Pampered By The Ruthless Apex CEO

Author: JANICE KELLEY

Chapter 1

Word Count: 926 | Released on: 26/05/2026

ds open, and the luxury hotel suite swam in and out of focus before her eyes. A thick, syrupy heat pulsed through her veins, making her skin feel so

the chemical fog. She didn't recognize this

was oily with false sincerity, nauseatingly familiar-a voi

ce. One night with you, and she'll be putty in your hands. Think

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

in her blood vanished, replaced by a chilling certa

lamming against her ribs like a trapped bird. The man who walked in was young,

ing over her. "Your daddy said you'd be eager to meet me." He be

ing faster than it ever had before. She let her eyes stay half-

ser, his cologne thick and suffoca

instant, Chloe's hand shot out-not to embrace him, but to grab the heavy crys

d metal striking bone

nd shock, his hand flying to the side of

launched herself off the bed

od directly in her path, blocking the elevators. Marco Sullivan, Ethan's body

word screamed

bleeding head, his face twisted with rage. "

rble floor. The only way out was at the end o

her hands fumbling with the latch. It swung

ar below, a dizzying

whore," Ethan snarled, advanci

out from the hotel's side entrance, a small, dark rectangle i

r pursuers, then climbed onto the win

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

e alley and into the rain pouring down on the street. The rain plastered th

assive silhouette appeared at the

nd powerful, glided down the street with the silent autho

erself into the middle of the street, direct

, its engine humming a low, menacing growl. The

, severe, and utterly emotionless. His eyes were cold, l

etting closer. Her voice cam

where Ethan had emerged from the alley, his face a mask of rage. A flicker of emot

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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...”