Chapter 214

None of this escaped Liam Sterling’s attention. He’d quietly followed them to Lucian Sterling’s door and stood there, listening in on what was happening inside. “Why are you here? You shouldn’t have come. It’s too risky,” Fiona Ross’s voice trembled—part worry, part thrill. “Fiona, I can’t be without you. Come with me. I didn’t know you went through so much for me… I’ll treat you right for the rest of our lives. Let’s leave—all of this behind.” “No… I can’t. That’ll only bring you down.” Fiona was crying. She wanted so badly to give in, to run away with Alex Bloom and never look back. Alex pulled her into a tight hug. Days of longing had built into a desperation that spilled out in a kiss full of fire. She was his—Fiona Ross, the woman he lived and breathed for, who he would die for without hesitation. Without her, his world meant nothing. Such a tragic pair, really. A shame if someone tore them apart. But for Liam, this was the exact moment he couldn’t afford to break cover. He had to