Owned by the Billionaire's Secret

tense silence between us. Neither of us wanted to be in each other's space yet duty

my father's condition, yet he denied me that

, only to crush it like it was nothing. The man who left me when I needed him most

maybe Alexander

ay my hands shook when I first saw Ethan standing beside him. Didn't see how my breath caught, how my past c

ut why should I have to? Why d

en I finally break t

Doesn't even look surprise

ing. His response sounded like it wa

best option?" My fingers curl into fists

across his face. Co

between us. "You don't get to act like t

s. "What are yo

ot just some guy..." One hand was on my hip and the other on my forehead. I

tated-just for a second-but then pulled it out, his fingers gripping it a little too tight. His name was still on my to

stared at the screen. He

" I asked, my voice

in his eyes, before exhaling sharply and press

is free hand clenching into a fist, his entire

sense of what I was seeing. Who w

n drained from his face. His expression smoo

cool, professional. Almost d

. "What was that

u need to w

was too fast,

r Grayson..." I realized I was

ards the door when a sharp

dable. I glanced between him and the door, something twist

g someone

ief-almost impercepti

h further, he moved towa

ere sh

ed, dressed in sleek black, her platinum blonde hair falling in smooth waves over her shoulders. She was beautiful-but not in th

xander's entire body tensed at the

e. "Hello, Alexander." This was the first

tightened around the door handle, but hi

y, her sharp blue eyes flickerin

Her voice was smooth, edged with

on shift back to me, but I

about her

she was. But I was