SCORNED EX WIFE Queen Of Ashes (Camille and Stefan)

Chapter 126

Chapter 126

"Where are we going?" Camille asked as Alexander's car turned onto an unexpected street. They had left Kane Industries after a long day of final preparations for the Phoenix Grid launch. Alexander smiled, eyes on the road. "A small detour. Something I want

to show you."

They rounded a corner, and Boston Memorial Hospital came into view, its glass façade gleaming in the late afternoon sun.

"The hospital?" Camille's brow furrowed. "Why here?"

"This place matters to us," Alexander said simply, parking the car. "Where everything began."

He

turned to face her, his expression unusually nervous. "I wanted to bring you back here

for a reason."

Without further explanation, he reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out

a small black velvet box. Camille's heart stuttered in her chest.

"Alexander," she breathed.

"I've been carrying this

for weeks." He opened the box, revealing a stunning ring, a brilliant diamond set in a platinum phoenix, its wings

curving to cradle the stone, tiny rubies forming the eyes.

"I had it designed to represent who you are, not who you were when we first met, but who you became. A woman who rose from the ashes, stronger and more beautiful than before."

Camille stared at the ring, emotion making it hard to speak. After everything, Stefan's betrayal, Rose's attempted murder, rebuilding her life, this moment felt almost unreal. Someone seeing her, truly seeing her, choosing her.

"I didn't plan to do this in a parked car," Alexander continued

smile. "But once I decided to bring you here, to close the circle

wait any longer."

velvet nest. "Camille,

Through the windows, hospital

far she had come, the pain she had endured, the strength she

voice steady despite the emotion threatening to overwhelm her. "Yes, I will

It fit perfectly, the phoenix's wings catching the light as she turned

continued, "I want

dealt with Rose and

launches next week. We can announce our

first," Camille said.

course." He leaned forward, cupping her face in

hung between them, how different both their lives

Victoria Kane hadn't

relationship with Alexander, had even encouraged it when Rose tried to use it against them. But marriage was different, permanent, binding, a potential distraction from the empire

will," Alexander said with

that, but because Victoria Kane values strength above

then, sealing their promise. Camille felt

her skin, the

separated, Camille looked down at

she admitted. "After Stefan and

asked, his

I understand that what happened with them wasn't love. It was performance, manipulation. This..." she gestured between them, "....this is real. Built on truth, on seeing each

and

in circumstances

Alexander asked. "Dinner to

the ring on her finger, still getting used to its weight, its significance. "Actually, I'd like to tell Victoria tonight, if she's available. This feels too important

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Alexander nodded, changing

Victoria's penthouse. "Do you want me to

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