Pampered By The Ruthless Apex CEO

Author: JANICE KELLEY

Chapter 1

Word Count: 904 | Released on: Today at 20:27

hotel suite swimming in and out of focus. A thick, syrupy heat pulsed through her veins, making her skin feel

ugh the chemical fog. She didn't know th

One was slick with false sincerity, a voice she kn

lace. A night with you, and she'll be putty in your hands. Cons

lowed. "A gift? Rick, let's be honest. You're selli

er blood was instantly extinguished, replaced by a chillin

mming against her ribs like a trapped bird. The man who entered was young, hand

ver her body. "Daddy said you were eager to meet me." He sta

cing faster than it ever had. She let her eyes flutter, f

ser, his cologne thick and suffoca

nstant, Chloe's hand shot out, not to embrace him, but to grasp the heavy cryst

d metal against bone

e side of his head. Blood streamed through his fingers. Chloe didn't wai

suit stood directly in her path, blocking the elevators. Marco Sullivan,

word screamed

bleeding head, his face contorted with rage. "

d of the hall, where a large window overlooked the city. She didn't hesitate. She ran towar

ar below, a dizzying

snarled, advancing on

ut from the hotel's side entrance, a small, dark rectangle in th

her pursuers, she climbed on

impact that knocked the air from her lungs. The canvas ripped, but it slowed her descent just enough. She tu

alley and into the torrential downpour of the street. The rain plastered

s imposing figure appeared at th

ided down the street with the silent authority of a shark. It was the ki

herself into the middle of the road, dire

ody, its engine a low, menacing hum. The tinte

re, and utterly devoid of emotion. His eyes were cold,

s getting closer. Her voi

re Ethan had now emerged from the alley, his face a mask of fury. A flicker of somethi

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“Chloe woke up in an unfamiliar hotel suite, her veins burning with a chemical fire. Her gambling-addicted stepfather had drugged and sold her to a wealthy predator to cover his debts. The buyer, Ethan Carlisle, expected a submissive toy. Instead, Chloe smashed a crystal lamp over his head, jumped out a third-floor window into the freezing rain, and threw herself directly in the path of a sleek black Maybach. The man inside was Julian Carlisle, Ethan's ruthlessly cold billionaire cousin. He didn't save her out of pity; he took her purely to humiliate Ethan. Julian treated her like tainted property, forcing her into an ice-cold shower to wash off his cousin's "filth." He even nearly strangled her when she tried to bandage his injured hand. Desperate, Chloe stripped naked to prove she was completely untouched, negotiating a single chance to interview at his investment firm. But the nightmare was far from over. Furious at losing his payout, her stepfather kidnapped her critically ill mother from the care facility. "Three million dollars in three days, or accidents happen to her," he threatened. Pushed to the absolute brink, Chloe realized she was surrounded by monsters who viewed her as nothing but a pawn to be sold, used, or broken. She refused to die a victim. Dragging her bruised body to the Apex tower for her interview, Ethan cornered her in the stairwell, violently ripping her clothes. When Julian and his top executives suddenly opened the door, Chloe didn't cry for help. She looked the cold billionaire dead in the eye and weaponized his own corporate reputation against him, forcing him into a corner. She lowered herself, tried her best to seduce him, advancing step by step with calculated moves...”