Love Game by Possessive Billionaire

with it, all the uncerta

hisper. "I want you to stay with me

rching for any sign of deceit.

t her desk, trying to focus, when her phone vibrated with a message from Leo: "Lunch w

. She hadn't agreed to this. She quickly typ

it'd be nice for us to have some

. This was the first of many instances where Leo b

ining room at a nearby restaurant. "I hope you d

with Grace," Vyora responded, he

want to make sure you're not overworking

ins tightening around her freedom. "I appreciate yo

u're with me now, Vyora. You need to underst

elt more like a performance than a conversation. Vyora was rel

ident. He was often by her desk, making comments

Leo said one afternoon, his voice low but firm as h

ning. "It was about work, Pak

r, we're supposed to be a couple

nodded, feeling the walls

me about an unexpected meeting. She canceled her plans with

ught snippets of gossip, her name mentioned more than a fe

?" Vyora asked, trying

you know? Someone saw you and Leo kissing. I might

sank. "Why wou

w you got your position here," Grace

eight of the rumors pressing down on her.

office, she was seething

apers, his face unreadab

this, or my reputation. Grace is

m. "Rumors will come and go. What

ver. "That's not the point!

ic smile. "You're my girlfriend now, Vyora, even if i

"I didn't agree to this level of co

ords were firm. "You chose to be here, Vyo

their relationship laid bare. "And wh

n, you must decide what you really want. Are

leave, her mind a tumult of conflicting emotions. She needed

by Grace had taken root, and even her closest colleagues seemed to look at her diffe

ally resting on hers, a public display of their relationship. Vyora

n the hallway. "This has to stop. I can't

"I'm just showing you off, Vy

as sharp. "I'm not a tro

you wanted this arrangement. To make Noa

didn't agree to become your puppet.

ning slightly. "You're right. I might have.

of his sincerity. "If you

the glint in his eye suggested

Vyora sensed his watchful eyes. She tried to reclaim some of her independence, joining colleagues for coffee, engaging in

ront Grace directly. She found her

about what you did," Vyo

ess and venom. "What did I d

to hurt me," Vyora retorted

got everything you wanted with Leo.

t chose her words carefully. "

egins," Grace said, walking away,

lt caught between her growing feelings for Leo and the suffocating control he exerted. She knew

he could dictate the terms of their encounter. She walked

ground rules," she said,

owing slightly. "Of course,

I need to feel like I'm not ju

ative. "I understand. I... I'

ean it, Leo. If you can't do that, then maybe

hing hers. "Is that what yo

t of her next words. "I don't know what I want an

o's next move would define what they were to each other, and Vyora was tire