Chapter Forty-Nine – His Hidden Pain
The silence in the penthouse that night was thick enough to choke on. I hadn’t slept. I couldn’t. Alexander’s words—“Because you’re mine” followed by that hollow declaration of love—still clung to me like smoke, refusing to clear.
He said he loved me, but it had felt like a weapon, not a vow.
I cu...
Chapters
1. Chapter One – A World Too Small
2. Chapter Two – Shattered Routine
3. Chapter Three – The Debt
4. Chapter Four – Crossing the Line
5. Chapter Five – The Cold Billionaire
6. Chapter Six – A Dangerous Offer
7. Chapter Seven – Contract on the Table
8. Chapter Eight – A Choice with No Escape
9. Chapter Nine – Caught in His World
10. Chapter Ten – Chains of Agreement
11. Chapter Eleven – The Billionaire’s Rule
12. Chapter Twelve – The Billionaire, My Enemy
13. Chapter Thirteen – Enemy at the Desk
14. Chapter Fourteen – Late Nights, Sharp Words
15. Chapter Fifteen – His Impossible Demands
16. Chapter Sixteen – Humiliation in the Boardroom
17. Chapter Seventeen – The Contract Wife
18. Chapter Eighteen – Paper Rings, Golden Chains
19. Chapter Nineteen – A House Not My Own
20. Chapter Twenty – Secrets Behind Locked Doors
21. Chapter Twenty-One – The Other Woman
22. Chapter Twenty-Two – Dinner with the Devil
23. Chapter Twenty-Three – When Worlds Collide
24. Chapter Twenty-Four – A Billionaire’s Fury
25. Chapter Twenty-Five – A Kiss Meant to Break Me
26. Chapter Twenty-Six – The Party Trap
27. Chapter Twenty-Seven – Whispers of Betrayal
28. Chapter Twenty-Eight – Under His Shadow
29. Chapter Twenty-Nine – The Mask of Power
30. Chapter Thirty – Running Nowhere
31. Chapter Thirty-One – An Unwanted Confession
32. Chapter Thirty-Two – The Billionaire’s Game
33. Chapter Thirty-Three – Boundaries Crossed
34. Chapter Thirty-Four – A Room Without Escape
35. Chapter Thirty-Five – A Night of Weakness
36. Chapter Thirty-Six – Enemies
37. Chapter Thirty-Seven – His Coldest Punishment
38. Chapter Thirty-Eight – Strangers in the Same Bed
39. Chapter Thirty-Nine – Temptation Unspoken
40. Chapter Forty – The Line I Shouldn’t Cross
41. Chapter Forty-One – Secrets in His Eyes
42. Chapter Forty-Two – Shadows Between Us
43. Chapter Forty-Three – Pieces Out of Place
44. Chapter Forty-Four – Pieces of His Heart
45. Chapter Forty-Five – The Billionaire’s Rival
46. Chapter Forty-Six – A Date in Disguise
47. Chapter Forty-Seven – Betrayal at Midnight
48. Chapter Forty-Eight – The Ring of Lies
49. Chapter Forty-Nine – His Hidden Pain
50. Chapter Fifty – The Mask He Wears
51. Chapter Fifty-One – A Father’s Debt
52. Chapter Fifty-Two – Love in the Shadows
53. Chapter Fifty-Three – The Price of Trust
54. Chapter Fifty-Four – Torn Between Two Worlds
55. Chapter Fifty-Five – Echoes of His Past
56. Chapter Fifty-Six – A Dangerous Proposal
57. Chapter Fifty-Seven – Business or Pleasure
58. Chapter Fifty-Eight – Rivals in Love, Rivals in War
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