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Taken By The Tycoon

Chapter 3 The Truth Unravels

Word Count: 1250    |    Released on: 01/01/2025

She couldn't help but look in the rearview mirror every few seconds, hoping-praying-that she

d into clusters.

ing, but resolute. "You are making a mistake

outh closed. He did not answer,

y, nor did she want him to know how disturbed she was by Henry's appearance. But she couldn't ignore

argain yourself out of this", Grace. Do you think I am unaware of what yo

his remarks. She opened her mouth to argu

me." "This is more than that," he said,

make sense of what he said. "What

g and cruel. "Your fiancé, Henry, is not the man you believe he is. And your family's inv

sheer confidence in his voice

othing to do

nk he's the saint he claims to be? He's using you, Grace. He's leveraging your need for vengea

gazed at him, too astonished to respond, as the

e known for months. And if you are too blind to recog

osed to be the answer to her pain. The man who would help her take down Lucas and prove that she

reets with practiced ease. Grace clung to her seat, trying to ste

uld he go this far?" she asked, t

nts a similar thing to everyone else does. Power. Control. And

together. Not yet. She needed answers, but more importantly, she needed to know whet

her tone warming despite herself. "Why did you

made it obvious that you did not want me. You cared less regarding the true story. So I had to approach

ever wanted to acknowledge it, but she believed he was correct. She had cut him off when h

again, the SUV came to a sudden halt, pu

egan, but Lucas's voice c

dered, his eyes da

headlights. It was Henry. He had caught up with them.

" Lucas said, his to

d, turning to him, h

it.

took her to the back of a tiny alleyway. Grace's heartbeat pounded as adrenaline

y, and Grace's breath hitched in her throat as

can do this to me?" Henry's voice was like ic

Lucas moved in front of her, standing

ry," Lucas said, his voice ful

into a smile. "You think you can

under his jacket and drew out a pistol,

ht. This was real.

not withdraw. He stood firm, his

voice calm but deadly. "Now

th danger. Grace could feel her pulse beating i

between Lucas and the pistol bef

, the excitement slowly faded, leaving Grac

d, his voice soft but conc

he was unable to eradicate her belief tha

sed in the alleyway to collect their breath. He

message f

me, Grace. I know things about yo

ooked at Lucas, but before she

he inquired,

But there was no

d him the

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1 Chapter 1 The Announcement2 Chapter 2 The Abduction3 Chapter 3 The Truth Unravels4 Chapter 4 Secrets and Lies5 Chapter 5 The Ties That Bind6 Chapter 6 The Edge of Truth7 Chapter 7 Fire and Shadows8 Chapter 8 Shadows Closing In9 Chapter 9 The Last Countdown10 Chapter 10 Race Against Time11 Chapter 11 The Shadows Deepen12 Chapter 12 Into the Inferno13 Chapter 13 The Third Strike14 Chapter 14 The Clockwork Trap15 Chapter 15 Fractured Ties16 Chapter 16 Beneath the Ashes17 Chapter 17 The Breaking Point18 Chapter 18 Shattered Seconds19 Chapter 19 The Domino Effect20 Chapter 20 Racing Shadows21 Chapter 21 The Blazing Heart22 Chapter 22 Against All Odds23 Chapter 23 Beyond the Bait24 Chapter 24 Countdown to Chaos25 Chapter 25 Sparks of Reckoning26 Chapter 26 Racing Against Shadows27 Chapter 27 When the Dust Settles28 Chapter 28 Breaking Point29 Chapter 29 Into the Abyss30 Chapter 30 The Edge of Despair31 Chapter 31 A Glimmer in the Dark32 Chapter 32 Inferno's Echo33 Chapter 33 A Signal of Betrayal34 Chapter 34 Through Fire and Ash35 Chapter 35 Under Siege36 Chapter 36 Reckoning37 Chapter 37 Into the Void38 Chapter 38 The Countdown39 Chapter 39 Edge of the Abyss40 Chapter 40 All or Nothing41 Chapter 41 The Promise42 Chapter 42 Against the Fall43 Chapter 43 Race Against Time44 Chapter 44 Bound by the Flame45 Chapter 45 The Last Stand46 Chapter 46 A Shadow Returns47 Chapter 47 The Ticking Shadow48 Chapter 48 A Second Chance to Fall49 Chapter 49 Breaking the Cycle50 Chapter 50 Beyond the Brink51 Chapter 51 Flames of Betrayal