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.

character.

the satiated yet

"Move out tomorrow. And have the maids clean this place up.

but she quickly nodded in

Whitney was probably oblivious to. In Audrey's eyes,

especially since he had mentioned

evening, in Jason's private hospital room, he was awakened by a rustling sound. Struggling to open his eyes, he was shocked to find Thea, his wife, who had been

of emotions in Jason, but the presence of Wade, standing confidently at

is this?" Jason demanded, his voice hoarse with

was beyond comprehension for

world crumbled as

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

he lay helpless, the reality of life's deception