SOLD TO THE RUTHLESS BILLIONAIRE KING
"Five million," the voice echoed through the velvet-lined auction hall. Cold. Predatory. Familiar.
Brittany’s heart stopped. She knew that voice. It belonged to the man who had shattered her soul five years ago—her brother’s former best friend, Houston Vane.
Sold by her gambling addict father to cover a debt that wasn't hers, Brittany expected a monster. She didn't expect the man who once promised to marry her to be the one holding the gavel.
Houston is no longer the boy she loved. He’s a ruthless CEO with ice in his veins and a vendetta against her family. He doesn’t want a wife; he wants a pawn. He offers her a deal: play the part of his doting fiancée for a year to save her father’s life, and he’ll set her free.
The rules are simple: No feelings. No touching. No secrets.
But Brittany is hiding a secret that could destroy them both. Back in a small, cramped apartment, three four-year-olds are waiting for their "Mommy" to come home. Triplets with Houston’s dark eyes and his defiant smirk.
As Houston drags her into his world of high-society sharks and dangerous power plays, the line between hate and desire begins to blur. But when a rival billionaire, Xander, decides he wants Brittany for himself, the game turns deadly.
Houston bought her to break her. But what happens when he realizes he’s been raising a war against the mother of his children?
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Chapter: Chapter 4: Ghost in the DNA"Give me the phone, Craig," Brittany whispered, her voice trembling with a lethal edge. "You don't want to do this.""Oh, I think I do." Craig stepped off the balcony railing, tossing the vibrating phone from hand to hand. The name NOAH flashed rhythmically, a digital heartbeat. "Is this why you ran five years ago? To go play house with some guy while my cousin was burning down the world to find you?""It’s not what you think.""It looks like a five-million-dollar secret to me," Craig sneered, leaning in. "Think of the leverage. Houston would lose his mind. Or maybe... maybe I keep this to myself, and you make it worth my while?""Let her go, Craig."The voice was like a guillotine. Houston stood in the doorway, a thick manila envelope in his hand. His presence turned the room’s oxygen into lead.Craig didn't flinch. He tossed the phone onto the bed. "Just checking on the merchandise, coz. Your 'fiancée' has a very persistent caller. A little kid named Noah."Houston’s gaze shifte
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Chapter: Chapter 3: The Lie in the BloodHouston’s fingers crushed the drawing. His knuckles were white, his eyes two burning coals fixed on Brittany’s face."I’ll ask you one more time," he rasped, the paper crinkling under his grip. "Whose children are these?""They’re Talia’s!" Brittany shouted, the lie flying out of her mouth before she could think. "She’s my neighbor. She... she has triplets. I help her watch them. They must have slipped that into my pocket when I was leaving for the auction."Houston stepped closer, his shadow swallowing her. "Triplets? That’s a very specific coincidence, Brittany. Dark eyes. Defiant smirks. "The world is full of dark-eyed kids, Houston! Not everything is about you!"He stared at her for a long, agonizing minute. Then, he turned and barked at the door. "Bring the woman in. Now."Talia Rossi marched in, looking like a whirlwind in a thrift-store leather jacket. She looked at the gold-leafed ceiling, then at Houston, then at Brittany."Is this the guy?" Talia asked, pointing a thumb
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Chapter: Chapter 2: CageThe iron gates of the Vane penthouse swung open; The SUV growled up the winding driveway, the headlights cutting through the mist."Out," Houston commanded the second the car hissed to a halt.Brittany’s legs were shaking so violently she nearly tripped on the hem of that cursed red silk. She looked up at the gothic monolith of stone and glass. It was beautiful, cold, and utterly terrifying."Houston, please," she whispered, grabbing his sleeve as he started toward the massive oak doors. "My medicine. I left it on the kitchen counter. If I don't get it tonight—""You’ll what? Die?" Houston spun around, his eyes flashing with a dark, twisted amusement. He stepped into her space, his height casting her in total shadow. "Good. It would save me the trouble of watching you rot. But unfortunately for you, my doctors will be here in the morning to ensure you stay alive long enough to pay off every cent of that five million.""It’s not for me! It’s—" She bit her lip until she tasted copper.
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Chapter: Chapter 1: The Price of a SoulThe silk of the dress felt like sandpaper against Brittany’s skin. It was too thin, too red, and far too expensive for a girl who had spent the last four years counting pennies to buy milk in bulk."Chin up, 402," a man hissed from the shadows of the wings. "The bidders like it when you look like you have a little fight left in you. Makes the breaking part more fun for them."Brittany didn't look at him. She couldn't. If she caught her reflection in the gilded mirrors of the backstage hallway, she’d see the ghost of the girl she used to be. The girl who had dreams. The girl who hadn't been sold like a piece of livestock by her own blood."My father…" she whispered, her voice cracking. "Is he safe?"The man laughed, a dry, wheezing sound. "Hughes is fine. He’s already at the bar, probably betting the first installment of your sale price on a horse race. Move."He shoved her. Brittany stumbled out onto the stage, the sudden glare of the spotlights blinding her. The room was a sea of bla
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