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Chapter 9

Author: LARRY BENSON
last update publish date: 2026-08-07 03:23:28

Two hundred people.

That is exactly how many students were sitting in this damn lecture hall... and every single one of them had their eyes glued to me.

I stood there frozen at the top of the stairs, gripping the strap of my backpack so hard my knuckles were turning white.

Down at the bottom of the steps stood Carter.

He looked ridiculous... or insanely hot depending on who you asked... standing there holding a bouquet of red roses so massive it looked like he ripped an entire bush out of th
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  • BOUND TO THE BILLIONAIRE CAPTAIN   Chapter 9

    Two hundred people. That is exactly how many students were sitting in this damn lecture hall... and every single one of them had their eyes glued to me.I stood there frozen at the top of the stairs, gripping the strap of my backpack so hard my knuckles were turning white. Down at the bottom of the steps stood Carter. He looked ridiculous... or insanely hot depending on who you asked... standing there holding a bouquet of red roses so massive it looked like he ripped an entire bush out of the ground.​But the real problem wasn’t just the two hundred pairs of eyes. The real problem was Justin. He was standing right beside me, close enough that I could feel the heat radiating off his arm. I could hear his breathing hitch the second Carter stepped into the room.​I forced myself to take a step down. Then another. Every single girl in the room was leaning over their desks, whispering behind their hands, while the guys were just smirking like this was some kind of reality TV show. C

  • BOUND TO THE BILLIONAIRE CAPTAIN   Chapter 8

    "It's already getting late, I need to start going," I said, shoving my yellow legal pad into my canvas tote bag and pulling the zipper shut.Carter leaned back against his kitchen island, casually swirling an ice cube around in a glass of water like he hadn't just completely upended my entire life five minutes ago."Do you want me to drop you off?""No, I will drive home by myself."He tilted his head, pulling that irritating half-smirk he always wore on the rink. "You literally don't have a car, Hayesey. How are you going to drive home?""My bike obviously, dumbass.""Ohh," he grunted, setting his glass down on the black marble counter.I slung the bag over my shoulder and headed for the heavy front door, wanting to get out before he came up with another insane idea."I will pick you up after class tomorrow," Carter called out from behind me.I stopped with my hand on the metal door handle, turning my head around. "And why is that?""To take you shopping.""Ohh." I rolled my eyes,

  • BOUND TO THE BILLIONAIRE CAPTAIN   Chapter 7: HE WANTS TO MEET MY FIANCÉE TOMORROW NIGHT II

    The ringing stopped, but the absolute dead silence that followed was somehow ten times louder. I just stood there, staring at Carter. My brain was actively refusing to process the words that had just come out of his mouth. *He wants to meet my new fiancée tomorrow night.* My stomach completely dropped out of my body, leaving behind a cold, hollow cavern. "Tomorrow?" I choked out, my voice cracking like a puberty-stricken teenager. "Like... as in, twenty-four hours from now tomorrow?" "Less," Carter muttered, tossing the dark screen of his phone onto the glass coffee table. It landed with a heavy smack. "Dinner is at seven." I stared at his phone, then up at his face. The cocky, arrogant hockey captain from five minutes ago was completely gone. His jaw was clenched so tight the muscle fluttered wildly, and he was running a heavy hand through his damp hair, tugging at the roots like he wanted to rip them out. I literally felt the blood drain from my face. "Carter, I am a d

  • BOUND TO THE BILLIONAIRE CAPTAIN   Chapter 6: He wants to meet my new fiancée tomorrow night

    I always knew rich people lived differently, but this was just stupid.My cheap canvas sneakers literally sank an entire inch deep into the plush white carpet of Carter Graham's penthouse apartment. I stood by the massive glass front door, clutching my worn out backpack to my chest, and just stared. Floor to ceiling windows wrapped around the entire living room, showing off a breathtaking view of the city skyline that probably cost more per month than my entire college tuition. The place smelled like expensive cedar wood, citrus, and money. Just raw, unfiltered money.I swallowed hard, my throat feeling completely dry. I was supposed to be here to tutor him, a clean win-win deal. He paid my rent and my tuition, and in exchange, I was going to force feed him enough basic psychology so he would not fail out of his sophomore year. Plus, the whole fake girlfriend thing to keep Justin on the hook.But right now, standing in his ridiculously huge living room, I felt entirely out of my

  • BOUND TO THE BILLIONAIRE CAPTAIN   Chapter 5: THE DEAL

    So, I am officially going to be living in a wet cardboard box by 9:00 AM tomorrow. Like, genuinely.I dumped my heavy tote bag onto our worn out coffee table and collapsed onto the sagging green sofa, staring blankly up at the water stained ceiling. My feet were literally throbbing inside my cheap sneakers, and my chest felt like it was trapped in a hydraulic press. Everything sucked. My life was basically a giant joke right now.Allie walked out of the tiny kitchen, clutching a half empty bag of cool ranch Doritos. She took one look at my face, stopped dead in her tracks, and just sighed loudly."Okay, spill," she said, tossing a chip into her mouth and chewing loudly. "What happened with the landlord?""My rent check bounced," I mumbled, pressing the palms of my hands against my burning eyes until I saw stars. "NSF. Non sufficient funds. Old man Jenkins called me during my shift and told me if I do not have twelve hundred bucks in his greasy hands by tomorrow morning, he is ch

  • BOUND TO THE BILLIONAIRE CAPTAIN   Chapter 4: Carter and Clara IV

    Sunday afternoon shifts at the diner were a special kind of torture.The whole place smelled like stale fry grease, spilled maple syrup, and collective Sunday morning hangovers. I had been running on zero sleep, three cups of black coffee, and pure blind panic all weekend. My brain was officially fried. Between stressing over the ticking clock on my tuition debt and trying not to physically throw up every time I remembered I had less than twenty-four hours left before getting booted out of school, I was a total mess.And then, to top off my absolute favorite weekend from hell, Carter Graham walked in.It was about 2:00 PM when the little bell above the door chimed. I was balancing three heavy plates of bacon and eggs on my arm, rushing toward a booth in the back, when I caught a glimpse of broad shoulders and a dark tailored coat walking through the door.My heart did this stupid little panic flip.Carter didn't sit at a booth or wait for a table. He bypassed the hostess stand enti

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