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Chapter 4: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride (Story 5)
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Off Limits: Playing With Fire (Short Stories Collection) Chapter 4: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride (Story 5)
The morning after the kiss, the mansion felt even colder, filled with an awkward, heavy silence. I spent most of the day hiding in my guest room, staring out at the manicured gardens and playing the memory over and over in my head. His lips had been so desperate. He had kissed me like a man drowning, reaching for a lifeline he couldn’t see. But when he ran away, he had locked himself right back behind his walls. By the time night fell, a heavy storm had rolled in over the city. Thunder rumbled in the distance, shaking the large glass windows of the estate. Unable to sleep, I wrapped a soft knit cardigan around myself and slipped out of my room. The house was dark, lit only by the occasional flash of lightning from outside. I made my way down the grand staircase, hoping to find a glass of water or a book to distract my racing mind. As I passed the downstairs living room, I noticed the double doors were slightly ajar. A single, dim lamp cast long shadows across the floor. Fro
Off Limits: Playing With Fire (Short Stories Collection) Chapter 3: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride (Story 5)
The air in the boardroom was suffocating. I sat on the edge of a plush leather chair, feeling utterly out of place beneath the bright, recessed lights. Across the long table sat Ethan, his face was unreadable. To his left was Dylan, who kept pacing the room like a predator, and to his right was Chloe. She was glaring at me with an intensity that could have burned a hole right through my head. Two corporate lawyers in perfectly black suits stood near the window, speaking in hushed, urgent whispers over a laptop. "This is absurd," Chloe finally snapped, her high heels clicking aggressively against the floor as she crossed her arms. "Ethan, darling, why are we delaying the gala press releases for this? She is obviously a delusional scammer. Look at her! She probably looked up your accident records, found a gap in your timeline, and faked a document to get a payday." I kept my chin up, refusing to let her see how much my hands were shaking under the table. "I don't want your money,
Off Limits: Playing With Fire (Short Stories Collection) Chapter 2: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride (Story 5)
The glass tower of Smith Enterprises looked like a giant shard of ice cutting into the gray morning sky. Standing at the entrance, I felt incredibly small. Wealthy businessmen in tailored suits and elegant women in designer dresses pushed past me, flashing sleek security badges to get inside. They all belonged here. I didn't. I smoothed down the front of my only nice outfit—a simple, dark blue dress I usually saved for funerals or job interviews. In my hand, I clutched my handbag like a shield. Inside it, folded neatly, was the marriage certificate. "You can do this, Amelia," I whispered to myself, taking a deep, shaky breath. "He doesn't get to erase you." I walked through the spinning glass doors and into the lobby. The floor was made of polished white marble so clean I could see my own nervous reflection. In the center of the room stood a massive, curved black desk. Behind it sat a receptionist with perfectly styled hair and a headset. "Good morning. Welcome to Smith Ente
Off Limits: Playing With Fire (Short Stories Collection) Chapter 1: The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride (Story 5)
The evening news anchor was smiling, the kind of perfect, plastic smile meant to deliver terrible news with a cheerful face. I barely heard the words coming out of her mouth at first. I was sitting on my worn-out sofa, with a mug of chamomile tea cupped between my hands, letting the background noise wash over my small, quiet apartment. It was raining outside. The drops tapped against my windowpane, a soothing sound that usually helped me unwind after a long day of working at the local bakery. I liked my quiet life. It was safe. It was predictable. It was the only way I could keep the pieces of my broken heart glued together. Then, a photograph flashed on the television screen, and my breath caught in my throat. The mug slipped from my fingers. It hit the hardwood floor, shattering into a dozen pieces, splashing warm tea across my bare feet. I didn’t care. I couldn't move. My eyes were locked onto the man on the screen. He was taller than I remembered, his shoulders broad
Off Limits: Playing With Fire (Short Stories Collection) Chapter 10: His to Protect (Story 4)
Six months later, my life looked completely different. For starters, I no longer woke up alone. I opened my eyes slowly one warm morning to find Kane already awake beside me, watching me with that calm, unreadable expression he wore around everyone else. Except now I knew him too well. I could see the softness hiding underneath. The love. “Why are you staring at me like that?” I mumbled sleepily. Kane’s hand slid gently through my hair. “Making sure you’re real.” My chest melted instantly. “Wow,” I teased softly. “That was surprisingly emotional.” “Don’t get used to it.” Too late. I smiled and curled closer against him while sunlight filled our bedroom. Our bedroom. Still crazy to think about sometimes. After Adrian Vale’s arrest, everything slowly settled down. The threats stopped. The police uncovered enough evidence to keep him locked away for years. For the first time in months, I finally felt safe again. Things with my father had improved too. At first, my fathe
Off Limits: Playing With Fire (Short Stories Collection) Chapter 9: His to Protect (Story 4)
Hospitals terrified me. Not because of needles or blood. Because hospitals meant waiting. And waiting meant helplessness. I sat beside Kane’s hospital bed for almost six hours after surgery while machines beeped softly around us. The bullet had gone through his shoulder without hitting anything fatal. That’s what the doctors kept saying. Still, seeing Kane unconscious nearly destroyed me. Because Kane wasn’t supposed to look weak. He was supposed to be untouchable. But lying there pale and injured under white hospital sheets made him look painfully human. And somehow I loved him even more for it. My father stood near the window speaking quietly into his phone while armed guards waited outside the room. Adrian Vale had been arrested hours earlier. Apparently Kane nearly killed him before security arrived. Honestly? A small part of me understood why. My father ended his call and looked toward me carefully. “You should go home and sleep.” “I’m staying.” “You’ve barely res
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