Love Bet
Sophia Moreau is a challenge no man has ever won.
A self-made CEO, ruthless and untouchable, she built her empire from the ground up, leaving no room for weakness. No distractions. No mistakes. And definitely no men who think they can outplay her.
But Travis Cole?
He doesn’t walk away from a challenge.
For years, Travis has kept a list—a private game between him and his closest friends. The women no one else could have, the ones deemed impossible. He’s never lost a bet. Never failed to break down the walls of even the most untouchable.
And when Sophia’s name is thrown into the mix?
He’s supposed to say no.
She’s supposed to be off-limits.
But one encounter with her, one sharp-tongued argument, one look in those firestorm eyes, and suddenly—he wants her. More than the game. More than the win. More than he should.
What he doesn’t realize?
She’s the one game he was never meant to play.
And when she finds out the truth, when she learns that he made her a bet—
She won’t just walk away.
She’ll make sure he is the one left broken.
Because Travis might have fallen first…
But Sophia?
Sophia was never meant to fall at all.
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Chapter: The Walls That CrumbleTravis’s POVSome people build walls to keep others out.Sophia Moreau?She builds them so high even she can’t see over them.And yet, tonight—just for a moment—she let me inside.I didn’t know what the hell I was doing.I wasn’t the guy who stayed.I wasn’t the guy who gave a damn about what kept people up at night, what ghosts haunted them, what made them run themselves into the ground just to avoid their own thoughts.But Sophia?I was starting to realize I cared too much.And that was dangerous.She had fallen asleep hours ago, curled up on the couch, her breathing even, her body finally giving in to the exhaustion she had been fighting for days.I hadn’t meant to stay.But the moment she had whispered stay—that quiet, unguarded moment—I knew I wasn’t walking out that door.Not tonight.Not when she had finally let herself need something—even if it was just my presence.So I stayed.I sat in the armchair across from her, one leg stretched out, my fingers absently tracing the rim o
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Chapter: The First CrackSophia’s POVI should have made him leave.That’s what I always did.When people tried to reach me this time of year—when they called, when they knocked, when they cared—I shut them out.Because no one could fix this.No one could undo what had already been done.And no one could bear this weight for me.But Travis Cole was still sitting in my apartment.Not talking.Not pushing.Just there.And for some reason, I let him stay.The room was too quiet.The kind of silence that should have been comforting but wasn’t.Travis sat across from me, his posture easy, his expression unreadable. But his eyes—they weren’t blank. They weren’t detached.They were watching me.Like he was waiting.Like he was seeing something no one else had before.It made my skin itch.I shifted slightly, rubbing my hands against my arms."You’re wasting your time," I muttered.He tilted his head. "Am I?"I forced a humorless smile. "I’m not some damsel in distress, Cole. You don’t need to be here."He exhaled sl
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Chapter: The Breaking PointTravis’s POVI had seen Sophia Moreau in a lot of different states.Sharp. Cold. Calculated. Amused, even, when she was toying with me in conversation.But I had never seen her like this.She stood in the doorway, barely holding herself upright, her skin paler than I’d ever seen it. Dark circles smudged beneath her eyes, her usually perfect posture slightly slumped, like even standing took effort.And she was pissed.Not the kind of anger she wielded in boardrooms—the kind that was controlled, intentional, sharpened into a weapon.No, this was different.This was the anger of someone who had been caught.I wasn’t sure what pissed her off more—the fact that I was here, or the fact that she wasn’t strong enough to throw me out."Why do you care?" she snapped.And fuck, if that didn’t hit me harder than it should have.I could have lied. Could have shrugged it off, turned it into a joke, given her the out she so clearly wanted.But I didn’t.Because I did care.And I didn’t know why.Twe
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Chapter: The Edge of ControlSophia’s POVSome days, I wake up with perfect control.Everything in its place. My mind sharp, my focus unbreakable. The weight of responsibility sitting comfortably on my shoulders, a familiar burden I’ve learned to carry without complaint.And then there are days like today.Days where the ghosts of the past wake up before I do.Where the echoes of my parents' voices linger in my mind, trapped somewhere between memory and nightmare.Where I feel the weight of something heavy in my chest, something I can’t name, something that refuses to be ignored no matter how much I try to bury it.Today, I was already on edge before Travis Cole walked through my door.And the bastard had noticed.I leaned back in my chair, fingers tightening around the armrests as I watched him from across the room.He was still here.Comfortable as ever, like this was his office, his space, like he had every right to plant himself in my world without invitation.And worse? He was watching me.Not in the way men
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Chapter: Cracks in the ArmorTravis’s POVSome people hide behind walls.Sophia Moreau?She is the wall.Cold. Untouchable. The kind of woman who sharpens her words like weapons and wears power as effortlessly as most people wear their own skin.But today?Today, there was a crack.I saw it the second I walked into her office.For a fraction of a second—before she masked it, before she straightened her shoulders and narrowed those stormy eyes at me—something was off.She was tired. No, more than tired.She looked haunted.And I wanted to know why.I hadn't planned on seeing her again so soon.After our last conversation, I had every intention of letting her stew a little. Letting the intrigue settle, letting her wonder why I was here, what I wanted.But then, for reasons I didn’t entirely understand myself, I found myself back in my car, headed toward Moreau Dynamics.A man like me didn’t do coincidences.So what the hell was I doing here?Chasing a woman who had already made it clear she wanted nothing to do wit
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Chapter: Chapter 5: The BetTravis’s POVSome women are a challenge.Some women are a game.And then there’s Sophia Moreau.She wasn’t just untouchable—she was a fortress. Every glance, every word, every shift of her body language screamed one thing loud and clear: Don’t bother. You won’t get in.But here’s the thing.I’ve never been the type to walk away from a locked door.I left Moreau Dynamics with a slow smirk still tugging at my lips, her last words playing in my head on a loop."Stay out of my way, Cole."Right. Like that was ever going to happen.The drive to my next destination was smooth, the city unfolding around me in a blur of high-rises and flashing lights.By the time I pulled up to the private lounge where Lucas and Adam were waiting, I had already made my decision.The place was dimly lit, expensive as hell, and filled with the kind of people who had more money than sense. The usual.Lucas was the first to spot me, raising a whiskey glass in greeting from the corner booth. Adam leaned back in hi
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