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

once I decided to bring you here,

wait any longer."

the ring from its velvet

the windows, hospital staff moved about, unaware

nearby. Camille thought of how far she had come, the pain she had endured,

emotion

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

she continued, "I want

the Grid launch. Until we've dealt with Rose and Herod

Grid launches next week. We can announce

should know first," Camille said.

forward, cupping her face in his hands. "She gave me my fiancée, after

how

Kane hadn't discovered

had never criticized her 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

Alexander said with

Victoria

sealing their promise. Camille

skin, the physical

they separated, Camille

sunlight. "I never expected this, she admitted. "After Stefan and

Alexander asked, his voice

them, "....this is real. Built on truth, on seeing each other completely." As

and

circumstances neither

Alexander asked.

its weight, its significance. "Actually, I'd

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Alexander nodded, changing

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

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