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AUDREY'S POV The ride to the police station was silent and filled with tension as Lucas stepped on the accelerator. My legs were bouncing nervously as I played with my fingers and Lucas turned to look at me in worry. “Are you okay?” He asked, and I glanced at him with a hesitant expression before nodding softly as I took in deep breaths. “I'm just nervous. Does this mean that I'll finally be able to live my life the way I used to?” I questioned, but I didn't know if I was asking him or asking myself. He started to drive with one hand as he placed his other hand over mine and gently squeezed it. “It'll all be fine. Let's get there first.” He said and I nodded again as he gave my hand one last squeeze before letting go. We arrived at the police station and I was out in an instant with Lucas right beside me as we both walked into the station. The officer who attended to us the last time was standing there like she was waiting for us, and when she saw me, she immediately waved. “Oh?
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I was rejected again. Twice in a day. She clearly wanted me, too, but why did she keep rejecting me? What was I doing wrong? “Audrey, I know you want me. I know you want us to continue from where we stopped. Is that why you've been helping me all this while even though it only got you into trouble? You love me and I… I do love you too. Even though I forgot about us, I still felt that pull towards you that made me want to protect you from danger. Why then, do you keep rejecting me?” I asked and she gently pried my hand away from her hair as she turned to look out the window. “I'm not rejecting you. I'm just asking you to give me time to think about it.” She said softly but I could hear the slight trembling in her voice. My eyes caught sight of her playing with her fingers and her legs were bouncing slightly. Was she scared? “Are you scared that what happened five years ago will happen again?” I asked, and she turned to glance at me with her eyes widened, and I knew that I was right.
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AUDREY'S POV “I can't believe they were so quick to announce their relationship. What would happen to you now?” I asked in confusion but he simply smiled at me in response. “I should have expected this from them. Publicly announcing herself as Scott's fiancee is definitely going to tarnish my image. And if I come out with you as my new fiancee, she could turn the story around and make it look like I cheated on her, that's why she left me. Isn't she smart?” Lucas mumbled as he glanced at the pictures of Isabella and Scott with rings on their fingers. I expected him to be worried but he was actually very calm and cool about it. I couldn't help but feel relaxed when I saw that he wasn't bothered. “What do you plan to do now? Should we keep our relationship a secret?” I asked in worry but he simply smiled at me before stepping out of the car as he helped me open the car door. “You don't have to worry, Rey. Leave it all to me.” He reassured me and I nodded slowly before we both walked
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LUCAS' POV “Wanna move in with me?” I asked, and she glanced at me in surprise, like she wasn't expecting me to say that. I overheard their discussion, and I knew that it was only right that I brought the issue up first. “R-really? Like, you mean that? You want us to live together?” She asked like she was in doubt and I nodded in affirmation. “You already have my child which means you're automatically my wife. Don't worry, I'll still propose officially. But for now, you need to move in with me. It'll help keep you safe as well.” I explained, and her face flushed as she turned to Claire, who gave her a thumbs-up sign before she turned to look at me. “But if the media finds out-” “Screw the media, Rey, just move in with him already.” Claire interrupted her as she rolled her eyes in annoyance and I chuckled softly before taking her hands in mine. “You want to send me out of your house so bad, huh? You'd miss me when I'm gone!” She said with a pout as she pulled her hand away from mi
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AUDREY'S POV My eyes fluttered open slowly as memories of what happened earlier began to flood my head. I remembered playing with the water. It was cool to my touch and the excitement in me was profound. Then I slipped and fell into the pool because I had forgotten that I didn't know how to swim. How come I didn't feel wet at all? I sat up and touched my hair to see that it was dry. Was it a dream? I glanced down at my body and I saw that I wasn't wearing the clothes I wore earlier but a huge t-shirt and joggers. “You're awake? How do you feel? Any headaches?” I heard Lucas say as he walked into the room and I realized that it wasn't a dream. I had fallen into the water. I heard him call out my name and his face was the last thing I saw before I blacked out. He must have dried me off somehow… “My nose hurts a little. But that's all.” I said and he handed me a bowl of soup before he took a seat beside me. “I should have stopped you from going close to the pool. I forgot t
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LUCAS' POV I could sense that Rey was angry with me for asking us to go to work separately but she didn't understand that I was doing it for her own good. It was just for today, she had no idea what I had in store for her. In anger, she had slept in the guest room, and I couldn't help but feel disappointed. We were finally together after so long, and I wanted to be the one to hold her while she slept, but she was too mad at me to understand my reasons. By the time I woke up, she was already dressed and ready to leave the house. “I'm leaving.” She said with a cold expression and I wanted to try to stop her, but I knew better. It was better that she was angry with me for now. It would only make her reaction later to be priceless since it won't be faked. I glanced at the ring box sitting on the desk and a grin formed on my lips as I pulled it open to see the pretty diamond ring sitting on it. It was time to finally make her mine, and I'll do it in front of everyone. I quickly freshe
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AUDREY'S POV Lucas was a damn good actor. I almost fell for his unbelievable performance on how hurt he was. So this was why he wanted us to come to work separately. I had misunderstood him. I could tell that the lady who kept trying to defend Isabella was working for her. However, Lucas had come prepared and she just unknowingly fell into his trap. “You want the whole truth? Nothing but the truth to prove myself right? No problem!” He said with a smirk and I folded my hands in surprise to know what he was up to. “I recently found out that my so-called fiancee, Isabella, gave me drugs that made me lose my memory. She claimed that those drugs were supposed to help me with the headaches I had been having but the drug turned out to be memory wiping.” He announced, and a gasp escaped my lips in shock, and I could see that everyone was shocked as well. I definitely did not expect that to happen at all. So Isabella was the reason Lucas didn't remember me all this while? “How can we bel
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LUCAS' POV “Will you make me the happiest man on earth and marry me?” I asked Audrey with my knee on the ground and my heart in my throat. I knew that she could reject me instantly, but I was willing to risk it all for her. “Say yes, say yes, say yes, say yes.” The employees started to echo that mantra, and even the journalists joined in while she stood there in front of me with an expression of surprise and nervousness. “Audrey?” I called out and she glanced at me before crouching down to my level as she pulled me in for a tight hug. “So that's a yes?” I asked softly and she nodded softly before mumbling a soft ‘yes’ as she buried her face in my shoulders, causing me to grunt in satisfaction. “It's a yes, everyone,” I announced and everyone started to cheer as I hugged her tightly. I could hear her sobbing, and it made me worried as I tried to pull away, but she held me even more tightly. “Don't. I'm too embarrassed. I don't want them to take a picture of me crying.” She mumbled
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(Audrey's POV)We had narrowly escaped the fortified compound, and now every step was a leap through a tube of fire and uncertainty."Audrey, stop!" Lucas's roar was one of warning and defense as we sped into a narrow service tunnel. My mind was a jumble of fear and crazy love. I couldn't get the message delivered in advance out of my head—"The final reckoning is near." Each phrase was a death anvil, telling me that Michael's threat loomed over us. We emerged into the chilly morning air. The city was shrouded in fog, the skyline faintly visible behind rolling fog. I could sense my heart pounding as we reached the waiting security vehicle. In the small interior, Lucas's eyes never left my eyes. His eyes were firm, with determination and worry.“I trust you, Lucas. But I’m scared.” My voice wavered with raw emotion. “I’m scared of losing you, of losing Aiden… of what Michael might do next.”Lucas pulled me towards him, his mouth inches from my ear. "We're together now, Audrey. I promise
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(Audrey's POV) We had narrowly escaped the fortified compound, and now every step was a leap through a tube of fire and uncertainty. "Audrey, stop!" Lucas's roar was one of warning and defense as we sped into a narrow service tunnel. My mind was a jumble of fear and crazy love. I couldn't get the message delivered in advance out of my head—"The final reckoning is near." Each phrase was a death anvil, telling me that Michael's threat loomed over us. We emerged into the chilly morning air. The city was shrouded in fog, the skyline faintly visible behind rolling fog. I could sense my heart pounding as we reached the waiting security vehicle. In the small interior, Lucas's eyes never left my eyes. His eyes were firm, with determination and worry. “I trust you, Lucas. But I’m scared.” My voice wavered with raw emotion. “I’m scared of losing you, of losing Aiden… of what Michael might do next.” Lucas pulled me towards him, his mouth inches from my ear. "We're together now, Audrey. I
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Meanwhile, doors swing outward into a corridor of burning neon lights that seethe with maddened intensity.Lucas's bodyguard had captured a group of men attempting to break into the boardroom. They had masks over their faces, but there was one man with a red tie in his hand—a detail which I'd seen in Michael's reports the last two years.I felt sick. "Lucas, is that you?" I stuttered into the receiver, speaking the words out loud.I received only mumbling answers over the phone. My tears began recalling Lucas's vow to stay with me, and I vowed to myself only that I would fulfill the vow to the very core of my soul. Soft knocking on the door of the safe room persisted. My throat had been grabbed and I pushed my ear into the door, pushed the door. "Who is that?" I shrieked, trembling.Low murmuring, soft breathing, "Audrey, I'm here. Open it."I was shocked and didn't want to open it for her. The voice was soothing, yet it wasn't anyone special—I didn't know who it was. My phone beeped
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Audrey's POVI sat on the railing of our penthouse balcony as the city awakened askew under the wan, uncertain dawn. The sharp morning air did little to placate the storm raging within. Lucas had been so firm last night, so firm that he would shield us. Even now, I could not shake the disquieting fear that Michael's promises were far from over with us. I gripped my phone hard, reliving that anonymous text:"The truth is still hidden. Prepare for what comes next."It resonated within my mind like a curse. I could not help but wonder if it signaled another turn, another betrayal lurking just around the bend.Inside, Lucas walked into the room. His footsteps were measured, every sound sharp in the quiet stillness."They inform us that someone was seen outside the hotel last night—someone with a black hoodie. And now we receive new warnings from the estate."I shivered down my spine. "Do you think Michael's men have come back?"Lucas shifted his head slowly. "I don't know, but we must pre
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Audrey's POVI sat quietly in our penthouse as the aftershocks of the boardroom battle slowly faded from my mind. The adrenaline high was gone, but my heart thudded angrily against the walls of my chest. The phrases Lucas uttered during the meeting still lingered in my mind, every sentence a mix of pain and protest. I could not shake the threat of Michael as well as the uncertain future that lay in wait for me.I gazed out the window at city lights burning below like false promises. The silence was heavy with my own hope and fear. I didn't know if our love, hard-won, could even shield us from the forces of darkness on the horizon.Lucas entered the room quietly. He sat with me on the old creaky sofa, his hand extended for mine. I felt his heat, comfortable and strong, and all was right in the world for that moment. But that moment was like glass.Audrey, he started, his voice barely above a whisper, "I couldn't help but wonder what Michael had said. I think he's got other ideas for us
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Audrey's POVThe sun was up in the sky, but its light was miles away from me. My heartpounding as I remained there in the quiet of our bedroom, still warm from last night on my body. Lucas slept beside me, his even breathing a reminder of how much I longed for peace. But as I looked at him, doubt consumed me. I stood up quietly, not to disturb him, and moved towards the window. The ocean sparkled below me, endless and merciless. I looked around warily—someone was there. Within seconds, my world was turned right-side up. Lucas stood before me to take another step, his eyes taut with urgency. "Audrey, we must leave—now!" he commanded, his voice firm and gentle simultaneously.Guards let out low commands of warning as security cameras tracked our every step. I could sense a tempest building—a tempest that would tear all we'd built apart.In the car outside, Lucas's grip on my hand was tight, knuckles white. "Something has happened," he breathed rapidly. "The board… they're having an eme
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Audrey's POVThe soft roll of the ocean was ringing in my head as I sat with Lucas on scorched sand. Blazing kisses and blazing vows had set the night ablaze, but now there was some unhappiness within me that churned a storm within, thudding my heart with an arrhythmic beat.Lucas had his arm across my shoulders and looked up at the moon that hovered above a sea that withdrew from it."Sometimes I think we can really leave it all behind," I told myself more than anything else. A tug in the heart—a mixture of hope and fear—warned me the peace was only temporary.I barely got the next word out before my cell phone rang in my hand. I answered it in hope. On the screen, a new message from an unknown number:"You can hide in love, but secrets always come to the surface."My gut roiled over, and I looked up as Lucas's eyes began filling with fear. "What did it say?" he snarled, his voice harsh but uncertain.I wrapped my hand around the paper into a fist, breathing nearly silently. "It says
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Audrey’s POVSea salt surrounded me as I walked along the beach of the private island, my feet sunk in the warm golden sand. Blue waves caressed softly, like the kiss of a lover. Everything was so calm, so like a dream—a false guarantee of the next storm. Lucas? Not even close to being calm. He was a couple of feet off, looking at me with that infuriatingly smug grin, his top half-shirt open, the golden sheen of the setting sun on his chiseled chest. He had something concealed behind his back."What are you hiding?”"So impatient. Aren't surprises supposed to be fun?I folded my arms. "Not if you're the one who does the surprising." Lucas flashed a smile and moved in on me, gradual and deliberate, the type of pace that got my heart skipping a beat faster. "You hurt me, Audrey. Suppose I told you it was a gift? Something that I specifically picked out just for you?"My gaze flew down to his hands, but he quickly moved to fold them behind his back again. "Lucas," I cautioned."Oh, you c
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Audrey's POVLucas didn't move. Because he knew. I stepped forward carefully. "Yes, I do." I took another step forward. "What do you want, Isabella?" She laughed. I breathed in. She was furious, out-of-rhythm. One misstep, and this would end in blood.Lucas stepped forward with me. "Isabella, listen— She shoved the gun into Lucas. Her face twisted in rage. "Say it." He looked at her. "I never loved you." A scream was torn from her body. "You liar." And she turned on me. I had no chance to defend myself before she fired. Bang. Lucas caught me before I hit the ground. "Audrey!" His voice frantic, his hands on my wound.Isabella smiled. "See? Now we're even." And then, before anyone could stand up and take her— She put the gun to her head. Lucas strained. "No—" Bang. Her body crumpled to the ground. Silence. The world ended. I felt the thudding of my own heartbeat, racing. Lucas was trembling, with me in his arms. Then there were voices. Guards rushing in. Somebody called for an ambula
