The Billionaire and the Single Mom

The cold, controlled exterior was gone, replaced by a wh

a caged tiger. "He touched you. He threatened you. He fr

though she was still shaking herself. "He was arreste

s voice like ice. "He is a persistent

g into her voice. This was the ruthless billionaire

his eyes was momentarily replaced by something else. F

ring bail was denied. Investigators dug deeper, unearthing more evidence. The case was no longer about a restrainin

was safe. The monster was being vanqu

mothering. He installed a state-of-the-art security system at the cottage. He assigned a full-time security det

Ms. Holloway presented h

e," Holloway said, her tone leaving no room for argument. "Mr. B

ous. "Since when does he deal in

rected coldly. "Your safety, and that of the

tain, Ms. Holloway. I need to be a pe

ded a degree of isolation," Holloway said. "Mr.

s in his study, staring at a bank of monitors

d, gesturing to the screens. "This is too muc

is a statistical average, not a desirable state.

ng a fortress around us! I just left one man who contr

eyes flashing. "This is not control. This is p

r solution, regardless of what anyone else wants. You're doing exactly what your father did-dema

m. The color drained from his fac

d me you rebuilt his empire to prove his philosophy was wrong. But look at you! You're alone in your

he saw the hurt in his eyes, saw him retreat

ice returning to that cold, flat tone she hadn't heard in week

r fears. He couldn't handle conflict. He couldn't handle

and saw the ghost of his father staring back. She saw a future of

clear. I can't do this, Julian. I can't trade one kind of control for

d back to the cottage. She packed their bags, the same three plas

dren, confused and

, Mommy?" Liam aske

he said, her heart breaki

ack. The tears flowed freely now. She was choosing freedom over lov