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Taming The Billionaire

Taming The Billionaire

Author: Ruth Poe
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Chapter 1 Colliding Worlds

Word Count: 1253    |    Released on: 25/11/2024

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luxury I could no longer afford. I groaned, slapping at my phone to silence it, and sat

f vibrant blue and orange mocked me, a vivid reminder of the dreams I'd abandoned. Art used to be my world, t

ies, hospital debts from Mom's last days-they loomed over me like storm clouds. I grabbed a cold cup of coffee on t

Maya," I mutte

ssy bun, threw on my worn

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the gut. The gleaming chandeliers, gold-trimmed walls, and polished marble f

r as I stepped into the s

t sure why I bothered. Apologie

pagne flutes. "Get out ther

t i

on me. These people were here to "give back," yet most wouldn't blink at spe

couldn't help but wonder what it would feel like to belong to this world. To w

once-over. "Watch your step, sweetheart," he said, his tone dripping w

ls piling up, debt collectors calling me like clockwor

that burned in my throat. Rule number tw

d, my feet throbbed in the stupid black flats we were asked to wear, and t

, it hap

he tray with practiced ease. The next, my foot snagge

rously before tipping over. The shatter of glass hitting mar

had broken ru

ger echoed in my head like a brok

sp rippled thro

dred pairs of eyes

in my stomach as I turn

ere he

his gray eyes sharp enough to cut steel. His tailor

Greyson, people like me were nothing but errors to be erased. I hadn't even heard him approach, but

brushing at his ruined outf

the contempt

ning as I gripped the tray., holding it to my chest lik

of eyes now staring at me or the old gaze of the man stand

d the murmurs around us. He stepped closer, fixing me with a

this man had on me, the fact he could make everyone around him bend to his

. "You've made me a spectacle in front of the most important peo

icy and final. His gaze met mine briefly,

ate. His face turned pale as he approached me, whispering u

hered out of the room, my heart racing, and my mind spinning. The other guests barely noticed as I was led out, their c

was watching as I was discarded, just like that. A small, insignifica

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e situation setting in like a weight on my chest. The job. Gone.

ds trembling as I looked at the stack of bills sitting there, waiting for my next paycheck.

an Greyson. How could someone like him wield so much power over my life? One sma

due pushed me to the edge. I couldn't just let this go. I wouldn't. I h

him. I didn't know

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1 Chapter 1 Colliding Worlds2 Chapter 2 Power Plays3 Chapter 3 Second Encounter4 Chapter 4 Fractured Pieces5 Chapter 5 A Reunion and A New Beginning6 Chapter 6 Faces From The Past7 Chapter 7 Lines In The Sand8 Chapter 8 A Brush With Oppurtunity9 Chapter 9 Shadows of the canvas10 Chapter 10 Weight of The Unknown11 Chapter 11 Boundaries and Displeasure12 Chapter 12 Shadows and Light13 Chapter 13 Colors of Freedom14 Chapter 14 Distractions15 Chapter 15 The Ride Home16 Chapter 16 The weight of a gaze17 Chapter 17 Cold Shifts and Coffee Breaks18 Chapter 18 Anger and Regret19 Chapter 19 Moving Foward20 Chapter 20 A knock At The Door21 Chapter 21 The Offer22 Chapter 22 Confessions in the Mall23 Chapter 23 Boarding24 Chapter 24 The First Steps25 Chapter 25 Crossing Boundaries26 Chapter 26 Brush with Vulnerability27 Chapter 27 Unspoken Comfort28 Chapter 28 Soft comfort29 Chapter 29 Morning Tensions30 Chapter 30 Crumbling Walls31 Chapter 31 Breaking Point32 Chapter 32 Surrender33 Chapter 33 Brushstrokes with Vulnerability34 Chapter 34 The Weight of Desire35 Chapter 35 New Beginnings36 Chapter 36 Bound By Thoughts37 Chapter 37 Morning Hues38 Chapter 38 Under the surface39 Chapter 39 A Battle of Wills40 Chapter 40 Uncharted Territory41 Chapter 41 Colours of the Morning42 Chapter 42 Hearts Entwined43 Chapter 43 A Chilling Encounter44 Chapter 44 Unexpected45 Chapter 45 Drawing Lines46 Chapter 46 In His Arms47 Chapter 47 In Her Presence48 Chapter 48 Whispers of Threats49 Chapter 49 Breaking point50 Chapter 50 Fractured Hearts51 Chapter 51 Fractured Trust52 Chapter 52 Shattered Solace53 Chapter 53 Burying the pain54 Chapter 54 Broken Encounters55 Chapter 55 Broken Encounters 256 Chapter 56 Sudden News57 Chapter 57 Unwanted Distractions58 Chapter 58 Broken But Unyielding59 Chapter 59 Moving On60 Chapter 60 Confusing messages61 Chapter 61 Convincing Himself62 Chapter 62 Bitter Encounter63 Chapter 63 Choices and Chances64 Chapter 64 New Beginins65 Chapter 65 Secret Meeting66 Chapter 66 Flourishing67 Chapter 67 Road To Her68 Chapter 68 A Call From The Past69 Chapter 69 Chasing Ghosts70 Chapter 70 Desperation71 Chapter 71 Meeting of Understanding72 Chapter 72 Unease73 Chapter 73 Doubts74 Chapter 74 Gallery Day75 Chapter 75 Truth76 Chapter 76 The Unveiling77 Chapter 77 The moment everything changed78 Chapter 78 Past that won't stay buried79 Chapter 79 The weight of the Truth80 Chapter 80 Flowers81 Chapter 81 Unyielding Resolve82 Chapter 82 A Quiet Goodbye83 Chapter 83 Health Scare84 Chapter 84 Fears85 Chapter 85 Unspoken Tension86 Chapter 86 Midnight Encounter87 Chapter 87 A Taste of Regret88 Chapter 88 Walls89 Chapter 89 Bitter sip90 Chapter 90 Reluctant Haven91 Chapter 91 Unfinished Business92 Chapter 92 Futile Attempt93 Chapter 93 Unspoken Truths