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Evidence
Aria“Yes, we do, but you better not be messing with me, Aria,” Luke added, still studying me carefully. “I’m telling you, Luke,” I said, leaning forward, “I found it.”He still didn’t say anything, but then he let out a short laugh, shaking his head. “You know what I’m wondering is if you truly found this egg, then after all this time, why haven’t you said anything?” His eyes ran over me like he was trying to figure out if I’d lost my mind. “Aria, come on. We hunted for that thing for years, and it nearly ruined both of us. You expect me to believe you’ve had it all along?”“I didn’t have it all along,” I corrected. “I found it after you left.”His eyebrows shot up when he heard that. “After I left? And you didn’t bother to call? Not once in four years? You’re seriously sitting here acting like you’ve been holding onto this secret the whole damn time?”I shifted in my seat; his words seemed heavy, and somewhere along the line, I realized that he may have been talking about something
The Offer
Aria I should’ve known nothing would ever be that simple with Luke. Nothing with him ever was. The moment he leaned back in his chair and folded his arms across his chest like he was holding court, I knew trouble was about to pour out of his mouth.I felt my jaw tighten. “Your way? Luke, that’s not happening. This time, it’s my call.”He chuckled softly, like I’d just told a joke. “Aria, you can’t seriously think you’re calling the shots here. I think I should let you know what’s happening here. You’re asking for my help. You reached out to me. That means I lead, you follow. That’s the rule.”“Here we go again with this…” I muttered lowly and waved my hand in frustration, “That was never the rule, Luke,” I argued.“It was,” he said smoothly. “And it still is. Nothing’s changed.”I wanted to argue more, to tell him I’d rather set myself on fire than let him run this.“Of course,” he added casually, “there’s the small matter of my compensation.” He added, quickly changing the conversat
Help In All The Wrong Places
AriaBy morning, I’d convinced myself this was a mistake. I could not invite that treacherous jerk back into my life. I tried to think of other ways I could handle this without involving anyone, but at the end of the day, there was no one better than Luke.If there was anyone who could help me fish out who was stealing and using my identity, then it was Luke. With that flowing in my mind, I heaved an exhaustive sigh, got ready, and went to Nein’s Restaurant.It was a private restaurant hidden on a small rooftop building. With everything going on in the news about me, the last thing I wanted was to give the media another headline to drag my name through.Despite not wanting this meeting at all, I still found myself sitting in a small restaurant tucked away at the edge of the city, staring at the condensation dripping down the side of my untouched glass.The place was quiet, just quiet enough for my liking. A couple sat near the window, whispering over their breakfast and laughing toget
Luke
AriaThe next day couldn’t have come fast enough. All night I tossed and turned in bed, unable to catch some sleep. The call with Zion replayed in my head, Lucian’s laughter echoed in my ears, and the weight of everything pressed down on me until I barely recognized the woman I was anymore. And then there was Luke. It had been four years since I’d seen that arrogant piece of trash, and now the mere thought of having to meet him was chewing at me raw. When I left him four years ago, I promised myself that our paths would never cross again. For all I care, Luke Charleston was just another no-name stranger to me. But now everything was torn apart, and I knew there was only one person who could help me put these dots together. My shithead ex-boyfriend, Luke.We dated four years ago, and what can I say? I was just another girl drawn to dangerous boys I should have walked away from. Luke lived on the wild side of the tracks, and that was what drew me to him. When we met, I was still in a
Broken Trust
AriaI was halfway to my car when my phone suddenly buzzed and Zion’s name lit up the screen. I was half expecting it, but still, the moment it happened, my heart skipped with dread, and I froze.I didn’t need to answer to know what this was about. But if I didn’t answer now, it would only make things worse than they already were. I knew Zion wanted to know every detail about the scandal. The falsified documents. The supposed proof that I’d sold Moran properties to Lucian’s allies.I closed my eyes, and my thumb hovered over the screen. Every instinct screamed at me to let it ring out, or maybe throw my phone across the parking lot and hope some car would run over it. Anything at all, just to buy myself a little more time before the storm broke in full. But the phone kept buzzing again and again like a relentless rhythm.Zion never called like this unless he was furious. That was for sure. My nerves were all over the place, and I bit down on my lip, hard enough, hoping I could ignore
The Prisoner’s Laugh
AriaMy head kept spinning in circles ever since the scandal hit the news. I wasn’t guilty of selling off Moran properties. I knew it, but the world didn’t know that and my biggest fear was that Zion might think it true. It was pretty hard for anyone not to be convinced. All the evidence was there. And so, the media, the shareholders, even The Concord, were all too eager to paint me as the traitor.Someone had forged my signature, used my authority, slipped into my life like a shadow wearing my face. And Lucian knew about it. I was convinced. He leaned across the table, his eyes gleaming as if he enjoyed mocking me. “There it is,” he said, eyes bright with amusement. “You’ve finally caught on. Haven’t you? Not so sweet when the knife’s pressed against your own throat, is it?”I gritted my teeth and flashed him a stern glare. “Tell me who it is.”Lucian tilted his head. “Why should I? You barged in here, barking threats, waving your little empire around like it means something. You fo
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