The Billionaire's Veil

leaming with all the things she couldn't have. She stood there, a cup of cold coffee in her hands, staring out as if willing the universe to offer her some kind of

t spilled her coffee. It was late, far too late for a casual visitor. Her

suites of the city she could only dream about. But most of all, it was his eyes that really struck her-cold, calculating, and dee

ice smooth yet cold. "Mr. Grey

e knew of him, as did everyone else. The man was a myth, an apparition to the business world, fe

Elena stammered, her voice

out a sleek black card. "A car is waiting dow

eared down the hall, his footsteps

gnize, and beneath it, in unassuming white letters, was

ing the length of her modest apartment.

e like a summons, a demand. And something about the cold, deadened look in th

g glass skyscraper, Elena's nerves twisted tighter. The building loomed above her, its reflective surface swallowing her whole

Elena's reflection stared back at her from the polished elevator doors. She tried to compose hers

bathed in dim light. The floor-to-ceiling windows framed in a heart-stopping pano

ian Gr

to an expression of cold control, perfectly placed dark hair, and those eyes-icy,

slowly to his feet, voice silky

erself to meet his gaze. "You d

peared. He walked around the desk, moving with the kind of grace that only someone born into wealth

n said coolly and businesslike

ut not crushing, and the steady weight of his ga

r voice barely above a whisp

stack of papers. "A contract, to be exact. You will marry me, and in return,

between them, a bom

nked once

shock at her reaction. "I need a wife, on a temp

breathed, shaking her

ui

'd read in the news, what she'd heard in whispered rumors. He was hard-nosed and ruthles

?" she asked, her

r but himself. "The catch is this: you play the dutiful wife, attend functions with me, and put up a good

aft

parate ways. No stri

she needed-an escape from the crushing financial burden, the chance to rebuild her career. Bu

g me?" she asked, narro

littering mask. He turned back to the window, gazing down at the city below. "Let's just

was-the hidden danger, right b

ind of

le. "The kind that would think twice before cro

bout marriage of convenience. So much more was at p

ld answer him, Christian stepped forward, holding out a pen. His eyes locked on

contract

take back, a choice that would alter the course of her life forever. But the appeal of not having to

h the silence from Christian's phone. He looked down, and for t

icily composed. "It would appear t

ice doors burst open, and two men in dark suits pou

n that moment, Elena knew just h