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“Amber, you’re playing with fire. You have no idea how dangerous Kayden Black truly is. Stop trying

to dig your own grave by messing with him,” Martin cautioned in response to my threat to send him to

jail.

I couldn’t help but scoff at his caution, a mocking edge seeping into my tone as I folded my arms defiantly across my chest. “Oh, please humor me, Father. Tell me, just how dangerous is this man that

you seem to fear so much? Is he a god? Some kind of demon?” I questioned, and the sarcasm in my tone

was evident.

Martin’s sigh was laden with frustration, his gaze pleading with me to understand. “I know you have

every reason to hate me, but don’t try to threaten me into giving you evidence against Kayden. I

won’t put you in danger like that. I’d never do that to my child,” he implored, his words heavy with

his own guilt and remorse.

Rolling my eyes at his plea, I cut through his words with a biting retort. “As far as I’m concerned,

Kayden is a criminal, and I’m only asking you to hand over evidence of his illegal activities if you don’t want to go to jail in his place. I didn’t ask you to kill him for me, so stop being so

dramatic,” I asserted sharply, not bothering to mask my anger and resentment.

Martin’s expression softened with a mix of resignation and concern, his voice tinged with a desperate plea. “Amber, please come to your senses. You’re married to a good, successful man now. An even

you worry about him and his affairs? You could

danger,” he repeated, sounding

head in disappointment, I abruptly shifted the focus of our conversation, asking a question that had been on my mind for years now. “Do you still think of Mom,

her?” I asked,

was palpable, his brow furrowing in bewilderment. “Why bring up your mother all of

harshly responded, “Am I not allowed to ask, Father? It seems

just two years after Mom’s passing, you’ve forgotten her

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deep frown creased Martin’s brow; his gaze was troubled and hurt. “Don’t say what you don’t know

face in his hands for a fleeting moment, Martin raised his gaze to meet mine once again. “Not a day goes by that I haven’t thought about Elena. Not one day, Amber,” his words heavy with

Don’t you dare pretend like you’ve cared about Mom in years when you were so quick to marry another woman and

“How did you know? How did you find out who killed your mother?” he stammered, his voice tinged with disbelief

scoffed before shooting back, “Did you know too, Father?

sarcasm dripped from my words like venom, and the bitterness in my tone was a reflection of the disgust and disdain I

of my anger, my frustration bubbling to the surface as

“Did you already know who killed Mom and still chose to work

escaped Martin’s lips, his gaze haunted as he finally found his voice. “How did you find out, Amber?” His question was barely a whisper, a tremor of fear lacing his words as he spoke.

laced my response, the raw edge of my emotions cutting through the tension in the restaurant. “How long have you known, Dad? How long have you known that Kayden, the bastard you’ve been he wipe his dirty ass, was responsible for killing your wife and my mother?” I demanded, the tremor of

“I know you’re hurt and confused right now, Amber, but you need to listen to me and calm

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and yet you’ve worked for him, handled his dirty business, and even forced me into a

questions spilled from my lips in a rush, the pain of betrayal branding deep into my

never before.

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