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Chapter 55: Love in the Light of Day
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Sophia let the warmth of Adrian’s embrace seep into her bones, the steady rise and fall of his chest beneath her cheek grounding her in a way she never thought possible. The night air was cool, but wrapped in his arms, she had never felt safer.For a long time, they stayed like that—no words, just the quiet symphony of the waves and the occasional rustle of leaves in the breeze.Then, Adrian spoke, his voice low and contemplative. “You know, if someone had told me a year ago that I’d be lying under the stars, holding the woman I love, I would have laughed in their face.”Sophia lifted her head, her heart skipping a beat. Love. He hadn’t said it outright, but it was there, wrapped in every syllable, every touch, every look he had given her.She smiled softly. “And what would past-you have said if they insisted?”Adrian smirked. “That I don’t believe in love.” He brushed a stray lock of hair behind her ear. “That it’s a fairytale people tell themselves to make the world feel less lonely
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The morning sun cast golden streaks across the bedroom, slipping through the sheer curtains and illuminating the elegant yet intimate space they had shared the night before. Sophia stirred, her body still relaxed from the warmth of Adrian’s embrace. For a moment, the world outside didn’t exist—only the steady rhythm of his breathing, the faint scent of his cologne clinging to the sheets, and the way his arm draped over her possessively, as if even in sleep, he refused to let her go.Then, the sharp vibration of a phone shattered the peaceful morning.Adrian groaned, his face still buried in the pillow, as he blindly reached for his phone. Sophia, still drowsy, watched him with a lazy smile until he suddenly stiffened. His brows furrowed, the sleep clearing from his eyes as he stared at the screen."What is it?" she asked, propping herself up on one elbow.Instead of answering, he turned the phone toward her."Billionaire Adrian Blackwood’s Secret Marriage EXPOSED!"Sophia blinked. She
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The city lights stretched endlessly before them, twinkling like a thousand fallen stars. Sophia leaned against Adrian’s chest, her fingers entwined with his, as the wind carried the distant hum of the bustling world beyond their private sanctuary."A grand wedding, huh?" she mused, tilting her head to look at him.Adrian smirked. "Of course. I don’t do anything halfway, Mrs. Blackwood."She rolled her eyes playfully. "You really are impossible.""And yet, you love me," he reminded her, his voice a low murmur against her ear.Sophia sighed dramatically. "Somehow, against all logic, yes."Adrian chuckled, pressing a kiss to her temple. "Then let’s give them the wedding of the century."Before Sophia could respond, a knock sounded at the terrace doors.Clara poked her head in, her expression unusually serious. "Sophia… your father’s here."Sophia’s breath caught. The world around her momentarily dimmed as those words settled in her mind. Edward Bennett—the man who had once dictated the c
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The cool evening breeze mingled with the soft glow of the city lights as Adrian and Sophia lingered on the terrace. Their laughter from earlier had faded into a gentle quiet, a silence filled with hope and unspoken promises. Still holding each other close, they gazed out over the skyline, where every twinkling light seemed to echo the dreams they now dared to imagine together. For a long moment, neither spoke, letting the serenity wrap around them like a cherished secret. Then Adrian broke the silence, his voice soft but resolute. “You know,” he began, turning to meet her eyes, “I’ve always believed in control—every detail, every move was planned. But with you… everything changed.” Sophia squeezed his hand gently, a smile tugging at her lips. “I’ve never seen you so vulnerable, so real. And it scares me—in the best possible way.” He chuckled, his gaze warm. “I used to think vulnerability was a weakness, something that left you exposed. But now, it’s the only strength I need. I
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As the villa’s doors closed behind them, Sophia and Adrian stepped into a new day—a day that promised fresh beginnings and infinite possibilities. The echo of celebration still lingered in the corridors of Blackwood Manor, but now it was time to embrace the future they had fought so hard to secure.The morning air was crisp and clear as they emerged onto the terrace, where the first light of dawn bathed everything in soft, hopeful hues. Sophia stood for a moment, looking out at the horizon as if trying to capture every ray of gold and blush of pink. Her heart swelled with the memory of yesterday’s wedding—the vows spoken, the laughter shared, and the overwhelming feeling that every hardship had been worth it.Adrian stepped up beside her, his hand gently squeezing hers. “I can’t believe we’re here,” he murmured, his eyes following the sunrise over the distant skyline. “Every sunrise now reminds me that our journey has only just begun.”Sophia turned to him, her eyes sparkling with bot
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A Love Finally at PeaceFor the first time since their marriage began, Sophia and Adrian had found peace.The storm of lies, betrayals, and distrust had finally settled, leaving behind something neither had expected—genuine happiness.Sophia stretched lazily in bed, feeling the warmth of Adrian’s arm draped over her waist. The morning sun peeked through the curtains, casting a golden glow across the room. She turned to face him, tracing the sharp lines of his jaw, the quiet intensity that never seemed to leave his expression—even in sleep."You’re staring again," Adrian murmured, his lips curving into a smirk without opening his eyes.Sophia smiled. "You’re beautiful when you’re not scowling."His deep chuckle sent a shiver down her spine. "I don’t scowl.""You do. A lot."Adrian pulled her closer, pressing a lingering kiss against her forehead. "Then maybe you should keep distracting me so I don’t."Sophia laughed, letting herself sink into the warmth of his embrace.For the first ti
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Sophia's heart thundered as she drove away from the warehouse, her vision blurred by tears. Every fiber of her being screamed at her to turn back, to fight, to ignore Simon's threat. But she couldn’t.Adrian’s life was on the line.She could still hear his voice—hoarse, furious, desperate—echoing in her head. SOPHIA!Her grip on the wheel tightened as a sob tore from her throat. She had done the unthinkable. She had walked away.For him.The city lights blurred as she sped through the empty streets. Her world had crumbled in the span of minutes, and there was nothing she could do but run.Simon had given her twenty-four hours to leave Adrian.But she knew—this wasn’t about divorce. This was about breaking Adrian completely.And she had just handed Simon the weapon to do it.---Adrian’s WrathPain pulsed through Adrian’s skull as he struggled to keep his head up. Blood dripped from his temple, his wrists still bound to the chair. But none of it compared to the agony burning through hi
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Adrian Blackwood was not a patient man.He stood in the center of his war room—his penthouse transformed into a command center—eyes locked on the digital map spread across the screen. Red dots flickered across the city, his men tracking every possible lead.Sophia was out there. And she was running out of time."Sir," one of his men, Carter, spoke. "We have a location. South Docks. Simon’s men were spotted moving a black SUV into an abandoned shipyard."Adrian’s jaw clenched. His fingers curled into fists, his body rigid with barely restrained fury.Simon had made a fatal mistake. He had taken the one thing Adrian would never let go of.Adrian turned, his voice cold and lethal."Get the cars ready. We move now."His men nodded, swiftly preparing. But Adrian wasn’t waiting.He grabbed his gun, checked the chamber, and stormed out the door.Tonight, Simon Blackwood would pay in blood.---Sophia’s body ached.The ropes binding her wrists cut into her skin, her head still throbbing from
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The boardroom at Blackwood Global was a glass fortress—high above the city, suspended between ambition and judgment. Every seat was filled. Shareholders, executives, legal teams, and media advisors watched with wary eyes as Adrian Blackwood entered, cane in hand, jaw set like steel.He didn’t limp for effect. He didn’t need to. Every inch of him radiated command, and today, he wasn’t playing the crippled recluse.He was the man reclaiming his name.Sophia followed him inside, poised and unshakable, a storm in heels and silk. The room shifted as they moved. Whispers buzzed. Mercer hadn’t arrived yet—but his absence was its own threat.Adrian reached the head of the table, placed the flash drive down like a sword.“This meeting is no longer about quarterly earnings,” he said, voice calm but carrying. “It’s about truth.”A few chuckles escaped. Someone tried to speak—but Adrian raised a hand.“I won’t waste your time. For years, this company has been shadowed by one man’s control—Victor
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The city glimmered below like a thousand secrets, each light a whisper of stories no one dared tell.Lauren Evans stepped into the old Blackstone Warehouse at the pier—once a shell company for Adrian’s early holdings, now abandoned. Dust clung to the floor, and the silence hummed with memories. This was where she’d helped him fake the medical records. Where they’d first begun the charade.Now it felt like a graveyard.She didn’t flinch when Sophia emerged from the shadows.“I thought you’d bring security,” Lauren said flatly.“I figured if you were going to kill me, you wouldn’t have waited this long.”A beat of silence passed. Lauren smirked. “Fair enough.”Sophia crossed her arms, her expression unreadable. “Why did you come?”Lauren let out a slow breath. “Because I’m tired. Of Mercer. Of lies. Of pretending like I don’t know who I became.”“Then do something about it.”Lauren walked past her, stopping by the crates stacked like forgotten ghosts. “I gave everything to Adrian. Loyal
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The silence in the hospital room was thick—too thick.Sophia sat by Adrian’s bedside, her fingers curled around his, her thumb tracing circles over his knuckles. He hadn’t spoken since they brought him in. Not much, anyway. Just mumbled fragments in between waves of pain and morphine.But now, in the sterile quiet of the private recovery suite, there was no distraction left. No tunnel walls. No gunfire. No one but the two of them—and the questions that hung in the air like ghosts.Adrian stirred. His eyelids fluttered open, slowly adjusting to the dim light. His gaze found hers instantly, like a magnet to steel.“Hey,” she whispered.He tried to smile. It was more of a grimace. “Hey.”Sophia leaned in, brushing his damp hair back from his forehead. “You scared me. Again.”“I know.” His voice was raw, raspy. “I’m sorry.”“You don’t have to be sorry for getting shot,” she murmured, voice trembling with the effort to stay light.His eyes searched hers, dark and unreadable. “Not just for
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Rain fell softly.Not a downpour. Not a storm. Just a quiet drizzle, like the world was trying to wash away the blood and lies that had soaked too deep into their bones.Sophia sat by Adrian’s hospital bed, a thin blanket draped around her shoulders. Her clothes were still damp from the forest, her knuckles scraped, her body sore. But none of that mattered. Not when the man lying unconscious beside her had nearly died—for the second time in as many weeks.The machines around them beeped with steady rhythm, his chest rising and falling with every breath. Each one was a small victory. Proof that he was still here.Still hers.Her fingers hovered near his, close enough to feel his warmth but afraid to touch him, as if contact would shatter the fragile peace that hung between life and loss. The room was dimly lit, shadows cast by the blinking monitors. The sterile scent of antiseptic clung to the air, mixing with the faint aroma of rain from the window left slightly ajar.It reminded her
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Sophia couldn’t move.Her back was against the damp stone wall, Adrian beside her, barely upright, bleeding and pale. But it wasn’t his condition that stole her breath this time—it was the gun pointed straight at them.Lauren stood just feet away, framed by the flickering tunnel light, dressed in her usual tailored black but with an edge to her presence that Sophia had never seen before. Her cool, professional poise was still intact, but her eyes… they were wild. Sharp. Dangerous.Adrian's jaw tightened. “Lauren. You’re working with Mercer.”Lauren smiled, slow and cold. “Well, someone had to clean up after your messes. And Mercer offered a better position.”Sophia’s voice was barely a whisper. “You were his assistant. You said you believed in Adrian. That you chose him.”“I did.” Lauren’s expression faltered—just for a second. “But belief only gets you so far when you're treated like you’re invisible. Disposable. Do you even remember the last time you actually thanked me, Adrian?”Ad
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The tunnel stretched on endlessly, winding through the cold earth like a forgotten secret. The only light came from Simon’s flashlight, flickering against the damp stone walls. Sophia kept her hand entwined with Adrian’s, though his grip had loosened—his steps slower, staggered. She could feel it now more than ever: his body was failing him.“Adrian,” she said softly, her voice barely rising above the echo of their footsteps. “You’re bleeding again.”“I’m fine.” His answer was mechanical, like it had been all night.She halted, refusing to move until he turned to face her. “No, you’re not.”He tried to tug her forward, but his strength faltered. The moment his weight shifted, he stumbled against the wall, groaning under his breath.Simon spun around. “That’s it. We’re stopping. He’s losing too much blood.”“I said I’m—” Adrian’s protest faded as his knees buckled.“Adrian!” Sophia caught him, her arms wrapping around his waist as he slumped into her.Simon moved fast, shrugging off hi
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The air in the underground tunnel was thick with tension, a suffocating mix of fear, urgency, and uncertainty. The faint echo of footsteps reverberated off the stone walls as Sophia tried to match her pace with Adrian’s, but it was hard to focus on anything other than the weight of his hand wrapped tightly around her wrist. The force with which he held her was almost as if he were trying to pull her into his strength, into his battle, to shield her from everything that was coming.But she knew—she knew—that it wasn’t going to be that simple. Not anymore."Adrian…" Her voice was a whisper, but it seemed to echo in the thick darkness of the tunnel.He didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he continued to lead them forward with a steady, determined stride, his jaw clenched and his back rigid. His eyes—those eyes that had always held a storm, even in the calmest of moments—were darker now, filled with something raw and dangerous. She could see it in the set of his shoulders, the tension in
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The hallway of Blackwood Manor felt like a labyrinth. The walls, adorned with heavy tapestries and portraits, closed in on her as she paced, unable to shake the sense of impending doom. Sophia’s thoughts were clouded, her heart a chaotic swirl of emotions. The memory of Adrian’s promise to keep her safe lingered in her mind, but she couldn’t push past the fear that clawed at her insides. What had happened to him? she wondered desperately. Where was he? The echoes of gunfire still rang in her ears, and the explosion of chaos that had unfolded downstairs was fresh in her memory. Adrian’s face, that cold determination, still burned in her mind—an image of him fighting with all his strength, all his rage. But what had it cost him? What had it cost them both? She pressed a trembling hand to her chest, trying to steady her breathing. Adrian had always been a man who kept his emotions buried, his plans hidden behind walls of stone. She had learned that much in their time together. But ton
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Darkness still clung to the edges of the room, the scent of gunpowder lingering in the air like a ghost of the chaos that had unfolded. Sophia’s breath came in shallow gasps, her fingers trembling as she clutched Adrian’s hand.His grip was firm, steady, but his eyes… they held something dangerous. A storm of fury.She swallowed hard, forcing herself to focus. "Adrian… what did you do?"Adrian didn’t answer right away. He brushed his thumb over her knuckles, an unspoken promise in the gesture, but the tension in his shoulders betrayed him.Simon stepped forward, his face grim. "She should rest. We need to get her somewhere safe."Adrian finally exhaled, his voice a low growl. "She’s not staying here."Sophia struggled to sit up, wincing at the sharp pain in her ribs. "Adrian, you can’t keep running from this. You can’t fight every battle alone."His jaw clenched. "This isn’t just about me anymore, Sophia. Mercer sent men to kill you. This war just got personal."A shiver ran down her
