BILLIONAIRE'S TRAP
he said. She had sworn she misheard but she wanted to be sure this wasn't another misfortune knocking at her door and trying to rip h
Rick. Please, tell
th your feelings after everyt
he felt a cold shiver run down
for him to continue. "Your husband owed a lot of people and before he got
n't do something like t
y some of the huge debts he owed and it turns out that one of
kwood was the ruthless billionaire known for crushing anyone who stood in his way. His reputation preceded him-co
came wanting to buy off the company but God intervened. She doubted God would intervene now because the odds were
band owe?" She asked,
he might not answer. But then he leaned forwar
HA
ion he borrowed again som
t as if that could stop the panic rising inside her. "Eight million dollars?" She repeated, her
an issue. But Richard had assured Rick that she would never find out and he would resolve everything before she did. But now, look. The innocent woman had to find out in the worst
egory Blackwood. Nobody owes Gregory Blackwood. Now how was she supposed to come up with eleven freaking million dollars? The bills were already pili
lthough she already knew the answer wouldn't b
n, his gaze filled with regret. "He wants his money, Bambi
chest. "But you know I don't have that kind of
r. He didn't know how to tell her that he met with Gregory Blackwood and he had messages. He too
at my husband's funeral? What
h the money. If you can't... he's going to take drastic action. He's go
t the debt. That's... that's not fair. Eight million, three million dollars In two weeks?? How
care about fair, Bambi. He cares about getting what's his. And he's
sted, of being separated from her children... of Miles being taken to some rundown facility because she wa
Zoe? She needs stability. Miles, he-" Her voice broke, and she buried
ut it either but right now he fucking had no right or say in this because this is where he put his family and escaped
er tear-filled e
e offered yo
She asked, dread poo
the debt, one way to make it all go away." He didn't like this but he knew
She knew Gregory wasn't so generous and that the only way to m
words were too bitter to say because truly, they were. But
hroat. She stared at Rick, unable to process what he had just said. Marry Gregory Blackwood? The tho
voice shaking. "Could you l
ed marriag
s insane, Rick. I
n 24 hours, he'll take the house, have you arrested, and send Miles to a psychiatric facility and then Zoe would have now
reality of the situation sunk in. She was in trouble. Her entire family was. Gregory wasn't
her heart racing. "I don't even know him, Ri
to do it if there was any other way. But Gregory has the power here. He's backed
, someone with a future. And now, she was faced with an impossible choice: marry a man she despised or lose everything that mattered to her jus
k, her voice barely a whisper. "There has to be
wish there was, Bambi. But Gregory holds all
gory Blackwood. But she couldn't lose her home either, her children, her freedom. It felt like an inescapable trap, on
. "Take some time to think about
think about. She was being forced into a corner, with no rea
words barely audible. "I'll think ab
give you some space. But remember, Bambi... you
toward the door. Her mind was filled with different emotions-fear, anger, desperation, anger. How was she supp
e in the small, dimly lit room. She pressed her hands
thing remotely resembling affection, but out of greed, control, and po
e way he looked at people as though they were mere pawns in his game. She had seen it before, in the way he conduct
from her. Miles would be sent away, Zoe would be without a home, and she would
bore down on her. How could she possibly make this choice? How could she live with
igure out how to save her family from ruin. And no matt