Chapter 9
Celeste was Alaric’s younger sister.
She died at eighteen from a rare genetic disorder–Huntington’s disease.
1 let out a bitter laugh: “Celeste would never try to sabotage our marriage or throw herself at you with zero boundaries“““]
“You fucking love having Aurora worship you, but you hide behind your dead sister to justify it
“Alaric, do you have any shame left?]
SMACKI
Before I could say another word, Alanc’s hand cracked across my face again, even harder this time
Like I’d hit a nerve, he barked orders at his security team]
“Lock this hitch in the cage! She stays there until she begs for forgiveness! ||
The guards immediately dragged over this metal dog crate and started shoving me toward it
I fought them with everything I had, but during the struggle they twisted my arm so
arm so hard. I heard it snap
Pain shot through me like lightning–I was drenched in cold sweat, my whole body shaking
Just when I thought things couldn’t get w
worse.
A convoy of fifteen black Rolls–Royce Phantoms pulled up in perfect formation outside the Marchand estate
The doors opened and out stepped dozens of men in identical dark suits
They were built like NFL players, moving with military precision, and they looked ready for war.]
Leading the charge was Rowan
“Bocs!”
The second Rowan spotted me on the ground, he came sprinting over
Within seconds, every one of Alaric’s elite bodyguards was on the pavement, completely overpowered.]]
Rowan helped me to my feet, quickly assessed my injuries, then turned to glare at Alaric with murder in his eyes.]]
“Alaric fucking Marchand! You piece of shit, how dare you lay a hand on our boss“]
Before Alaric could even respond, my old classmate Devon stopped forward and dislocated both his shoulders with clinical efficiency
Not stopping there, Devon called out to mo
“We got payback for you, boss!”
Alaric was screaming in agony while Aurora rushed to his side []
“Who the hell are you people? Do you have any idea who he is?”
Helena, one of my senior partners, grabbed Aurora by the hair and slapped her twice across the face–hard
“Some random homewrecker thinks she can hack at our boss?“|||
by hurts our boss and walks away!”
“I don’t give a shit who he is. Nobody
Aurora held her swollen cheek, stammering “You she… what
She was trying to figure out who the hell actually was
Helena smiled coldly as she made the introduction:
“Allow me to introduce the founder and CEO of AskIQ–our boss, Isakle Whitmore! ||
