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CARLOS’S POVThe scent of rain still lingered in the air as we stepped into the house. The fire incident had been nothing more than a minor kitchen hazard, quickly contained before it could spiral into something worse. Still, I hadn’t let Bella out of my sight for the rest of the night. She hadn’t noticed, or at least she pretended not to.I had been on edge the entire evening, my senses heightened, my mind restless. Even now, as we settled in for the night, my body refused to relax. I sat in my study, a glass of whiskey in hand, staring out the large windows overlooking the city. She was getting to me.At first, it had been about revenge, calculating and strategic. A partnership to bring down a common enemy. But now… now, Bella was in my space, in my thoughts, in my damn blood. The way she walked into a room and owned it. The way she spoke with quiet confidence, learning faster than I expected. The way she was evolving into someone even more dangerous than anyone could ever fathom. S
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CARLOS’S POV The moment my assistant interrupted Bella and me, I clenched my jaw so hard it ached. The timing was infuriating, and worse, it was for something that shouldn’t have needed my direct attention. But here I was, answering this godforsaken call. I turned away from Bella, running a hand through my hair as I exhaled sharply. “What is it?” I snapped at him immediately I opened the door, my voice sharp with irritation. “The guy we caught,” my assistant, David, said hesitantly. “He’s refusing to talk.” Of course, he was. It wasn’t the first time someone had tried to outsmart me, but they never lasted long. My patience was razor-thin, and I hated when people wasted my time. More importantly, why did he need to come all the way here just for this information. “Keep someone on him. I’ll deal with it tomorrow.” David nodded and left, closing the door behind him. I turned back to Bella, but the moment was gone. The air that had been thick with something unspoken between us
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CARLOS’S POVThe warmth of Eleanor’s embrace lingered as I left her grand estate, the smell of old books and aged whiskey still clinging to my senses. She had always been my guide, my anchor when I had nothing. I didn’t take her generosity lightly. But even with all that, there was only one person I was eager to see now, Bella.I drove home faster than usual, the city lights blurring past me. Something about her voice when she had called earlier had unsettled me. Was she alright? Did something happen? I was beginning to hate the way she occupied my mind so effortlessly. I was a man who prided himself on control, yet when it came to her, I had none.When I finally stepped into the house, I was met with an unexpected sight. The dining table was set with elegance, the golden chandelier overhead casting a soft glow on the expensive china. Aromas of something rich and indulgent filled the air, and at the center of it all stood Bella, her arms crossed, a proud smirk on her lips.“Welcome ho
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BELLA’S POVI woke up to the steady rise and fall of Carlos’s chest beneath my cheek, his warmth surrounding me like a cocoon. His arm was draped protectively around my waist, and for a moment, I didn’t want to move. I let my fingers trace the fabric of his shirt lightly, feeling the steady rhythm of his breathing.It was strange how safe I felt in his arms. How natural it had become to wake up beside him. I shifted slightly to get a better look at him, my eyes drinking in the sharp angles of his face, the way his dark lashes fanned over his cheeks, the slight furrow in his brows even in sleep.“You know,” his deep, groggy voice cut through the silence, startling me. “If you wanted to stare at me, you could’ve just said so.”My breath hitched. Carlos cracked an eye open, a slow, cocky smirk spreading across his lips. I rolled my eyes, quickly trying to push away the embarrassment creeping up my neck. “I wasn’t staring.”“Liar.” His grip on my waist tightened ever so slightly, pulling
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BELLA’S POVI woke up before dawn, my body tangled in the sheets, my skin still buzzing from the remnants of last night. The air smelled of him, his cologne, his sweat, his desire. My heartbeat was erratic, my mind reeling from everything that had happened.Carlos and I had crossed a line and I had no idea how to go back. I turned slightly, watching him as he slept. The sharp angles of his face were softened in slumber, his dark lashes casting faint shadows over his cheekbones. He looked… peaceful. Unbothered. Like last night hadn’t completely unraveled me.I swallowed hard. I needed to leave before he woke up. Carefully, I slipped out from under the covers, holding my breath as I moved. The last thing I needed was for him to wake up and see the complete panic written all over my face. My body ached in places I didn’t even know could ache, a constant reminder of what we had done.I wrapped his robe around myself and tiptoed toward the door. My fingers barely brushed the handle when I
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BELLA’S POVI took a step back. Once, then twice. My breath hitched as the air in the dimly lit room suddenly felt too thick to inhale. My pulse pounded violently in my ears, drowning out all other sounds as I forced myself to turn away. I had to get out of there fast.I rushed back through the hallway, gripping the fabric of my dress as I walked, desperate to appear composed. The golden chandeliers overhead seemed brighter, their lights almost blinding as I stepped back into the grand ballroom. Laughter and conversation filled the space, and a soft classical tune played in the background, but it all felt muted to me like I was trapped underwater.I swallowed hard, my fingers trembling as I reached for a champagne flute from a passing waiter. The cold glass pressed against my palm, but even that did nothing to ground me. I took a shaky sip, hoping the bubbles would snap me out of this haze, but my mind refused to cooperate. I had just witnessed Carlos kill someone.I knew he was dange
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BELLA’S POVCarlos had decided that physical training was no longer enough for me. According to him, I needed to toughen up, not just in body but in mind. And so, without much warning, he took me somewhere I had never been before. Not his office. Not some luxurious estate. This was different. This was underground.The car ride was quiet, but the tension in the air was palpable. Carlos hadn’t said much about where we were going, just that it was necessary. That if I wanted to survive in his world, I needed to see it. To understand it and I wasn’t sure I wanted to.The deeper we drove into the city, the more the landscape changed. The glass buildings and polished streets faded behind us, replaced by something rawer, grittier. Until we finally stopped at an inconspicuous warehouse, barely marked except for a single security camera perched above the steel doors. Carlos stepped out first, and I hesitated for only a second before following.As soon as we entered, the atmosphere changed. The
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BELLA’S POVThe gunshots didn’t stop. They kept coming in sharp bursts, each one making my heart lurch inside my chest. Carlos moved fast, his grip on my wrist firm as he led me through the corridors, his movements swift and controlled. He didn’t panic, he never did. I, on the other hand, could barely breathe.“Stay close,” he ordered, his voice low and dangerous. His green eyes flickered between me and the chaos unfolding somewhere beyond these walls. “I’ll handle this.”I wasn’t sure what this was, but judging by the tension in his body, it wasn’t good. We turned a corner, and he pushed open a sleek, dark wooden door, his office.“Stay here,” he said, guiding me inside. His tone left no room for argument. “Don’t come out until I come back.”I swallowed. “Carlos—”“Bella,” he cut me off, his expression unreadable. “I mean it.”I didn’t get a chance to protest before he was gone, the door shutting behind him with a soft click. And then I was alone.__I don’t know how long I stayed in
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ELLA'S POVFear gripped me like a snake coiled around my neck and I couldn't help but look around in fear. What if the person was watching me right now? Were there cameras in the office?I managed to pick myself off the ground and sat on the chair as I took deep breaths to steady myself. Whoever was sending this was a girl, a girl that was very possessive of Damien.I just have to stay away from Damien, right? Then she'll stop following me. But I also wanted to find out who the person was and I was desperate to know who it was. Maybe we could talk things out and I would explain that I have nothing to do with Damien.My heart was pounding harshly as I wrote a reply to the unknown number.“The only relationship I have with Damien is that of a CEO and secretary. You're getting it all wrong.”My hands trembled as I pressed send and I locked the screen immediately while waiting for a response. Minutes passed and there was no reply. Was this person messing with me?Or… could this be another
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ELLA’S POVThe call ended as soon as it rang. I had never expected him to reach out to me. Ever again.“Who is it?” Damien asked as he stepped closer to me and I turned around to see him staring at me in worry. I immediately plastered a smile on my face as I shook my head to show him that everything was fine.“It's probably a scam number. It was unknown and I have no idea who it was.” I lied but he looked at me with a skeptical expression as he approached me with worry all over his face.“Are you sure? You looked really scared just now. You know you can always talk to me, right?” He said with a reassuring tone and I smiled at him before nodding. He still didn't look convinced but he decided not to push it.“Do you feel better now? Should I stay longer?” He asked and I immediately shook my head as I held his hand in mine.“It's okay, you can leave now. I feel better. Thank you for coming to comfort me.” I replied and he let out a sigh as he placed a soft kiss on my head before pulling
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DAMIEN'S POVElla's words had me broken at some point. I couldn't believe that she wanted space between both of us just because she was scared about what people would say. I watched as she hurried into her office but before I could go after her, she slammed the door and locked it shut.I ran a hand through my hair as I pressed the elevator button and it started going down again. I had to find a way to clear my mind because it was all jumbled and confused. A cup of coffee would do because I was never good with liquor.The employees greeted me with a smile as I walked past but I didn't even notice them. I tried to put myself in Ella's shoes. Maybe she was right. No one would dare say shit about me because I could easily fire them but her…No one gave a damn because she was just a secretary. She could easily be trampled on and she wouldn't even let me know what she was going through.I headed for the coffee shop, and I let out a sigh of despair. Maybe she was right to ask for some space.
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ELLA'S POVI was bothered by Sylvia's words. Something in me wanted to believe that it was all a joke and that she would never break our friendship over something so trivial. But as I sat in that cafe with no signs of her returning, I knew that she wasn't kidding.She could end our years of friendship just because of Damien. There was something suspicious about Sylvia's obsession with getting her revenge on Damien.As I walked back to the office, I couldn't help but wonder what she meant by that. “There was no better place than by Damien's side.” What did she mean by that? Was she in love with Damien too?I walked into the elevator with my thoughts jumbled over each other as I tried to make meaning of Sylvia's words.She wanted to get revenge on him, yet she wanted to be by his side. What exactly was she trying to gain? And what was she hiding from me?“You seem so lost in your thoughts.” I heard someone say and I glanced up in shock to see Damien staring at me as he leaned against th
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CARLOS’S POVI told her to leave. The words replayed in my mind with a bitter sting, sharper each time, but I refused to dwell on them. I meant it or at least that’s what I kept telling myself as I leaned back in the leather seat of my car, eyes fixed on the darkened city skyline. The drive home was long and silent, the streets empty save for a few stray headlights. My hands tightened around the steering wheel, knuckles white with the strain. There was a dull ache behind my eyes, exhaustion settling deep into my bones, but it was nothing compared to the hollow pit in my chest that refused to let me breathe right.I shouldn’t have said it, not like that. But what was done was done. Bella had no business knowing about Mabel, let alone getting involved. She’d seen one side of it and thought she understood, but revenge was never that simple. It was blood and ruin, and Bella didn’t belong in that world. I wouldn’t let her. But still, the look in her eyes when she’d left… it was burned into
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BELLA’S POVWhen Carlos told me to leave, the words cut deeper than I expected. They replayed in my mind with every step, a cruel echo that refused to fade. My fingers trembled as I zipped my suitcase, breaths shallow and unsteady. I wasn’t crying, I wouldn’t let myself. But the tightness in my throat betrayed me, the sting behind my eyes a warning I refused to heed. I had to leave. I had to get out before the walls closed in and his voice drowned everything else.The penthouse was eerily quiet without his presence, every shadow stretched long and dark against the marble floors. I moved mechanically, folding clothes with numb fingers, slipping essentials into my bag, avoiding the mirror and the rawness I knew I’d find there. He didn’t even call. Didn’t even try to stop me.A bitter laugh slipped past my lips, hollow and humorless. Of course, he didn’t. Why would he? I was just a complication, another liability in his revenge-soaked world. Whatever connection we’d built was nothing mor
From Wife to Avenger: My Husband Must Fall CHAPTER 47
CARLOS’S POVRevenge isn’t a single strike or a swift blade. It’s a slow, grueling process, peeling back the layers of lies, tearing down the walls brick by brick until there’s nothing left but raw, bleeding truth. Truth is a weapon, and I intended to carve Mabel open with it.Her screams had died down to whimpers hours ago, voice hoarse and cracking, wrists red and raw against the zip ties binding her to the metal chair. The concrete walls of the basement were stained dark in places, the only light a single bulb swaying overhead, casting shadows sharp enough to cut.Mabel’s head lolled forward, blonde hair slick with sweat and sticking to her cheeks, breaths ragged and uneven. I leaned back in the chair across from her, fingers drumming idly against my knee, the silence heavy and suffocating. The smell of damp concrete and copper hung thick in the air, but I barely noticed. My attention was fixed solely on her, the way she flinched at every creak of the floor, pupils blown wide with
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CARLOS’S POVSome say revenge is best served cold. I disagree. Revenge should be slow like poison slipping through veins, unseen and inevitable. It should seep into every crack and shadow, eroding peace and sanity until all that’s left is fear. Fear was the one thing Mabel couldn’t hide. Not anymore.The days bled together in a blur of shadows and whispers, my hours split between digging into Stephen’s empire and unraveling Mabel’s lies one by one. Lucas moved in silence, reports slipping across my desk like clockwork, financial records, surveillance footage, transcripts of hushed conversations behind locked doors.Mabel was good at hiding things. Always had been. But she’d gotten sloppy, comfortable behind Stephen’s walls and guards and the illusion of safety. A foolish mistake that would cost her. I leaned back in the chair, the office dark and quiet but for the soft hum of the city beyond the glass. On the screen, security footage flickered, the entrance of Stephen’s estate, guards
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CARLOS’S POVSome days were harder than others. Today was one of them. The drive back to the penthouse was a blur of headlights and rain-slicked streets, my hands gripping the steering wheel hard enough to strain muscle and bone. Each turn, each stoplight, passed unnoticed as memories clawed to the surface unbidden and relentless.The date glared from the dashboard like an accusation. February 22nd. I didn’t need a reminder. My body already knew, muscles tight and lungs raw, the phantom ache blooming in my chest.Today would have been her birthday. If she’d been born but Mabel made sure that never happened. I shoved the thought down, jaw clenched tight enough to ache. Outside, the city sprawled dark and endless, neon lights bleeding into asphalt rivers. But all I saw was white, the sterile white of hospital walls, the cold metal of surgical tools, the blank lines of the form Mabel had signed without a second thought.Our daughter who could’ve been here was gone. Because Mabel had deci
