Chapter: Chapter 5- NO TOUCHINGLiving in Killian Frost's house felt less like living and more like existing inside a controlled experiment.Everything had rules. Everything had order. Aubrey was starting to realize she wasn't anything in this house. Not an employee. Not a guest. Not family. Just⊠a condition he had agreed to manage.And he managed everything. Even her breathing, if he could. Breakfast that morning had already proven it.Aubrey stirred her coffee lazily, sitting at the long marble dining table big enough for ten people but usually held only two of themâhim at the head, her somewhere far down like she was some sort of inconvenience that he had to put up with.She lifted the cup.Barely took a sip.âPut that down.âHis voice cut through the heavy silence instantly. Aubrey didnât even look up. âAnd Good morning to you too.âKillian stood by the window, perfectly dressed as always, his posture rigid like he had never once slouched in his entire life. His gaze flicked to her cup.âWhat is that?âShe fol
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Chapter: Chapter 4 - THE MANSIONAubrey had never seen anything like it before.Not in real life. Not even in movies that exaggerated wealth to feel unreal.This wasnât a house.It was a statement.The black gates opened slowly as the car rolled into the Frost estate, revealing a world that felt deliberately separated from everything she knew. High walls wrapped around perfectly cut gardens, fountains rose and fell in controlled rhythm, and sleek luxury cars lined the driveway like it was some kind of exhibition.Even the air here felt differentâcleaner, heavier.Aubrey pressed her hand lightly against the seat, suddenly feeling out of place in this whole new environment.âThis is ridiculous,â she whispered under her breath.Killian, seated beside her, didnât look impressed or entertained. âYouâll get used to it,â he said calmly.Aubrey turned toward him sharply. âI highly doubt that.âThat earned her nothing. Not even a glance of acknowledgment.The car continued forward, tires gliding over polished stone until it
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Chapter: Chapter 3- RULE NUMBER ONEThe hospital room felt painfully cold, the kind of cold that seeped into bone and stayed there, refusing to leave no matter how tightly you wrapped your arms around yourself.Aubrey sat stiffly on the edge of the examination bed, fingers clenched together so tightly her knuckles turned white. The hospital gown she wore did nothing to protect her from the chillâor from the reality of why she was here.Doctors moved around her with practiced efficiency, voices low, clipped,professional. Killian stood near the window.As always, he looked like he didnât belong in a place like this- his face emotionless as usual. His tailored black suit didnât have a single wrinkle. His posture was straight, hands tucked casually into his pockets, gaze fixed on the city outside as if the skyline held more value than whatever was going on inside this room.Aubrey watched him for a moment too long.âYou could at least pretend to be human,â she muttered under her breath.Without turning, he replied flatly,
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Chapter: Chapter 2 - KILLIAN FROSTThe black Maybach came to a smooth stop in front of a tower of glass and steel that seemed to swallow the sky.Aubrey leaned back slightly, staring up.Frost Corporation.The name was carved into the building in steel work that looked like it cost a lot.Her stomach churned.She stepped out, instantly hit by the cold city wind. Her thrifted shoes touched pavement so polished it reflected the building like a mirror. Everything here looked expensive enough to make her feel like she didnât belong.Because she didnât.Her fingers tightened around her worn-out handbag as a woman in a tailored grey suit approached her.âMiss Lane. This way.âNo handshake. No smile. Just direction. Like she was some robot doing exactly what it was programmed to do and nothing else.Aubrey followed, her heels clicking against marble floors so clean they looked unused. The lobby was quiet. Too quiet. In a way that felt intentional, like noise wasnât allowed without permission.They moved past security, past re
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Chapter: Chapter 1- THE CONTRACTRain hammered violently against the hospital windows, relentless and heavy, as though the sky itself had decided to collapse. Inside the narrow hallway, Aubrey Lane stood frozen under the luminescent white light, staring at the bill in her trembling hands.$300,000.The number didnât look real. It looked like something printed by mistake. Like it was for someone else who could actually afford such money.Her fingers tightened around the edges of the bill until the paper crumpled slightly. Her vision blurred.Not from the rain outside, but from the tears threatening to fall from her eyes as they quivered helplessly.âMiss Lane,â the doctor said carefully stepping closer. His voice was gentle,practiced, like he had done this too many times before. âYour mother needs immediate surgery. Any further delay could lead to significant risks and complicationsâ.Risk.Complications.Her mother's death.Each word hit hard against her chest.Aubrey swallowed hard, her throat dry. She forced a we
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