THE 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