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Taken By The Tycoon

Chapter 4 Secrets and Lies

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

rt alleyway, her phone still securely held onto in her palm. The

me, Grace. I know things about yo

h it, to not remember Henry's words and the significance of the implication. But she cou

broke through the tension,

e television to his face. She wasn't sure what to do,

d him the

hing for a long time, his focus fixed on the screen, a small spark of skepticism

d with something that felt like betrayal,

voice barely above a whisper, but the int

know. I swear to you, Lucas, I

?" he interrupted, the frus

h the pressure. She intended to share with him everyth

y. Not yet. Not when everything she ha

lips. "But, I promise, it's not what you expected. Whatever Henry know

but an element of distrust persisted in hi

nt you to know. I never intended for

re audible than anything he could utter. The barrier between them had grown, no matter how

his tone regretful rather than furious. "This whole mess..." "It c

to make a point, bu

his head. "Let's return to t

he followed him back to the SUV in sile

about the message, because Grace was unable to get the message out her m

glide by in flashes of gold and silver, but her attention was els

she hidden for so long that it c

a lifetime of emotions in just a few hours. Lucas walked her inside, his hand

walls. Grace took a seat on one of the leather sofas, but her hands gripped securely in her lap. S

errupted the silence. "What is

of this moment. Everything she had swept under

king. "I did not believe Henry would eventuall

filled with questions and disbelief. Grace could feel the pressure

uncertain. "It wasn't anything illegal, but it was... it was complicated. My father w

deal was... Henry. He was my family's business partner at the time. But it was more than that. He was manipulating

aid, his voice s

ssisting him, but everything was a lie. He was exploiting me the entire tim

ces of her errors for years, like a perpetual shadow. But telling Lucas the trut

said, his voice steady, his e

to resort to me. I'm not sure how much Henry understands, but I c

against the desk, his expression thoug

m, her breath caught

r you're terrified of, we'll deal with it together. I've seen how dea

of his words sinking in. C

ocket once more, breaking the silence. Grace pu

essage fr

now what happens when you keep secret

as the message. He read it silently, h

d, he returned

ered calmly, but with such earnestnes

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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