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Fortune's Forgotten Daughter

Fortune's Forgotten Daughter

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last updateLast Updated : 2025-07-10
By:  Benniethewriter Ongoing
Language: English
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Drama

Steamy

Contemporary

CEO

Heir/Heirness

Second Chance

“I won’t be erased. Not this time.” Anya Petrova never asked to inherit a fortune—let alone a war. For years, the down-to-earth preschool teacher built a quiet life for her daughter, Zoe, far from the icy world of billionaire empires and old European bloodlines. But on her 25th birthday, everything changes. Her late father—powerful shipping magnate Nikolai Volkov—names her in his will. The catch? She must live for one year in the penthouse of her cold, infuriating half-brother, Dimitri Volkov, ruthless CEO of the Volkov empire… a man she secretly knows far too well. Because five years ago, at a masked gala, Dimitri was the stranger who left her breathless—and unknowingly made him the father of her child. Now, forced into a dangerous game of legacy and lies, Anya must navigate the treacherous world of old-money elites who will stop at nothing to erase Zoe’s claim to the Volkov name. But Dimitri is no longer the cold enemy she feared—and together, they uncover secrets darker than either imagined: an ancient blood feud tied to Anya’s mother, and a rival family prepared to strike in the shadows. The stakes? Everything. Zoe’s future. Anya’s heart. A fortune worth more than gold—one built on love, truth, and a family worth fighting for.

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30 Chapters
Birthday Letters
The scent of washable paint, old juice boxes, and cinnamon graham crackers clung to the walls like the lingering echoes of little voices. Anya Petrova crouched down beside a plastic table smeared with glitter glue and tiny fingerprints. A lopsided construction paper crown perched on her head, sliding to one side like a drunken halo."Okay, Kings and Queens of the Crayon Kingdom, it's cleanup time!" she declared with mock severity, wagging a glitter-dusted finger at the room full of preschoolers. Half of them groaned. The other half ignored her entirely.Only Zoe, in the far corner with a paper butterfly clipped into her wild golden curls, hopped up with too much eagerness for a four-year-old at the end of the school day. Her eyes, unnervingly serious, scanned the room and then darted to the cubbies where something had been hidden earlier. She gave Anya a look-a conspiratorial look-and then mouthed, "Ready."Anya blinked. "Ready for what-""NOW!" Zoe yelled.Suddenly, the kids burst in
last updateLast Updated : 2025-06-23
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The Will and the Conditions
The marble under Anya's boots was so polished she could see her reflection in it-bent, small, and way out of place.She'd never been to this part of Manhattan alone before. Definitely not inside a place like this. The Volkov building loomed like a slab of black glass against the skyline, its silver logo-a stylized ship wheel flanked by wings-glinting above the revolving doors.Inside, the air was cold, filtered, perfumed with the sterile musk of wealth. Everything gleamed. Even the security guard's shoes.Anya adjusted the strap of her worn leather bag across her shoulder and stepped toward the marble reception desk. Her boots squeaked slightly. The woman behind the desk didn't look up at first, scrolling on her tablet. When she did, her eyes skimmed Anya's face, then her coat, then the fraying strap on her bag."May I help you?" Polite. But barely.Anya cleared her throat. "I-I have a meeting. With the Volkov estate attorneys.""Name?""Anya Petrova."That got her attention. A slight
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New World, Old Wounds
The black car waited at the curb like a judgment.It gleamed against the dull gray slush of Midtown, its tinted windows making it impossible to tell if anyone inside was watching her. The driver stood next to it in a charcoal suit and a cap that hadn't moved even an inch in the twenty minutes Anya had spent pacing her apartment. He hadn't knocked. Just waited. Like he knew she'd come out eventually.Anya stood on the stoop with Zoe's small backpack in one hand and her own duffel slung across her shoulder. Carla had offered to come with her. Twice. But Anya had said no.Because this had to start with just the two of them.Because even if it was a trap, she was stepping into it with eyes wide open."Is this the fancy house?" Zoe asked, gripping her mitten in Anya's hand."It's the one we talked about," Anya said gently. "We're going to stay here for a while.""Will there be macaroni?""I make no promises."The driver opened the rear door without a word.Zoe climbed in first, hoisting he
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A Face in the Dark
The Volkov penthouse didn’t sleep. It hummed—softly, perpetually—like the city beneath it was breathing through the walls. Outside Anya’s bedroom window, Manhattan glittered in restless patterns: headlights crawling down Fifth Avenue, aircraft blinking red over the skyline, neon reflections fractured across glass towers. She lay on her side, eyes wide open, blanket bunched around her hips, long past the point of pretending she’d fall asleep. Zoe had gone down without protest, curled under her dinosaur blanket, one hand tucked beneath her cheek. A little island of calm. But Anya’s mind hadn’t shut off. Not once. Not since dinner. Not since Dimitri. The way he looked at her—no, through her—wasn’t just cold. It was controlled. And something about that control made her want to dig her nails in and crack it open. She turned onto her back. Her eyes drifted to the ceiling. And then to the faint glint of the city lights moving across the smooth walls. And slowly, unwillingly, she let
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Dinner With the Dragon
The knock came at 9:12 a.m. Not a hard knock. Not urgent. Just… precise. Anya opened the door already bracing for Ingrid, and sure enough, the housekeeper stood stiffly in the hall, hands folded like a woman delivering sentence rather than message. “Miss Petrova,” Ingrid said, her voice as neutral as the walls, “Mr. Volkov requests that you and your daughter attend a private dinner this evening. Seven o’clock. Formal.” Anya blinked. “A dinner?” “Yes. Miss Vera Volkov is visiting from the Upper East Side. She is Mr. Volkov’s aunt. And a board member.” “Is this optional?” Ingrid blinked. Once. Anya exhaled. “Right. Silly question.” The housekeeper gave a shallow nod and turned away, heels clicking once on the polished floor before vanishing like a ghost into the hall. Anya closed the door, leaning her forehead against it with a groan. Zoe popped up behind her. “Are we going to a party?” Anya turned and crouched. “Not a party. Just dinner. With someone very rich and very… sha
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The Stranger I Know
Dimitri didn’t believe in accidents. Not in business. Not in family. Certainly not when it came to the tangled knot that had become his life over the last seventy-two hours. So when he opened his secure server and typed in the search parameters—Volkov Gala, February 20XX, Masquerade Event, Private Floor Access, Camera 12-A—he wasn’t indulging paranoia. He was hunting facts. Because facts, unlike feelings, could be controlled. He sat alone in his study, bathed in pale morning light bleeding through the penthouse’s north windows. The skyline gleamed behind him, but he didn’t see it. His eyes were locked on the monitor as old file paths bloomed open like frost fractals across the screen. The Volkov security network stored everything. Ten years of archives. Every gala, every meeting, every inch of the building under watchful algorithms and guards trained to forget what they saw. It took fifteen minutes to find the timestamp: 22:41. The moment she arrived. The footage was grainy—c
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What We Don't Say
Dimitri stared at the screen like it might solve him. He’d never hesitated before. Never questioned the rightness of knowing. Information was power. In business, it was armor. In family, it was survival. But this wasn’t just a file. This was a four-year-old girl with curls like silk thread and eyes that tilted like his when she smiled. Zoe Petrova. Mother: Anya Petrova. Father: Not listed. The field sat there—blank, like a dare. He’d asked his legal team to run a quiet request through a pediatric contact. No flags. No alerts. The result had come back clean. Too clean. And yet, he couldn’t bring himself to take the next step. A private DNA test. A discreet envelope of finality. Because he already knew. Not in numbers. In gut. And that was more dangerous than any document. Across the hall, laughter rang out. A squeal. Zoe’s voice, singing something badly off-key. He closed the file. Turned off the monitor. And didn’t breathe. Meanwhile, Anya sat cross-legged on the edge
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The Line Between
The kitchen was quiet—too quiet for a home with a four-year-old. Anya stood barefoot by the counter, pretending to read the label on a box of cereal she’d already memorized. Her coffee sat untouched, steam curling toward the ceiling like a ghost of the night before. She hadn’t slept. Not really. After the elevator. After the almost. After the weight of his body too close to hers, the warm press of his fingers against her skin like a question he hadn’t quite asked. She’d spent most of the night staring at the ceiling. And the letter. Now, in the clinical light of morning, she wasn’t sure what scared her more: that she’d almost let him kiss her… Or that she’d wanted him to. Zoe padded into the room, curls bouncing, dragging her blanket behind her like a cape. “Morning, mommy.” “Hey, baby.” Anya forced brightness into her voice and crouched down. “You sleep okay?” Zoe nodded, rubbing her eyes. “Had a dream there were sharks in the elevator.” “Were they wearing suits?” “No, t
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A Name Between Us
The morning after the press conference arrived quiet and deceptive. The sky beyond the penthouse was that washed-out kind of blue that promised a pleasant day but made Anya itch. It looked too peaceful to be real. She sat at the breakfast table, stirring her tea with absent, slow circles, listening to Zoe in the other room narrating a story to her stuffed koala in shifting accents. A throat cleared. She looked up. Dimitri stood just inside the dining room, sleeves rolled, a plain black sweater in place of his usual armor of suits and cufflinks. He looked—less CEO. More man. Anya immediately didn’t trust it. “You have five seconds,” she said flatly, “before I assume you’re about to make my life harder.” “I want you to come away with me,” he said. She blinked. “You what?” He corrected, casually: “Zoe and you. Just for the weekend. Upstate. My father’s estate. It’s private. Press won’t touch it.” “Why?” “She needs air.” “And what do I need?” He studied her for a long second
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Little Fires
Anya woke before the sun finished rising. The sheets were warm, but the air beyond them was crisp and sharp, scented faintly with cedar and ash. Outside the open window, the forest exhaled a gentle fog over the pines. She sat up slowly, brushing her hair out of her face, and glanced toward the other bed. Zoe was still asleep, tangled in blankets, one arm flung across her stuffed koala’s head like a protective spell. Anya stood and padded across the hardwood floor, silent as breath. She wrapped the throw from the foot of her bed around her shoulders and stepped to the window. That’s when she saw him. Dimitri was outside. Alone. In the clearing beside the woodshed. He wore low-slung sweatpants and nothing else. A split log stood upright on a stump in front of him. In one hand, he gripped an axe. With the other, he braced the wood. And then—clean, practiced, brutal—he brought the blade down. Crack. The log split in two. He barely paused. Picked up another. Crack. Anya didn’t
last updateLast Updated : 2025-06-24
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