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Chapter 7 A FEELING OF UNEASE

Word Count: 1689    |    Released on: 03/02/2025

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ickering across the walls. I blinked against the morning light filtering through the curtains

gling over the side, her messy curls covering half her face. The blank

early morning coffee advertisem

the remote. Just as I was about to turn i

is mystery fiancée

el 7. A mornin

igh

ouple to shed the spotlight on toda

d anchors sat in a brightly lit studio, the banner beneath them f

, with auburn curls and a resting face, gestured at the screen

sinessman, but with Katherine Grey by his side, people are starti

ed. "You think this is genuine? I mean, the man has had his fair

lk, but hearing my name and my relationship wit

something about Katherine that makes Jared appear less like the villain the media has painted him to be. Could it be love? And let's

roof, what nonsense are you sa

sitting posture, her expression com

t deal with a rising tech logistics company, Icecon. On paper, it was a game-changer-a partnership that would streamline free tech distributio

urns out, Icecon wasn't just transporting tech equip

ation came crashing down. Jared Cole was arrested, though he swore he

nimpressed. "And y

ail will do that,"

gent, and his reputation took a nosedive. Now, with Kate Grey by his side, people ar

man using a pretty face

d the TV off. The silence

ng myself be debated on national tv w

early, and I wasn'

door, unlocking it but keeping the chain in pla

ider, looked sideways and I s

t red envelope

Valenti

at my lips. Jared. I

oth paper. The envelope was unmarked, but as I slid the card

rom Jared.

kidding. Anyways, I'll be sending my next gift to your clueless fake fiancé. Y

ev

drained fr

f he'd taken his time writing it, knowing I'd r

trembled as I clutched the card tighter. Wha

her

lin

e again, firm

opening it. N

breath coming in q

rom the couch. Before I could stop her, she was already

ia, d

ted the knob and p

suddenly more awake, she grinned. "I could

ckle, shaking his head.

It depends, are t

I got you this." He handed her a

hanked him with excitement, hu

shed over me so fast, my knees nearly buckled. I

e, his eyes immedia

Valentine's card crump

kered over my fac

the fireplace behind me. The paper curle

"Just- wasn't expec

t longer, then let it g

st beautiful roses I've ever se

so nice a smile bloomed across each end of his perfectly s

necklace sparkled in the light, its surface embedded wit

the genuineness of his gesture and for the fac

lik

onto my palm. "It's so

y hair to one side. A slow shiver rippled through me at the sensation-his t

ce low, smooth, sending another wa

e cool edges of the necklace brushed my co

p with a precision that felt almost agonizingly slow. I kne

ured, his breath f

lse a wild drum

houlders, slow, teasing. My skin tingled under his touch, and I fought the

dering with something unreadable yet unmistakable, he

him to tear his attention from the

out a smirk, and let his thumb graze m

d a shudder. I was

se in his eyes-something questioning,

open flame or he saw the momentary panic in my

letting her ramble about her latest art project. But wh

watching as he stepped t

g in, he glan

t l

was hiding

ave me a small, almost forced

rroring his

ar disappeared down the street,

And if I wasn't careful, Jared wa

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Contents

Chapter 1 A STRANGER'S DEAL Chapter 2 A GLIMPSE OF HIS WORLD Chapter 3 LINES BLURRING Chapter 4 DANGEROUS TERRITORY Chapter 5 UNRAVELING Chapter 6 NEMESIS Chapter 7 A FEELING OF UNEASE Chapter 8 SMOKE AND MIRRORS Chapter 9 EN-GARDE Chapter 10 FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE- AS THE CASE MAY BE
Chapter 11 ROYAL RECEPTION AND A DREAM IN REALITY
Chapter 12 THE NIGHTMARE
Chapter 13 COLLISION COURSE
Chapter 14 DOWN THE RABBIT'S HOLE
Chapter 15 SEEDS OF DOUBT
Chapter 16 ENTANGLEMENTS
Chapter 17 COLD AND DISTANT
Chapter 18 GLORIA
Chapter 19 KATE'S PUNISHMENT
Chapter 20 RECONCILIATIONS
Chapter 21 UNRAVELING THE PAST AND SOMETHING MORE
Chapter 22 A ROOM FOR TWO
Chapter 23 THE VISIT
Chapter 24 THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Chapter 25 UNSPOKEN TRUTHS
Chapter 26 HEAVY BURDENS
Chapter 27 THE WEIGHT OF DECISIONS
Chapter 28 SPEAK TO ME
Chapter 29 THE TRIP
Chapter 30 ALICE'S WONDERLAND
Chapter 31 JUST THE TWO OF US
Chapter 32 RED ALERT
Chapter 33 IN KATE I TRUST
Chapter 34 MASTERMIND
Chapter 35 THE STRENGTH WITHIN
Chapter 36 NO MORE WHAT IFS
Chapter 37 STEPPING INTO THE SPOTLIGHT
Chapter 38 CHAPERONE
Chapter 39 A QUEEN-SIZED TREAT
Chapter 40 THE FIRST DAY ON SET
Chapter 41 A MUCH NEEDED DISTRACTION
Chapter 42 SWEET MOTHER
Chapter 43 THE WOMAN SHE WAS
Chapter 44 THE UNTHINKABLE
Chapter 45 PRETENDING TO BE FINE
Chapter 46 MY STALKER FROM A DISTANCE
Chapter 47 THE FUN TRAIN IS BACK
Chapter 48 THE PERFECT WEAPON
Chapter 49 THE NEXT MOVE
Chapter 50 FIGHT FOR ME
Chapter 51 WALKING AWAY
Chapter 52 THE RECKONING
Chapter 53 THE BREAKING POINT
Chapter 54 THE QUIET THAT FOLLOWED
Chapter 55 CALL FROM THE DEVIL
Chapter 56 JUST ME AS KATE
Chapter 57 CAT OUT OF THE BAG
Chapter 58 FIRST BLOOD
Chapter 59 SAINT OR DEMON
Chapter 60 STILL US
Chapter 61 COMING HOME
Chapter 62 THE WOLF'S TEETH
Chapter 63 MY FAVOURITE PERSON
Chapter 64 KEVIN'S POISONS
Chapter 65 ENOUGH- FOR NOW
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