No Longer Your Shadow, Mr. CEO

her heart had refused to hear for months. Caleb's distance had grown from a whisper to a roar-late nights,

fear turn

ded wool jacket. The sandalwood and gin scent still clung to the fabric, naus

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ed: a pregnancy test with two

iti

of her marriage for good. Three years of marriage. Three years of quiet devotion, of s

rough months of chat history between her husba

those pickles aga

o feel your

ing. I think he

ntly-a secret Harrison Group property Caleb had deli

his nightstand, the missing leather bag, every unreturned text, every

s. She raised her phone and photographed every damning message, every li

did n

ry design sketchbook into her bag, her worth, not his wife's, and p

ugh rain-slicked Manhattan stree

uired patience.

nances, every dirty secret. And find me the best family law attorney in the city. Someone ruthless." Her voice

la. "Trace every hidden asset Caleb owns. Offshore accounts, shell co

ssier on Harrison Group's CEO. Infidelity, embezzled anniversary funds,

reputation, bleed his empire dry, and leave Jodie wit

ed to see the truth

kles white on the steering wheel, her mind already three moves ahea

his shoulders she had once loved. But he was not alone. He turned b

ged stole the air

As she stepped into the golden circle of light, she tilted her he

k lashes. A deliberate imitation.

een training his

against his. And Caleb... Caleb did not pull away. He leaned down and pressed a

murmured, tilting her head against Caleb's shoulder. "She really thinks you love her, doesn't she? I sa

I do? Did she ever make you feel alive? I bet she just lay t

. "You don't need her anymore, baby. You have me. You have

said n

smiled-a slow, satisfied smile-and pulled Jodie closer, hi

e. She had expected betrayal. She had expected lies. But this-hearing her replacement moc

in that moment. He was not just a cheater. He was a coward. A man who wou

d rememb

kled grip. A scream died in her throat. She wou

e darkness. His gaze skimmed over her hiding spot and moved o

he Maybach's engine purred away and the t

ale skin, hollow eyes, a stranger staring back. The wo

mething far colder. S

would pay tenfold. She would burn their sec

k through their penthouse door tonight expecting her usual quiet compli