Kabuuan : 55Released
"Calloway. You're up." Ivy didn't move right away. Five years of being told when to stand, when to si
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She didn't sleep, not really. She dozed in stretches, the way she'd learned to in her cell, where re
readmore 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 The Agency That Doesn't Ask
The footsteps stopped in the doorway. "Selene. You didn't tell me we had company." His voice was warm
readmore The House On The Hill
The folder was thin. Ivy stood there a long moment, listening for footsteps, before she let herself
readmore Meeting Selene
She told herself it wasn't her place. She told herself twice, walking down the back stairs, and a th
readmore 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 First Night In The Staff Wing
The room didn't lock from the inside. Ivy noticed that first, before she noticed anything else… no bo
readmore Rules Of The House
Ivy grabbed the cart and moved. She didn't run… running would have meant something, would have given
readmore 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 A Voice Behind A Door
Chapter 11: A Voice Behind a Door "I don't know what kind of person I am to you yet either," Ivy said
readmore 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 Damian Notices Her
"Selene… " Ivy knocked a third time, harder, her shoulder nearly against the wood. The shoe moved. Not
readmore Selene's Questions
Ivy didn't touch the envelope. "I'd rather not take money for something I don't understand." "That's
readmore 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 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 The Locked Wing
"No one gave me anything," Ivy said. The lie came out steadier than she expected, though something in
readmore 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 Dinner With The Crosses
Nobody moved for a long second. Then Damian stepped inside and closed the door behind him, slow, del
readmore The Way He Watches Selene
The table went silent except for Mia's small, oblivious humming, spoon clinking against her plate. Iv
readmore 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 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 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 Damian's Mask Slips
Ivy read the message four times before she made herself put the phone down. *Ask Julian about the fir
readmore 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 Selene's Warning
"Show me the messages," Julian said. Ivy pulled out her phone, scrolled to the text from the night be
readmore 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 The Man She Killed
"Stay down," Ivy whispered, pressing Mia lower behind the hedge. "Stay down and don't make a sound,
readmore 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 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 A Night Of Raised Voices
Nobody came. The door stayed shut, footsteps fading somewhere far off toward the study, and after a
readmore Mia In The Closet
"Tell me," Ivy said. "Now. All of it." Regina glanced once more at the empty lot, then stepped fully
readmore Ivy Steps In
"Where's the study?" Ivy was already on her feet. "Is that where he is?" "I don't know." Selene's voi
readmore Damian's Cold Apology
Ivy didn't let go. "I'm coming with you." "I wasn't asking." "Neither was I." She held his gaze, stead
readmore Selene's Gratitude, Too Warm
Ivy's hand closed around the envelope before Damian had made it two steps toward the stairs. "What is
readmore 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 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 The First Lie Ivy Catches
"Call your accountant," Ivy said. "Now. Before whoever's watching decides you shouldn't have the cha
readmore 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 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 Staying Anyway
"You should be somewhere he can't find you," Selene said, moving down the steps toward Rose despite
readmore Damian's Public Face
The front door opened before Ivy could ask what he meant. Rose stood in the frame, Julian just behin
readmore The Foundation Gala
"Who?" Selene's voice had gone sharp with dread. "Rose, if you know a name, say it." "I will. But not
readmore Ivy In A Borrowed Dress
"We need to get to Rose before Margaret does." Julian was already moving, cutting fast through the c
readmore 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 Selene's Careful Choreography
"What instructions?" Julian's voice had gone low and dangerous, all the shock of the last five minut
readmore A Toast To The Perfect Marriage
"Ivy Calloway!" The man's voice cracked over the microphone feedback as security finally wrestled hi
readmore What Ivy Overhears
"Margaret." Ivy stared at the screen until the words blurred. "She paid a man to shout accusations a
readmore Damian's Business Partner
"You know who he is," Selene said, her voice barely a whisper. "You already found him." "I've known f
readmore 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 Julian's Investigation Begins
Ivy stared at the message twice before she showed it to Julian, angling the screen so only he could
readmore Ivy Covers For Mia
They made the drive back in under fifteen minutes, Julian's truck cutting through empty streets with
readmore A Bedtime Story
"Go," Ivy whispered. "I promised her I'd come back. I need to keep that promise before I do anything
readmore Selene's Locked Drawer
Ivy eased off the bed, careful not to wake Mia, and slipped out into the hallway, phone still grippe
readmore The Photograph Ivy Finds
"What did she tell you?" Selene's voice shook as she stepped past Damian into the room. Catherine Rey
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