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CHAPTER 23 : Cradled In His Shadows

Author: Vivian Hunter
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-18 12:38:37

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Author’s POV

She curled up in Nicholas’s lap, her arms wrapped around his neck, her face buried in the crook of his shoulder, seeking solace in the man she feared most.

What was happening?

The encounter with Julian in the hallway—his chilling threat, his reminder of the deadly consequences of failure—had shattered her fragile composure. She could not seem to hold herself together.

Her heart raced, tears pricking her eyes as she clung to Nicholas, his steady warmth the only anchor in her storm.

“T-Take me h-home,” she stuttered, her voice barely a whisper, trembling with desperation.

Nicholas’s heart clenched, a rare pang of something unfamiliar tightening his chest. Home. She’d called his penthouse home, claiming it as her own in her moment of vulnerability.

The word stirred something deep within him—possession, yes, but also a flicker of protectiveness he hadn’t expected. Christian and Stella exchanged worried glances, Stella’s voice cutting through the silence. “Serene, wh
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