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Chapter 33 – Shattered Illusions
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Owned by Billionaire Chapter 86 – A House Built on Ashes
The sunbeam sliced through the sheer curtains, a pale gold light spilling onto the bedroom. Raven rested her head against Killian's chest, his heartbeat a steady beat against her ear. Her mind ran back again with last night—the shock, naked battle, pounding and naked, and the long-overdue dumping of secrets in her heart.She drew slow circles on Killian's chest, feeling the tension beneath the skin."You didn't sleep," she panted."Neither did I," he answered softly.She tilted her head to the side, a small smile playing on her lips for the first time in days. "Do you think you'll ever be able to get past something like that? Past him?"Killian's gaze traveled over hers. "Not without a fight. But you don't have to fight through it by yourself, Raven."There had been a tap at the door before either of them had been able to say another word. Killian's body twitched automatically as he sat up. Raven twitched beneath the covers as he put on a robe and made his way to the door.It was thei
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 85 – Beneath the Surface
Raven stood before the tall mirror, fingers shivering as she tugged on the high collar of her silk blouse. The apartment was still, with the distant hum of the city outside the penthouse windows. Her face looked back at her—a woman who'd weathered storms and broken hearts, and who now harbored secrets and flames in her eyes.This evening wasn't an ordinary evening for supper. It was the first time she and Killian would ever spend an evening with Richard since the world began to collapse. Her father's deceptions haunted her, echoing in her mind like a ghost that clung to each of her moves. She had asked, had stripped away layers of lies, only to discover further rot beneath."Are you sure that you want to do this?" Killian's tone was deep, but she felt beneath it the inflection of protector, of warning. She leaned in the doorway, suit charcoal, tailoring faultless, its curve running him in smooth line, eyes never faltering from hers."I must do that," Raven replied, her voice gentle bu
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 77 – When Silence Speaks
Sunlight pouring through Elara's lace curtains bathed the little cottage in its warm light. The fire in the fireplace had burned down low, casting gentle glows on the walls. Birds were just starting to wake outside their song and dew still clung to grass blades like tears lost to memory. But here, silence. Peace.It was Adrian who first moved.He stayed in her room, on the edge of her bed, hunched slightly into her warmth. Elara's shoulder against his, her breathing quiet and serene. He did not move for what felt like hours. He sat, mapping out each line of her face, every probing blink her eyelashes issued in sleep.It should have been obtrusive. But it wasn't.And here, in the serene bubble of her world, something unexpressed developed in him. A kind of quiet he'd never known before. He'd always believed love to be passion, turmoil, flame. But here—love was a gentle breath. A solace. A strand that bound two hearts gently, without pressure.He shut his eyes again—not so he could slee
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 83 – Whispers Behind Closed Doors
Raven sat on the edge of the garden bench, fists tightened into a white, icy teacup. Elena's confession hung in the air, a palpable thing like the smoke of an unshakeable flame. The things she'd confessed during the last few days had burnt away the gossamer veil of authority she'd fought so hard to maintain. And still, she couldn't help but feel that there was more, behind closed doors and secret silences. She gazed up at the house, the high building which had previously seemed to her like a cage, but now a maze—every hall ringing with secrets, every room containing whispers of a past nobody so much as wished to own. A sound behind her, the crunch of gravel underfoot, caused her to tense. Her heart beat that fraction faster. "I knew you'd come around," Killian's voice was gruff and shot through with fatigue. "You've been trying to hide from me." "I needed time," Raven didn't look back at him. "To think." He circled around behind the bench and stood in front of her, his palms stuff
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 82 – The Storm Behind His Eyes
A total silence fell on the penthouse as Adrian stood before floor-to-ceiling windows, city spread out before him like a scroll of smoldering lights. The last malignant storm raged now outside glass, wind tearing pages of rain against panes in mesmerized rage. But the storm tearing Adrian's mind apart was silent—deadly.Isla had slept on the couch previously, a throw blanket draped over her knees, fatigue taking hold after the emotional rollercoaster of the day. Her cheeks were still streaked with dried tears, her breathing even and serene. Adrian stood there for what seemed like an eternity before he lost himself. Every molecule of him wanted to go to her, to hold her, to apologize for something he couldn't even give a name to.But he couldn’t. Not yet.His fingers clenched at his sides, jaw tight. The revelation of his mother's involvement with Gerald wasn’t just a betrayal—it was a collapse of the very foundation of his life. Everything he thought he knew about his family, his past
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 81 – Ghosts in the Mirror
The name Vincent Thorne echoed in my head like a siren I couldn't shut off.It had always lingered in the periphery—his name whispered in tense talks and yellowed documents, said quietly as a warning. But now it was looming before me, and I could sense the threat in every syllable.Damian filled both of us a tumbler of scotch, carefully, in silence. We were seated on either side of his study table, the lamp below casting heavy shadows, crowded with secrets yet unsaid."He's interested not just in my father now," Damian uttered slowly after drinking his scotch. "He wants me. Us."I did not inquire as to why. I already knew. For love was ever something Damian would seek to safeguard. And that was now the biggest target." Oh, your mother relinquished him. How is this pertinent to what happened?" I asked.Damian leaned forward, elbows on his knees, his fingers laced tightly like he needed to keep his hands from shaking. “That’s what I’ve been trying to figure out. Vincent’s name isn’t in
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 80 – Tangled Threads of the Past
The living room was as silent as a tomb.I perched on the velvet sofa, fists balled in my lap, heart racing in my chest. Damian leaned against the fire, gritted teeth, crossed arms like he was staying together."What did you say?" I gasped, uncertain if I'd heard right.He did not answer. His gaze, however, stayed locked on the fire crackling in the fireplace in front of him, the golden light casting off the hard planes of his face."Your mother... she was in the same state that killed my father."I took a harsh breath."No." I moved my head to the left, then the right, gradually back and forth. "No, she can't be. My mom... she worked as a secretary for a lawyer's office. She never—she couldn't—""Other than that," Damian broke in, his voice low but something short of anger in his voice. "She helped them with bullying my father. She gave them tips. She was present when they broke into our house. I remember her face.""No." I stood up, near the point of passing out. "You're confusing h
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 79 – Tangled Ties
There was oppressive silence in the penthouse as I sat across from Damon, his jaw set hard and fingers interlaced together under his chin. I despised this tension between us, but I also knew that we could not just pretend everything was okay. Not after what had happened to Sebastian."You should've informed me about that," I breathed, not blaming but tenderly hurt. "That night in the ballroom, when you knew he was staring at us. You ought to have talked."Damon sucked a breath in and stepped away from the dinner table. "I didn't know how to put it in a way that would not make it worse. I was trying to protect you."I trailed behind him into the living room, my words firmer this time. "Secrets aren't keeping me safe. You said this—us—was different. But now I don't even know if anything you told me was true."He confronted me, his face contorted in pain. "Every word I told you was true. But with Sebastian, it can't be done that easily."I folded my arms. "Then make it easy."Damon falte
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 78 – Shattered Trust
The silence between us was more deafening than any scream.Killian stood in front of the penthouse doorway, rain pouring down his coat, his jaw clamped, his eyes fixed on mine like a man at war. I hadn't laid eyes on him for two days—not since Dante's secret had blown into our lives like a grenade. And now he was altered, as if he were holding something from me, as if he'd slept not at all, as if he'd come back from war and lost.I sat on the couch, a blanket thrown over me, clutching the folder with my father's last letter and the spy photos Dante had left behind."You knew," I whispered, not even aware of the sound of my voice.Killian's expression didn't shift. "I didn't know everything.""But you knew Dante was alive."His silence was all I needed to be certain.I rose, the blanket dropping from my shoulders. "You convinced me he was dead for six years. You let me mourn him. You made me—" My words splintered apart before I could get any farther."I was protecting you," he said f
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