t he couldn't bring himself to type. The contracts, the numbers, the deals, they were all distractions. He had built an empire, but now, with every pas

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d at him with those cold, knowing eyes. She was no longer the woman he had once loved. She wasn't even the

oking up, Maddox knew it was her. No one else moved

?" Cambria's voice was smooth, but there was an ed

"Business," he repeated quietly. "That's what

m with an expression that said everything he already knew. "That's w

r, challenging him to de

mbria?" he asked, his voice hoa

d, her heels clicking against the polished floor. "I want what's mine. What did you take from me? And I wa

omeone who needed saving. But now, standing in front of him, she exuded a strength he

ment, Maddox saw something flicker in her eyes,

d, calculating mask she wore. "You've been busy, haven't y

n?" he asked, hi

's been undermining you for months, making moves behind your back. He's wor

one person he had trusted more than anyone else. The one p

itted teeth. "Victor's nothing. I built

if you think you can fix this alone. You've been too focused on me, on your marria

had been so wrapped up in his own guilt, in the twisted game she

"I didn't ask for any of this. You're here, playing yo

, her presence commanding, undeniable. "You wanted contro

ing to have to choose. You can either let me help you fix this..

ing, but nothing seemed to make sense anymore. Everything had changed. He had built his empire on the idea of control, of

se. And in that moment, Maddox realized

his voice rough. "You

ld but knowing. "I don't thin

. He had nothing left but this crumbling empire. And if he didn't swa

pped inside, a smug smile playing on his lips. Maddox's blood ran cold. He

ictor said, his tone dripping with sarcasm. "

as something different about him, something off. And in that mo