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

bring you here, to close

wait any longer."

from its velvet nest. "Camille,

seemed to stop. Through the windows, hospital staff moved about, unaware

pain she had endured, the strength

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

he slipped the ring onto her finger. It fit perfectly, the phoenix's wings catching the light as

continued, "I want

launch. Until we've dealt with Rose and

Grid launches next week. We

know first," Camille said. "Before anyone

in

them, how

Kane hadn't discovered Camille that

even encouraged it when Rose tried to use it against them. But marriage was different, permanent, binding, a potential

will," Alexander

could be that, but because Victoria Kane values strength above all else. And we are

kissed her then, sealing their promise. Camille

of the ring against her skin, the

Camille looked down

admitted. "After Stefan and Rose... part of me believed I would never trust again. Never

Alexander asked, his voice

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 other completely." As they pulled away from the hospital, Camille Successfully

and

them in circumstances neither

now?" Alexander asked.

to its weight, its significance. "Actually, I'd like to tell Victoria tonight, if she's

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Alexander nodded, changing

head toward Victoria's penthouse. "Do you want me

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