The Ruthless Billionaire's Pawn

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the thought of

rum, each step producing an echo, and then open up on the corridor of my own path

ch was right beside me. A sharp pain hit my left arm, and it was totally

what a

taking cover,

nning. If I ever nurse such id

to descend two, three steps at a time, even with the pain. My breath became unsteady and hitched, my heartbeat

has the audacity to attack m

rson be to have succeeded

and wanted me gone and every trace of

ut then again, who could be cunning and resou

one person,

his empire, but rather did that on blood and secrets. He's my greatest rival, the only opponent th

dominance pushed him

rage in me. If this has a connection to Killian, I would pr

myself stumbling into the underground parking lot. The air underneath

ably the sce

my driver

car, and between his eyes was a singl

ves me. My stomach clenches in response to the trauma

initely a c

s. But I'm alone, at least for now. And I'm sure it won'

t, at least for now before ga

ill thinking, m

n was displayed

as I already know who

my mind immediately his call came in. I would prefer to

he options rem

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r. "Prove me wrong that th

me time amused. "If I ever wanted you out of the way, sweetheart, I wo

ying to hold my an

m, doing all I could to reduce the bleeding. "Then

ollowed

t a glass. Then it occurred to me that he's drinking. Tota

ther you any longe

the hell am I supposed to get from y

o move, stay

r waiting for my reply,

ibrated beneath my skin. I should obey and stay where I am? Does this paint

him back when my attention was capture

ay into the parking lot, a perfect desc

tely swung open befor

no trace o

d feel his

robably

watchin

, making sure to get a firm grip of my wounded

d predicted, he

but Kil

a glass of whiskey in hand. From his impeccable dressing, one could perc

landed on my injury. "Y

let out a bitter laugh. "Brillia

glass of wine down, he says. "Whoever h

hock. "You alrea

thickened with a dark energy. "I didn't was

stomach knots. What Invest

still unreadable. "You obviously need tight protection.

sharp laugh. "And exactly would you d

that, his s

it became

formality sake, he alread

the worst. "Name whatever yo

getting me to squirm. Then, just when I thought he wasn't goi

e choice, Celeste." His fingers romantically brushing against my wounded arm. I ju

nge, slamming into me unexp

shock. "What

entionally enough to make me feel it. "Marry m

d the trapped ones va

to see a sign that he was j

none, nothing

weavering, unbo

, he wasn't making

threatening to jump out of my

a weird manner. "Perhaps, there might be an aota of truth. But I

sts in fury. "Wh

capable of keeping you safe, and it's high time you come in terms with that. I could from the comfort of my house control every a

rself anymore, you

abrupt

pontaneous

tupidly take your chances out in the open, th

n of danger. And behold, there stood a

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bably one

d an invis

d that would be signing m

for freedom, and

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