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Chapter 18: The Rattle of the Lock
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2026-06-19 14:45:57
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ATHENA POVChloe’s voice through the thick wood was way too calm. It was the same smooth, polished tone she used during her press conferences, completely stripped of any emotion. Hearing it now, right after surviving a simulated car crash and finding out her name was on the liquidation files of my father’s company, made my skin crawl.I looked at the mahogany door, then down at my hands. They were still damp from the rain outside, my fingers hovering over the glass screen of my tablet. Everything in my head was screaming at me to run, but there was nowhere to go. Fifty floors up, amber emergency lights pulsing against the walls, and the daughter of the man who ruined my family was standing right outside.Marcus was practically hyperventilating next to the bookshelf. He had his back pressed against the wood, his eyes wide as he stared at the door handle. He looked like a kid waiting to get caught."Lucien," Chloe called out again, followed by the faint click of her heels shifting on t
In Bed With The Billionaire Boss Chapter 18: The Rattle of the Lock
ATHENA POVThe heavy mahogany handle rattled a second time, a sharp, violent metallic snap that echoed like a gunshot in the quiet office.My body went completely rigid in the executive chair. My fingers stayed hovered over the tablet screen, frozen above the data lines pointing directly to Arthur Vance’s terminal. I looked up at Lucien.He didn't make a sound. His eyes narrowed, turning into cold, dark slits as his gaze locked onto the moving handle. With a fluid, silent efficiency, he reached into his jacket and pulled out the matte-black firearm. He didn't raise it yet. He kept it flush against his thigh, his large frame stepping smoothly between the desk and the door, completely shielding me from the line of fire.Silence descended on the room again, thick and heavy.Then, a frantic voice bled through the thick wood of the door. "Lucien! Open the door! It’s me."Marcus.I let out a breath I hadn't realized I was holding, my shoulders dropping slightly. But the tension in the room
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ATHENA POVThe rain didn't stop, but I barely felt the cold water soaking through my clothes. My eyes were fixed on the map coordinates on Lucien’s screen. The red pulsing dot sat squarely over the glass silhouette of Laurent Holdings Headquarters—the exact building where I had spent the last three days mapping out my revenge."Your board," I said, my voice cutting through the steady patter of the rain. "You told me you didn't have any leaks, Lucien."Lucien didn't answer immediately. He tucked the phone back into his coat pocket and turned back toward the dead SUV. His movements were calculated, completely devoid of the hesitation that was currently twisting my stomach into knots. He looked at his driver, who was standing by the damaged front fender, checking the scrape along the concrete barrier."Thomas," Lucien called out, his voice sharp and authoritative. "Leave the vehicle. Call the secondary team to tow it directly to the private warehouse. No police reports, no insurance logs
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ATHENA POVThe engine screamed. The sudden, violent jerk of the SUV threw me forward, the seatbelt cutting hard into my shoulder. I slammed back against the leather as the vehicle accelerated on its own, the digital dashboard flashing a single, terrifying message: System Override Initiated."The steering is dead!" the driver shouted, his arms straining against the wheel. It wouldn't budge. It was locked completely rigid, forcing the heavy SUV straight toward the concrete barrier of the river bridge. "The brakes aren't responding!"Panic flared in my chest, hot and sharp, but my brain instantly kicked into developer mode. This wasn't a mechanical failure. It was a remote exploit through the vehicle's smart-grid firmware. Chloe. She wasn't just wiping servers; she was clearing the board.Beside me, Lucien didn't panic. His face was a mask of cold, concentrated fury. With one fluid motion, he reached across the console, his large hand gripping my wrist."Athena, the tablet," he said, his
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ATHENA POV The glowing white text on the screen didn’t disappear. It stayed there, burning into the dark cabin of the SUV. Charles Harrington is dead. My lungs refused to take in air. I stared at the phone on the console, waiting for the words to change, waiting for it to be a mistake, a sick joke, or another tactical bluff. But the screen simply timed out, plunging the backseat back into absolute darkness. Beside me, Lucien didn't move. He didn't swear or gasp. His entire body simply went rigid, his posture freezing into a terrifying stillness. "Lucien," I whispered, my voice barely reaching past the space between our seats. "What does that mean?" Instead of answering, Lucien reached down, picked up the phone, and swiped it open. The harsh light hit his face, throwing the sharp, geometric lines of his jaw and cheekbones into stark relief. His eyes narrowed as he read the secondary message that immediately followed the first. He didn't read it aloud. He simply tapped a button an
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