The Winter Knows No Frost Novel

Chapter 9 +25 Bonus Chapter 9 Seeing my resolve, Kirk relented. "Alright, I'll bolster security." Days later, Liam and Neal appeared at the gallery. "Eira!" Neal's voice was rougher than I remembered. I turned to see them standing there, one behind the other. He continued, "We've been looking for you." I kept my tone flat, treating them like strangers. "Oh." Neal's face paled, and he stepped forward, only to be halted by a guard. The gallery's security, handpicked ex- soldiers, formed a protective semicircle around me. "I messed up," Neal said urgently.

"In my past life, I was blind, fooled by Olive." I raised a brow, cutting him off with a smirk. "Past life? You seem to know more about it than I do. All I recall is someone feigning muteness and OCD for five years, ignoring me, then throwing his life away for another woman." His lips trembled, his eyes webbed with red. "I-I didn't know she was pretending or that they used us as pawns. I stepped closer and stared at him. Those eyes, once only for Olive, now brimmed with regret I couldn't read. "And if you had known?" I asked.

"Would you have turned on Olive for me?" His throat bobbed, but no words came. Behind him, Liam spoke up. "We owe you too much. We're not just here to apologize." He pulled a flash drive from his pocket, passing it through the guards. "This contains evidence of Richard murdering your mother and siphoning her assets." I signaled a guard to take it, my fingers tapping the cold metal. "Convenient timing. Scared I'll come after you?" Neal's head snapped up, desperation in his eyes. "It's not like that. We found this to help you." "Forgotten your dying words?" I snorted.

"In the next life, please don't choose me." His face drained of color. His fists clenched until his knuckles cracked. "I didn't mean..." I looked at both of them. "Olive was all you saw. I was merely a burden. Now you bring this evidence, expecting me to soften like before?" I tossed the flash drive to my assistant. "I would have obtained this eventually. You're merely securing your own escape." Neal's shoulders slumped, his voice raw. "When I found your bookmark in that alley, I should've known. You were never one to be pushed around." I looked at his broken expression, feeling nothing.

The pain that once kept me awake had burned to ash in this life's resolve. 1/2 Chapter 9 I turned toward the gallery's depths. "Security, escort them out." Neal broke free, stumbling toward me. His hands were scraped, but he was unaware. L Support $2 Share +25 Bonus 2/2 Cedella Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter. With a flair for crafting emotionally intense plots and unforgettable characters, she blends love, desire, and drama into every story she writes.

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