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I Will Come Back To You.-part2
Lorenzo told her stories of his childhood before the incident, of his grandfather’s stern training sessions in the outer grid, and the lonely years of walking in the dark.In turn, Roxana shared pieces of her own past—the pressure of stepping into the Hawthorne dynasty, the loneliness of losing her mother, and adjusting to her stepmother’s way of life.They laughed, and they let down every single wall they had ever built.But as the deep hours of the night began to bleed into the pale gray light of dawn, the fragile, peaceful warmth in the room shifted.Lorenzo propped himself up slightly on one elbow, looking down at Roxana, who was resting her head against his chest, her fingers lazily tracing the contours of his collarbone.The lines of his face hardened."Roxana," Lorenzo began, his voice dropping into a solemn, heavy tone.Roxana stopped tracing his skin. Her body went instantly rigid, her dark eyes snapping up to meet his face as an intuitive dread coiled tightly in her stomach.
I Will Come Back To You.-part1
Roxana shifted slightly, pulling her legs up onto the plush mattress as she turned to face Lorenzo fully. The initial shock of the revelation—that the quiet, steadfast man who had stood beside her through every boardroom war and public humiliation was actually the sole heir to Vanguard Apex—had completely dissolved.She looked at him, studying the sharp lines of his face, the dark, intense depths of his eyes, and the lingering tension in his broad shoulders."Your reasons are valid, Lorenzo," Roxana said softly, her voice breaking the quietness of the room with sincerity. "I can’t blame you. Not after everything you went through, not after escaping death at such a young age and having to live in the shadows just to survive."She reached out, resting her palm gently against his warm cheek, her thumb tracing the edge of his jawline."I’m not mad at all," she continued, a reassuring smile touching her lips. "If anything...I am going to continue to support you in whatever you want to do.
Hit A Jackpot.-part2
Lorenzo looked up at her, a heavy weight settling in his dark eyes. He reached out, gently catching her wrist and pulling her hand down, his thumb stroking her pulse point."Because there are still ghosts in the dark, Roxana," Lorenzo said softly, his voice dropping into a dangerous, protective whisper. "The Black Ledger is still hunting me. If I had stepped out into the light prematurely—if I had declared my true identity before my network had fully mapped their operational nodes—they would have come after everyone connected to me. They would have come after you."Roxana stopped breathing. The fierce anger in her chest instantly melted, replaced by a sudden, aching wave of warmth. Every crazy, secretive, agonizing choice he had made suddenly mapped back to a single, relentless directive: protection.He had kept his head down, taking the hits, absorbing the humiliation, all to keep a target off her back.Silence stretched between them once again. But this time, it was fragile, loaded
Hit A Jackpot.-part1
The vast, master-suite chamber remained wrapped in a thick, insulating silence.The amber glow of the bedside lamp caught the subtle dust motes drifting through the air, while the digital climate control hummed a quiet, steady bassline against the sprawling glass windows overlooking the estate.Lorenzo remained seated on the edge of the king-sized bed, his broad shoulders slightly tensed as he waited for Roxana to process the seismic shift he had just dropped into her world.Roxana’s dark eyes were wide, her mind racing backward through every gala, every board meeting, and every vicious encounter she had ever endured with Chloe and Justin."Justin," Roxana murmured, her voice sounding hollow and detached as she tasted the name like something bitter on her tongue. "The great, untouchable golden boy of the Lancaster name isn’t a Lancaster, is he?"Lorenzo let out a slow, heavy breath, resting his forearms against his knees as he looked up at her."Justin isn't a Lancaster," Lorenzo said
Who The Hell Is Justin?-part2
He squeezed her hands tighter, his gaze locking onto hers with an intensity that made the air feel electrified."And it was the best thing that ever happened to me, Roxana. Because if I had been wearing my true identity—if I had walked around as the billionaire heir to Vanguard Apex—people wouldn't love me for who I am. They would love me for what I have to offer. They would want the power, the money, the name, not the man underneath."Roxana stopped breathing. The fierce, defensive anger in her chest dissolved instantly, replaced by a sudden, overwhelming wave of emotion as his words sank deep into her soul."You didn't know who I was," Lorenzo whispered, his voice cracking with a raw vulnerability. "You didn't care about my bank accounts, my family, or my empire. You saw me bleeding in the dirt, and you risked your life to save me. And even when we met again, even when Chloe paraded me around and humiliated me, even when you thought I was just a broke security guy...you stood by me.
Who The Hell Is Justin?-part1
Lorenzo held her hands tightly between his palms, his thumbs brushing soothingly over her knuckles, though his own pulse hammered against his skin with the force of a war drum.He had spent years keeping his identity locked away behind a fortress of aliases, and obscurity. But looking into Roxana’s wide, stunned eyes, he knew there was nowhere left to hide."The house we are sitting in right now," Lorenzo began, his deep voice steady, low, and devoid of hesitation, "belongs to me. And I am not just a poor guy, Roxana. I am the true heir of the Lancaster family dynasty...and the rightful head of Vanguard Apex."The words dropped into the space between them like a detonating charge.Roxana gasped, her breath catching violently in her throat. She parted her lips to speak, wanting to demand if he had lost his mind, if this was some elaborate, delirious fever dream born from her hospital stay—but her vocal cords refused to cooperate.No sound came out. Her mind spun wildly, trying to recon
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