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THE BALL
CHAPTER Just when Kelvin was getting ready for the ball.The room looked like money. Everything did. The penthouse lights were low, warm, deliberate—curated to flatter faces and hide flaws. City lights bled in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, Lagos stretched beneath him like a living thing, restless and loud even this high up. Somewhere down there, traffic screamed and horns fought each other. Up here, it was quiet. Controlled.Kelvin stood in front of the mirror, adjusting the cuff of his tailored black suit for the third time.Too tight.He loosened it slightly, then checked his reflection again. Sharp jaw. Clean shave. No visible cracks. The kind of face that reassured investors and intimidated competitors. The kind of face that didn’t show when a man’s mind was spiraling.Behind him, the bedroom was chaos disguised as luxury. A silk tie draped carelessly over a chair. Polished shoes lined neatly by the door. His phone buzzed on the dresser, lighting up the dark marble surfac
THE CALL
CHAPTER –The call went through on the second ring.That alone told me everything.The private investigator never picked up on the first ring. He liked to remind people he wasn’t on their payroll, even when he was. Power move. Control. Tonight, I didn’t care.“Talk,” I said the second he answered.A pause. I could hear traffic in the background, distant horns, the low hum of the city refusing to sleep. He was outside. Always liked to move when he talked—said walls had ears.“You sound tense,” he said. Calm. Neutral. Professional.“I don’t pay you to assess my mood.”Another pause. Then a faint exhale, like he was settling in. “Alright. You want the full picture or the ugly version?”“They’re the same thing,” I said. My jaw was already tight, teeth grinding. “Start talking.”He didn’t rush. That was his thing—letting the silence stretch until it scraped against your nerves.“She’s clean on paper,” he finally said. “No criminal record. No outstanding warrants. No obvious financial fraud
CONFIRMED GOLD DIGGER
CHAPTER CONFIRMED GOLD DIGGER I pressed against the wall, inching forward. The counter came into view, her silhouette pacing back and forth. Phone pressed to her ear, free hand gesturing wildly. Her back was to me—thank God. I ducked low, heart slamming against my ribs, and eased behind the island, out of sight but close enough to hear every damn word.“Why are you calling me now?” Her voice was a hiss, sharp and pissed. Breathless, like she’d run a mile.A pause. Then a man’s voice—tinny through the speaker, but clear enough. Low chuckle that made my blood boil. Who the fuck was this guy?“You sound breathless.”“Don’t start.” She paced faster, hand dragging down her face. “He’s asleep.”Another pause. My fists clenched so hard my knuckles ached. He? Asleep? She was talking about me like I was some obstacle.“So,” the guy said, smooth as oil. “Is it working?”She stopped dead. I held my breath, ears straining.“Is what working?” she snapped back, but it sounded forced, like she kne
ECHOES IN THE DARKNESS
Chapter – ECHOES IN THE DARKNESSKelvin POVSleep wasn’t coming easy that night, no matter how hard I tried to force it. The bed felt too damn big, too warm, with Cecile curled up against me like she belonged there. Her breathing had evened out hours ago, soft and steady, but mine? Mine was a mess—ragged edges catching on every little thought that wouldn’t shut the hell up. I lay there, staring at the ceiling, shadows playing tricks from the streetlight sneaking through the blinds. My arm was slung over her waist, fingers loose on her hip, but my mind was a battlefield.She shifted then. Subtle at first, like she was just adjusting in her sleep. But no, it was deliberate. Her body tensed under my touch, muscles coiling tight before she eased away. Slow, careful, like she didn’t want to wake me. I kept my eyes shut, breathing deep and even, playing dead to the world. But every nerve was on fire. Where the hell was she going? Bathroom? Water? Or something else?The mattress creaked fain
SHADOWS IN THE MORNING
Chapter – SHADOWS IN THE MORNINGCecile POVMorning came too fast, like it was personally offended I’d managed to fall asleep at all.Sunlight stabbed through the half-open blinds in cruel, slanted bars. I woke up tangled in sheets that still carried his heat, his scent—cedar and clean skin and something darker I couldn’t name. My body ached in the good way and the bad way at once. The good way from how he’d held me like I might vanish if he loosened his grip. The bad way from the guilt still sitting heavy in my stomach like undigested lead.I turned my head.Kelvin was already awake. Barely. Eyes half-lidded, hair a beautiful disaster, one arm slung over his face like he was trying to block the day from happening. The sheet had slipped low enough that I could trace the line of muscle disappearing beneath it. I hated how much I wanted to reach out. Trace it with my fingers. Pretend for five more minutes that last night’s phone call never happened.Instead I forced myself to sit up.Ha
NO ESCAPE IN SLEEP
Chapter – NO ESCAPE IN SLEEPCecile POVThe hallway stretched longer on the way back.Each step felt borrowed, like I was walking on someone else’s floor, in someone else’s life. The phone was still warm in my palm, Marcus’s voice echoing in the hollow parts of my skull. That’s my girl. The words sat like acid on my tongue. I wanted to spit them out. I wanted to scream them into the dark until the walls cracked.Instead, I kept walking.Bare feet silent against the cool wood. Heart hammering so hard I swore it would bruise the inside of my ribs. The bedroom door loomed ahead—ordinary, white, slightly ajar the way I’d left it. A thin stripe of moonlight sliced across the floor from the gap. I paused there, hand hovering over the knob, breath caught somewhere between lungs and throat.I could still turn around.I could grab my bag from the living room, slip out the front door, disappear into the night before he even rolled over. No note. No goodbye. Just gone.But my fingers curled arou
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