It was just after sunrise when the first knock echoed through the quiet cabin. Vivienne stirred from Jack’s bed, skin bare under a linen sheet, her legs still aching pleasantly from the night before. Arielle was curled beside her, equally…
The boardroom was pristine—glass walls, polished wood table, subtle lighting. A screen dominated one end, ready for presentations. A fresh pot of coffee steamed at the side. Tyrone stood near the door, dressed immaculately in a black suit. Juliette stood…
The sky was overcast. The wind moved through the trees in lazy waves. The scent of cedar, sawdust, and slow-burning pine logs drifted from the chimney. Jack was in the workshop, shirt off, hands dirty, shaping a cedar bench with…
The elevator doors parted at 8:03 a.m. Tyrone Dominian emerged, flanked by Juliette Vernier and Daniel. He was dressed in a sharp navy suit with crisp white shirt, Juliette in a python-patterned sheath dress that traced her curves, and Daniel…
It was the kind of morning that pretended to be innocent. The sun beamed down softly over the manicured streets, kids laughed in the distance from the community park, sprinklers hissed gently over front lawns. Grocery bags rustled. Coffee steamed…
It was just after sunrise when the first knock echoed through the quiet cabin. Vivienne stirred from Jack’s bed, skin bare under a linen sheet, her legs still aching pleasantly from the night before. Arielle was curled beside her, equally…
The boardroom was pristine—glass walls, polished wood table, subtle lighting. A screen dominated one end, ready for presentations. A fresh pot of coffee steamed at the side. Tyrone stood near the door, dressed immaculately in a black suit. Juliette stood…
The sky was overcast. The wind moved through the trees in lazy waves. The scent of cedar, sawdust, and slow-burning pine logs drifted from the chimney. Jack was in the workshop, shirt off, hands dirty, shaping a cedar bench with…
The elevator doors parted at 8:03 a.m. Tyrone Dominian emerged, flanked by Juliette Vernier and Daniel. He was dressed in a sharp navy suit with crisp white shirt, Juliette in a python-patterned sheath dress that traced her curves, and Daniel…
It was the kind of morning that pretended to be innocent. The sun beamed down softly over the manicured streets, kids laughed in the distance from the community park, sprinklers hissed gently over front lawns. Grocery bags rustled. Coffee steamed…