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I remained behind my desk, keeping it between us like a barrier.
“I gave you a chance to come clean on the phone, Amelia,” I said
coldly.
I nodded to James, who stood silently by the door.
Amelia’s eyes widened as she saw James lock the door and move
toward the windows, systematically drawing each curtain closed until
the room darkened.
“What are you doing?” Panic crept into her voice. “You can’t do this to
me! I’m Noah’s mother!”
A cold laugh escaped my lips, devoid of any humor.
“Still clinging to that lie? Even now, with your back against the wall?”
I moved around the desk, closing the distance between us.
“Pathetic. You had your chance to confess, Amelia. Now we do this my
way.”
The door opened again, and two hulking men in black suits stepped
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- in.
They moved with the practiced efficiency of professionals, their
expressions completely neutral as they positioned themselves on
either side of Amelia.
Her eyes darted between them, real fear replacing her indignation.
“What is this? Caspar, you can’t—”
“I can’t what?” I asked softly, the quietness of my voice more
threatening than any shout. “I can’t seek justice for what you’ve
done?”
She backed away until she hit the wall.
“Please, don’t do this. I’ll talk–I’ll tell you whatever you want to
know. Just call them off.”
I remained silent, watching as one of the men took a step closer to
her.
Amelia shrunk against the wall, trembling visibly now.
“I swear, I’ll tell you everything! Everything! Please, make them stop!”
I let her panic for another few seconds, enough for her to understand
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the gravity of her situation, then raised my hand.
The men immediately stepped back, though they remained within
striking distance.
“Start talking,” I commanded. “And I suggest you don’t waste my time
with more lies.”
“Will you let me go if I tell you the truth?” she asked, her voice small
and frightened.
I smiled thinly.
“You don’t have options, Amelia. You only have this moment to save
yourself from something much worse.”
She swallowed hard, her eyes darting nervously to the men before
returning to me.
“It was never supposed to be like this,” she began, her voice shaking.
“Five years ago, our family business went bankrupt. Daniel–my
brother–he saw you at the hotel that night. He wanted me to… to
seduce you. For your money. But I got scared, and another woman
accidentally went to your room instead…”
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The pieces were falling into place. Audrey at the Plaza Hotel five
years ago. The night she couldn’t remember clearly. The child she lost
-or rather, the child who was stolen from her.
“Then Daniel found out she was pregnant,” Amelia continued, her
voice barely audible.
“He thought it was the perfect opportunity. He followed her, waited
until after she gave birth, and then…” She trailed off, unable to finish.
“He stole her baby,” I finished for her. “And you pretended it was
yours.”
Amelia nodded miserably, shrinking against the wall.
“I had no choice,” she whispered. “When Daniel came home with that
baby, he was… different. Like he’d found the answer to all our
problems.”
Her eyes glazed with tears. “He kept saying this was our ticket back to
the top. The Thornton heir would secure our future. That night, he
went out to celebrate, drinking champagne like we’d already won.”
She wrapped her arms around herself. “Then the police came to my
door at 3 AM. Drunk driving. He died instantly.”
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I felt nothing for her brother, only cold rage for what he’d done.
“I didn’t even know where the baby came from,” Amelia continued,
voice breaking.
“Daniel never told me the mother’s name. I was suddenly alone with
this infant and no way to return him.”
She looked up at me, desperation in her eyes.
“What was I supposed to do? I had to follow through with the plan. I
had nothing else left.”
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
