Chapter 10: The Line Crossed
HANNAH He came back twenty minutes later. I heard his knock—different from Connor’s aggressive pounding. Quieter. Almost hesitant. I should’ve […]
Hannah Whitman’s worst day—fired, facing eviction, and soaked in the rain—turns upside down when she gets into a sleek town car and has a reckless, real night with Oliver King.
HANNAH He came back twenty minutes later. I heard his knock—different from Connor’s aggressive pounding. Quieter. Almost hesitant. I should’ve […]
HANNAH Thursday night, I was two glasses of cheap wine into forgetting Oliver King existed when someone knocked on my
HANNAH Tuesday was worse than Monday. I’d thought the first day would be the hardest. That once I got through
HANNAH Monday morning, I arrived at King Industries at 7:45 AM wearing my best armor. Navy suit. Hair pulled back
OLIVER Three weeks. I’d been searching for three weeks. Sent my head of security to every bar, restaurant, and rideshare
HANNAH I made it three blocks before I had to stop. Not because I was tired. Because I was going
HANNAH The penthouse wasn’t real. It couldn’t be. People didn’t actually live like this. Floor-to-ceiling windows wrapping around three walls,
HANNAH Four drinks in, and the world had soft edges. Not drunk. Just… floaty. Like I was watching myself from
The car was moving. Smooth, effortless, like floating. I sank back against the heated leather seats and closed my eyes,
The coffee was still hot when Daphne threw it. Not at me—that would’ve been too honest. She threw it at