was quiet
the steel towers. From this height, everything seemed orderly, distant, and almost peaceful. A cruel contrast to the storm unravelin
ed not out of love but for convenien
ng a young, powerful CEO with no family ties already made her a target, and so she had crafted the perfect il
it would be simp
ed smile. She remembered laughing softly when he misspelled his name on the third
nd wife. It was subtle at first, missed calls, curt conversat
r. She remembered her trembling as she pushed the glass of
m had l
y, not in jo
sure it
ll she remembered was the pain that woke her at midnight, a deep, unrelenting ache that tore through her abdome
everything. The baby. T
family, no flowers, not
sil
assistant, Jasmine, knew better than to ask. Eva wore her si
g was different. Th
a knock on
" she sai
's someone here to see you. Says
eyes. "Security l
...moved past them. Said you'd
us, Eva nodded. "
again, and a man
filled the room like smoke, dangerous, intoxicating. His tailored black suit clung
t screamed power,
voice a low drawl, laced wi
d, straightening her ba
gaze assessing her like a threat and
eath c
e. Adrian Moretti. CEO of Moretti Global. Billonaire businessman. And if the rumo
king i
re?" she asked,
said coolly, masking her
tepping closer. "
's just say, I've been following your story.
do business with men who bar
't make of
he tension, Eva felt something else, an old flicker in he
iv
nvelope on her desk
ck for your response,
Eva staring at the envelope like it migh
n Mor
hreat. Or perhaps..
as, the storm
only ju