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Chapter 9: The Common Enemy
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In Bed With The Billionaire Boss Chapter 10: The Breach Protocol
ATHENA POVThe glowing red text on the screen didn’t just threaten Lucien; it threatened everything I had just discovered. Turn her over. My fingers hovered over the keyboard, frozen as the live video feed showed the two men entering the private elevator bay downstairs. They had a physical keycard."They have security clearance," I whispered, my voice sounding incredibly small in the quiet room. "Lucien, your building security didn't even stop them."Lucien didn't answer right away. He leaned over my shoulder, his large hand coming down on the desk next to my laptop, his knuckles turning white. I could feel the sudden, heavy heat of his chest against my back. His eyes were fixed on the monitor, his jaw locked so tightly that a small muscle twitched near his ear."They didn't stop them because those men belong to Harrington’s personal detail," Lucien said, his voice dropping into a dangerously calm register. "They carry federal diplomatic immunity through their shell company."He strai
In Bed With The Billionaire Boss Chapter 9: The Common Enemy
Athena’s POVThe name on the screen didn’t make sense. I stared at the digital signature, my mind trying to connect the dots, but the lines kept crossing. *Charles Harrington. Executive Override Authorized.*"Chloe's father," I whispered, the words feeling heavy and dry in my throat. I looked up at Lucien, who was still standing close enough that I could feel the tension radiating off him. "Why would a tech conglomerate care about a small startup like Moretti Tech five years ago?""Because your father wasn't just building a startup, Athena," Lucien said, his voice level but laced with a dark edge. He leaned over my shoulder, his hand pressing flat against the desk as he scrolled through the financial audit trail. "He was working on a decentralized data encryption protocol. If he had finished it, it would have rendered Harrington Industries' main security software completely obsolete."I sat back in my chair, my hands dropping to my lap. "So Marcus didn't just steal my code last week.
In Bed With The Billionaire Boss Chapter 8: The Shadow Director LUCIEN POV
LUCIEN POVThe glass of whiskey on my desk was untouched. I stood by the floor-to-ceiling window of my bedroom, watching the city traffic crawl fifty floors below. In the adjacent wing of the penthouse, the faint, rhythmic clicking of a mechanical keyboard echoed through the vents.Athena was still awake.She had been avoiding me for the past twenty-four hours, keeping her distance, her posture stiffening every time our paths crossed in the hallway. She looked at me now with a cold, guarded hostility that I wasn't used to. I couldn't blame her. To her, I was the corporate monster who had stripped her father of his legacy.I took a slow sip of the liquor, the heat burning down my throat. I didn't care about being hated. In my line of work, animosity was a standard byproduct of success. But something about the way she had dropped that diamond ring on the table last night lingered in my mind. It was the first time a woman had looked at my wealth and felt absolute disgust.A quiet chime b
In Bed With The Billionaire Boss Chapter 7: The Paper Trail
ATHENA POV"Arthur Vance," Lucien repeated, his voice dangerously low. He didn't move away from the elevator doors. His gaze stayed fixed on me, sharp and calculating. "Where did you get that name, Athena?"My fingers remained curled into fists at my sides. The silence in the penthouse was thick, broken only by the quiet hum of the refrigerator in the distant kitchen. I pointed to the matte-black ring resting on the marble table between us."Answer my question first," I countered, my voice tight. "Did you buy my father’s remaining corporate shares five years ago? Did you force Moretti Tech into liquidation?"Lucien looked down at the ring, then back at me. He didn't blink. He didn't offer a quick denial, and that lack of hesitation told me everything I needed to know."Yes," Lucien said flatly.The word felt like a physical slap. I took a step back, my spine hitting the cool surface of the wall behind me. Hearing him admit it so casually made the room feel incredibly small. "You ruine
In Bed With The Billionaire Boss Chapter 6: The Safe Distance
ATHENA POVThe investigator’s words hung in the air, vibrating through the small speaker of my phone. It belongs to Lucien Laurent.My thumb froze over the screen. I ended the call without saying another word, the sudden silence inside the moving car becoming infinitely louder than the static of the line. My hand was still resting inside Lucien’s grip. His palm felt warm. Too warm.Slowly, carefully, I pulled my fingers away from his touch. I slid my hand back to my lap, my knuckles white as I clenched my dress.Lucien noticed immediately. His hand remained open on the leather seat for a second before he smoothly retracted it, resting his forearm on the middle console. He didn't look away from me. "Who was that?"I kept my gaze fixed on the tinted window, watching the blur of the city lights outside. My heart was pounding against my ribs, a slow, heavy thud. "Just a telemarketer," I lied, my voice tight. "Wrong number."A long pause followed. I could feel his eyes on the side of my fa
In Bed With The Billionaire Boss Chapter 5: The Live Demo
ATHENA POVThe private conference room at the Imperial Plaza was packed with foreign tech investors. At the center of the mahogany table, Marcus stood confidently, adjusting his tie as a presentation slide projected behind him. Aegis: The Future of Global Data Security."With this architecture," Marcus announced, gesturing smoothly to the screen, "we guarantee zero latency and absolute immunity to external breaches. The European sector is ours for the taking."Chloe Harrington sat near the front, smiling like a proud queen. The investors were nodding, pens hovering over their multi-million dollar contracts.Then, the heavy double doors opened.The room went dead silent. Marcus stopped mid-sentence, his jaw dropping slightly.Lucien walked in first, his posture dominant, his tailored black suit commanding immediate authority. But the real shockwave hit the room when they saw who was attached to his arm. I walked in right beside him, wearing a sleek, silk sapphire dress that screamed ol
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