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Aira, The Billionaire's Lover (Brother's Lover)

Chapter 9 Whispers in the Dark

Word Count: 987    |    Released on: 04/11/2025

clattering against tabletops. Aira sat quietly at the far end, her salad barely touched. The words fr

ime she thought of it, hammeri

But she had to keep her guard. She was an employee. A single mother with secrets t

ght made her

a voice whispered

d, her fork p

new woman in marketing," the other replied, not bothering

uch a lu

t the attention of the

caught. Heat c

. "He doesn't mix business with

farm event last weekend. My cousin was

gasped.

so hard to keep her life private, to blend into the

tood abruptly, and walked ou

is phone buzzed with messages, but his mind wasn't on contracts or profit margins. H

of an invisible burden. He didn't know what she was hiding, but he could

han she let on. And he w

n-this time a call. C

Jason a

sir, but... rumors are s

knit. "What ki

Aira. That you'

n his chair, unfaze

yes of course that is norm

hese things can be what people help th

ctor some people will obviou

aid rel

ore than you. She's vulnerable. People will

t that way. Aira didn't have the shields he d

Jason said firml

tight, her hands clammy as she unlocked their apartment

so

too well by now. He wouldn't stop until he

was low, steady.

ple at work are whispering about me about us. Do yo

know. I heard. But

lem. I don't want to be some project you sw

th quiet conviction. "You already do. But

. But she shook her head, even though he cou

nderstand," he

laughed with and carried on his shoulders was his own nephew? That she had once

tter. His loyalty to family. His tr

," she w

ir

ff, her voice trembling. "Ple

Finally, Jason spoke. "I'll give you space

call before s

r bed, staring at Liro sleeping peacefully b

lly. And she was terrified that when those walls crumbled

t, the deeper he seeme

dangerous her

ht wind whipping against his face. Below him, the c

that Aira was scared. She was

a man who quit when answers

, the mystery he wanted most to

woman who didn'

intended to

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1 Chapter 1 The Encounter2 Chapter 2 The Billionaire's Pursuit3 Chapter 3 Across His Desk4 Chapter 4 Boundaries5 Chapter 5 An Unexpected Encounter6 Chapter 6 The Invitation (Expanded)7 Chapter 7 A Day of Firsts8 Chapter 8 Unwelcome Realizations9 Chapter 9 Whispers in the Dark10 Chapter 10 The Ghost Returns11 Chapter 11 Cracks in the Facade12 Chapter 12 Whispers of the Past13 Chapter 13 The Child in the Shadows14 Chapter 14 The Truth Between Them15 Chapter 15 A Glimpse of Family16 Chapter 16 The Ghost Returns17 Chapter 17 The First Encounter18 Chapter 18 A Shadow at the Playground19 Chapter 19 Threads of Deception20 Chapter 20 The Threat Unveiled21 Chapter 21 Digging into Shadows22 Chapter 22 A Dangerous Encounter23 Chapter 23 The Counterstrike24 Chapter 24 A Target on Her Back25 Chapter 25 The Billionaire's Stand26 Chapter 26 Ethan's Fury27 Chapter 27 The Secret Unearthed28 Chapter 28 Ethan's Counterattack29 Chapter 29 The Truth Unveiled30 Chapter 30 The Counterstrike31 Chapter 31 Blood or Peace32 Chapter 32 The Snake Strikes Back33 Chapter 33 The Breaking Point34 Chapter 34 Fire and Shadows35 Chapter 35 When Shadows Collide36 Chapter 36 Ashes and Vows37 Chapter 37 Between Life and Death38 Chapter 38 Fragile Hearts39 Chapter 39 Whispers of Tomorrow40 Chapter 40 Stepping into the World Again41 Chapter 41 A Fragile Dawn42 Chapter 42 Shadows at the Door43 Chapter 43 The First Strike44 Chapter 44 A Line in the Sand45 Chapter 45 Into the Lion's Den46 Chapter 46 The Trap Springs47 Chapter 47 Shadows Behind Bars48 Chapter 48 Whispers in the Dark49 Chapter 49 A Fragile Peace50 Chapter 50 The First Crack51 Chapter 51 When Shadows Move52 Chapter 52 The Lawsuit (Ethan Strikes Back)53 Chapter 53 The First Hearing54 Chapter 54 The First Blow55 Chapter 55 Ethan Strikes Harder56 Chapter 56 THE THIRD VISIT57 Chapter 57 The Scales Tip58 Chapter 58 The Final Verdict59 Chapter 59 Building From Ashes60 Chapter 60 A Candle in the Quiet61 Chapter 61 The Quiet Between Storms62 Chapter 62 Shadows That Linger63 Chapter 63 Whispers in the Dark64 Chapter 64 The Wolf's Den65 Chapter 65 When the Shadows Knock66 Chapter 66 The First Blow67 Chapter 67 Shadows in the Code68 Chapter 68 Ashes and Schemes69 Chapter 69 Smoke in the Mirror70 Chapter 70 The Ledger's Fire71 Chapter 71 The Trap72 Chapter 72 Shattered Masks73 Chapter 73 Blood in the Shadows74 Chapter 74 A Choice of Shadows75 Chapter 75 The Ghost in the Chains76 Chapter 76 The First Strike77 Chapter 77 A Debt of Life