Chapter 6 — The First Doubt
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Serena didn’t speak to Damian for the rest of the day.
She stayed in her room, sitting beside the window and staring at the city below.
His words kept replaying in her mind.
I needed a way into your family.
She had known their marriage was a contract.
She had known Damian didn’t love her.
But hearing him admit that he had deliberately used her still hurt.
A knock came at the door.
Serena didn’t answer.
The door opened anyway.
Damian stood there.
“Have you eaten?”
Serena looked away.
“I’m not hungry.”
“You haven’t eaten since breakfast.”
“I said I’m not hungry.”
Damian remained silent for a moment.
Then he noticed the tears in her eyes.
His expression changed.
“Serena.”
“Leave me alone.”
He stepped inside.
“I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
She laughed bitterly.
“Then why did you marry me?”
He had no answer.
Serena finally looked at him.
“You hate my family so much that you were willing to destroy me just to get revenge.”
“This isn’t about you.”
“It became about me the moment you married me.”
Damian’s jaw tightened.
“I never planned for things to become complicated.”
“What things?”
He looked at her.
“This.”
Serena shook her head.
“You don’t even know what you want.”
Damian turned toward the door.
“Get some rest.”
“Damian.”
He stopped.
“Do you still believe my father destroyed your family?”
He was quiet.
“Yes.”
Serena’s heart sank.
“Then find the truth.”
Damian looked back at her.
“What?”
“If my father really did something terrible, prove it.”
She wiped her tears.
“But if he didn’t…”
She paused.
“Then you owe me the truth.”
Damian stared at her.
Then he left.
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That night, Damian couldn’t sleep.
He stood in his office, looking at the old photograph.
His parents.
Richard Bennett.
The night that had changed everything.
He had spent twenty years believing the same story.
The Bennetts had betrayed his family.
The Bennetts had caused his father’s downfall.
The Bennetts were responsible.
But Serena’s words had created a c***k in everything he believed.
His phone suddenly rang.
It was his security chief.
“Sir.”
“What is it?”
“We have a problem.”
Damian’s expression hardened.
“What happened?”
“One of the security cameras caught a black vehicle near the property.”
“Who was inside?”
“We couldn’t identify them.”
“Where is the vehicle now?”
“It disappeared before our men could reach it.”
Damian immediately stood.
“Lock the gates.”
“Yes, sir.”
“And increase security around Serena.”
There was a short silence.
“Your wife?”
“Yes.”
Damian ended the call.
He went upstairs.
Serena’s bedroom door was closed.
He opened it.
She was asleep.
For a moment, he simply stood there.
She looked peaceful.
Nothing like the woman who had been crying earlier.
Damian quietly closed the door.
He didn’t understand why the thought of someone hurting her suddenly terrified him.
She was supposed to be part of his revenge.
Nothing more.
Yet he had just ordered extra security because he was afraid someone might hurt her.
Something was changing.
And Damian didn’t like it.
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The next morning, Serena walked downstairs.
Damian was already at the table.
She ignored him and sat down.
He looked at her.
“Good morning.”
She didn’t respond.
“Serena.”
“What?”
“There was a security issue last night.”
She immediately looked up.
“What happened?”
“A vehicle was following the house.”
Her face became serious.
“Following us?”
“Yes.”
“Who was inside?”
“We don’t know.”
Serena became nervous.
“Why would someone follow us?”
Damian stood.
“I don’t know yet.”
He walked toward her.
“But until I find out, you don’t leave the house alone.”
Serena frowned.
“You’re giving me another order?”
“I’m protecting you.”
She stared at him.
“Why?”
Damian didn’t answer immediately.
Then he said quietly,
“Because you’re my wife.”
Serena looked at him.
For the first time, she didn’t know what to say.
Damian walked away.
But neither of them noticed the small black car parked across the street.
Inside it, someone watched the mansion.
A phone was raised.
A photograph of Serena appeared on the screen.
Then a message was sent.
SHE’S WITH HIM.
A reply came seconds later.
GOOD.
Another message followed.
NOW MAKE SURE SHE FINDS OUT THE TRUTH.
The person inside the car smiled.
Because Damian Cross wasn’t the only one keeping secrets.
And Serena Bennett was about to discover that the enemy she feared might not be the real enemy at all.
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