Bound By Billionaire

aration and unease as she recalls the night before. She's never crossed professional boundaries like this, an

gaze. "Layla, I'm not the type to regret things," he says, his hand trac

. But as she prepares to leave, Ethan's demeanor shifts slightly; his tone turns more businesslike, a

next week," he says, his voice carry

not used to being summoned, even by someone as magnetic as him. She agrees,

g for her dress and heels from the night be

he murmured, his

rself. "I have a job to get back to.

and, pulling her back down beside him.

tone firm but with an undeniable inte

r the way he looked at her, as if h

awaits, but she feels compelled by the chance to see Ethan again. Dressed in an elegant gown, she e

ed on the artwork, but she feels his eyes on her, his presence magnetizing. As the evening progresses, he leads her

alizes there's more to him than the powerful billionaire there's a man wh

the moment she entered. Ethan was already surrounded by influential art collecto

and lingering on hers a se

voice steady. But beneath her co

ding. His fingers brushed her cheek as he whispered, "There's some

g as he pulled her close. In that moment, the world

sides of Ethan's character. As they settle in with a glass of wine, their conversation turns deeper. Ethan speaks of his upbringing, the s

this powerful, guarded man who's so different from anyone she's known. They share a tend

ions if she's losing herself in his world, risking her own ambitions and independence. Their passion is

ogether in the quiet of his penthouse. The lights of Londo

, his voice barely a whisper. "The success, the power...

ely knew yet felt so deeply connected to. "I'm here now," she

hing her forehead. "You have no ide

nded her of the world outside the pressures, the expecta

she's flattered, feeling as though he's bringing her into his world. But as the evening goes on, she starts to feel un

han for his money, insinuating that she's "just another pretty face." Ethan's silence in the face of the

zes this relationship is more complex than she anticipated. Her feelings for him are strong, but she's de

e's words echoed in her mind: "With a man like Ethan, ever

sign of solidarity, but he'd only offer

ring beneath her calm tone. "Is that how they see m

regret in his eyes. "Layla, I didn't wan

, but for me, this is my life, my career, my rep

licted. "Layla, I want you in my

rt. For the first time, she wondered if being with Ethan mean