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Ch. 156- Price of a Name
The corridors of the Waratah estate were hauntingly quiet.Silence here wasn’t absence of sound; it was control of it. Every echo was intentional. Every footstep was observed. Every breath evaluated.After dinner, Connor helped Kirra to their guest room, too large, too polished, too cold, and didn’t let go of her hand until the door clicked shut behind them.But before he could speak, someone knocked.Connor stiffened. “Stay here.”Kirra stayed still only because he asked.The door opened to reveal Jimmy, head slightly bowed, eyes flicking quickly to Kirra before returning to Connor.“Master Connor,” he said softly, “there is something you need to know. Now. Before they try to spin it.”Connor’s jaw tightened. “Go on.”Jimmy gave a quick look down the hallway, ensuring no shadows lingered.“The Waratah empire is… not as stable as they pretend. The board is split. Charles and Frederick have been losing support.”Kirra’s stomach tightened.Jimmy continued, voice low and urgent.“You are
Ch. 155- Claiming his Wife
The drive to the Waratah estate felt like crossing an invisible border, one Kirra hadn’t realized existed until Connor’s hands tightened once on the steering wheel, knuckles pale against the leather.Sydney glittered in the distance, but this part of the city was quieter, older. Money didn’t shout here; it whispered in manicured hedges and iron gates taller than their house.The Waratah gates recognized Connor before Kirra even exhaled.A soft mechanical hum, a blink of green light, and the wrought-iron doors folded inward.Kirra shivered.He hadn’t been here in years, but the estate still opened as if welcoming back its favorite heir, or its runaway.They drove up the long circular driveway. The mansion rose from the hill like something carved from winter: white stone, dark glass, a wide veranda supported by pillars that could’ve belonged to a courthouse.Kirra’s boots hit the ground, and the staff rushed out in a neat line, coordinated like a scene that had been rehearsed. A maid’s
Ch. 154- Family of An Orphan?
The night was still holding its breath.Connor moved first, silent, precise, the same lethal calm he had worn in the ballroom when Mara tried to cut Kirra down. He stepped off the veranda and into the driveway, each footfall unhurried, controlled. Kirra’s breath hitched behind him, but he didn’t look back. He didn’t need to. She was exactly where he wanted her, behind his shoulder, within reach.The figure by the gate didn’t run, and that was the first mistake.A dark jacket, ordinary jeans, a cap pulled low. Someone trying very hard to look forgettable. Someone who didn’t understand that forgettable silhouettes were exactly the ones Connor memorized.The man lifted his hands, palms out. “Connor. Finally.”Connor stopped three paces away. His voice came out like tempered steel, low and quiet.“Take off the cap.”The man obeyed.Kirra inhaled sharply. “Miles?”Miles Ellis, Ayla’s cousin. The one who always bragged about offshore investments and golf memberships. The one who had barely
Ch. 153- Shadow in the Dark
The next forty-eight hours unfolded like a noose that was deliberately being tightened slowly, to cause maximum panic. At first, Kirra thought she’s imagining the odd setbacks. A supplier claiming they “lost” her shipment paperwork, a minor partner suddenly requesting to revisit contract terms, along with some rumor about her company being “unstable” over the internet. It was soft enough to be deniable, sharp enough to wound… none of it was catastrophic.All of it was intentional.Kirra felt every hit like a pressure drop in her lungs. She sat in her office that afternoon, staring at an email from an advisor asking whether her “financial stability” had changed.She hadn’t breathed for several seconds before she even realized it.When Connor walked in, she didn’t turn. She just whispered, barely audible:“I’m sorry.”Connor stopped mid-stride. “For what?”“For dragging you into this.” Her hands shook slightly. “My world isn’t peaceful. It never has been.”Connor leaned against the ed
Ch. 152- Predator
The morning arrived with a kind of Sydney dawn that blurred the horizon and made the streets feel smaller than they were. Kirra left early for a meeting, shoulders tense, eyes still shadowed from the break-in. Connor watched her through the kitchen window until her car turned the corner. Only then did he grab his jacket and begin.The apartment was quiet now. He started with the study. Not rushed, not reckless, but methodical. He scanned the door, the hinges, the faint imprint on the carpet where someone had stepped. He counted the drawers left slightly off-angle. He checked which folders were subtly shifted, not enough for a casual observer to notice, but enough for someone like him.Then he found it.A single sheet pushed a millimeter out of place inside the “Kuranda–Asteron Draft Merger: Confidential” binder. A page describing projected financial vulnerabilities if the merger were delayed. No fingerprints, no smudges. No missing pages.Just disturbed, and deliberately so. Not a
Ch. 151- The Unspoken Contract
The night air was carrying a faint tang of salt from the harbor. Kirra’s heels clicked softly against the paving as she led Connor down the winding streets toward the small, understated bistro she had chosen. It wasn't flashy, and for deliberate reasons. It was a business matter, yes, but there was an intimacy in the choice, a subtle claim that this evening was hers as much as it was professional.Connor trailed her, as always steady and silent, the lines of his suit impeccably sharp against the dim streetlights. But tonight, something in her stride shifted him slightly, like she was infinitely aware of his presence. She wasn’t just walking toward a restaurant… she was walking toward him.Inside, the bistro was quiet, the kind of quiet that seemed to fold around them and leave only the table between two people. Candles flickered, casting a warm glow that softened edges. The owner nodded at Kirra, and she returned the gesture with a small, self-conscious smile. Connor’s hand brushe
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