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Chapter 7 Secrets in the Shadows.

Word Count: 1223    |    Released on: 12/08/2025

hat?" Damien asked in a quiet voice

n ankle-length beige trench coat, black dress, low heels. She made sure her ou

evi," she said evenly,

hing for hidden answers. "At nine in the

g tighter, willing her pulse to slow down. If he sensed

his cologne.The cologne was sharp, commanding and expensive. "Don

hat didn't reach her

ery nerve in her body was on edge. She had one chance to meet Mr. Gray

nothing like Damien's usual haunts. It was sited in a quiet side

t that fit too perfectly to be off the rack. He was seated in a

d, rising slightly

our message," Ava replied, sliding

weighing how much she could handle. "

. "Trust me, I know exactl

ow really knows him.You know the mas

"Then tell me. Why

our mother a debt

caught. "My

." His voice hardened. "Damien Thorne is dangerous, Ava. Not just cruel

ightened. "Wh

keover that destroyed three top companies and one of those CEOs disappeared. N

ists under the table. "Why

oser every day and every night. If you're going to survive, you need

d the sudden rush of determination.

faintly. "Reve

r, her phone rang.It was Dami

e ar

she typed back: With

He is suspicious. And Ava-don

g room, a glass of whiskey in hand. He didn't speak right away, just studi

i?" he ask

e. Tired,

We have a dinner tonight. I want

orites-not because it flattered her, but because it mad

g dinner with?" s

stors. I expect you to make them like you."

conversation, charming the Lanes with ease. Ava played her role, smiling, nodding, offering polite comments

of Ava's tongue. "Throu

e my secretary. I decided she was more

va felt heat rush to her cheeks. She low

tinued, clearly amused, "w

s a business arrangement from

. She forced herself to take a sip of wate

t her window. Damien sat beside her, scrolling th

ned to him. "Did

he asked witho

bought ornament in fr

a slow, cold smile.

ave to keep reminding me of the contract, D

er eyes. "Then stop pretending you

d. "One day, you are go

angerous whisper. "And one day, Ava, you

n half of what she'd heard was true, she wasn't just trapped in a loveless marriage. She was living with a man that is capable o

eached for it quickly, shielding the scre

Meet me again

ed. She typed a sin

ly.Meet me at the same

kept meeting him, Damien might find out. But i

in an unusually good mood, discussing a new deal. Then, casual

froze midway

h. "Funny thing. You we

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Contents

Chapter 1 The Price of his Signature Chapter 2 The kiss that broke her Chapter 3 Dinner with the Devil Chapter 4 A Cold Warning Chapter 5 A Deal Chapter 6 Playing the Perfect Wife Chapter 7 Secrets in the Shadows. Chapter 8 Tangled Hearts Chapter 9 Bound by the Night. Chapter 10 The Bombshell Chapter 11 The Breaking Point
Chapter 12 A War of Wills
Chapter 13 Shattered Pleas
Chapter 14 Severence
Chapter 15 Vanishing Point
Chapter 16 Fractured Bonds
Chapter 17 Rising Embers
Chapter 18 The First Step
Chapter 19 Lines in the Sand
Chapter 20 A Dangerous Shift
Chapter 21 Web of Power
Chapter 22 Threads Tightens
Chapter 23 The Formal Ties
Chapter 24 The Storm Breaks
Chapter 25 Cara's Secret Reveal II
Chapter 26 Shattered Vows
Chapter 27 Cara's Arrival
Chapter 28 The Calm Before the Storm
Chapter 29 The Day
Chapter 30 The Day of Reckoning
Chapter 31 Unfinished Business
Chapter 32 A New Beginning
Chapter 33 Six Months Later
Chapter 34 Threads of the Past
Chapter 35 Ava's & Cara's World
Chapter 36 The Weight of Time
Chapter 37 Behind the Doors
Chapter 38 Shadows Beneath the Glow
Chapter 39 Bloody Secrets
Chapter 40 The Stage of Truth
Chapter 41 After the Reveal
Chapter 42 Tangled Fates
Chapter 43 The Breaking Point
Chapter 44 The End of BW
Chapter 45 A New Name, A New Game
Chapter 46 Storms in Italy
Chapter 47 The Devil Sees a Ghost
Chapter 48 Ghosts Wears Velvet
Chapter 49 Masks and Mirror
Chapter 50 The Price of Power
Chapter 51 Bargaining with the Devil
Chapter 52 Tides of Desire
Chapter 53 Sparks of the Past
Chapter 54 Shadows Before Dawn
Chapter 55 The Choice He Never Wanted
Chapter 56 The Shadows of His Father
Chapter 57 The Big Announcement
Chapter 58 Grey's Engagement
Chapter 59 The First Love
Chapter 60 The Promise
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