Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 646

Bryce's face, usually as calm as a serene pond, suddenly twisted with a bloodthirsty rage. He shoved Audrey aside with a fury that shook the room, dragging her towards the bed aggressively. "Audrey, you think you can play mind games with me? Are you mocking me?" "No, I... I didn't mean to, Bryce. It's just that, being your secretary, I overhear things. But it's true, isn't it?" Audrey stammered, her voice barely above a whisper.

"Shut up. What happens between Whitney and me is none of your business. Know your place," Bryce snarled, tearing her clothes with no mercy, his face contorting into something monstrous as he grabbed her hair without a shred of pity. "Your place is just as my secret lover, nothing more."

"I understand," Audrey replied, her face pale with fear, feeling as though her scalp might be ripped off at any moment.

Behind his gentlemanly facade, Bryce harbored a devilish demeanor that she had quickly come to recognize during her month as his secretary. The Lutz Group, with its connections to the mighty Patrick Group led by the enigmatic Wade, revealed layers of complexity and darkness in Bryce that Audrey had never anticipated.

"Just do your job and keep me pleased, Audrey. Don't try any tricks. If you're good, maybe I'll give you a chance to carry my child. But don't ever think you can take Mrs. Lutz's place," Bryce growled, pushing her head into the pillow with brute force.

"Thank... Thank you, Bryce," Audrey managed to say, clenching her fists as she endured his violent onslaught.

She suspected Bryce was lashing out at her because of something Whitney did. Perhaps Whitney was with another man, causing Bryce's fury. His public persona was always impeccable, but in private, he vented his frustrations on Audrey. Men like him were the true definition of terror.

frightening aspects of Bryce's character. Yet,

the satiated yet cruel man beside her,

have the maids clean this place up. Whitney

A flicker of jealousy crossed Audrey's eyes, but she quickly nodded in agreement, pretending to be

remembered Whitney's stunning beauty with a sneer. She had already made her mark in this mansion. Throughout the month, she and Bryce had been intimate, a fact Whitney was probably oblivious to. In Audrey's eyes, Whitney was no better than her; she was just another woman sleeping in the same bed and with the

ready to relinquish, especially since he had mentioned giving her a child.

Jason's private hospital room, he was awakened by a rustling sound. Struggling to open his eyes,

but the presence of Wade, standing confidently at the foot of the bed, filled him with

demanded, his voice

of Thea and Wade, intimately close, was beyond comprehension for Jason. "What are you

world crumbled

from him for decades. As he confronted them, Jason's health took a turn for the worse,

Wade's longstanding affair shattered any remaining illusions of honor and love Jason had held onto. As he lay helpless, the reality of life's deception dawned