Total : 65Bab 1 Released
"Calloway. You're up."
readmore Bab 2 The Car Is Home Now
She didn't sleep, not really. She dozed in stretches, the way she'd learned to in her cell, where re
readmore Bab 3 No One Hires A Killer
"I'm gonna be straight with you." The manager slid her application back across the counter like it h
readmore Bab 4 The Agency That Doesn't Ask
The footsteps stopped in the doorway.
readmore Bab 5 The House On The Hill
The folder was thin. Ivy stood there a long moment, listening for footsteps, before she let herself
readmore Bab 6 Meeting Selene
She told herself it wasn't her place. She told herself twice, walking down the back stairs, and a th
readmore Bab 7 The Husband's Smile
Dinner for staff was at six, a long table in a kitchen that still smelled faintly of someone else's
readmore Bab 8 First Night In The Staff Wing
The room didn't lock from the inside.
readmore Bab 9 Rules Of The House
Ivy grabbed the cart and moved.
readmore Bab 10 Mia In The Hallway
"My name?" Ivy kept her voice as level as she could manage, crouched now to Mia's height, the stairw
readmore Bab 11 A Voice Behind A Door
Chapter 11: A Voice Behind a Door
readmore Bab 12 The Wrong Kind Of Quiet
"I already told you what I saw." Ivy kept her voice low, aware of how close they still stood to the
readmore Bab 13 Damian Notices Her
"Selene… " Ivy knocked a third time, harder, her shoulder nearly against the wood.
readmore Bab 14 Selene's Questions
Ivy didn't touch the envelope. "I'd rather not take money for something I don't understand."
readmore Bab 15 What The File Doesn't Say
Ivy pulled her hand back, slow, careful not to make it look like a flinch even though that's exactly
readmore Bab 16 A Bruise, Explained Away
Ivy didn't sleep after that. She sat with the note in her lap until the gray light came back to the
readmore Bab 17 The Locked Wing
"No one gave me anything," Ivy said.
readmore Bab 18 Ivy's Old Life, Uninvited
"That's not possible." Ivy's voice came out thinner than she meant it to. "I met Renee at my apartme
readmore Bab 19 Dinner With The Crosses
Nobody moved for a long second. Then Damian stepped inside and closed the door behind him, slow, del
readmore Bab 20 The Way He Watches Selene
The table went silent except for Mia's small, oblivious humming, spoon clinking against her plate.
readmore Bab 21 A Kindness With A Price
Selene didn't sit. She stood there, Mia's hand still gripped tight in hers, chest rising fast, caugh
readmore Bab 22 Julian Cross Arrives
"Then tell me how you found out about all of this," Ivy said. "Because you didn't just show up here
readmore Bab 23 The Brother No One Mentions
Julian was already moving before Ivy fully registered. She'd stood up too, both of them taking the b
readmore Bab 24 Damian's Mask Slips
Ivy read the message four times before she made herself put the phone down.
readmore Bab 25 Ivy and Julian, First Words
She found him leaning against a truck by the garage, not the sleek car she expected from a Cross, so
readmore Bab 26 Selene's Warning
"Show me the messages," Julian said.
readmore Bab 27 What Happened Five Years Ago
"I need you to slow down," Ivy said, though her own pulse was racing just as fast. "Where would he t
readmore Bab 28 The Man She Killed
"Stay down," Ivy whispered, pressing Mia lower behind the hedge. "Stay down and don't make a sound,
readmore Bab 29 Why Ivy Doesn't Regret It
He didn't run at them. That was the strange part… Damian simply stood there, still as the hedges aro
readmore Bab 30 Julian Asks The Wrong Question
Julian's truck came around the side of the house a minute later, tires cutting fast across the grass
readmore Bab 31 A Night Of Raised Voices
Nobody came. The door stayed shut, footsteps fading somewhere far off toward the study, and after a
readmore Bab 32 Mia In The Closet
"Tell me," Ivy said. "Now. All of it."
readmore Bab 33 Ivy Steps In
"Where's the study?" Ivy was already on her feet. "Is that where he is?"
readmore Bab 34 Damian's Cold Apology
Ivy didn't let go. "I'm coming with you."
readmore Bab 35 Selene's Gratitude, Too Warm
Ivy's hand closed around the envelope before Damian had made it two steps toward the stairs.
readmore Bab 36 A Favor Ivy Didn't Agree To
"I need to think," Ivy said, pulling her arm free of Selene's grip, gentle but firm. "Both of you ha
readmore Bab 37 Julian's Real Reason
Ivy didn't wait to think it through. She turned back down the stairs, phone still lit in her hand, a
readmore Bab 38 The First Lie Ivy Catches
"Call your accountant," Ivy said. "Now. Before whoever's watching decides you shouldn't have the cha
readmore Bab 39 Selene Says The Quiet Part
Ivy read the message twice before she turned the phone toward Julian. "If it wasn't Selene's money,
readmore Bab 40 Ivy Realizes She's Not Just Staff
"We need to find him before he finds them," Julian said, already standing. "If he's dangerous when h
readmore Bab 41 Staying Anyway
"You should be somewhere he can't find you," Selene said, moving down the steps toward Rose despite
readmore Bab 42 Damian's Public Face
The front door opened before Ivy could ask what he meant. Rose stood in the frame, Julian just behin
readmore Bab 43 The Foundation Gala
"Who?" Selene's voice had gone sharp with dread. "Rose, if you know a name, say it."
readmore Bab 44 Ivy In A Borrowed Dress
"We need to get to Rose before Margaret does." Julian was already moving, cutting fast through the c
readmore Bab 45 Julian's Eyes Across The Room
Julian didn't move. For a long second, the ballroom noise seemed to fall away entirely, the string q
readmore Bab 46 Selene's Careful Choreography
"What instructions?" Julian's voice had gone low and dangerous, all the shock of the last five minut
readmore Bab 47 A Toast To The Perfect Marriage
"Ivy Calloway!" The man's voice cracked over the microphone feedback as security finally wrestled hi
readmore Bab 48 What Ivy Overhears
"Margaret." Ivy stared at the screen until the words blurred. "She paid a man to shout accusations a
readmore Bab 49 Damian's Business Partner
"You know who he is," Selene said, her voice barely a whisper. "You already found him."
readmore Bab 50 Money That Moves In The Dark
Damian didn't head for the ballroom. He cut through a service corridor toward the venue's private lo
readmore Bab 51 Julian's Investigation Begins
Ivy stared at the message twice before she showed it to Julian, angling the screen so only he could
readmore Bab 52 Ivy Covers For Mia
They made the drive back in under fifteen minutes, Julian's truck cutting through empty streets with
readmore Bab 53 A Bedtime Story
"Go," Ivy whispered. "I promised her I'd come back. I need to keep that promise before I do anything
readmore Bab 54 Selene's Locked Drawer
Ivy eased off the bed, careful not to wake Mia, and slipped out into the hallway, phone still grippe
readmore Bab 55 The Photograph Ivy Finds
"What did she tell you?" Selene's voice shook as she stepped past Damian into the room.
readmore Bab 56 Confronting Selene
Ivy took the document with hands that weren't entirely steady. The paper was brittle, decades old, t
readmore Bab 57 A Half-Truth
Nobody moved for a long moment. Ivy stared at the envelope in Catherine's hand, the careful, familia
readmore Bab 58 Damian's Temper, Up Close
Ivy reached the nursery wing first, lungs burning, and found the hallway outside Mia's door quiet… t
readmore Bab 59 Ivy Learns To Read The House
Damian stepped out from behind the wall before Ivy could stop him, his face a mixture of shock and d
readmore Bab 60 Julian Waits Outside Her Door
Ivy stared at the folder without taking it. "I don't want that kind of power over anyone's life."
readmore Bab 61 The First Almost-Kiss
Ivy woke past noon, the light through her curtains gone thick and gold, and for a long moment she la
readmore Bab 62 Pulling Back
Ivy stood too fast, her chair scraping loud against the floor, the almost-kiss already receding behi
readmore Bab 63 Damian Suspects Something
Ivy stared at the message until the letters blurred, her whole body gone cold.
readmore Bab 64 A Test Disguised As Kindness
Ivy's hands went still on the table. "Someone else was there. That night."
readmore Bab 65 Ivy Passes, Barely
Ivy stepped out of the diner into the cool night air, her pulse hammering, and found Damian already
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