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Taken By The Tycoon

Taken By The Tycoon

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Chapter 1 The Announcement

Word Count: 1570    |    Released on: 01/01/2025

t the city lights below. Her fingers tightened around the champagne flute in her hand, but her gaze stayed riveted on

his

ce, and now she was ready to do something that would truly change everything. No more

errupted her thought

his eyes studying her with an unreadable expression. He was tall, sharply dr

d him well enough to notice the little trembling in his tone. He was not asking

ced mask slipping back into plac

ing. "You're sure? Lucas will be... unpr

nterrupted him, a little harsher th

flicker of something dark in his eyes, but Grace didn't dwell on it.

"But remember, Grace, we do this to

, his tall frame casting a shadow at the far end of the room. His eyes met hers from across the room, and for a moment,

er about him. Th

e said coolly, before turning back

tage, she stepped into the crowd, weaving through guests. Suddenly, a hand c

her slightly to the side. His stormy gray-blue eyes se

ne harsher than she wanted, b

st. "Five years, Grace. You've avoided me for five y

posure slipping. "Let go of m

quiet storm. "You're standing here, about to ann

as Lucas leaned in slightly, his scen

" she managed, though h

d of hair from her face. The touch was delicate, painfully familia

do this," she replie

spered, his face close to hers

Grace. Tell me you

owd, even Henry-it all disappeared. Her breath hitched as Lucas

n he ki

longing, and heartbreak. Grace froze, her hands coming up to push him awa

et herself respond, her body betrayi

ck, and she shoved him

ing," she hissed,

ucas said, his voice ragge

ped back, shaking her head. "

e turned and walked to the stag

, the lights darkening and everyone's focus moving to them. Gra

echoing across the hall. "Tonight, we have very special announ

e seriousness in his speech, the way his jaw clinched as if he w

ours," the host contin

ost. "Thank you." Her voice was steady, clear. "I'd lik

hes of confusion. But she didn't falter. She held the microphone firm, urging hers

there was something else behind it-something deepe

. This is your moment, G

ng married to Henry, the man who stuck with me when nobody else would." She

ck to Lucas. He was no longer standing still. He w

her gaze. "Grace, you are making a mistake," he responded, his

matic incident unfold in front of them. Grace could feel

d. You humiliated me, Lucas. You left me at the altar. You never listened. A

ce, but it faded as quickly as it appeared. His

?" he asked, his tone extremely low. "You think

till blaming me for something I didn't do. You never bothered to hear my

s, fists grasped so tight that

ing off the microphone. "It's over, L

aiting for her with his hand out. She embraced it, b

h whispers. As Henry accompanied her away, Grace c

ringing. She pulled it from her purse, barely g

d to ta

ho it was. He hadn't left. He was

hattered her thoughts, b

r phone back in her bag. "

lack limo awaited them. The cool breeze struck Grace like a slap, but she didn't sens

, she was not

slid into the limousine. A new me

it. She had no clue what Lucas's next move

out to change ever

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1 Chapter 1 The Announcement2 Chapter 2 The Abduction3 Chapter 3 The Truth Unravels4 Chapter 4 Secrets and Lies5 Chapter 5 The Ties That Bind6 Chapter 6 The Edge of Truth7 Chapter 7 Fire and Shadows8 Chapter 8 Shadows Closing In9 Chapter 9 The Last Countdown10 Chapter 10 Race Against Time11 Chapter 11 The Shadows Deepen12 Chapter 12 Into the Inferno13 Chapter 13 The Third Strike14 Chapter 14 The Clockwork Trap15 Chapter 15 Fractured Ties16 Chapter 16 Beneath the Ashes17 Chapter 17 The Breaking Point18 Chapter 18 Shattered Seconds19 Chapter 19 The Domino Effect20 Chapter 20 Racing Shadows21 Chapter 21 The Blazing Heart22 Chapter 22 Against All Odds23 Chapter 23 Beyond the Bait24 Chapter 24 Countdown to Chaos25 Chapter 25 Sparks of Reckoning26 Chapter 26 Racing Against Shadows27 Chapter 27 When the Dust Settles28 Chapter 28 Breaking Point29 Chapter 29 Into the Abyss30 Chapter 30 The Edge of Despair31 Chapter 31 A Glimmer in the Dark32 Chapter 32 Inferno's Echo33 Chapter 33 A Signal of Betrayal34 Chapter 34 Through Fire and Ash35 Chapter 35 Under Siege36 Chapter 36 Reckoning37 Chapter 37 Into the Void38 Chapter 38 The Countdown39 Chapter 39 Edge of the Abyss40 Chapter 40 All or Nothing41 Chapter 41 The Promise42 Chapter 42 Against the Fall43 Chapter 43 Race Against Time44 Chapter 44 Bound by the Flame45 Chapter 45 The Last Stand46 Chapter 46 A Shadow Returns47 Chapter 47 The Ticking Shadow48 Chapter 48 A Second Chance to Fall49 Chapter 49 Breaking the Cycle50 Chapter 50 Beyond the Brink51 Chapter 51 Flames of Betrayal