The Billionaire's Lover

OWN, NE

long, lean fingers raking through his thick hair in frustration. What the hell was he supposed to do now? This was su

l on the way. That kind of money needed looking after, nurturing, and feeding. Still, he loved the job, even more so now that he didn't need to be in the office twenty-four-seven. He could simply flick an e-

to be time away from everything-away from work, away from the constant buzz of e-mails, call

back to the mess he'd been trying to leave behind. His mind returned to the chaos his life had

end to attend his sister Kelly's upcoming wedding in order to meet the whole family for the first time. And Granny Beth-Elizabeth McCartney, as she was formal

notoriously traditional. Her standards had always been impossibly high for anyone enteri

Jayden sat on the leather sofa, staring out at the picturesque view of Queenstown, he realized how easily everything had fallen apart. What was supposed

ash away the bitter memories of Sarah's betrayal. It didn't. Instead, all that filled his thoughts

w. He had expected confrontation, sure, but not this. Not betrayal at that level. His mind replayed the sce

d been so blind. So trusting. Jayden had always been the guy who believed in loya

torting everything that had once seemed so perfect. And it made his stomach twist. She had

l that haunted him. That sickening feeling that the person h

he couldn't be with her anymore. There was no future. No second chances. She had begged

e!" she'd cried, her ey

planation would change the truth. She had betrayed him in the most unfor

shouted, his voice hoarse with t

r his," he had snarled, the words slicing

hed its peak, he had said the

ell out of

entered it. Her final words had been a cruel jab, a last attempt to hurt

old, and broken. The nights that followed were a blur of alcohol and self-doubt. D

and, or Godzone, as they liked to call it-had found him nursing a beer in a nameless, expensive bar. Peter had been a steady presence in

ng hand on his shoulder

go, man. Plenty mo

back to reality. It was time to stop wallowing in the past. It was time

drown it out with the beauty of Queenstown. The rolling hills, the turquoise lakes, the snow-capped mounta

s betrayal had left a scar. A mark on his heart t

rything, would help. But for now, Jayden had to face the truth. His life

rs brushing over the keys. He had no choice but to keep moving f