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Chapter 19 The woman behind the name
Ariana Cole leaned back in her chair, stretching her fingers after sending the two–second video of her and Liam
to Sienna.
She could almost picture the chaos unraveling in their penthouse at this very moment–Sienna watching the
video on loop, her mind spinning, her trust cracking.
Ariana exhaled slowly, feeling the familiar thrill of control, of strategy, of winning
She had built her life on calm precision, on knowing what move to make before anyone else even realized they
were playing the game.
And now?
Now, she was rewriting her own story.
She stood, walking toward the massive floor–to–ceiling windows of her penthouse, looking out over the
glittering cityscape.
This was her world.
And it was time to remind everyone exactly who she was.
The Cole name was one of influence, business, and legacy.
Ariana had grown up watching her parents, James and Victoria Cole, build an empire in luxury interior design.
Cole Interiors & Design had started as a small, boutique firm that her father built from the ground up. But it was Victoria–sharp, ruthless, and brilliant–who turned it into an empire.
Her mother wasn’t just a businesswoman. She was a force of nature.
From a young age, Ariana had been taught that power wasn’t given–it was taken.
“You don’t wait for doors to open, Ariana,” her mother had told her at sixteen as she sat in on her first company meeting. “You walk through walls if you have to.”
Her father, James, was the opposite.
Where Victoria was calculated and precise, James was warm and strategic. He had taught her balance, how to lead without losing herself.
“People will underestimate you,” he had once told her. “Let them. Then show them why they were wrong.”
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And so she had.
But it hadn’t always been easy.
Especially growing up as a Cole.
Ariana had been born into expectations.
Perfection wasn’t an option–it was a requirement.
She had excelled in school, top of her class, her name always among the best and brightest.
Not because she had to–but because she refused to be anything less.
At eighteen, she had chosen interior design not just to follow the family legacy, but because she had a natural
talent for it.
She saw details others missed. Understood the way a room could be more than just a space–it could be an
experience.
She studied at Parsons School of Design, one of the most prestigious institutions in the world.
While others coasted through their education, Ariana thrived.
She worked on real projects before she had even graduated, designing luxury penthouses, boutique hotels, and private estates.
She wasn’t just another heiress with a last name that carried weight.
She was a damn artist.
And when she graduated top of her class, the world had expected her to take the industry by storm.
But then… Liam happened.
She met Liam Carter at a business gala.
She was twenty–three, newly graduated, already making a name for herself in the design world.
He was charming, ambitious, and magnetic–the kind of man who could convince you the sky was green and
make you believe it.
At first, she had resisted.
He was too smooth, too calculated, the kind of man her mother had warned her about.
But Liam knew exactly how to play the game.
He made her feel special, seen, like she wasn’t just another power player’s daughter.
And she had fallen for it.
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Hard.
For four years, she had stood by him. Believed in him.
She had even stepped back from projects that could have been hers–ones she had worked for because the thought it was what a good girlfriend aid.
She had been a fool.
And when she had walked into their bedroom that night, when she had seen him with Sienna, something
inside her had snapped.
Liam Carter had made one fatal mistake.
He had betrayed a woman who never lost.
And now?
He was paying the price.
Sienna Hayes had been her best friend.
Or at least, she had thought so..
They had met in college, though Sienna had studied public relations, not design.
At first, they had bonded over late–night studying, stolen coffee breaks, and whispered secrets about their
dreams.
Sienna had always been beautiful, charismatic, charming.
But Ariana had ignored the red flags.
The way Sienna loved power, how she clung to influential people, how she always made sure she was seen with the right crowd.
Ariana had trusted her.
And Sienna had slept with her boyfriend.
Now?
Now, she was nothing more than another obstacle to remove.
Ariana didn’t feel anger anymore.
Just calculated, cold determination.
Sienna had helped Liam tear apart her past.
Now, Ariana was going to destroy their future.
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As Ariana leaned against the window, her fingers trailing along the cool glass, her mind inevitably drifted to him.
Damian Blackwood.
He was dangerous, not just because of who he was, but because of what he was beginning to mean to her.
She had always been in control, always the one pulling the strings.
But with Damian?
He had a way of unraveling her defenses, of seeing her in a way that made her feel bare.
And the worst part?
She wasn’t sure if she hated it.
Or if she wanted more.
She exhaled sharply, pressing her forehead against the window.
Damián Blackwood was not part of her plan.
But maybe, just maybe-
He was something better.
A distraction. A partner. A man who knew what it meant to burn an empire and build it from the ashes.
Ariana smirked to herself.
“Let’s see where this game takes us, Blackwood.”
And with that, she turned away from the window, stepping into the darkness of her penthouse to retire for the night–a queen preparing for war.
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