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I collapsed in front of my eight-year-old twins, and while one called 911, the other phoned Griffin Drake—the most feared mafia boss in Seattle and the father they had never met. One innocent question exposed the secret I had buried for eight years, but Griffin’s answer revealed something even worse: he already knew someone had been hunting us. / Chapter 10 / 10

Chapter 10 - Forever in the Storm

Spring returned to Seattle with a burst of emerald green and blooming cherry blossoms along the waterfront.

The wedding was small, private, and breathtaking. Held in the sunlit glass conservatory atop the Drake Tower, surrounded by family, trusted friends, and two very proud flower girls in white lace dresses, Sloan and Griffin exchanged vows that echoed with the weight of survival, forgiveness, and unconditional love.

There were no threats left in the shadows. Marco Valenti’s syndicate had been permanently dismantled, absorbed into the restructured Drakes enterprises under strict, lawful oversight. The enemies who had once hunted them had either vanished into prison cells or learned the hard way what happened when anyone dared to cross the king of Seattle.

Six months after the wedding, Sloan sat at her drafting table in the penthouse studio, the morning sun streaming through the floor-to-ceiling glass.

Hazel and Iris were off at their private academy, escorted by Viktor’s detail—a routine they now accepted as simply part of being a Drake.

The door opened quietly, and heavy footsteps approached.

Griffin walked up behind her, placing a steaming mug of coffee on the corner of her desk, before wrapping his arms around her waist and resting his chin on her shoulder.

"How’s the new architectural layout coming along?" he murmured, pressing a soft kiss to her neck.

"It's coming together," Sloan smiled, leaning back against him, tracing the platinum and titanium ring on her finger. She turned her head to look at him, her dark eyes shining with quiet contentment. "Everything is exactly where it’s supposed to be."

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Griffin smiled, his slate-gray eyes softening as he pulled her a little closer, anchoring her against his heart.

Outside the glass, the great city of Seattle hummed beneath the morning sun, vast and endless. But inside the penthouse, shielded by unbreakable love and a shared destiny, the storm had finally passed, leaving nothing behind but peace, warmth, and a family that could never be broken again.

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