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Chapter 9 Shadows of the Past

Word Count: 1908    |    Released on: 14/12/2024

uld seem to hold its breath for her to really take in that furtive glance and word exchange

screen that unsettled him. The subject line read: "A Blast from Your Past." Attached was a photograph of h

ra know a

romance had ended years before he ever met Clara, but the breakup had been messy, splashed

cked lightly on the door. "Sir, you have a meeting with M

a couple. Clara had been nervous about stepping into his world, but he'd promised her he'd protect her.

mly at Ethan's assistant, who showed her in to his private meeting room. There, insi

gs down on the table. "What is going o

out some other way. Yet his motives weren't as pure as his action-thou shalt not h

s arm. "Ethan, I can tell something's bothering you. You

uscles, he pulled her into an embrace

to his side. "I'll take that

finish. Ava Parker rolled across the screen. Clara'

nd grabbed the phone, silencing it. "She's

arms crossing. "And she'

Ava and I dated years ago. She's been out of my life f

ed, her voice ti

romise, Clara, whatever this is, it's in

f doubt had been planted. "Okay," she sai

ng the fabric of the elegant emerald gown Ethan had insisted on getting her. She felt out of plac

his breath hitched.

offered arm. "You don't

the moment as heads turned to take them in. Ethan kept Clara close, his hand

erting the conversations so she wouldn't be uncomfortable. However, the more the night wore on, th

ed, but she woul

s Ava made her grand entrance. She was every inch the vision Clara wasn't-tall, po

she approached him. "Ethan B

fingers tightening on his g

ith a tone dripping with feigned innocence. "Though I coul

ing, it's not going to work," E

, her eyes gleaming. "Lovely girl. I wo

urned, her expression guarded as she

g at the tension in Clara's vo

extending a hand. "It's nice to meet y

ers, her eyes switching between

her eyes. "Oh, I'm sure Ethan will fill y

han reached for Clara's hand ag

r voice shaking. "I thought we w

the time she walks away, Ethan realizes that

r it took, he would prove to Clara that their love was worth fight

va, Ethan's so-called "old friend"-had stirred something unsettling within her. Clara had been willin

ity lay spread out before her, its lights twinkling like stars. Ordinarily

stepped out onto the balcony, his face a mixture of

is world of yours is full of surprises I'm not prepared for? Or that you

n't tell you about Ava because she doesn't matter to me anymore. What we had-it was long o

n. But believe your words to me, well, it has nothing to do with that eith

reach her hands. "It's right there. You need to know ab

face. For all his wealth and power, Ethan stood before

a fraction. "I don't care about your past, Ethan.

ust in my future-you are my future, Clara. I've

ey stood there in silence for a moment, feeling the weight of their emotion

th me,"

cocking her h

nfidence coming b

sounds faded into the distance as they followed a trail lined with softly glowing lan

elp," he admitted. "Bu

tting: a blanket spread out under an old oak, filled with fairy lights. A bottle of win

g in her throat as she loo

rst time we really talked. The café, your sketchpad, the way you laughed at my coffee spill. This is whe

rt swelling. "You always know how

e. His thumb brushed her cheek, and he leaned in, his lips

his hand trailing to the small of her back as if anchoring her to him. Clara's fing

hed breathlessly, her forehead resting aga

had a lot of pra

a sketched the scene around them, and Ethan tried his hand at drawing her, resulting in a hila

he teased, wiping aw

g as he pulled her close. "And I don't care if I can

moment, she realized that no matter what challenges came their

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Contents

Chapter 1 Beneath the Skyline Chapter 2 Shadows of the Past. Chapter 3 Finding the Balance Chapter 4 Crossroads Chapter 5 Fading Shadows Chapter 6 The Rules Chapter 7 Unwritten Rules Chapter 8 The Art of Falling Chapter 9 Shadows of the Past Chapter 10 Unfinished Business Chapter 11 Through Shadows to Light
Chapter 12 The Weight of the Past
Chapter 13 The Storm Before the Calm
Chapter 14 Whispers in the Dark
Chapter 15 The proposal
Chapter 16 Shadows of the Past, Light of the Present
Chapter 17 A Love Written in the Stars
Chapter 18 A Love Beyond Boundaries
Chapter 19 The Depths of Love
Chapter 20 The Depths of Forever
Chapter 21 The Weight of the World
Chapter 22 The Light in the Dark
Chapter 23 The Green-Eyed Monster
Chapter 24 A Twist of Fate
Chapter 25 The Unraveling and the Healing
Chapter 26 The Breaking Point
Chapter 27 The Crossroads
Chapter 28 A Leap of Faith
Chapter 29 The Weight of Love and Choices
Chapter 30 A Leap of Faith
Chapter 31 An Unlikely Reunion
Chapter 32 Love, Laughter, and Unexpected Turns
Chapter 33 A Twist of Fate
Chapter 34 Romance
Chapter 35 A Tapestry of Emotions
Chapter 36 A Night to Remember
Chapter 37 Secrets and Shared Dreams
Chapter 38 Roots of Resilience
Chapter 39 A Canvass of Possibilities
Chapter 40 The Shifting Tides
Chapter 41 The Path Unfolds
Chapter 42 A New Horizon
Chapter 43 Crossroads of the Heart
Chapter 44 Reckoning with the Past
Chapter 45 Again
Chapter 46 The Path Forward
Chapter 47 Uncharted Waters
Chapter 48 New Beginnings
Chapter 49 The Heart's Compass
Chapter 50 Forever and Beyond
Chapter 51 Whispers Beneath the Stars
Chapter 52 Shadows of Tomorrow
Chapter 53 A Love Unraveled
Chapter 54 Under the Veil of the Stars
Chapter 55 Between Us
Chapter 56 Shifting Atmosphere
Chapter 57 Threads
Chapter 58 The Beat of Heart
Chapter 59 Secrets
Chapter 60 Tanya's Word's
Chapter 61 The Price of Loyalty
Chapter 62 Tears Falling
Chapter 63 The Silence
Chapter 64 The Unraveling
Chapter 65 The Last Stand
Chapter 66 Heartbeat
Chapter 67 Morning Rush
Chapter 68 A Step Beyond
Chapter 69 Promises of Tomorrow
Chapter 70 An Unspoken Future
Chapter 71 A Future Interrupted
Chapter 72 Tangled Threads
Chapter 73 Revelations in the Silence
Chapter 74 Shattered Truths
Chapter 75 Final Word's
Chapter 76 Suffocating Silence
Chapter 77 Truths and Unspoken Words
Chapter 78 The Weight of Truth
Chapter 79 The Path
Chapter 80 Realization
Chapter 81 Crossroads of the Past
Chapter 82 Torn Between the Past and the Future
Chapter 83 The Tension
Chapter 84 The Ties That Bind
Chapter 85 Unspoken Bonds
Chapter 86 Fragments of the Past
Chapter 87 Unspoken Truths
Chapter 88 Shattered Trust
Chapter 89 Unspoken Words
Chapter 90 The Unraveling
Chapter 91 The Space Between Us
Chapter 92 The Massage
Chapter 93 The Presence
Chapter 94 Edges of Her Mind
Chapter 95 Thousands Words
Chapter 96 Eclipsed Hearts
Chapter 97 Quite
Chapter 98 Sun's Runes
Chapter 99 The Promise
Chapter 100 The End of Forever
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