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Danielle’s point of view.The morning light cut through the room in slanted beams, gilding the edges of silk and shadow. I sat at the vanity, combing my fingers through my hair, watching the reflection that stared back.It was still me, the lady who Micheal liberated, nothing changed and I have to accept the truth.The events of last night lingered like the scent of burning embers, unseen, but impossible to ignore. Oliver’s presence. His calculated movements. Michael’s quiet amusement.It should have been satisfying to see Oliver fold under the weight of his own regret. But it wasn’t. Not entirely.A knock at the door. Soft, measured.Michael.I didn’t bother answering. He walked in anyway.He was already dressed—pressed charcoal slacks, a crisp white shirt unbuttoned at the throat. There was something effortless about him, something calculated.He leaned against the dresser, watching me in the mirror.“Sleep well?”I turned, tilting my head. “You already know the answer to that.”His

Michael's point of view The moment Danielle stepped into the room, I knew something had shifted. She carried herself with a precision that wasn’t just control—it was strategy. Her gaze skimmed over me, indifferent, as though she hadn’t spent the evening before wrapped in my world, my power.I closed the distance between us slowly, measuring her reaction. The faintest flicker of tension in her shoulders gave her away, but she didn’t step back. Good.“You didn’t come to bed last night,” I said, my voice quiet, steady.She glanced at me, unimpressed. “Neither did you.”A smirk threatened, but I swallowed it down. She was learning.I reached for her, trailing a finger down the bare skin of her arm. She didn’t flinch, didn’t soften. That, more than anything, set my blood simmering. “What’s on your mind, Danielle?”She tilted her head, her expression unreadable. “Do you trust me, Michael?”I let the question settle, studying the way she held herself—controlled, expectant. I could lie, feed

Daniella's point of view The city stretched before me, a sea of lights flickering like distant stars. I stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows, a glass of untouched wine in my hand, its deep red hue catching the dim glow of the penthouse. Behind me, the murmur of voices and the clinking of glasses filled the space, but they were nothing more than background noise. My mind was elsewhere.Michael had left a few moments ago, his presence still lingering in the air. He hadn’t spoken much, but then, he rarely did when he was thinking. And tonight, I could tell his mind was working through something dangerous. I had learned to recognize the set of his jaw, the way his fingers tapped absently against the glass of his drink when he was plotting.I exhaled, my breath fogging slightly against the glass. My reflection stared back at me, expression unreadable. The dress I wore clung to me like a second skin, a masterpiece of silk and strategy. It was designed to command attention, to remind peopl

The early morning light seeped through the window like reluctant hope, each beam illuminating the quiet desperation in the room. I stood in the study, staring at the reflection that had begun to feel both alien and intimately familiar. Every line on my face, every scar I tried to hide, whispered stories of battles fought and promises broken. In my hand, I still clutched the note Michael left—the weight of its words anchoring me to a past I longed to escape yet could not forget.I let the note fall onto the desk as if it were a relic of a life I no longer wanted. The silence of the room was profound, interrupted only by the steady hum of the air conditioner and the distant rumble of the city. I sank into the leather chair, feeling the cool surface beneath me as I closed my eyes. Every breath was a struggle between the desire to be free and the terror of what freedom might cost.The memory of Michael’s touch—so deliberate, so unyielding—played over and over in my mind. I recalled the se

Danielle's point of view The hallway was a tunnel of hush. My heels struck the polished floor like punctuation, each step a declaration I didn’t feel brave enough to make. The house held its breath. Every creak in the walls, every shadow flickering from the stained glass above the stairwell felt like a whisper of what had happened here. What was still unraveling.At the bottom of the stairs, Lena gave me a nod, her hands wrung tightly in front of her apron. She wouldn’t meet my eyes. That was never a good sign.“He’s in the study,” she said softly, then vanished around the corner like she couldn’t bear to watch what was about to unfold.I paused at the heavy oak door. My hand hovered above the brass handle, palm damp, pulse skittering. Whatever was behind that door, it was going to change things. I could feel it in my bones—the deep ache that always came before a storm.With a breath, I pushed the door open.He stood by the tall windows, sunlight outlining the silhouette of a man who