His Bride, Her Revenge

The weight of the situation had never felt so heavy. Cambria sat in her office, the dim light casting long shadows across the room, while her mind churned with the information that had been revealed in the last few hours. Every conversation, every confrontation, felt like another layer being peeled back each one exposing something darker beneath. Elena, Maddox, the messages from the unknown number... everything was spiraling out of control.

Cambria had always prided herself on being in charge, on being the one who controlled the narrative. But now, it felt like the story had been stolen from her. She was no longer just fighting for her company. She was fighting for her survival, for everything she had built and most of all, for the truth.

As her thoughts swirled, she found herself in an uncomfortable silence. The door to her office opened, and she didn’t need to look up to know who it was. She could feel his presence the moment he entered.

Maddox.

He walked in slowly, hesitating just inside the door, as if waiting for some kind of invitation. Cambria’s chest tightened. She wasn’t ready to face him again, not after everything that had happened. But there he was, standing in front of her, his face drawn with exhaustion and regret.

"I know you don’t want to see me," Maddox began, his voice soft. "But I need to tell you everything. I can’t keep lying to you. And I won’t ask for your forgiveness. But you deserve the truth."

Cambria closed her eyes, steadying her breath. She had to hear him out. She had to know if there was any truth to what he had said earlier if he was, in fact, trying to protect her, or if he had been playing her all along.

"Tell me," Cambria said, her voice steady but laced with an edge. "Tell me everything. I’m listening."

Maddox hesitated before sitting down across from her. His eyes flicked between hers, searching for something, but Cambria didn’t give him the satisfaction of an emotional reaction. She was too far gone, too hurt to let him see any more vulnerability.