Chapter 21 - Trouble, Iris

Silas's POV

Dinner at the Calder estate was never quiet.

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Burned By Desire

At twenty-six, Dr. Anastasia Blair has perfected the art of control. Tight schedules. Quiet nights. A life built around keeping her four-year-old niece Jennifer safe - and keeping her own secrets buried. Everything works... Until the night he comes back. Ethan Thornwell. Her husband in name. Her mistake in memory. Her undoing in every way she swore she'd never feel again. He arrives at her door at midnight, suitcase in hand, clothes rumpled from travel, eyes burning like he already owns the room. "Missed me? Dear wife," he drawls, that devilish smirk curling at the corner of his mouth. Anastasia hates that her breath catches. Hates that he notices. "You're not supposed to be here," she snaps, pushing the door - but Ethan's faster. His hand slides to her waist, firm and familiar, pinning her gently but inescapably against the wall. He leans in, so close she can feel the warmth of him, the command in his presence, the way he still fits against her like a memory she tried to erase. "I plan on doing a lot of things I'm not supposed to, Anna..." His lips brush her ear, sending a shiver down her spine she wishes she could hide. "And most of them involve you." Her pulse betrays her. Her skin betrays her. Everything in her betrays her. He steps into her house like he never left - like the space remembers him too. And then Jennie's sleepy voice rings out. Her eyes widen. She runs straight toward him with pure joy. "Daddaaa!" Ethan catches her effortlessly, lifting her with strong arms that used to hold Anastasia the same way. His gaze finds Anastasia over Jennie's shoulder, dark, certain, claiming. He didn't come for forgiveness. He didn't come to talk. He came because he's done letting her run. But Anastasia's chest tightens with a truth she's fought to forget: With all that has happened in the past, she's not sure she can ever let him in again. Even if a small, treacherous part of her still burns at the sound of his voice.

Say Nothing Amelia

Say Nothing Amelia.. Amelia Collins wasn’t supposed to be there. One reckless night. One bad decision. And suddenly—she’s standing in the middle of an underground boxing ring, surrounded by blood, money, and secrets. And him. Alex Blankwood. The boy she’s only ever known as charming, controlled… untouchable. But the man in the ring? He’s something else entirely. Ruthless. Dangerous. Addicted to the fight. When their worlds collide again, Amelia realizes the truth she was never meant to know— Alex Blankwood lives a double life. And now that she’s seen it… He won’t let her walk away so easily. “Say a word, Amelia… and you won’t like what happens next.” It’s a warning. A threat. A promise. But secrets don’t stay buried. Not when they’re this dark. Not when they’re this close. And definitely not when the boy hiding them starts watching her a little too closely… protecting her a little too much… wanting her in ways he shouldn’t. Because in Alex’s world— Love isn’t soft. It’s possession. It’s control. It’s violence wrapped in devotion. And Amelia? She just stepped right into it.

Six Months of Us

Six months of us Grace Miller was just trying to survive another exhausting shift when she spilled coffee on the most powerful man in the city. Dominic Blackwood—cold, ruthless, and unforgiving. By the end of that night, Grace lost her job. By the next, she became his biggest problem. A heated argument. A single photograph. And suddenly, the world believed they were in love. With the media watching and his parents demanding a wedding, Dominic makes Grace an offer she never expected—fake dating, a contract marriage, and a divorce after six months. No feelings. No complications. It was supposed to be simple. But pretending to love someone who looks at you like an enemy is dangerous. And sharing a home with a man who never shows weakness is even worse. Because lines begin to blur. Rules begin to break. And what started as a deal slowly turns into something neither of them agreed to. After all, the most dangerous love stories are the ones that were never meant to be real

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Chapter 21 - Trouble, Iris

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