Bound by debt

last night, I should

ality was harsh

my only legacy, slipping through my fing

bank's mercy today, I

the pristine marble floor as I

ldwell," I said, forcing t

even glanced up. "Do y

ut I won't leave until I sp

on my heel and made my way past her, m

s my la

I'd be Another name in the prison le

no options

kery, barely scraping by on a $30 salary that couldn't

ngs, just my father's shat

, the weight of it

as the elevator clim

out and headed straight for the massi

ock, I didn

r open--- and im

.. Ohh, yes..

oaning was

ng the edge of the desk as Ethan Cal

zed him i

e covers to know the ruthless billionaire

he woman--- a light-skinned, rail-thin beauty, ha

hythm, the woman's bare breasts

Unfiltered,

orror and mortifi

instinctively slamming

y. "Looks like you've attracted another groupie," she s

Ethan groaned, releasing

h and tossed it at her alo

ess, scooped up the money, and tossed her hair with a sneer a

closed door when his voic

than barked

king. I w

nt lazy and deliberate, exposing hard lines of m

are and why the hell you barged into my off

I'm Elena Harper," I stammered, clinging to the reason I w

some puzzle hr couldn't decide

. "The men who owed my family eno

ell?" He gestured lazily. "Come

t him. But my eyes landed ---horrifying--- on

h lurched

he straps of my bag, wil

huckled

little too much," he said mock

?" I stuttered,

early enjoying

then, sliding his crisp white shirt over his broad

be the type to blush,

n, didn't you? Or were you

ather... he's gone now, I'm here to fix his mistake. I'll work for you... a

ou can stroll in here, after the disaster your f

" I said wearily. "I'll wor

d slightly, as if

is voice dropped to a

said, my voice

gaze d

owly, a predator

hinting at the curve of my breasts, where my fi

almost admiring. "But spirit means nothing

sir," I said, tryi

, agonizing moment, then final

ait... does t

in sharply, "you

urning towards the door,

door burst open... slamming aga

d, half expecting to see another

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