Engaged to the billionaire by arrangement

e under control, but she didn't anticipate that a stranger would knock on her door on the third day, a hacke

mere pawn in a power game, was now ready to strike where it would hurt the most. She pushed away thoughts of revenge, preferring to focus on strategy. Damian's plans, like

that the fro

the door, she found herself faced with a man with a calm and measured appearance, dressed in a dark gray suit which, st

he asked, his voi

od. A moment of silence set i

t smile touching his lips. But in this kind

n't like surprises, but she wasn'

do yo

oment, as if trying to meas

o help you... clean up your file.

ker, but for now, Althea didn't want to ask too many questions. What she did know was that he had the skills to break every

plied coldly. So,

re. He knew that at every moment he had to maintain the illusion of control, but deep inside him, a ball of anxiety formed at the idea of finding Althea. He couldn't forget it. He had never stopped thinking about

like he was at the party. He scrutinized every face, every gesture, looking for anything that could mean danger,

enly she

walked slowly, her slender, impeccable figure attracting the attention of each guest. Her black coat fell with simple elegance, but what caught the e

t make appearances. She made remarkable entrances. And this time, she was not the young woman he had ignored in thei

as if she were perfectly in her place, as if everyone here was at her feet. The tension in the air was palpable. The room was divided between a

impact. Then she slowly turned to Damian, meeting his eyes, hers filled with determination. This look, this simple exchange of

. He felt this strange electrical tension between them, a palpable energy, like a r

ly at a sufficient distance

ered, his tone unc

iately. She stared at h

ome back? she finally whispered, in

waver, and he knew it. Three years of silence had sharpened his pati

to settle your scores, he rep

. She moved a little closer, so that they were now in a strange position

she said in a low tone, almost a whisp

t giving him another second. She walked away, leaving behind a Damian cau

ronted with the certainty that