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THE GAMBLE OF A LIFETIME

Sienna’s heart pounded as she watched Damien sitting across from Victor Langston. Every muscle in her body screamed at her to run to him, to stop whatever deal he was about to make. But she forced herself to stay back, observing. Victor leaned back in his chair, swirling a glass of whiskey in his hand. "Mr. Steele, I must say, I admire a man willing to take risks. But are you sure you understand what you’re getting into?" Damien’s face was unreadable, but Sienna knew him too well. Beneath that calm, controlled exterior, there was a storm brewing. "I don’t take risks," Damien said smoothly. "I make calculated decisions." Victor chuckled, taking a slow sip of his drink. "Ah, a strategist. That’s good. But even the best strategist can lose everything with the wrong move." Damien leaned forward, his gaze sharp. "I never lose." Victor’s lips curled into a knowing smile. "That’s what they all say. Until they do." Sienna’s nails dug into her palm. She had to do something befo
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A GAMBLE OF HEARTS

Sienna paced the length of the suite, her nerves fraying with every second that passed. The silence felt suffocating, pressing in on her like a vice. Damien had been gone for hours, leaving only a cryptic promise that he’d handle things. But handling things in Damien’s world often meant playing with fire, and she wasn’t sure if he’d come out unscathed this time. She glanced at her phone for the hundredth time. No messages. No calls. The gnawing unease in her stomach twisted into full-blown panic. Just when she was about to call him, the door swung open. Damien stepped in, his expression unreadable, his movements precise yet burdened. He locked eyes with her, and in that moment, she knew something had gone terribly wrong. His suit jacket was gone, his white dress shirt slightly unbuttoned at the collar, revealing a tense line of muscle. His hands were shoved into his pockets, but Sienna noticed the subtle tremor in his fingers before he curled them into fists. "You’re back," sh
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A GAME OF POWER AND DESIRE

Sienna sat in Damien’s penthouse, her pulse racing as she stared at the man who had upended her life in more ways than she could count. The city skyline glittered beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, but all she could focus on was the charged atmosphere between them. The tension was unbearable electrifying, dangerous, and laced with something neither of them wanted to name. Damien leaned against his desk, arms crossed, his piercing gaze locked onto her. He looked as untouchable as ever, yet something in his expression told her he was fighting a battle within himself. "You've been avoiding me, Sienna," he said, his voice smooth but carrying an unmistakable edge. She lifted her chin, refusing to let him see how deeply he affected her. "I’ve been busy." A dark chuckle rumbled from his chest. "Too busy to answer my calls? To respond to my messages?" He pushed off the desk and stalked toward her, his presence overwhelming. "Or are you running from something else?" Her breath hitc
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TANGLED IN TEMPTATION

Sienna’s pulse pounded in her ears as Damien’s grip tightened around her wrist, his touch searing into her skin like fire. His emerald eyes burned with something dark, something she couldn’t decipher but it wasn’t just anger. It was something far more dangerous. “You think you can just walk away from me?” His voice was low, lethal. She swallowed hard, her heart hammering against her ribs. “Damien, let me go.” His jaw clenched, but he didn’t release her. Instead, he pulled her closer, until their bodies were nearly flush against each other. The heat radiating from him was intoxicating, and for a brief moment, she forgot why she was even trying to leave in the first place. “You’re mine, Sienna.” His breath ghosted against her lips, his fingers tightening on her waist. “No matter how much you fight it.” She shivered. Not from fear, but from the overwhelming force of the connection between them. Every rational part of her screamed to break free, to push him away and run but her
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AN UNFINISHED GOODBYE

Sienna’s breath hitched as she stared at Lucas, her heart pounding with emotions she wasn’t ready to face. The man standing in front of her was a ghost from her past a past she thought she had buried the moment she walked into Damien’s world. Lucas had always been the safe choice. The one who made sense. The one who wouldn’t break her. But Damien… Damien was the storm she could never escape. “What are you really doing here?” she asked, her voice quieter this time. Lucas’s gaze searched hers, something unreadable flickering behind his icy-blue eyes. “I came for you.” Her stomach twisted. “Lucas—” “Don’t.” He exhaled sharply, his fingers flexing as if he were trying to keep himself from reaching for her. “Don’t tell me you’ve moved on. Don’t tell me you’re fine, because I know you, Sienna. And I know that look in your eyes.” She looked away, her throat tightening. The problem was, he wasn’t wrong. Lucas stepped closer, close enough that she could smell the familiar scent
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A DANGEROUS CONFESSION

Sienna’s grip on the phone tightened, her breath uneven as Damien’s words settled deep in her chest. *You know where you belong.*She hated how easily he could say it, how effortlessly he could drag her back into the storm, as if she hadn’t just spent the past hour convincing herself she was done with him. But was she? Her silence stretched, thick and suffocating. “Sienna,” Damien’s voice was lower now, edged with something raw. “Say something.” She swallowed hard. “I can’t do this right now.” “You’ve been saying that for weeks.” “Because it’s true,” she snapped, her emotions slipping past the fragile control she had left. “I can’t keep doing this running to you, letting you consume me, only to end up right back where I started. I just lost someone tonight, Damien. Someone who actually cared about me, someone who—” “That’s what this is about?” His voice hardened. “Lucas?” Sienna pressed her eyes shut, her fingers trembling. “It’s not just about Lucas. It’s about ever
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WHISPERS OF LONGING

Sienna stood by the massive floor-to-ceiling window of Damien’s penthouse, staring out at the glittering skyline. The city pulsed with life beneath her, but inside, she felt trapped in a storm of emotions. The last few days had been an unraveling a slow, agonizing descent into feelings she couldn’t control, thoughts she couldn’t silence, and a man she couldn’t escape. Her arms were folded across her chest as she hugged herself, her mind replaying every interaction with Damien like a film she couldn’t pause. Every glance. Every stolen touch. Every unspoken word between them. He had shattered every wall she built, and now she was left exposed, vulnerable in a way that terrified her. A soft knock sounded behind her, but she already knew who it was. His presence was unmistakable, the air around her shifting as he stepped into the dimly lit room. “You’re awake,” Damien’s deep voice broke the silence, sending a shiver down her spine. She didn’t turn around. “Couldn’t sleep.” Damie
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WHISPERS OF DECEPTION

Sienna’s fingers trembled as she stared at the text message glowing on her phone. The sender was unknown, but the words sent an icy chill down her spine. "He’s lying to you. Ask him about Vienna."Her breath hitched, and her stomach twisted into knots. Vienna? The name meant nothing to her, but the way it was framed like a warning, like a bomb waiting to go off made her heart pound. She swallowed hard, rereading the message as if the letters would morph into something less sinister. Who sent this? And why now? The sound of running water from the en-suite bathroom filled the silence. Damien was in the shower, unaware of the storm brewing in her chest. Sienna turned the phone over in her hands, debating what to do. Should she ignore it? Delete it? Confront Damien the second he stepped out? Doubt gnawed at her. No. This was exactly how their relationship had fallen apart before secrets, unanswered questions, deception. She couldn’t go down that road again. Her grip on t
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THE GHOSTS BETWEEN US

Sienna’s heart pounded as the weight of Damien’s words settled over her. She was murdered.The air in the room felt too thick, suffocating her with a mix of tension and unanswered questions. She took a shaky breath, trying to process everything. “Who killed her?” Damien didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he stood up, running a hand through his damp hair. His towel hung low on his hips, but there was nothing relaxed about his posture. His entire body was rigid, as if the question itself had physically struck him. “Sienna, I don’t—” “Don’t what?” She took a step closer. “Don’t want to talk about it? Don’t want me to know?” Her voice was sharp, but she couldn’t help it. He turned to her, his blue eyes dark with something unreadable. “It’s not that simple.” “It never is with you, is it?” she whispered, shaking her head. “Everything with you is a maze, Damien. Always half-truths, always secrets.” His jaw clenched. “You don’t understand.” “Then help me understand!” Her vo
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A DEBT IN BLOOD

Sienna’s fingers curled into the bedsheets as she tried to process Damien’s words. "They think I still owe them."A slow, creeping dread spread through her chest. She forced herself to meet his gaze. “Owe them what, Damien?” His jaw tightened. “Everything.” Her breath hitched. “What does that even mean?” He ran a hand through his hair, frustration evident in the way his fingers trembled slightly. It was rare to see Damien unsettled, but whatever ghosts from his past had returned they were haunting him now. “I was never supposed to walk away,” he finally muttered. Sienna frowned. “Walk away from what?” Damien hesitated. Then, with a heavy sigh, he sat on the edge of the bed, his head dropping into his hands. “The people Vienna got involved with,” he said slowly, his voice thick with something dark. “I wasn’t just an outsider in her mess, Sienna. I was part of it.” A cold shiver ran down her spine. Damien lifted his gaze to her, the torment in his blue eyes unmista
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