Trading Passion With The Ruthless Tycoon

Author: Sea Quest

Chapter 1

Word Count: 944 | Released on: 27/05/2026

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man's fingers and brought it to her lips. Her gaze he

the distance. They stood at the dead

. Dark eyes, dee

in my vocabu

like the others. Clean. Compo

Her skin craved touch

es climbing, awards stacking up. Her toys sold. Her life didn't. No friends. No lover

heartbroken or drunk. She didn't let him. She gr

lt every finger. His knuckles brushed the back of her knee. The contact hit her nervous system like a

herself away, breath ra

," her newest prototype. Elegant. Streamlined. Supposed to be her ticket out of financial hell. Nex

buzzed.

to deliver by the tenth results in

en times her advance.

en finished for three months. She'd held onto it because somethi

a, lost her balance, and landed directly on the device. A sharp crack. Pain tore through her lowe

scre

mediately. She stumbled to the bathroom.

knock at

Noise co

rassment and pain swirled. She clutched her burned

ts. Toolbox in ha

the door. H

The man fr

. All coherent thought evaporat

step forward, and that same scent of sandalwood and something uniquely him washed over her again. The proximity was overwhelming. T

behind her back as if hiding a shameful secret

of her apartment before landing on the broken prototype o

blem than a noise complaint," he

ssional failure and her private, physical ag

le of wrenches and screwdrivers she expected, but a neatly organized set of professional-grade tools and a com

her cold skin. A jolt, sharp and electric, shot up her arm

ent," she said, her v

h an antiseptic wipe. His gaze was intense, invasive, as if he could see every one of her pathetic secr

a dizzying cocktail of sensation. She felt too weak to fight, too exposed to resist. She could

up, pulling her gently to her feet, and walked over to t

n fix

, incredulous. "You

uminating the hard lines of his jaw. "Your number. I'll call y

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“Chloe was drowning in crushing debt and a rare neurological condition that made her skin agonize for a touch she couldn't bear. That was until her mysterious neighbor, Julian, stepped in. He saved her from a predatory client by beating the man half to death, secured her a $20,000 payout, and miraculously cured her tormenting condition with a single, desperate night in her bed. But Julian was dangerous. He drove a Bentley, had the police turning a blind eye to his violence, and hid dark secrets behind a handyman disguise. Terrified by his world and the absolute control he had over her body, Chloe panicked. The morning after he tenderly held her together, she pulled out her checkbook. She handed him a check for $500. "For your service. It was excellent," she said coldly, treating the lethal man like a cheap escort. His vulnerable expression shattered, replaced by a look of profound hurt and ice-cold rage. He slammed her door, vanishing from her life. Almost immediately, her skin began to burn again, and her career stalled. The brutal realization hit her: she had driven away the only person who could anchor her. But why did a man with such immense wealth and power pretend to be a blue-collar worker just to get close to her in the first place? Desperate, she wired him another $500 to force a reaction. Late that night, as she stood nervously at a convenience store counter buying boxes of condoms, a low, triumphant voice whispered in her ear. "Preparing for next time?"”