Billionaire's Fated Bride
room, the soft carpet muffling my steps, my he
y ticking the only sound in the room. When the front door creaked open, t
eanor that of a composed billionaire, yet there was an unchara
y voice was sharp, cutti
"Out," he replied curtly, shrugging off his
ulous. "At this hour? Wit
Alexander's features. "This
rising. "I've seen the messages, Alexander
oject," Alexander retorted, his tone s
?" I stepped closer, my hands trembling as I thrust a c
per, his expression tightening imper
er. "I found it in your study. A contract, Alexander. A contract that
hair, his composure faltering.
illed with betrayal and hurt. "You used me. All this
out to me, but I recoiled instinctiv
ars streaming down my cheeks. "Ho
, his voice cracking with remorse. "But somewher
ing with emotion. "I don't know what's real anymor
ders sagging under the weight of his guilt.
ling the depth of his betrayal like a ph
anguish. "I know. And I'm sorry.
y vision. "Sorry isn't enough thi
lence, Alexander's gaze flicking to the screen. V
course," I spat out, my vo
xture of desperation and determination. "Eliza, th
of doubt and betrayal pressing down on me. "Because
o steady himself. "Eliza, I need you to tr
ng unchecked. "I don't know if we
r emotions stifling any further words. Alexander reach
ice filled with desperate hope. "Gi
. Taking a shaky breath, I made a decision that felt impossible yet nece
mixed with gratitude and determinatio
saw the challenges that lay ahead. The secrets, the betrayals, and
ndows, casting a muted glow over the room, I knew with
sending us both spinning toward the staircase. I held my
ide with alarm. "Stay here," he in
tomach. Wiping away tears, I tried to steady my breathing. The hous
ssion grim. "We have a problem," he announce
a beat. "Who? W
ot sure. But they left this." He held up a small, sleek devic
horror. "Someone's
d was solemn.
f complexity and danger to our already tumultuous situation. Nau
whispered, barely a
or resolute. "We find out who's behi
everything, despite the lies and the pain, a spark of hope flickered in m
our lives had just taken a dangerous turn,