He lost me when he chose his stepsister 70

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I laughed. “Oh, did I hit a nerve?” I mused “Do you feel guilty?”

His hand twitched, like he wanted to hit me again?

Good. I wanted him to lose control. Because mon like him–men like Jason, like Edward, like every damn man who thought they could control me–they made mistakes when they lost control. And I didn’t make mistakes. Not anymore

Edward exhaled sharply, standing to his feet. “You don’t deserve my time.”|||

“Then why am I here?” I shot back

He smirked. “Because I need you to understand something, Seraphina”

I didn’t move. Didn’t blink.

you wish you

you never stepped foot into my

His gaze darkened. “If you don’t walk away from Jason–if you don’t disappear–1 will make y family’s business.”

I smiled sweetly. “Aw That almost sounded like a threat He grinned, slow and wicked. It wasn’t. It was a promise”

Then, with a snap of his fingers, his men unlocked my cuffs

I didn’t move. I simply sot there, watching him. Waiting &

Edward exhaled, ficking ash onto the floor before turning away. “Get rid of her

And just like that his men grabbed me, dragging me toward the door!

My father’s men dragged me to the car like I was nothing more than a sack of trash they were about to toss away. Their grips were rough, their hands tight around my arms as they showed me into the backseat. The metal of the cuffs dug into my wrists, biting against my skin, but I didn’t make a sound. I just let them.X

What was the point in fighting now? The car ride was silent, except for the occasional murmur between the two men in the front. I didn’t recognize them. They weren’t men from my past–weren’t men who had once served under my father when I was still Emma Moretti–but that didn’t matter. Loyal dogs were always the same. They followed orders. Even when those orders were to kill

I didn’t ask where we were going already knew. And sure enough, when the car finally stopped, the heavy scent of salt and ocean filled my lungs. The seaside. A place where bodies disappeared, where the water swallowed secrets whole. I was yanked out of the car, my knees hitting the sand as they dragged me toward the shore. The waves crashed against the rocks, dark and endless under the moonlight

One of the men clicked his gun, pressing it against my head, exhaled, So this was how it was going to end, huh? Not in a courtroom. Not with justice. Not with revenge. Just like this. A gun. A bullet. A forgotten body lost to the sea. I clenched my fists, my nails digging into my palms. I wasn’t afraid. I wasn’t afraid. But I was angry. So angry

I never got to destroy Jason Never got to break Lily. Never got to burn my father’s empire to the ground. And all because I let my guard down. I bit my lip, tasting blood. No. I refused to die like this. Not yet. Not before they suffered. The man cocked the gun. A final breath. A final moment And then-

BANG

The shot rang out, loud and deafening, but it wasn’t the one meant forme. Because in the next second, my captor collapsed. Blood splattered onto the sand, and choos erupted. Gunfire. Screams. And then him Ethan. He moved through the night like a shadow, like death itself, his men surrounding him, taking down every single bastard who daredyo lay a hand on me.

And when the last body hit the ground, when the only sound left was the crashing of the waves, he walked toward me. His face was stone. His eyes wild And before I could say a word, before I could even breathe, ha scooped me up in his arms. I didn’t struggle. I didn’t speak I just let him.

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The ride back to the penthouse was silent. Ethan didn’t say a word. He didn’t ask if I was okay. He didn’t check for injuries. He just sat there, staring out the window, his jaw clenched so tightly I thought it might break. And when we finally arrived, when he carried me inside and set me down, when the door clicked shut behind us–H

He snapped %

With a roar, he turned and punched the glass wall. CRASH. It shattered. Sharp shards scattered across the i silence But I didn’t flinch.

the floor, the sound ringing in the

I just stood there, watching as his hands trembled, as blood dripped from his knuckles. His breathing was ragged, his shoulders tense, his whole body shaking with rage!!

“Look at you” he hissed, his voice low, furious “Look what the fuck almost happened to you tonight.”

I swallowed “Ethon-“,

“You almost fucking died, Seraphina

I forced out a breath, my heart pounding “But I didn’t.”

He turned, eyes burning “You think that’s the damn point?“)

I said nothing!

His fists clenched. “I told you, didn’t 17 I fucking told you to be carefull

Lexhaled. “And I was.”

I said nothing.

His fists clenched. I told you, didn’t I? I fucking told you to be careful.”

I exhaled “And I was.”

“Bullshit” He laughed, harsh and bitter. “If I had been even a second late, you’d be at the bottom of the goddamn ocean right now!” Silence. Thick, heavy, suffocating. And then, softer–rougher