back to business partners.Strangers.For the first time in a long time, he wasn't sure if he had made his best decision or biggest regret.She didn’t say anything after that. She simply turned on her heels. Her silence was louder than any insult she could have thrown at him. He wouldn't have blamed her if she did.He could see it in the way her posture stiffened, her shoulders tensed and her fingers curled into fists at her sides. She was barely holding herself together.Deep down in him, no matter how hard he tried to push the feeling away, he felt regret.He had never planned for last night to go the way it did. He didn't plan for it to mess with his head so much. He didn't expect her to feel the way she did.He watched as she straightened her spine and lifted her chin. He knew before she said it. She was
Huling Na-update : 2025-03-14Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER TWENTY (IVY'S POV)
Rage bubbled up within her, it was a slow burn that threatened to grow and explode into something catastrophic.She stood in her study with the lights dimmed as she stared out into the city from the floor to ceiling windows of her penthouse. The City sparkled beneath her but even the beauty of it did nothing to calm her down.All she could see was them.Elara and Killian.Her fingers held onto her expensive mahogany desk, nails digging into the polished surface hard enough to leave marks. Her tablet lay broken on the floor after she fling it upon seeing the pictures of Elara and Killian. The perfect couple plastered all over social media. Killian and Elara’s alliance was dangerous. She had underestimated them, and now she was paying the price.They had portrayed the image of the perfect couple at the gala which has left her humiliated, outplayed and furious beyond words. The media was eating it up, turning it into the story of the year. But that wasn't even the icing on the cake.Wha
Huling Na-update : 2025-03-14Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER TWENTY ONE (ELARA'S POV)
The moment Elara saw the headlines, she knew Ivy had struck. Her heart nearly stopped beating when she saw the first headline.She had barely gotten out of bed when her phone started to buzz nonstop— notifications, missed calls, message, all piling up like she had killed someone. She unlocked her phone, confused as to what all the ruckus was about.Dread filled her as she began to read the articles. Social media was on fire, blogs were writing different theories, news networks latched unto the false rumors like vultures.ELARA BECKETT EXPOSED: A GOLD DIGGER OR A FRAUD?KILLIAN HAYES’ NEW FIANCÉE CAUGHT IN A WEB OF LIES—WHAT IS SHE HIDING?Her blood ran cold as she skimmed the fabricated details, each word driving a blade deeper into her already frayed nerves.There were pictures—ones that had obviously been photoshopped to paint her as a schemer. The pictures plastered around were a perfectly crafted masterpiece, she had to admit. Some showed her in heated arguments with ivy from year
Huling Na-update : 2025-03-17Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER TWENTY TWO (KILLIAN'S POV)
Killian Hayes had built his empire on control.Every deal, every negotiation, every enemy was handled with calculated precision. Today was no different.Seated at the head of the conference table in his private confernece room which he liked to call his war room. He tapped his fingers against the polished mahogany surface of his desk, eyes scanning the reports which has been brought before him. There were screens that were mounted and on the walls displayed live feeds—news broadcasts, social media trends, financial charts. Everything that was on the Internet.Ivy thought she had power. Thought she could rip Elara apart and walk away unscathed.Wrong move, sweetheart.The doors opened, and his most trusted executives walked in—his PR strategist, his cybersecurity expert, his legal consultant, and two men whose specialties weren’t exactly legal.“Gentlemen,” Killian greeted, lacing his fingers together. “Let’s begin.”His PR strategist, Daniel, spoke first. “Damage control is already go
Huling Na-update : 2025-03-18Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER TWENTY THREE (ELARA'S POV)
As Elara stepped into Killian’s office, the air was filled with an undeniable energy. Victory. Sweet, intoxicating victory. It wasn't the finally blow yet but they had wonder ivy and the scent of her blood brought Elara now.The Aftershock of their move on ivy was sending shockwaves through the business world as no one had expected it.Killian stood near his desk, swirling a glass of whiskey in one of his hands. Elara couldn't help but notice the satisfactory look on his face. He did look op as she entered but she knew that he was aware of her presence.Elara smirked as she walked over to him, taking the glass of whiskey from his hand before he could react. “You look like a man who just executed the perfect takedown.”Killian arched a brow but let her take the drink, his eyes glinting with amusement. “I look like a man who always wins.” he corrected.He still hadn't looked a her.She took a slow sip, the burn of the whiskey warming her from the inside our. “Cocky.”“Confident.” he cou
Huling Na-update : 2025-03-18Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR (ELARA'S POV)
The next day, Elara tried to convince herself that she wasn’t affected by Killian’s rejection—again. She drowned herself in work, forced herself to focus on anything but the lingering memory of his lips on hers, the way his hands had gripped her waist. But the worst part wasn’t the kiss itself. It was how easily he had shoved it aside, how easily he had pushed her away.For the second time.She had let herself slip. Let herself believe in something that wasn't real. Something that could never be real.Big mistake.With a tired sigh, she walked over to her couch in her penthouse and sat on it with a glass of wine in one hand and her phone in the other. She had a mansion but today she decided to stay in her penthouse in case Killian came looking for her. She wasn't ready to face him.She looked out unto the city, admiring the different colors of the sky and the faint glow from the street below as she tried to drown out the voices in her head.You know that this is all fake. You knew wha
Huling Na-update : 2025-03-18
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Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
(Elara's POV)The air was thick with tension, but Elara loved it.She could still taste the extent of his frustration, she could feel the weight of his gaze as he took slow steps away from her. He was trying to retain control, to compose himself after what had just happened between them.She could see how hard he was trying in the way his jaw ticked, the way he ran his hand through his hair and over his face, the way he sighed.But he wouldn’t be able to.Not tonight.She knew the war between them had only just begun, but for now she had won this round.A slow, satisfied smile grew on her lips as she ran a hand over her hair, fixing it from the deliciously messy moment they had just shared. Then, she turned to him, her voice cool, calm and collected.Everything that he wasn't."I’m staying the night."It was not a question.Not a request.A statement.She didn’t wait for his response as she brushed past him, deliberately letting her shoulder to graze his as she walked through the di
Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER THIRTY ONE (ELARA'S POV)
The drive was silent.A thick, suffocating silence that felt more like a battleground than a moment of peace surrounded them.Elara liked this.She liked seeing him come undone.She knew what she was doing.And it was working.Every muscle in his body screamed restraint, but the tension was thrumming too loud, too violent for him to hold it for long.She turned her head slightly, taking in the sight of him. Sharp. Beautiful. Unraveling. He looked totally and utterly delicious.When they pulled up in front of his mansion, Killian slammed the brakes too hard, making the tires screech against the pavement.She almost laughed.So easy to rile up.He got out without a word, and before she could even reach for the door handle, he was there, yanking it open.His presence filled the space, dark and commanding.Then, in a voice low and cold, he said, "Get. Out."She did not because he demanded it but because she wanted to see where this would go.*****The moment they stepped inside, the heavy
Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER THIRTY (ELARA'S POV)
The silence stretched between them endlessly. The tension in the air was thick and suffocating. She felt the electricity dancing across her skin at the tension.Killian hadn’t spoken a word in exactly forty-five seconds since she had uttered the lie."He's my boyfriend."Elara sipped her wine slowly, letting the rich taste of aged wine coat her tongue as she savoured the moment she was having as she watched him.Every muscle in his body was locked tight, his hand curled into a fist on the table, his jaw clenched so hard she thought he might break his teeth.Good.This was exactly what she wanted.A distraction.Something to throw him off balance while she worked on the real plan.Killian had underestimated her for far too long. He thought he was the one pulling the strings, the one controlling the game.He had no idea that she had already rewritten the rules.He was so easy to manipulate—so predictable in his arrogance and possessiveness.She could practically hear his thoughts. Who i
Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER TWENTY NINE (KILLIAN'S POV)
Killian clenched his jaw as he stared at the blurry photo on his phone as if he could burn a hole through it. The image was grainy, taken from a distance, but the content was clear enough. Elara had gone out with a stranger.A man she had never mentioned.A man who had his hand on her lower back in a way that was too intimate and too comfortable for Killian’s liking.His grip tightened around the glass in his other hand, he swirled the drink then downed it in one go. The burn of the alcohol did nothing to cool the rage simmering beneath his skin. Who the fuck was he?His first thought was that Elara had betrayed him—that she was plotting with someone else behind his back. That was a dangerous possibility, but not the one that unsettled him the most.No, what really set his blood on fire was the thought that she might be fucking this man.That the coldness she had been directing at him all week wasn’t because she was keeping secrets but because she had moved on from him.He let out a s
Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT (KILLIAN'S POV)
The whiskey burned as it slid down his throat but it did nothing to distract him from the frustration in his chest.He was pacing like a possessed man, fists clenching and unclenching at his sides.He was angry.Angry at himself. At Elara. At the entire situation. Angry at the world.For years, he had built himself into a man who controlled every outcome, who never let emotions dictate his decisions. He had learned the hard way that attachment was a weakness, a vulnerability that could be exploited. Weakness was something he couldn't afford, something that shouldn't exist in his life. And yet, she was under his skin.Elara.The woman who was supposed to be nothing more than a business strategy, a piece on his chessboard she was playing him just as much as he was playing her. She was supposed to be something he could use to get closer to his goal. Someone that can be discarded at any time.The way she had looked at him today—cold, indifferent, dismissive—made something inside him snap
Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN (ELARA'S POV)
Killian Hayes showing up at her doorstep was not part of the plan.Elara had spent the past week carefully crafting her next move, trying to play the long game—to get close enough to destroy him the way he had planned to destroy her.But now, standing in front of him, watching the way his sharp eyes narrowed at her, something dark flashing in them, she knew he could tell something had changed.Good.She heard him walk in after her, she turned briefly and saw something flickered across his face, a moment of hesitation, but then his usual controlled expression returned.“Elara.”He only said he name. A quiet command.There was a time where she might have reacted to it. A time when it might have meant something.Not anymore.She crossed her arms and leaned against the doorframe to the living room, raising a brow. "If you're here for business, we can talk tomorrow. If you’re here for something else, don’t waste my time."His jaw ticked. "Stop avoiding me."She let out a cold and humorless
Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER TWENTY SIX (KILLIAN'S POV)
It had been over a week.A week of silence.A week of no calls, no sharp-witted remarks, no infuriatingly addictive presence.Killian had told himself he didn’t care. That Elara’s absence was a relief, that he could finally focus on what mattered—taking down Ivy and securing what was rightfully his.But that was a lie.Because against his will, she was in his head.Every damn day.He hated it.Hated the way his mind wandered to her when he should be strategizing. Hated the way his fingers had hovered over her contact on his phone more times than he cared to admit. Hated the frustration building in his chest when he realized that she wasn’t reaching out either.Elara was avoiding him.The fact dawn on him and made an uncomfortable feeling settle In his gut with each passing day. He didn’t know why—or maybe he did but refused to acknowledge it.Another day passed and his irritation was at it's peak, another feeling was beginning to surface that he didn't like.He needed to see her.He w
Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE (ELARA'S POV)
The room felt smaller, like the walls were caving in on her. The air felt heavier, like it was going to suffocate her.Elara sat frozen, her eyes glued to the screen as she reread the documents, her mind struggling to piece together what she was seeing.Killian Hayes.He wasn't just her so called partner in taking down Ivy. He wasn't just her fake financee, he wasn't just a man who had pulled her into his world. He was a man who had lied and had his own agenda from the start.She moved the cursor and opened another file. There it was, written in bold.The Beckett industries.There was a list of recent transactions on the scream but this time, the money trail didn't lead to ivy, rather it lead to Killian.Her hand shook as she clicked on another document, and another. It was all there.Years ago, Killian’s company had been sabotaged by ivy. Elara was well aware of this because he has told her. The information that ivy has leaked to their father gave him an advantage which he took and
Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR (ELARA'S POV)
The next day, Elara tried to convince herself that she wasn’t affected by Killian’s rejection—again. She drowned herself in work, forced herself to focus on anything but the lingering memory of his lips on hers, the way his hands had gripped her waist. But the worst part wasn’t the kiss itself. It was how easily he had shoved it aside, how easily he had pushed her away.For the second time.She had let herself slip. Let herself believe in something that wasn't real. Something that could never be real.Big mistake.With a tired sigh, she walked over to her couch in her penthouse and sat on it with a glass of wine in one hand and her phone in the other. She had a mansion but today she decided to stay in her penthouse in case Killian came looking for her. She wasn't ready to face him.She looked out unto the city, admiring the different colors of the sky and the faint glow from the street below as she tried to drown out the voices in her head.You know that this is all fake. You knew wha
