Pampered By The Ruthless Apex CEO

Chapter 5

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healthy shade of blue, but her mind was sharp. She found a thick, white bathrobe and a towel laid out on a marble b

eyes closed. He'd taken off his jacket and loosened his tie. Two buttons of his shirt were undone, revealing the strong column of

makeshift bandage he'd applied was a crude wrap of a handke

of her. She went back to the bathroom, found a first-

ent amplifying the sound of her own heartbeat. Carefully, her fingers

uckles. This was no accident. It looked like a de

he wound. The moment her cool fingertips, holding the

at her was something wild, primal. His pupils were dilated, his expres

her throat. He moved with brutal efficiency, slamming her back

wrist, but his grip was like a vise. Through the growing darkness, she saw the

asped, the words a despe

, and for a moment, confusion warred with the violence in his expression. Then, slowly, t

sed her

her burning lungs. He stared down at her, his chest rising and falling hea

e ordered, hi

throat raw and bruised, she picked up a fresh wipe and returned to his hand. Her fingers trembled

eigning relaxation, ready to strike at the slightest provocation. She understood now. This man

secured the bandage and

e," she w

dark, angry shape of his fingers was already beginning to bloom into a bruise. His

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JANICE KELLEY Modern

“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...”