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Stealing the Heart of Mr. Steele
Last Updated : 2024-12-30
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In Cordelia's marriage, she is the other woman. First, it was to the memory of her sister, Angelica, the woman who should have been his bride. And now, she is still only second best, cast aside for any pretty face that reminds him of his lost love. After five years of marriage, and one night of passion that turned into heartbreak, she gains the strength to start over on her own. But there are things about her marriage that she never knew. Strange things are happening all around her and it turns out that she has bigger skeletons in her closet than the ones she put there herself. What really happened to Angelica? And what will she do, once she learns the truth? ________ The first time our eyes met my heart stopped. “Hello,” I smiled in his direction, “My name is Cordelia Grayson.” His returning smile was hesitant, uncertain, and small. “Atlas Steele.” He was beautiful with his golden blonde hair and bright blue eyes. I could tell he was a little too old for me, but I have always been attracted to older boys. His age didn't discourage me, if anything I think it made him even more dashing. And from that moment on my heart was his. Utterly and completely. Unfortunately it was not my heart that he wanted to hold. When he raised his gaze to mine a second time, his eyes skipped over my face to focus on someone standing behind me. I turned to look. It was my sister. He asked me if I knew her. I could tell he was more interested in her than he was in me, and even though it hurt to do it, I nodded in confirmation. “That's my sister, Angelica.” “Angelica,” he said her name slowly, savoring each syllable.
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Stealing the Heart of Mr. Steele Chapter 399
[Cordelia]Atlas and I raced down the hall to the exit, soldiers moving out of our way as we passed, nobody bothering to stop us as my husband's icy glare and dominant aura kept them pinned in place. Magnus is dead and I have never been more terrified in my life. The door to the outside pushes open and we are instantly blinded by the overhead sunshine that covers the beach with an oddly bright gray that stings the eyes. It is warmer than it had been earlier, the wind having died down, trapping the moisture of impending rain, held in place by the gathering storm. "Jasper," I call out gently, scanning the beach. "Wally?""Atlas do you see Jasper?" I grab my husband's arm. His pulse is rapid beneath my fingertips as we move forward as one and find the abandoned picnic blanket and Jasper's little galoshes next to a much larger pair. "Wally!" I scream out towards the waves and find him standing in the water, at the far edge of the beach. There is no sign of my son. None. It's as if the
Last Updated : 2024-12-30Stealing the Heart of Mr. Steele Chapter 398
[Wally]Jasper is such a sweet lad. "Uncle Wally," he looks up at me with his large, wide, and trusting hazel eyes. "Here you go." He hands me the smallest, most perfect sanddollar. Not a single imperfection around the size of my thumbnail. Tiny and complete. A little universe of its own. "Is that for me little guy," I bend down to take it, my head pounding. It's been hurting on and off for the last 5 minutes. "I love sanddollars. When I was a boy in Boston," Boston, no that's not right, "Melbourne, my..my mother...I mean mum used to take me to the beach and we'd go hunting for treasures like this." Taking another look at the little organism, I place it in my pocket and give it a gentle little pat."Wally," Jasper's small voice squeaks as I pinch the bridge of my nose, shutting my eyes against the pain. "Stay with me. Please.""I'm not going anywhere lil' tyke. Your ma and pa trust me to look after you while...ah!" An overwhelming wave or pressure presses down from within my skull
Last Updated : 2024-12-30Stealing the Heart of Mr. Steele Chapter 397
[Suzanna]As I choked the life from his body I prayed that this time it would finally stick. I've seen this bastard die in dozens of ways, many by my own hand, but he never stays dead."Mother," Atlas looks up at me, his pupils dilated, his hands shaking as he looks between the body to me. With his hands to his sides, he squeezes them shut, torn over what he should do next. Watching me take Magnus' life is creating a psychological disconnect in the mind and heart of my noble-hearted son. It is one thing to wish a person gone, it is another thing entirely to witness his murder. "Go to your son," I order him, reminding Atlas that the danger is still very real. "Magnus doesn't make idle threats. If he said he'd get revenge, he meant every word. Don't let this body," I flick my hand towards the still body, "I've seen him in worst situations and he came back smelling like roses.""But..." He stumbles between thoughts. Poor, sweet Atlas."Do you think he's still alive," Cordelia chirps in
Last Updated : 2024-12-30Stealing the Heart of Mr. Steele Chapter 396
[Cordelia]Magnus' eyes look ready to burn a hole in me where I stand as his mouth twists into an angry sneer. "You made a mistake, Cordelia Steele. Remember what I said would happen if you ever crossed me."Taking a step back, I rub my hand which burns with something that feels like a cross between static electricity and cold fire. He laughs, seeing my reaction, taking pleasure in my discomfort. Thankfully his gaze shifts to the other pregnant woman in the room. "Wife, how could you betray our family this way? You do realize when they are done with you, they are coming for our children." She looks down at her belly, and then back up at him. She doesn't say anything, but she does take a step back, her eyes glistening. "How could you do this to me," She demands, holding her belly. "You let me believe I had, that I..." "That the children were his," his eyes shift to the good doctor, Jude, who is focused on the task of laying out and sterilizing a set of sharp tools. "No ordinary man
Last Updated : 2024-12-28Stealing the Heart of Mr. Steele Chapter 395
[Cordelia]"I still don't understand what I have to do with any of this...I..." My voice trails away as a little girl's face, twisted in pain, flutters through my mind.And then another moment, when Tilly sat straight up, her eyes wide and scared, her body unable to function as she was forced from her coma for a brief and terrifying moment.And the moment just earlier today, when she said my name..."I am so sorry, Cordelia." Suzanna's gaze is sad and sympathetic as she watches my realization. "There was more than one reason we needed you to go to the Fisher Institute. It was important for you to learn more about who you are, and what you can do." "This is nonsense," feeling betrayed, I cross my arms and glare at her apologetic half-smile and my fake sister's lopsided grin. At least Atlas looks as stunned as I feel. Turning to his mother he demands she tell him exactly what's going on. "Did you send my wife into danger? You were supposed to be protecting her!""And I was," she corre
Last Updated : 2024-12-27Stealing the Heart of Mr. Steele Chapter 394
[Cordelia]Our group made our way back into the base, following in the wake of the black bag. Jasper hung onto Atlas for dear life, wrapping his arms around his father's neck as if afraid he'd disappear if they stopped touching for even one moment. I feel the same way. Even though I had agreed with the idea of us separating, it has been a terrible idea. What did we gain by the two of us being apart other than intel we might have received some other way? From this moment on, my family comes first. Always. Somehow Atlas convinces our son to let go and hands him off to his cousin. "Thank you for watching over my family," he nods as Wally takes Jasper's hand. "I'll never be able to repay this debt." Wally tips an invisible hat and gives me one of his signature smiles. "My pleasure, Cousin. You have a beautiful family," We watch him walk back to the beach, listening to our son's cheerful voice when he laughs in wonder watching a crab scuttle sideways along the sand."So we have a new
Last Updated : 2024-12-27Stealing the Heart of Mr. Steele Chapter 393
[Cordelia]Waiting for the doctor to clear me felt like the longest 5 minutes of my life. I have so many questions for Suzanna, so many things she left unanswered when she went off to fetch whatever it is that she left behind in her vault. Because whatever it is, she said it would be important for all of us. A key missing element to help make everything fine again. As soon as I was cleared to move again, I was wheeled to the end of the base. Wally stayed behind for a moment to speak with a few of the military personnel, and while I've grown to trust him a bit more since the mishap at the gate, something still makes me cautious when he's around. Maybe because he looks so much like Atlas but isn't Atlas--that alone feels like a deception. "It's not like he had any control over his face," I mumble to myself and he comes closer. "I really need to be less harsh with him." Carrying our bags on one arm, Wally comes up and sweeps Jasper up with his other arm. He giggles as his feet leave t
Last Updated : 2024-12-25Stealing the Heart of Mr. Steele Chapter 392
[Cordelia]Pulling with all of my might, the thermos springs free hitting the seat with a thunk. "Cordy," Wally tilts his head. "What are you...?"Thunk. The metal canister hits the side of his head with a thwack as I swing it overhead. "Jesus Christ, woman," he blocks my second blow with his forearm. "What on Earth are you doing?""You aren't taking me back," I pant, taking short, shallow breaths as I pound his arm with the butt of the container. "Tell Magnus he can burn in hell..." I gasp, "When you meet him there!"I lift the thermos again, switching hands as I adjust my grip. "Stop!" Wally shouts, his hand reaching out. "She's just scared. please don't shoot." The cold barrel of a rifle touches my spine and I freeze. "Cordy," Wally sits up a little straighter. "Cordelia, it's okay, nobody is going to hurt you." His hands are gentle and caring as he takes the thermos. "You need to calm down. You're hurting your children." Those words snap me out of my fevered state. Jasper's
Last Updated : 2024-12-24Stealing the Heart of Mr. Steele Chapter 391
[Cordelia]Looking up at the sky, I see clouds gathering in the distance to the west of us."Are you sure today is going to be a good day to go to the beach?" I ask for the third time as I pack winter coats for the kids into the back of the all-terrain vehicle."Absolutely!" he smiles in his overly zealous way. "We'll just bring our gumboots and slickers and we'll be right as rain."He smirks at his own bad joke as he adds buckets and shovels into the back. "Besides, there are some excellent tide pools for little Jasper here." We decide to leave Saphira behind with the Madisons. It's too cold for her fragile body, which has gotten even more frail since we've arrived. Hopefully, the town doctor will return soon. I was assured she'd be coming with some help in the next day or so. Jasper is doing surprisingly well. You'd never know my rosy-cheeked toddler had ever been sick. He's still receiving the treatments we developed from Suzanna's notes, which she modified a bit more before we l
Last Updated : 2024-12-23
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[Cordelia]I never get my husband’s love. He is too busy giving it to others while I’m stuck here watching them, helpless to do anything about it. Keeping the newspaper firmly in front of my face, I try to seem casual as I take a small sip of my cold, bitter coffee, grateful that I grabbed my gym hoodie, sweatpants and a pair of sunglasses from my car as a last-minute disguise. I don’t want anyone to recognize me, especially not him. It’s bad enough that my marriage is a joke to everyone who knows us, I don’t need to make it worse by making myself look like a jealous stalker.She must have said something funny because I hear the faint echo of his laughter from across the cafe. I can’t believe how casually he is flaunting his relationship with this…girl. She can’t be any older than me. He’s always saying I’m such a child and yet here he is with a silly blond at least a decade younger than him. He told me he couldn’t come to my family brunch this morning because of work. I had to end...
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