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It was an open secret in their circle that Adrian Blackwood, president of Blackwood Corporation, kept a woman he only looked at, never touched.Elena Vale was merely a living portrait in his study—a quiet keepsake to remember someone by.Then came the night that should never have happened.He pinned her beneath him, but the name he gasped was her twin sister's—Sophia Vale.From that night on, she became his hidden, frequent lover.The sofa in the CEO's lounge, the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, the edge of a luxury hotel pool… they clung to each other in feverish passion.After another night spent together, he held her from behind, his chin nestled in the damp hollow of her neck, his breath ragged, unable to hide the excitement in his voice."Elena, Sophia is coming back tomorrow."For once, he actually said her name.The moment the words left his lips, Adrian's phone buzzed to life on the nightstand.Sophia: [Adrian, my flight back is tomorrow. It's been so long… How have you been?]Elena could almost hear the frantic drumming of his heart.In the next instant, he flipped her beneath him, his gaze burning with desperate fire.That night, Adrian seemed driven to pour out every drop of pent-up desire he'd harbored for years on her again and again, insatiable, until they'd emptied a whole box of condoms.Elena turned away from him, gazing silently at the neon-lit cityscape. Her muscles were heavy with fatigue, but her mind was cold and still.She had been waiting for this day far too long."I understand." Her tone was flat as she gently pulled away from his embrace. "I'll get my things together and be out quickly."The silk sheets slid off, baring her smooth back.His eyes darkened. "Good."He reached out, mussing her hair like she was a well-behaved pet. "Don't worry. The deal with your family still stands."He liked how she knew her place. In three years, she'd never been any trouble."Thank you, Mr. Blackwood." She lowered her lashes, hiding all emotion.He didn't notice her coolness, his thoughts already racing toward Sophia's return.His phone rang again—Sophia's special ringtone.He answered immediately, his voice oddly gentle. "Sophia? You just landed? Tired? Good, I'm coming to get you now!"He sprang from bed and headed for the bathroom.The shower's roar drowned out everything.Elena rose efficiently, dressed, and made quick work of the tangled sheets.Only then did she pack. She took so little that it all fit in one suitcase.ic_default