Chapter 589 [ 473 words ] Chapter 589: Caroline gave Brenna a light shove. “Be nice. She’s new.” Brenna’s attention shifted. Her gaze swept across the room and landed on Harper, who was standing alone in a corner, furiously tapping on her phone, her face a thundercloud. Then Brenna’s eyes

Chapter 588 [ 521 words ] Chapter 588: Her mother, Vivian, would have been horrified. The uniform, the dirt, the lack of social status. She would have seen it as a catastrophic failure, a step down from the respectable life she had so carefully planned for her daughter. But her

Chapter 587 [ 506 words ] Chapter 587: The rumors about Colonel Romero were legendary. His monastic discipline. His absolute intolerance for any hint of impropriety. The man did not fraternize. He did not date. And he most certainly did not allow women — especially women who looked like that

Chapter 586 [ 503 words ] Chapter 586: In the driver’s seat, K.C. Bell remained a stoic, silent presence, his eyes fixed on the road. Beside him, Finch occupied the passenger seat. As they neared their destination, Finch finally broke the silence, his voice as dry as old parchment. He

Chapter 585 [ 489 words ] Chapter 585: Brenna saw the hit land. She pressed her advantage, her voice merciless. “So you can drop the pathetic act. You’re not even worthy of the name you’re so proud of.” A strangled, inhuman sound tore from Harper’s throat. Her carefully constructed world

Chapter 584 [ 537 words ] Chapter 584: Caroline placed a calming hand on her friend’s arm. She had expected this. She had been prepared for it. In her mind, a cold, clinical calculation was taking place. She would let Brenna take the lead on this one. It was a

Chapter 583 [ 543 words ] Chapter 583: Brenna’s expression hardened. She sized Harper up, a new, predatory glint in her eye. The gossip she’d heard from her father’s network in Washington flashed through her mind: Harper Romero, born with the name, the money, and the protection, and still somehow

Chapter 582 [ 424 words ] Chapter 582: Brenna sniffed, dismissing Caroline’s pessimism with a wave of her hand. “You worry too much.” As if on cue, a long, black Cadillac Escalade, its windows tinted to an impenetrable darkness, purred to a silent stop beside them. Caroline remembered Jarrod’s words

Chapter 581 [ 481 words ] Chapter 581: They had none of that. A fierce, powerful need rose up in her. A desire for something tangible. A testament. She sat up, a sudden jolt of energy surging through her. She grabbed her phone from the nightstand, her fingers flying across

Chapter 580 [ 531 words ] Chapter 580: He went on, his voice lower now, roughened by fatigue and something more vulnerable than pride. “You didn’t look at me and see the house, the money, the rank, the bloodline. Half the time you looked at me like I was a

Chapter 579 [ 468 words ] Chapter 579: The SUV pulled up to the curb in front of the Georgetown townhouse. She stared at the familiar brick facade, the phone still clutched in her hand, her face still burning. The man was impossible. And he was coming home. Eventually. By

Chapter 578 [ 485 words ] Chapter 578: The sudden, raw jealousy was so unexpected it left her momentarily speechless. “What? Jarrod, he was incredibly rude to me. He thought I was a maid. We are not friends.” “I don’t care,” he bit out, the words sharp and clipped. “He

Chapter 577 [ 486 words ] Chapter 577: The encrypted satellite phone on the seat beside her buzzed, a low, insistent vibration. She glanced at the screen. It was Jarrod’s call sign. She picked it up, the cool metal a familiar weight in her hand. “Is it done?” His voice

Chapter 576 [ 502 words ] Chapter 576: Harper, sitting on the floor, stared up at the scene, her face a mask of stunned, horrified disbelief. Even Alistair, the man who served the family, not individuals, had abandoned her. Alistair turned, his gaze falling on Harper. The respectful servant was

Chapter 575 [ 485 words ] Chapter 575: Caroline didn’t move. She didn’t flinch. She just stood there, a rock in the stream of Harper’s fury, her expression a mask of cool, unruffled calm. “The decision was made based on a comprehensive background check and a psychological fitness evaluation,” Caroline

Chapter 574 [ 505 words ] Chapter 574: A profound, unexpected wave of empathy washed over her. She saw him not as a figure of power, but as a lonely old man, trying to hold his world together. The bond between them, which had been forged in respect and strategy,

Chapter 573 [ 492 words ] Chapter 573: She finished, her heart hammering against her ribs. She had just signed her own death warrant. She had attacked his blood. His granddaughter. The General’s face, which had been a mask of neutral inquiry, hardened. The lines around his mouth tightened. He

Chapter 572 [ 492 words ] Chapter 572: He looked at her, at the fire in her eyes, at the desperate set of her jaw. He saw the truth of her words. His expression softened. The smug, teasing grandfather vanished, replaced by the wise, old general. He patted her hand.

Chapter 571 [ 530 words ] Chapter 571: A black Lincoln Town Car, the kind favored by diplomats and spies, pulled up to the curb in front of them. The car was immaculate, its paint polished to a mirror shine, and it bore a special license plate that marked it

Chapter 570 [ 510 words ] Chapter 570: A wave of embarrassment washed over her. This was exactly what she didn’t want. Special treatment. The assumption that she was pulling strings simply by existing. “I’m just here for the normal orientation,” she insisted, her voice tight. “My friend and I