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CHAPTER 45

Author: lord james
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-08 18:09:02

Mila’s POV

Sleep didn’t come. I lay awake on the couch in Liam’s apartment, staring at the ceiling as the city’s noise hummed faintly outside. The confrontation between us replayed over and over. His words, his regret, his admission. Logan’s shadow stretched into every corner of my thoughts.

By the time morning came, I felt wrung out. My body was exhausted, but my mind wouldn’t stop racing. The envelope with the photos sat on the coffee table, a quiet reminder of how close I had come to losing everything.

Liam was already in the kitchen when I finally dragged myself up. He was dressed, polished as always, but his eyes looked tired. He pushed a mug of coffee toward me without a word.

“Thanks,” I said, my voice rough.

We sat in silence for a while, the weight of everything between us filling the space louder than any words.

Finally, I spoke. “If we’re going to do this… if we’re really going to stop him, we need a plan.”

Liam nodded slowly. “I’ve been thinking the same. But we have to be
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  • ENSLAVED TOTHE BILLIONAIRE   CHAPTER 45

    Mila’s POVSleep didn’t come. I lay awake on the couch in Liam’s apartment, staring at the ceiling as the city’s noise hummed faintly outside. The confrontation between us replayed over and over. His words, his regret, his admission. Logan’s shadow stretched into every corner of my thoughts.By the time morning came, I felt wrung out. My body was exhausted, but my mind wouldn’t stop racing. The envelope with the photos sat on the coffee table, a quiet reminder of how close I had come to losing everything.Liam was already in the kitchen when I finally dragged myself up. He was dressed, polished as always, but his eyes looked tired. He pushed a mug of coffee toward me without a word.“Thanks,” I said, my voice rough.We sat in silence for a while, the weight of everything between us filling the space louder than any words.Finally, I spoke. “If we’re going to do this… if we’re really going to stop him, we need a plan.”Liam nodded slowly. “I’ve been thinking the same. But we have to be

  • ENSLAVED TOTHE BILLIONAIRE   CHAPTER 44

    Mila’s POV The city outside Liam’s apartment glittered like a stage set, but I couldn’t focus on the skyline. My attention stayed locked on him. The way he leaned against the counter, silent, watching me, was unnerving. I wanted him to speak first, but the words tumbled out of me. “You knew,” I said, my voice sharper than I intended. His jaw tightened. “Knew what?” “That Logan was behind everything. The rumors. The fake photos. Hedda was being pushed into the spotlight while I was sidelined. You knew, Liam, and you didn’t say a word.” Liam didn’t flinch. That hurt more than if he’d raised his voice. He simply stayed still, like my anger was expected. “I found out from Daya,” I pressed. “She showed me the envelope. Proof. And you—” My throat tightened, but I forced the words out. “You let me walk into this storm blind.” Liam finally pushed away from the counter. His movements were slow, deliberate. “If I told you sooner, what would you have done, Mila?” “I would have fou

  • ENSLAVED TOTHE BILLIONAIRE   CHAPTER 43

    Mila’s POVThe first message came while I was brushing my hair.They know you’ve been helping her. Be careful.I didn’t see it. It went to Daya’s phone. But when she showed up at rehearsal the next morning, I knew something had shifted.She was jumpy. Her smile was too tight, her eyes scanning the room like shadows might leap out from behind the mirrors.“What’s wrong?” I whispered when we were alone.“Nothing,” she said too quickly. “Just didn’t sleep.”But I knew. Something had reached her. Something she wasn’t ready to share.---The air in the studio was different too.Hedda stretched at the front, smirking at her reflection. Jayden stood near the door, silent as ever, his eyes flicking toward me and away again like he didn’t know what to do with himself.I forced myself to focus. One step, then another. Music, movement, muscle memory.But even as my body moved, my mind spun.The file I’d found, the proof linking the photographer to Logan’s company—it was something. Not enough, bu

  • ENSLAVED TOTHE BILLIONAIRE   CHAPTER 42

    Logan’s POVControl is a fragile thing.People think it comes from money, or power, or fear. But none of that lasts without precision. Control is about timing. About knowing when to press, when to ease, when to let someone think they’re winning before reminding them who’s really pulling the strings.And lately, Mila was testing that balance.---I first noticed it during rehearsal. The girl had been crumbling beautifully a week ago, eyes darting, steps shaky, drowning under the weight I placed on her shoulders. But today she looked different.Steadier. Sharper.She danced with anger, not fear. And anger was dangerous. Anger makes people reckless.I stood at the back of the room, arms folded, watching. Jayden kept sneaking glances at her, torn between guilt and pride, but he said nothing. Exactly as I’d told him to.He was easy to manage. Mila wasn’t.---Later that evening, I pulled Hedda into my office. She came willingly, hungry for approval as always.“She’s not breaking,” I said f

  • ENSLAVED TOTHE BILLIONAIRE   CHAPTER 41

    Mila’s POVI kept waiting for Jayden to knock on my door.Every night I sat on my couch with dimmed lights, phone on the table, heart jumping every time it buzzed. But when I picked it up, it was never him. Messages from Daya, a few from my sister, one from an unknown number I didn’t dare open.Not him.It was the silence that broke me. His silence.I could handle Hedda’s smirks. I could handle Logan’s veiled threats. I could even handle the photos spreading like poison through the industry. But I couldn’t handle Jayden standing by, saying nothing.---By the third day, I stopped waiting. I stopped picking up my phone at all.At rehearsal, I kept my eyes down, focused on the floor, the mirror, anything but him. I felt him watching me sometimes, his gaze heavy, but he never came over.Every step I danced was sharp, fueled by anger I couldn’t contain. Anger at Logan, at Hedda, but most of all at Jayden.Because he was supposed to fight for me.And he didn’t.---During lunch break, Daya

  • ENSLAVED TOTHE BILLIONAIRE   CHAPTER 40

    Jayden’s POVI’ve always hated silence.Not the kind that comes at the end of a song, or when the lights go down before a show. That silence is charged, full of anticipation.This silence was different. Heavy. Suffocating. It followed me everywhere since talking to Mila, then Logan. Two people I loved, pointing in opposite directions, asking me to believe them without hesitation.And I couldn’t.---At rehearsal, my body went through the motions, but my mind was somewhere else. Mila was across the room, hair pulled back, sweat glistening at her temples. She looked exhausted, brittle. Like the weight of the world was on her shoulders.I wanted to go to her. Wrap my arms around her, tell her I believe her, that I’d never let anyone touch her.But then I heard Logan’s voice in my head. Fear makes people dangerous. They’ll drag you down with them.When the choreographer clapped us into a break, Mila grabbed her water and slipped toward the side. I almost followed, but my feet stayed plant

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