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Last Chance for Mr Billionaire

Chapter 5 Fight or Flight

Word Count: 1330    |    Released on: 10/04/2025

to resc

shield her from the insanity. It's t

xhaustion, and ..anger. Ange

se, I swallow, forcing

Watching her at the edge of a panic atta

door swings open. Her secur

er. "Shall we?" I

ps back, shak

ait outside until it's safe to go

out

no reason for that

ression. She doesn't tru

e of control and safety rathe

eyes sunken, in need of rest. I

I soften

o the Patio

iftly and I

, even though her breathing is shaky. My fingers mov

ps as we re

breath

a daze. Stroking petals, moving spirally, taking deep breaths.

tain, then pulls them back in thought. Insti

un reflects on the wat

he or look away. A beauti

ould be furious. But her shoulders are finally dropping. G

didn't know I was

y on the table. I thank he

he's sitting at the far end, basking un

n. "It's a meadow, not a pat

sped to her chest,

eturned slightly, and her brea

re seated i

s both brows in

momile tea with dark choco

your nerves,"

ips in a showy manner,

ks at me and the arr

did my h

the tea to her nose. Her fin

s contemplating, she inhales

goes well with the

teeth as she d

r" she

"I'm glad you're

irling my tea l

aux," she

I'd end

n. I smile inside, I

his," I rep

r eyes, "You w

ere to come wil

s that going

ored look, taking anot

Desirée." I take my time to answer her

ake and tea,

ature. The good type of dark chocolate,

r, taking a

een my lips, and our pl

into l

ding a smirk. She take

esistible invite," I say, 'befo

waiting look,

d before I can finish. My sto

nt to control my story,

e there's nothing in her mou

f her mouth, licking h

that mean

n't they?" I com

me, unimpress

cratch. I never have. Anythin

ge and they'll say, daddy's money, mumm

t me, caught

e

ol your perception with your work,

he asks leaning in, fold

something real, control perception this

story, your work. I wan

er. Not really. Was it? No. This was about he

hold on it. I want to learn

experiment?" The faint but constan

kes a deep breath and carefull

kind of villain ready to

kes. "Control? You want to

, "Are you

rls in my mouth. I

do all I've done. Pr

e throws her hands up

cake, taking

s, shaking my he

building? You think you

s her f

a good Samaritan?

s got an idea. "How do you

word control

owly, tapin

worry about" I kee

d the vultures circle

happen," I

things

ease, "You'r

uarded,"

he takes an angry bit

observer

ze sha

w me. I'm not

don't say anything. I le

, my voice low. "We have time to k

even anger this time. Something... else. Maybe unders

der, snapping her gaze away

d with amusement. "Quin

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1 Chapter 1 Between Silence and Storm2 Chapter 2 A Room Full of Ghosts3 Chapter 3 The Unseen Bruise4 Chapter 4 The Weight of Her Name5 Chapter 5 Fight or Flight6 Chapter 6 Silk and Alliance7 Chapter 7 Under the Spotlight8 Chapter 8 See You Soon9 Chapter 9 Secured but not Safe10 Chapter 10 Soft Walls11 Chapter 11 Push and Pull12 Chapter 12 Her Way13 Chapter 13 Guidance and Tension14 Chapter 14 Reawakening15 Chapter 15 Action16 Chapter 16 On Air17 Chapter 17 The Reckoning and The Rise18 Chapter 18 Held But Not Close19 Chapter 19 Safe, But Not Surrendered20 Chapter 20 Slow Burn21 Chapter 21 Boundaries and Protection22 Chapter 22 External Clarity23 Chapter 23 To Want Without Taking24 Chapter 24 The Watchers25 Chapter 25 Let Them Come26 Chapter 26 Warm Armour27 Chapter 27 I knew It Would Come To This28 Chapter 28 Soft Targets, Sharp Teeth29 Chapter 29 Don't Touch me, Don't Leave Me30 Chapter 30 This Is Not a Love Scene31 Chapter 31 This House Knows Me32 Chapter 32 If He Wanted To, He Would33 Chapter 33 Just Us This Time34 Chapter 34 Who Got You Smiling Like That 35 Chapter 35 I'm a Star!... Star, Star36 Chapter 36 Ladies and Gentlemen...Her!37 Chapter 37 Lucky Enough To Breath The Same Air38 Chapter 38 Goosebumps Don't Lie39 Chapter 39 The Man Who Knew Me40 Chapter 40 Mine, If She'll Have Me41 Chapter 41 Mine, Not Yours42 Chapter 42 You Will Rise, And We'll Burn Anything In Your Way43 Chapter 43 Knock Knock, The Wolves Are Home44 Chapter 44 In Your Unholy Hands45 Chapter 45 Trust is The Real Gift