THE BILLIONAIRE'S RELUCTANT BRIDE

fueled by the fire burning in her chest. The receptionist had tried to stop her. Two suited guards had step

contracts, and a crumbling legacy. The Hart family name used

ival, the man who bled their empire

le doors to the CEO's office swung open beneath he

glass desk didn't

essed in a tailored black suit, his jacket was buttoned, his cuffs crisp, his power undeniable. The

d smoothly, his voice

ur permission to barge into

it wasn't a smile. "S

er on his desk with a snap. "That's everything you wanted. S

it. "You came all th

o propose

sting against his fingers, interest fl

hammering against her skin. Her voice wa

You've already taken the company. But if you want the Hart name

are about publ

stile takeover would spark too many questions. But a

ble, but the temperature

lf?" he asked, voice qu

act. One year. Marriage. No emotions. No expectations. You get

was sharp en

s had buried them. Her mother had retreated into grief. He

ent tonight," she sai

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o tall, too close, too composed. When he stopped in front of her, Selen

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tecting

u want my name. My money. My power. And yet

ound. "This isn

re abou

g in the air lik

e hated him, her body remembered the last time they were this close. His hand on her waist at that

ck before she cou

ept,"

nked. "

the contract tonight. You mov

htened. "What a

, voice cool. "A powerful merger born of

easy it was

the year

tact," he said. "And I'll own every

licked h

ard the door. "Th

brushed the handle, Da

thing whit

d over he

smirking. "Let the world b

the weight of what she'd done

he'd become

d be no tu