The billionaire's secret baby
She gave him one unforgettable night.
He gave her everything… except his name.
Thrown into the cold streets by her abusive mother, eighteen-year-old Ava finds fleeting comfort in the arms of a stranger, a mysterious man with storm-gray eyes who makes her feel wanted for the first time in her life. But by morning, he's gone, vanishing without a trace… and leaving her pregnant and alone.
Two years later, Ava’s life is a brutal cycle of survival, scraping by with her toddler son, Eli, dodging eviction, and praying for a miracle. That miracle comes in the form of a high-paying job at Blackwood Enterprises. There’s just one problem...
Her new boss? Liam Blackwood. Billionaire. Ruthless CEO. And Eli’s father.
When Liam discovers the shocking truth, he demands answers, a paternity test and control. But Ava is no longer the fragile girl he once held in his arms. She’s a mother. A fighter. And she’ll do whatever it takes to protect her son… even if it means going to war with the most powerful man she’s ever loved.
But someone is watching. Threatening.
And they’ll stop at nothing to destroy everything Ava’s fought to rebuild.
Will she lose the man she fears, and secretly desires? Or will the truth about that night cost her the only family she’s ever known?
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Chapter: Chapter Five: No choice AVAThe pounding on my apartment door was so loud it made Eli cry. I'd just gotten him down for his nap, and now he was screaming again, his fever making him irritable and clingy."I'm coming!" I called out, bouncing Eli on my hip as I walked to the door. "Just a minute!"But whoever was outside didn't wait. The pounding continued, aggressive and demanding. I looked through the peephole and my blood turned to ice.Liam Blackwood stood in my hallway, his face dark with fury.My hands shook as I unlocked the door. "Mr. Blackwood? What are you doing here? How did you..""We need to talk." He pushed past me into my tiny apartment, his expensive suit looking completely out of place among my secondhand furniture. "Now.""Sir, I don't understand..""Don't." His voice was cold steel. "Don't pretend you don't know why I'm here."He turned to look at Eli, who was still crying in my arms. Those gray eyes, so much like his father's studied my son with an intensity that made my stomach churn."He'
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Chapter: Chapter Four: My child? LIAM I looked up from my quarterly reports to find a young woman standing in my office doorway. She was nervous, I could tell by the way she clutched her cheap purse and the slight tremor in her hands. Another candidate for the assistant position, no doubt.But something about her made me pause. I set down my pen and really looked at her. She was beautiful, but not in the polished way of the women I usually encountered. Her beauty was raw, natural. Dark hair that caught the light, eyes the color of warm honey, and a face that seemed... familiar."You seem familiar," I said, my voice cool and measured. "Have we met before?"The question hung in the air between us. For a moment, something flickered across her face, pain, maybe, or recognition. But then it was gone, replaced by a professional mask."I don't think so, Mr. Blackwood," she said, her voice steady despite the nervousness I could see in her posture. "I'm Ava Parker. I'm here for the executive assistant position."Ava Parker.
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Chapter: Chapter Three: The Father? AVA"I'm sorry, Miss Parker, but we can't approve your application without the father's information."The social worker's voice was cold, mechanical. She shuffled through my paperwork like I was just another number, another problem to dismiss. My two-month-old son squirmed in my arms, hungry and fussy."I told you, I don't have his information," I said, trying to keep my voice steady. "I don't even know his name."She looked at me over her wire-rimmed glasses, her expression screaming judgment. "Well, then you'll need to provide proof that you've attempted to locate him. Child support enforcement, paternity tests, something.""How can I find someone when I don't know who they are?""That's not my problem." She stamped "DENIED" across my Medicaid application in red ink. "Next."I walked out of the welfare office with nothing but rejection and shame. Eli was crying now, that desperate hungry cry that broke my heart. I had enough formula for maybe two more days, and my rent was due yeste
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Chapter: Chapter Two: Painful labour AVAThe wave of nausea hit me like a sledgehammer. I barely made it to the public restroom before my stomach emptied itself violently. The smell of bleach and old urine made everything worse. I gripped the sides of the grimy toilet, my knuckles white, as another wave crashed over me.The pregnancy test lay on the dirty floor beside me, those two pink lines staring up at me like an accusation. Two lines that changed everything."No, no, no," I whispered to the empty bathroom stall. My voice echoed off the cracked tiles. "This can't be happening."But it was happening. I was pregnant. With his baby. The stranger who'd made me feel wanted for one perfect night and then vanished like smoke.I picked up the test with shaking hands and stuffed it in my purse. Maybe my mother would understand. Maybe she'd help me. Maybe things would be different now that I was carrying her grandchild.I was so wrong."Pregnant?" My mother's voice was ice-cold when I told her an hour later. She didn't even lo
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Chapter: Chapter one: pregnant for the unknown AVAThe sharp crack of my mother's palm against my cheek echoed through our cramped apartment like a gunshot. My face burned, but the pain in my chest hurt worse. I pressed my hand to my stinging cheek, blinking back tears that threatened to spill out."You worthless little brat!" Her voice was shrill, fueled by the cheap wine she'd been drinking all afternoon. "Eighteen years old and what do you have to show for it? Nothing! Absolutely nothing!"I stood frozen in the doorway of our kitchen, still wearing my fast-food uniform that reeked of grease and desperation. My mother's bloodshot eyes blazed with a hatred I have grown used to but never quite understood."I work forty hours a week, Mom. I contribute..""Contribute?" She laughed, a harsh sound that made my skin crawl. "You call those pathetic paychecks a contribution? We can barely afford this dump, and it's all your fault. If I hadn't gotten pregnant with you, I could have had a real life. A good life."The words hit me like phys
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