Eira Hax, the daughter of a once-wealthy heiress, has spent her entire life in the shadows. Twenty-two years ago, her mother, a kind-hearted but naive woman, was deceived by her husband, a ruthless businessman. He stole her entire fortune and framed her for a crime, sending her to prison, unaware that she was pregnant and secretly battling terminal cancer. Eira’s mother died alone behind bars, but not before giving birth to Eira, entrusting her with a burning desire for revenge. Now, two decades later, Eira returns with one goal: to destroy the man who ruined her mother’s life—her own father. To do so, she strategically marries his most powerful rival, Callian Reed, a man as dangerous as he is influential. Together, they plot to destroy her father’s empire, piece by piece. But as Eira is pulled deeper into a world of business, power and revenge, she’s forced to confront her own problems and decide just how far she’s willing to go to avenge her mother. “I’m not your enemy, darling…you should know that by now.” “Callian, everything you do is not written in our contract. Why are you breaking it?” “The more I learn about you, the more I hate everyone who hurt you. So please, Eira, let me get rid of them for you.”
Chapter 40: *The City of Sins*
The look in his eyes was real, making her heart beat so fast, she thought it would jump out of her chest.
"Eira…" he murmured, almost as if he was saying it to himself, savoring her name. "You're everything I didn't know I needed."
She caught her breath, the space between them charged with silent words that were louder than any fireworks.
She sighed softly, her hands found his shoulders as she held on, feeling herself fall deeper into his embrace.
"Callian…" she whispered, so quietly, but he heard.
His eyes met hers one more time, a small, knowing smile on his lips appeared like a Christmas gift.
"Yes, love?" he asked in a deep and filled-with-a-barely-held-back-passion voice.
She looked into his eyes, feeling the trust and openness that this moment held.
"Take me," she ordered.
He leaned in and kissed her deeply, his hands roamed freely, touching, caressing, marking.