Chapter 41

After being thrown out, Drake stood with his mother and Sienna outside the Sterling estate.

“Son, what do we do now?” Margaret was nearly in tears. “Have we ruined everything with the Sterlings? What about the investment?”

“Will they retaliate?” Sienna trembled. “The Sterlings are so powerful.”

Drake remained silent, moving like a puppet with cut strings, his expression vacant and lifeless.

Later that evening, as Asher drove Thalia home, she hesitated outside her building. “About today…”

He brushed a strand of hair from her face, his voice low and vulnerable. “When he said you could have been married and happy if he’d known your identity… I was afraid. If you-”

“There is no ‘if,” Thalia cut him off gently, meeting his dark eyes. “Don’t worry about things that never happened.”

“Besides,” she added seriously, “I never planned to marry Drake anyway.”

Asher’s eyes brightened. “Really?”

Thalia nodded, smiling. She shivered slightly in the night air, but her eyes sparkled. “Back then, I never thought about marrying Drake. But now, I’m looking forward to our engagement ceremony.”

Asher slipped off his jacket, wrapping it around her as he pulled her close. “So am I.”

Drake left the estate alone in his car, disappearing into the night.

Sienna drove Margaret back to their hotel, both women still shaken from their humiliation. As they stepped out of the car in the underground parking garage, they were suddenly grabbed from behind. Before either could scream, bags were pulled over their heads and everything went dark.

They awoke in a dimly lit private room, forced face–down against a glass table. A man covered in tattoos lounged on the sofa across from them, one leg crossed casually over the other.

“Let’s have some fun,” he smiled menacingly. “Share a drink with me?”

Margaret, still playing the wealthy matriarch, began hurling abuse at him. “How dare you! Do you know who I am? When my husband-”

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man grabbed

burned as she clutched her face. “Who are you

noisy old woman. One more word and we’ll solve that problem

silent, her legs trembling beneath her.

glass of wine, splashing it across her face. “Tonight’s simple – finish every drop on this table

can’t drink!” Margaret protested

smile vanished. With a sharp gesture, his men began forcing liquor down their

after bottle,

dimple the skin. “Watch who you cross in this city. Some

quivered, her face bloodless

roared, making both

and their lives literally

they

outside Drake’s hotel suite, knocking softly.

you

Silence.

before disconnecting. Since that night at the Sterling estate, Drake had completely disappeared

front desk confirmed he

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She pounded harder. “Drake Ashcroft! I’m not leaving until

finally opened. A wave

making her

what’s that smell?” She pinched her nose in disgust.

unshaven, his face oily and unwashed. The

he hadn’t showered in

yourself?”

his voice hollow. “What

you.” She pushed past him into the suite.

were drawn tight, no lights on despite the midday hour. The

black.

a grimace. Empty bottles littered

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