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One Night With The Cold CEO

Chapter 3 

Word Count: 884    |    Released on: Today at 11:50

When the driver asked for the destination, the words "Carl

ent with Penelope after a brief visit. Her purse and phone, however, were nowhere to be found,

ome, couldn't go anywhere, without them, and despe

and out like a thief, unseen. She paid the driver with the last of the cash i

old against the polished marble floors. Every footstep echoed in the caverno

the grand, sweeping staircase when voi

t you go so soon? S

e's voice, swe

d rushed from her head, leaving her dizzy. They were here

armor that stood sentinel in the hall, pressing herself into the col

shirt, open at the collar, a blatant display of their night together. The sight was a fresh stab to Faye's already wounde

frown on her face. She sniffed the air. "That's str

The shirt she was wearing, Julian's

aid, his voice impatient. "Come o

n to release the breath she was holding, a wave of relief washing over her. She was about to step

elope's voice was

ounding. The armor hid most of her, but her bare fee

oward the armor, a calm, low voice

's

ged into a simple grey t-shirt and dark sweatpants, and he held a mug of cof

laced by a brilliant smile. "Broth

second toward the suit of armor before settling on his stepsister. "You sh

ade Ryan's face flus

re leaving right now." She shot a quick, saccharine smile

did Faye dare to move, slumping against

he foot of the stairs, watching her with those dark, unre

less gesture of modesty. Biting her lip,

een them. He didn't say a word about what had jus

the glass. The contact was electric, and she

er. "Your keys and purse are on the coffee table in the living ro

d precision of a CEO handling a minor logistical issue. He was managing her, handling her, making he

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“Faye spent three months of secret commissions to buy a limited-edition watch for her boyfriend's anniversary. But when she keyed into his apartment, she found the red-soled heels she had just gifted her best friend, Penelope, kicked carelessly on the floor. Through the crack in the bedroom door, she saw them tangled in the sheets, with her boyfriend murmuring that Faye had no idea what she was missing. Devastated, Faye got blackout drunk and accidentally woke up in the bed of Julian Carlisle-Penelope's ruthless, billionaire stepbrother, who coldly offered her a check to buy her silence. As if that wasn't humiliating enough, when Faye returned home, she found her own mother and brother comforting a fake-crying Penelope. Her mother even took the diamond necklace meant for Faye's upcoming 21st birthday and fastened it around Penelope's neck to make up for Faye causing a scene. "Faye Hayes, you will apologize to Penelope right now, or you won't get another dime from this family." Faye stared at her mother, the betrayal freezing her blood. She was the one who had been cheated on, yet her own flesh and blood were treating her like a liability. Why was she always the outcast, stripped of everything while her abusers played the victim? The last frayed thread of hope for her family's love died in that instant. Instead of apologizing, Faye walked right up to Penelope, grabbed the diamond necklace, and violently ripped it from her throat. It was time to stop begging for affection and start burning it all down.”