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Crown and Consequences- Falling for the hunted billionaire
Last Updated : 2026-02-03
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"They say the rich live beyond consequence. That no one bleeds behind a billion-dollar smile. They've clearly never met Rico Zane." Aria Lane didn't mean to sleep with a total stranger. Especially not the battered, bleeding man she pulled in off the sidewalk outside of an elite Manhattan nightclub. He had haunted eyes and a tempest brewing behind them. They had one night of weakness. One unforgettable mistake. And by morning, he'd vanished. Months later, she's now pregnant and swimming in secrets, Aria's life takes another sharp turn when stumbles into the father of her child again. This time, he's not bleeding in the shadows, he's standing in light and power. Rico Zane is not just anyone. He's the cold, brilliant CEO of Zane Industries. A billionaire who built a dynasty from the ruins of treachery and smashes anyone who gets in his path. And Aria? She's unfortunately the daughter of the one man who tried to ruin his family. To make matters more complicated, Rico's brother, who was presumed dead for years, returns to take the company and exact revenge on a past Aria is tied to by blood. While corporate wars rage and enemies loom in designer suits, Aria is swept up in a war of secrets, seduction, and strategy. She's both a pawn and a prize in a game of power where love is a liability… and trust a slow poison. Now forced into Rico's dangerous world for the sake of her unborn child, Aria must make a decision: does she stay with the man who sees her as both his weakness and his salvation? Or does she become the woman capable of rewriting her fate one secret at a time?
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Crown and Consequences- Falling for the hunted billionaire Chapter 182 : Inciting Hope
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Last Updated : 2026-02-03Crown and Consequences- Falling for the hunted billionaire Chapter 181 : The Age of Coexistence
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Last Updated : 2026-02-03Crown and Consequences- Falling for the hunted billionaire Chapter 180 : Falling Action
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Last Updated : 2026-02-03Crown and Consequences- Falling for the hunted billionaire Chapter 179 : Power No Longer Centralized
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Last Updated : 2026-04-03Crown and Consequences- Falling for the hunted billionaire Chapter 158 : The Aftermath
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