The jet touched down on Chicago’s private tarmac with a smooth glide, the hum of the engine fading as the wheels kissed the ground. Scarlett exhaled softly, her gaze fixed out the window. She had left this city a different woman, vulnerable, desperate, forced into a corner.Now, she was back. And this time, she was the one holding the leash ready to unleash hell in them.She turned in her seat, her eyes landing on the small sleeping figure curled up under a soft pink blanket. Her daughter. The very reason she had fought, planned, survived. Scarlett reached out, brushing a stray curl from Ava’s delicate face before pressing a kiss to her warm cheek."Mummy will be right back, baby," she murmured, her voice softer than it ever was with anyone else. "You stay with Daddy, okay?"Ava stirred slightly but didn’t wake, her tiny hand clutching at the blanket.Scarlett straightened, her walls snapping back into place as she turned to Adrian, who was already watching her with that unreadable ex
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