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LUCAS' POVI hated the fact that Isabella was trying to force me to take pills that did nothing but mess with my head. It gave me a severe headache that sometimes I ended up forgetting everything that happened the previous day.“I won't take it and you won't force me to, Bella. It hurts my head, why don't you understand that? Do you like it when I'm in pain?” I asked in confusion and she immediately shook her head in response as she dropped the pills back into the drawer.“I thought it actually helped with headaches and stress since it works for me too. I was just worried about you, that's all.” She said with a nervous smile and my brows furrowed in confusion. Why was she trying to make sure I took the pills?She's been acting suspicious ever since she had me fire Kendall and I needed to get to the bottom of everything.“You sure that's all? You can tell me anything.” I said softly, trying to get her to say something but she remained and shook her head in denial.“My stomach suddenly
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AUDREY'S POV I was tempted to tell Lucas about everything that had been going on, but wouldn't that mean that he could get into trouble as well? Whoever this stalker was, was trying to hurt everyone close to me so that I'll be left at the losing end. What exactly do they want from me? My mind flashed to how sincere Lucas had been when he reassured me that he would always be there for me. I placed my hand on my face, gently running my finger over the spot where his hands caressed my face. Why won't you remember me, Lucas? What exactly happened five years ago? I returned to my desk as I remembered everything Lucas said earlier. He wasn't the one stalking me but he had found out that Scott kissed me. And it was Isabella who told him about it. Could it be… It was Isabella all this while? But that's impossible, she doesn't know my address, neither is she so smart to use different numbers to stalk me. Those actions were done by a man but how was it connected to Isabella? She definitel
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LUCAS' POV I sat up on my chair as I clicked on the first image and it suddenly felt like the world had gone still. Nothing was making sense anymore. How was this even possible? There, in front of me, was a picture of Isabella sitting on Scott's lap, and they were… they were kissing. They were tangled in their arms like lost lovers who finally found each other after years of searching. I clicked on the next image, and it was another picture of them in her room, on the bed with Scott hovering over her. They were… they were naked and it looked like they were both lost in their pleasures. Was this photoshopped? Because this was impossible. How could it be Scott and Isabella? Had she been lying to me all this while? I clicked on the next photo and other photos after that and it was all filled with pictures of Scott and Isabella being intimate with each other. The date at which the pictures were taken was on each photo I viewed and it could only mean one thing… Isabella had been cheat
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LUCAS' POV What the hell was going on? How was this even possible? The date on the picture was tagged five years ago and my brows furrowed in confusion as I stared at the photo intently. It indeed was Audrey and me. I wasn't mistaken, the way I stared at her was like I had loved her all my life. Her eyes said the same thing and the way we held each other… How come I couldn't remember anything? “Lucas, you have to believe me, I was threatened by Lucas!” She pleaded as she held my legs but I didn't give a fuck about her anymore. I kicked her hands off my legs as I scrolled to the next photo and it looked like a group picture. Audrey and I were in the middle and we… were kissing while the other students laughed. As I scrolled through those photos, everything showed me that Audrey and I had been in a relationship previously. But somehow I had forgotten about it all. My head was aching badly but I ignored the pain. I had to get to the bottom of this. The last photo in the album was a
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AUDREY'S POV “I remember it all now!” “Wait, you actually remember it all?” I asked in surprise as he held my shoulders and when he nodded, I couldn't help the way my heart soared in happiness. I had lost all hopes of ever getting back with Lucas, but… if he remembers, then that means… “Was this the reason Isabella ran out of your office crying?” I asked and he scoffed in response before shaking his head as he led me to the computer. On the screen was a picture of Scott and Isabella kissing and a gasp of shock escaped my lips as I clapped my hand over my mouth. Scott had lied to me… Now it all made sense. Isabella and Kendall must have known about my relationship with Lucas in the past so they sent Scott to drive Lucas and me apart. Now that Isabella had backstabbed Kendall, it only made sense that Kendall fought back and exposed her secrets. “I told you to stay away from him. He was just using you.” Lucas said as he leaned on the desk and I shook my head in disbelief. “But if
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ISABELLA'S POV My world felt like it had slowly crumbled and come to an end. I never loved Lucas, yes. But that didn't mean that I hated him. I wanted him all to myself, I loved being in control of him. How could he find out the truth? The way he looked at me with hatred and contempt, it made my heart squeeze in pain and agony. If he found out about my relationship with Scott, does that mean he also found out about his past with Audrey? Doesn't that mean I've lost him forever? “Pick up the damn phone, Scott!” I yelled to the empty room as I flung the phone across the room in anger. It was all his fault. If he hadn't been so relaxed against Lucas, we would still be together by now. “What is happening?” I heard Scott say as he walked into my room and I grabbed him by his collar before slapping his cheek as harshly as possible. “What the fuck, Bella? What did I do wrong this time?” He asked in confusion as he held his cheek in pain and I burst into tears before crouching to the grou
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AUDREY'S POV “Will you give me another chance, Audrey?” Lucas asked as he held my hands in his and my heart soared in excitement. I nearly blurted yes immediately but I had to control myself. “I don't know Lucas, you just broke up with Isabella. Wouldn't it be so sudden that you're suddenly dating me?” I asked as I pulled my hands away from his but he didn't let me go. Rather, he pulled me even closer, causing my face to flush in embarrassment. “Don't you think I've been patient enough? Five years without you, how did I even survive? You were everything to me, Audrey, and all I ever wanted was to spend the rest of my life with you. I didn't know my mom would do something so crazy just to separate us. Do you think I'm happy to know that you had our child and I wasn't there to be by your side?” He asked with regrets and guilt flashing through his eyes and I pursed my lips before shaking my head slightly. “I know you're not. And it's not your fault, neither is it mine. I doubt it's Is
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LUCAS' POV I felt extremely terrible. I had no idea that Audrey had gone through so much due to my absence. I had no idea she had suffered because of me and all I did when I returned was cause her more problems. “Claire, that's enough.” I heard her say and I glanced at her to see that she was on the brink of tears. My heart clenched in pain as I took a step towards her but Claire immediately stopped me with a scowl on her face. “We both know it's not enough, Audrey. He needs to know how much he hurt you with his empty promises. Have you forgotten those lonely nights? Those days when you cried in the bathroom? Did you forget how much you suffered when you gave birth to Aiden with no one to hold your hand? Have you forgotten the pain, Audrey?” She asked as she turned to look at Audrey and the tears she was trying to hold back fell like torrents down her cheeks. “I have been trying to forget about them, Claire. But you've done a good job in reminding me, thank you so much. Yes, I was
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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
