Chapter 4 - Alexander Gave Me One Rule—Never Lie to Him—and I Broke It the Same Night to Protect Ryan's SecretAlexander offered me a temporary position at one of his legitimate businesses.
I refused.
He offered again.
I refused.
Finally, he said:
"Then work for my mother's foundation."
That was different.
Eleanor Kane ran a charitable organization supporting domestic violence survivors.
I accepted.
For the first time, I discovered the softer side of the Kane family.
But danger followed me.
Someone left a note in my apartment.
HE CAN'T PROTECT YOU FOREVER.
I hid it.
I lied to Alexander.
He noticed.
"You're hiding something."
"No."
He stared.
"That was your first lie."
I looked away.
He didn't push.
Instead, he said:
"When you're ready, tell me."
That night, I discovered something worse.
Ryan had stolen medical records from the hospital.
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He was planning to use them against me.
And someone inside Alexander's organization was helping him.
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Chapter 5 - The Security Camera Showed Someone Entering My Apartment—but the Face Belonged to a Man Alexander Trusted With His LifeMarco discovered the footage.
Chapter 6 - The Key My Grandmother Left Me Opened a Safe Deposit Box Containing a Secret That Could Destroy Alexander's Entire EmpireThe box contained documents.
Chapter 7 - Victor Kidnapped Eleanor to Force Alexander to Choose Between His Mother and the Woman He Had Started to LoveEleanor disappeared.
Chapter 8 - Alexander Admitted He Loved Me, But I Walked Away Because I Refused to Become Another Woman He Had to RescueI couldn't accept his love.
Chapter 9 - Ryan Revealed the Truth About Our Past—and I Realized the Man I Had Feared Wasn't the Only Monster in My LifeRyan confessed that Victor had been manipulating him for months.
Chapter 10 - The Man Who Had Terrorized Me for Years Went to Prison, but Victor Was Still Free—and He Had One Final WeaponRyan was arrested.
