The Ruthless Billionaire CEO Revenge Contract

ened. His comments exposed merely command; friendliness or welcome was absent. The thick tension

businesslike, quite professional. As Amaya's eyes swept over the sheet, she couldn't read a word

The dates for your father's debt are fixed, though. And I worry you will be the one lia

voice steady, she aske

desk instead of answering immediately away. About it, there was no accident.

ebts to be passed to you," he said in a cold, quiet voice. "The deal is essentially

ry he? The ideas were ludicrous. Her breath halted in her chest as she sought to build a respons

a position to object, Amaya. Everything your family left behind depends on this; all you know. Sign it; I'

he choice weighing down on her every second pulled her closer to a life she did not desire. Her brain flew. She made sti

t, Amaya," he urged with subdued demand. "Or I'l

ow point hung barely above the page, every instinct in her yelled for her to stop. This was a procl

y. She could feel Rylan's steady, unrelenting eyes on her, like a preda

s sacrifices he had made. Could she really stand by and let him suffer for his errors alone? Signi

ence between them choked out terrible length. Her voice was sma

ible. Still, his lips slightly jagged forward. "then I'll make sure

loved her family, her father most of all. How might she fail him? How c

e had never felt more alone or in her life more vulnerable. The decision felt insuffera

yet the words cut through her will like a blade. "This def

type of smoothness made her skin itchy. Of course, you make decisions. St

ok; the delicate print blurring was clear as she stared at the paper before her. The cost beyond her pri

ation, Rylan's voice was low and full of quiet menace. Should you not sign, Amaya, he said, the words intentional,

his offer, the terrible cost of turning down, appeared to be smothering her fro

ring with something deeper: "Sign, and I'll spare hi

ad never been one to give in under pressure. Legacy of her father was this. She had never known anything different than this. Sh

ys knew what he wanted and got it. He wasn't wondering whether she would sign. She wasn't su

lmost audible. "Some other has to be possible." Her r

ught. With his palms on the desk, he gently leaned forward and spoke in a measured low voice. "Amaya, another way i

ing down her spine, she realised the weight of the decisio

ashed it quickly, as if attempting to cover the fragility that had betrayed her. The truth, t

gling her, she murmure

fing her as he watched her attentively

e like silk but devoid of any feeling

other way out of this. Here she was, though, bound to a man who controlled every element of her life, including those of her family and

behaving for your father in the right way. Regarding your family.

, not just about duty now. Her family's continuing existence. She had traded her last shred of dign

Something about his deliberate ease, something about his stride, suggested he w

s knowledge. But the flutter disappeared as quickly as i

d, his voice low, strong. "You have made the right