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Adopted into the prestigious Blake family as a child, Amelia grew up feeling safe, loved, and most of all—drawn to her charming older brother, Ethan Blake. But when innocent affection began to grow into secret love, whispers in the mansion halls turned into harsh accusations. Her parents, scandalised by the rumours of her unrequited feelings for her adopted brother, exiled her abroad to study.

Seven years later, Amelia returns—transformed, poised, and distant. Ethan is stunned by the change. But her coldness stings the most.

Unbeknownst to Amelia, her heart is not the only one that’s changed. James Windsor—Ethan’s childhood best friend, now a billionaire CEO, had always harboured quiet affection for her. When she joins his company upon her return, sparks ignite. A steamy kiss in the rain. A slow-burning love. But love doesn’t come easy.

Secrets about Amelia’s real parents emerge. James’s vengeful ex returns, hell-bent on destroying what they’ve built. A painful breakup. A betrayal. And the truth behind why her adoptive parents never wanted her to fall in love.

In the end, love rekindles stronger than ever—but not without loss, sacrifice, and a long journey home.

Falling Hard For The Forbidden

The silence in the control room was deafening.

The name still hovered in the air.

But the weight behind it… shook the ground beneath us.

He just stared at the flickering message.

I could see it — the tremble in his jaw, the storm behind his calm. Not fear. Not confusion.

James looked at me — not like the man I knew, but like someone who had just seen a ghost.

"You told me your father remarried. That he had a second family."

"He did," James said, voice tight. "And Adrian was the crown jewel of that life."

A young James Windsor had met Adrian Montclair — the son of his father's second wife. Polished. Golden. Brilliant in all the ways their father admired.

Adrian was older by four years, already being groomed to inherit the Montclair-Windsor European Group.

But what started as brotherhood… twisted quickly.

"He smiled at me in front of our father," James said, pacing. "Called me brother. Gave me advice. Took me drinking. Pretended we were family."

"He was infiltrating my side of the empire. Stealing formulas. Manipulating investors. He even seduced one of my project leads to get into the Aether files — our first quantum prototype."

"He got caught. But instead of reporting him, I told my father in private. I thought… I thought we could fix it quietly."

"He exiled me," James said. "Told me I was jealous. Cut me out of three companies. And Adrian got promoted."

"I walked away. Built my empire from scratch. And promised myself I'd never look back."

Until Adrian's ghost returned — not as a brother, but as the hand behind the blade.

"I should've killed the name back then," James said darkly. "I should've buried him."

"No," I said firmly. "You did the right thing. You walked away. You became more than them. That's not weakness, James. That's strength."

"But now he's back. And he knows every move I've ever made. Every weakness. Every—"

That night, we moved to the off-grid penthouse above Southbank — one of James's fallback locations. No staff. No cameras. No trails.

I stood by the window, staring at the river glinting below.

Behind me, James wrapped a blanket around my shoulders.

"I can't let him take you from me," he said softly.

"You don't understand. Adrian doesn't want money. He doesn't want control."

> "He wants to erase me. From the inside out."

A new message buzzed James's private tablet just before midnight.

> Your empire began here, brother.

Chapter 37: The Ghost Named Adrian