The Billionaire Who Secretly Stole My Heart
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in my chest. "What do you mean, bigger than we
who he says he is. I did some digging, and I found out that the man in the photo you mentioned? He's
. "His son? But why would Jake be volunteering at a c
t there's something off about the whole situation. It's almost like someone's been er
this mean? Why would someone go to
nvolved in some top-secret military operations years ago-classified stuf
in something like that, it could explain why he was so mysterious. But it al
asked, feeling a wave
ke or let him know you're onto him. We need more inform
Okay, I'll keep my distance. But I'm going t
with concern. "I'll keep looking into this on my
teful to have him on my sid
Jake might be the son of a powerful military figure, and his connection to t
I couldn't let him know that I was onto him. But I couldn't just sit back and d
constantly going back to what Tom had told me. Every sound in the apartment
d to go through my notes and try to piece together everything I knew about Jake. Maybe there
ost of it was basic information-volunteer schedules, notes from my conversations with him, and details abo
h about himself. He never talked about his past, his family, or why he was volunteering. He was
. Jake was hiding somethi
t skipped a beat, and I quickly gathered up the papers, shovi
led out, trying to
ame the familiar vo
Samantha stood there, looking tired but smiling. "Hey, I got off
tried to relax, the tension in my body wouldn't go away. I couldn't stop thinking abou
tion. I kept glancing at my phone, waiting for it to buzz with another message from Tom. B
knew I wouldn't be able to sleep, so I decided to do some more research. I opened
is accomplishments. But there were also some mentions of controversy, rumors about secret missions and operations
. Jake's connection to General Hale was still unclear, but it had to mean something. And if Jake was
ted, but sleep was the last thing on my mind. I had to ke
racks so well, leaving almost no trace of his past. A
ybe I was in over my head. Maybe I should just walk away and forget about
ruth, no matter how dangerous it might be. Because if Jake was hiding somet
as hiding from something or someone, then maybe I could find out who was looking
e only lead I had. And I was willi
om, asking him to look into anyone who might be connected
partment was quiet, the only sound being the hum of the refrigerator in the k
t ready for it. But I knew I had to be. Because if