His Name Was Never On The Guest List

His Name Was Never On The Guest List

Erozenugbade

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Event planner Ava Monroe was hired to organize the most exclusive billionaire gala of the year-until a mysterious man crashes the party. He's not on the guest list. No name. No past. Just danger in a tailored suit. Now, he wants Ava to pretend to be his fiancée for seven nights. It's a business arrangement-until it isn't. In this gripping billionaire romance full of secrets, seduction, and slow-burn heat, one woman's rules are about to be rewritten by the man who was never supposed to exist.

Chapter 1 The Man In Black

The guest list had 132 names.

Ava Monroe knew because she had vetted every single one of them herself-twice.

Not just the names, but their background checks, company records, scandal history, net worths, blood types, and shoe sizes if necessary.

That was her job. And no one got past her. Not at an event like this. Not at Leclair Island.

So when the chopper landed thirty minutes ahead of schedule, kicking up sand and ocean spray onto the manicured beachfront, Ava's first instinct was control.

She was already halfway down the path from the main villa, clipboard in hand, earpiece buzzing with updates from her team. "Is this the Legrand arrival?" she asked. "No," came the voice in her ear. "Legrand's still en route." Ava's steps slowed.

The blades of the rotor cut into the sky like knives as the aircraft lowered to the pad. One figure stepped out. Alone. No staff, no entourage.

A man. Tall, precise, dressed in black from neck to toe. His suit moved with his body like it had been tailored by someone with a god complex.

His expression was unreadable. His eyes-too far to see clearly yet-seemed to scan the villa with surgical awareness. She hated him already.

He was unannounced, off-schedule, and definitely not listed. She tightened her grip on the clipboard and intercepted him halfway up the welcome path. "Excuse me," she said, voice clipped but polite. "Can I have your name, please?" The man stopped.

He was close enough now for her to take him in properly-late thirties, maybe, with olive skin, a sharp jawline, and just the faintest trace of stubble. No visible ID. No invitation code. His eyes-dark, almost black-moved over her face with unnerving stillness. "No name," he said coolly. Ava blinked.

"Then you're not on the list." "No," he agreed.

She frowned. "This is a private event. I'm going to need you to-"

"I'm exactly where I'm meant to be," he interrupted.

And just like that, he stepped past her. She followed instantly, falling in beside him. "I don't think you understand-"

"I understand perfectly, Ms. Monroe." She froze.

He didn't.

He kept walking, straight toward the villa like he knew it better than she did. She spun around.

"How do you know my name?" No response. Her earpiece crackled. "Ava? Problem at the bar.

The bride-to-be is threatening to drown the bartender because he served vodka instead of gin-" "Handle it," Ava snapped, turning the volume down. She looked back.

The man had reached the base of the marble steps leading to the main villa entrance.

Two of Victor Leclair's private security guards stood there.

And instead of stopping him, they stepped aside.

Letting him in. Her stomach tightened. Who the hell could do that? The guards weren't just muscle-they were Leclair loyalists. Nobody got past them without explicit clearance from the man himself.

Nobody.

She pulled aside one of the junior event assistants rushing by.

"Hey! That man in the black suit-who is he?" The girl looked over.

Her face went pale.

"I don't know.

But I think he's... one of them."

Ava frowned.

"Them?" The girl leaned closer.

"Victor's circle.

The old-money ones.

The ones no one talks about."

And just like that, the man disappeared inside.

No name.

No invitation.

No right.

Just the echo of his shoes on marble and the way he'd said her name like it belonged to him.

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His Name Was Never On The Guest List
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Chapter 1 The Man In Black

30/06/2025

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Chapter 2 Unlisted and Unbothered

30/06/2025

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Chapter 3 The Billionaire Who Doesn't Exist

30/06/2025

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Chapter 4 The First King Makes His Move

30/06/2025

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Chapter 5 The Deal You Can't Say Yes To

30/06/2025

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Chapter 6 The First Lie

30/06/2025

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Chapter 7 Welcome To The Fire

30/06/2025

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Chapter 8 The Man Behind The Alias

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Chapter 9 The Gallery At Midnight

30/06/2025

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Chapter 10 The Cellar

30/06/2025

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Chapter 11 The First Strike

30/06/2025

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Chapter 12 Gone Without A Sound

30/06/2025

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Chapter 13 The Dead Don't Text

30/06/2025

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Chapter 14 Queen On The Board

30/06/2025

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Chapter 15 The Price Of The Crown

30/06/2025

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Chapter 16 Power Redefined

30/06/2025

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Chapter 17 Proof Of Life

18/07/2025

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Chapter 18 His Shadow Was Louder Than His Name

24/07/2025

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Chapter 19 The Girl Who Vanished Twice

03/08/2025

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Chapter 20 The Kiss Was Real. The Lie Was Bigger

04/08/2025

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Chapter 21 Ghosts Don't Knock

06/08/2025

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Chapter 22 The Fortress

15/08/2025

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Chapter 23 The Bait

21/08/2025

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Chapter 24 Masks and Monsters

26/08/2025

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Chapter 25 The Devil's Bargain

04/09/2025

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Chapter 26 Shadows in the Mirror

06/09/2025

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Chapter 27 The Woman in the Red Dress

10/09/2025

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Chapter 28 Too Close to Home

12/09/2025

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Chapter 29 Fractures

14/09/2025

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Chapter 30 The Trap

18/09/2025

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Chapter 31 The Ambush

23/09/2025

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Chapter 32 Shadows of His Past

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Chapter 33 The Meeting

02/10/2025

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Chapter 34 Her Trap

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Chapter 35 Blood in the Dark

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Chapter 36 The Lies We Tell Ourselves

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Chapter 37 The Edge of the Map

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Chapter 38 What Was Written in Her Blood

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Chapter 39 The Ghost Network

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Chapter 40 The Woman in the Glass

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