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Chapter 2 The Unraveling

Word Count: 1105    |    Released on: 17/03/2025

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how it looked f

ed interviews, and the staged PDA, cra

ing the spark it once had. He was there, but his mind was elsewhe

ck and watch the man she loved

she made

powerful than love i

That Change

the entertainmen

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choked on her

she scrolled through the article,

ga

lood

was Am

as marking her territory, using the media to back Lucas into a

the rim of her glass. If Amy thought she cou

trice had a

a hand over

only one carr

Breaki

his phone, his

expression carefully composed. "It was just a leak,

"Don't play dumb, Amy. You kne

to remind you that we still have a f

wn his face, frustr

a mess. A

ad let i

essage. One name flas

tri

d. He didn't want to c

ed the

Now. We ne

er ran down

ming. And he was

Ultimate

Beatrice's penthouse, te

illuminating her figure. When she turned to face him,

aying gam

d sharply

er arms. "Then sto

expect me to do? Walk out on her? H

a slow step

flin

words sha

e I'm p

le

in his life, Lucas

t of her words pressing dow

ching him carefully. "And bef

ir, his breathing uneven. This-

ng to choose between

ice had been

was no tur

ucas's

nthouse were closing in. Pregnant. The word echoed in his mind, collidin

refully curated world-his reputation, his care

other hand, was

planne

h, controlled. The kind of tone that told h

ghtened. "Ar

Would I be telling y

nd through his hair. Thi

r presence suffocating. "You kn

lenched. Of c

r-threatening, lif

hattered. Amy would be humiliated. His fans,

would have no choice

e's Pow

sely, reveling in the wa

for this moment

as finally a

going to forc

ome to her

Amy, aren't you?" she

aze snapp

yed mine." She reached for a glass of wine-then pause

ch twisted. T

ch twisted. T

trice?" His voice was

h brushing against his e

asn't just talkin

name. His future. Hi

Next

ge of the vanity. Her heart pounded as she stared

Claim Beatrice Sinc

hard. Someth

ce, the strange looks at events, the way

now,

ect girlfriend, the Hollywood darling. But if Beatrice t

er phone, ma

a story

ed a war, Amy wa

Final

aimlessly, the weight of th

trice. T

had he let

ed. A message

o decide, Lu

htened aroun

down, h

had already

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