BOUND BY THE BILLIONAIRE'S VOWS

HE BILLION

pte

impossible expectations, and cold, unreadable stares. But she had learned to navigate the treacherous wate

y fabric samples, color swatches, and sketches, she felt a sense of pride and accomp

she had grown accustomed to. But tonight, she barely noticed. Her laptop scree

hat it was Damien. She felt a shiver run down her spin

," he said, his vo

gaze. "Your expectations req

w. "I pay you to be eff

wouldn't want you th

and for a moment, Darcey felt like she

se, he said, "The n

y the compliment. From Dam

ise coming from you," she s

pen laptop, then back to

s tone, something that made her fee

, trying to keep

s job?" he asked, his

er in her chest. Wh

play it cool. "Because i

d an eyebrow

ure of himself, made her uneasy. Darcey sat u

?" she asked, tr

glinting in the dim light. "B

d in her stomach.

presence suffocating and ines

th caught. Ho

gut, her mind reeling with questions. Ho

. "I make it my business to know eve

s eyes never

n they're as de

r anger and fear simmerin

esperate,"

knowing, ruthless look t

cause the medical bills are piling up. Because the insurance isn't enou

s, her heart pounding in her ches

er eyes blazing with an

oice firm. "If I'm going to make you an o

roared in her e

yes never

rri

him, stunned

ut a short, in

re in

pression di

ssi

eyes glinting i

m also

with questions. What was he thinking?

e said, trying to ke

s jaw t

't mak

th came

r something like that?" she

ce was calm

d a wife. And

em, like a challenge. Darcey felt a shiver

nsane," sh

on didn't change.

oser, his eyes ne

o emotions. No expectati

est. She felt like she was trapp

asked, her voice ba

ke sure your brother gets the best medical car

n fighting for his life for so long. She thought of all the ho

lt and shame. Was she

into hers, as if he knew ex

. "And you'll never have t

e felt like she was standing at the e

she suppo

dical bills, of the fear and worry that

cold, calculating eyes, of the ruthless

what she

he couldn't shake the feeling that she