THE BILLIONAIRE'S SECRET HEIR

THE BILLIONAIRE'S SECRET HEIR

Jane howell

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One night changed everything. Leah thought she'd never see him again-the cold billionaire who unknowingly left her with a son. She built a quiet life, hiding her child and her past. Until Adrian Blackwood returned. Now a ruthless CEO, Adrian uncovers the existence of the boy who looks just like him. But instead of a happy reunion, he offers a deal: Marry him for one year-or fight for custody and risk losing her son. Leah agrees-but she doesn't know Adrian's real reason. He believes she betrayed him in the past. And this contract marriage? It's his twisted revenge. But as old wounds resurface and sparks reignite, lines blur between hatred and desire. In a game of secrets, lies, and second chances-will love survive, or will revenge destroy them both? ---

Chapter 1 The boy with his eyes

The cafe smelled like burnt coffee and rain.

Leah tightened her grip on the tray, her fingers slick with sweat. Table 4 needed their drinks, and the lunch rush hadn't even started yet. She pasted on a smile as she approached the booth, but it slipped the moment her eyes caught him.

Her world stilled.

Adrian Blackwood.

He sat with one arm draped over the back of the booth, like he owned the air around him. Tailored charcoal suit, icy expression, eyes like a storm-he hadn't changed. If anything, he looked colder. Sharper. Deadlier.

He looked like the kind of man who broke hearts and didn't bother to remember the names.

Leah's knees buckled beneath her.

He didn't glance at her tray. Didn't smile. He looked her dead in the eye and said, "We need to talk."

No, her mind screamed. He can't be here.

"Excuse me?" she whispered, pretending she didn't know him. Hoping this was some sick trick her exhausted brain was playing.

Adrian's voice dropped to a razor-sharp murmur. "Don't play games, Leah. Not when you've kept my son hidden for five years."

The tray slipped from her hand and crashed to the floor, mugs shattering at her feet.

Gasps echoed around the cafe. Her manager shouted from behind the counter. But Leah heard nothing beyond the blood roaring in her ears.

He knows.

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Twenty minutes later, they sat in her small, dim apartment above the cafe. Her heart hadn't stopped pounding since she'd left work early with a lie tumbling from her lips. Adrian hadn't said a word on the walk here. But his silence cut deeper than shouting ever could.

She poured two glasses of water with shaking hands. He didn't touch his.

"How did you find us?" she finally asked, her voice cracking.

Adrian leaned forward, elbows on knees. "A DNA test. A background search. A mistake you made enrolling him in school under your maiden name."

Her eyes burned. "I wasn't hiding him from you. I was protecting him."

His laugh was cold. "From me? Or from the truth?"

She flinched. "Adrian-"

"I want custody."

Leah's blood ran cold. "You what?"

"You heard me. Joint at first. Then full." He stood and walked to the window, arms crossed. "You took five years of my son's life. Five years I'll never get back. I'm done asking politely."

Her breath came in shallow gulps. "You can't just-"

"I can. And I will." He turned to face her. "Unless you agree to my terms."

A chill ran down her spine. "What terms?"

"Marry me. For one year. No media. No drama. Be my wife on paper-and I'll give you time with him. Refuse, and I take you to court. And with my resources?" He paused, eyes narrowing. "You'll lose."

Leah stared at him, stunned. "This is about revenge."

He didn't deny it.

But beneath the fury in his eyes, she saw something else-pain. Betrayal. A broken past neither of them had spoken about.

She closed her eyes. For her son... for the boy she loved more than life...

"When do we get married?" she asked, her voice barely a whisper.

Adrian's lips curled.

"Tomorrow."

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THE BILLIONAIRE'S SECRET HEIR
1

Chapter 1 The boy with his eyes

12/05/2025

2

Chapter 2 THE COLD KISS OF COMMITMENT

13/05/2025

3

Chapter 3 THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK

13/05/2025

4

Chapter 4 THE FIRST GLIMPSE

23/05/2025

5

Chapter 5 A STRANGER CALLED DADDY

23/05/2025

6

Chapter 6 THE DEVEREUX CURSE

23/05/2025

7

Chapter 7 THE MAN IN THE SHADOWS

26/05/2025

8

Chapter 8 SHADOWS AT THE DOOR

26/05/2025

9

Chapter 9 THE RETURN OF VICTORIA DEVEREUX

26/05/2025

10

Chapter 10 GHOST'S WITH PERFUME AND POISON

26/05/2025

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Chapter 11 THE OTHER WOMAN

26/05/2025

12

Chapter 12 THE INVITATION

01/06/2025

13

Chapter 13 THE QUEEN'S MOVE

01/06/2025

14

Chapter 14 SHADOWS BEHIND THE CROWN

01/06/2025

15

Chapter 15 THE SCANDAL CARD

01/06/2025

16

Chapter 16 THE WIFE'S WAR

01/06/2025

17

Chapter 17 THE RECKONING

01/06/2025

18

Chapter 18 WHISPER'S IN THE SHADOWS

01/06/2025

19

Chapter 19 THE GHOST NAMED EMILY

01/06/2025

20

Chapter 20 THE STORM BEFORE THE RECKONING

01/06/2025

21

Chapter 21 THE QUEEN BEHIND THE THRONE

01/06/2025

22

Chapter 22 THE BEGINNING OF THE END

03/06/2025

23

Chapter 23 THE VAULT OF TRUTH

03/06/2025

24

Chapter 24 POISONED CROWNS AND HIDDEN QUEENS

03/06/2025

25

Chapter 25 GHOST'S DONT STAY BURIED

03/06/2025

26

Chapter 26 THE CALM BEFORE THE CHAOS

03/06/2025

27

Chapter 27 THE FACE OF THE ENEMY

03/06/2025

28

Chapter 28 BENEATH IRON BARS AND BITTER TRUTH'S

04/06/2025

29

Chapter 29 THE BLOODLINE TRAP

04/06/2025

30

Chapter 30 THE SINCLAIR HEIRLOOM

04/06/2025

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Chapter 31 FRACTURES IN THE FRAME

11/06/2025

32

Chapter 32 SHADOWS AT THE DOOR II

11/06/2025

33

Chapter 33 VEINS OF DECEPTION

11/06/2025

34

Chapter 34 THE BROTHER'S GAME BEGINS

20/06/2025

35

Chapter 35 CRACK'S IN THE THRONE

20/06/2025

36

Chapter 36 THE COUNTERSTRIKE

27/06/2025

37

Chapter 37 A MIND UNDER SIEGE

27/06/2025

38

Chapter 38 THE TRAP IS SET

27/06/2025

39

Chapter 39 LOYALTIES AND LIES

27/06/2025

40

Chapter 40 BLOOD ON THE THRONE

30/06/2025