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Chapter 91 – Cracks in the Armor
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Owned by Billionaire Chapter 96 – The Weight of New Beginnings
The sunlight poured through the penthouse in the morning like a blessing, warming up chilly marble floors and softly golden playing on Elena's face where she sat bundled up in the corner of the couch. The small leather book lay open on her knees, white fingers tracing along the page as if she was afraid to lean on it too hard lest the words vanish.Killian's words—so real, so agonizingly unforeseen—had jolted something inside her. Not much. But in a way that caused her throat to constrict with a hope she was still not ready to willingly accept.He'd never talked to her like this before.No gestures. No sweeping pronouncements or silks-shorn falsehoods. But only gossamer confessions etched on pages for no one's eyes but his. And that made them true. And more powerful than anything he'd ever spoken aloud.She closed the diary, clutched it in a hard-held moment before she rose and went quietly toward the kitchen where the smell of strong coffee hung in the air.Killian braced himself on
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 95 – Tides of Redemption
Killian's penthouse was quiet, a chill to the whirlwind of feeling still between him and Elena. The darkness had descended over the glass walls, stars twinkling like shattered hopes just beyond their grasp. And in the hush between them, they stood—no longer enemies, no longer strangers, but something in between. Something raw. Something real.Elena perched on the edge of the couch, knees pulled up to her chest, the huge sweater that wrapped around her doll-like figure. The fiery glint had faded from her eyes, but they bore the weight of unshed tears and unspoken wars. Killian sat across from her, bent knees, fists clenched into tight little balls. The space between them crackled—littered with what was and wasn't said."You meant it?" She whispered, her voice soft.Killian sat up, and for the first time, he didn't shield. "Every word."Her throat moved up and down as she gulped a hard swallow. "Then why is it that I still feel like I'm not breathing when you're here?"His jaw clenched.
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 94 – The Space Between Us
The moment Elena stepped into the penthouse, she sensed tension wrapping around her like a choker. It was suffocating silence—not the reassuring type, but the one that hung with unuttered words, broken trust, and the faint scent of all that had failed.Killian stood against the window, rigid in his position, his shoulders set against bearing the burden of everything that had happened. He did not face her. He simply drew breath slowly, "You're back."His tone was coarse and worn, but not blazing with fury. It was worse than fury. It was resignation.Elena's heart pounded in her chest as she pushed open the door and closed it softly behind her. "Yes. I needed… time to think."He did not respond immediately. His silence pounded louder than anything he might have spoken. She took a step or two towards him, but not close enough to stand at his side."You lied to me," she accused, her anger trembling but under control. "Not just about Sophia, but about why you did everything in secret. Abou
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 92 – The Collapse Beneath the Surface
The sun poured in from the big bay windows, creating strips of gold on the Blackwood estate's marble floor. Everything seemed to be a postcard-perfect outside scene, but tension in the air would have strangled even the fattest guest. Elena occupied the far end of the velvet chaise in the living room, spine erect, fingers tightly folded together in her lap. Killian had stared across the room, arms folded, face blank—stone carved from a grimmer, icier era. They'd barely exchanged a word, anyway, for they'd talked all of the other night and more. There'd been space between them like an open door neither could cross. Sophia's name continued to resonate in her head. She'd seen the woman slip out the door with a look of contempt on her face—as if she hadn't just detonated a bomb destroying the fragile lines of trust between them. "You're not going to say something?" Elena softly spoke, finally shattering the stifling silence. Killian's eyes snapped to her, jaw clenching. "What do you wa
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 91 – Cracks in the Armor
The sun was setting into the west, bathing the sky in lavender and burnt orange colors, but anything but tranquility existed in Killian's penthouse suite.Elena stood rigid in front of the window, arms folded over her chest as if attempting to hold fragments of herself together. Whatever had happened in the past day hadn't disturbed her, it'd dismantled something within. Trust, hope, belief—now all so tenuous, one false move away from breaking totally. Killian entered the room, stealthy steps on wood. He froze when he saw her. "You're not answering my calls." "I needed space," Elena said, low, nearly disconnected. "And time." His jaw tightened. "And yet you're still here." She shifted to face him, her eyes empty. "Where else would I be, Killian? My whole life is tangled in you. All roads go to you. even the broken ones." He winced at that. "I never meant for you to get hurt." "You didn't have to mean it for it to occur." There was silence between them, the tension of all they
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 90 – Beneath the Surface
The sun was only just starting to rise, bathing the expansive estate in a golden warm light, as Elena woke up with an unsettled sleep. She was weighed down by memories of last night's scene—the shouting, secrets spilled, and most of all, the expression that she saw on Killian before he left without so much as a single word.He hadn't come back. Not even a word. Anything.She was wearing one of his shirts and leaning in the window, breathing in the stillness of the garden beyond. Louder to the stillness inside the mansion than to any other battle they'd ever fought. It pulsed with things left unsaid, with questions not asked.She turned at the soft footsteps.Sophia stood in the doorway, reluctant, her shaking fingers playing with the hem of her blouse. "You didn't sleep," she whispered."Neither did I," Elena croaked, her throat parched from walking and crying a good portion of the night. "Did Killian come back to the villa at all?"Sophia shook her head. "No. But I do know where he c
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 89 – Threads That Pull Us Back
The corridor was still—too still.Elena stood just beyond the study, her hand mere inches from the doorknob. Behind it, she heard the soft rustle of pages, the low murmur of Killian's voice. He wasn't alone. Beyond the door, a second voice—a soft, feminine voice—responded to his.She hadn't been listening in. She'd simply descended to say something innocuous to him. Now, now that she stands there in the doorway, her mind is a jumble like a torn-asunder storm strand by strand. Something in that woman's voice. Not teasing, not flirting—worse. Familiar.She slipped within the doorway.Killian stood behind his desk, elbows on the lip, leaning forward, his voice low to the seated woman. The instant the door was even remotely ajar, they both glanced up."Elena."Killian's head snapped up, his face impassive.The woman slowly swiveled around. It was Genevieve.Elena's breath caught. "What…what is she doing here?"Killian looked agitated. "She came to discuss. The foundation. She has document
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 88 – Beneath the Surface
The sun poured through the lengthy windows of the house, bathing it all in a warm golden light. Elena stood with her arms crossed over herself as if holding on to all the fragments from disintegrating. The events of the last few days had sent a ripple through her tightly stitched world—Killian's secrets, the tension between Killian and Donovan, and now the cold shroud of silence that hung over them.She hadn't heard from Killian since their fight two nights ago. Not exactly, at least,.Their meetings had been brief, almost professional, as though they were colleagues and not two people bound together with muddled love, passion, and dishonesty. It infuriated her. It infuriated her that she still loved him despite everything that had transpired. And it infuriated her that whenever she would attempt to move on, her heart clung to the times when their love seemed true."Elena?"The gentle voice of Maria, the maid, broke through her haze. Elena turned around, attempting to clear the haze o
Owned by Billionaire Chapter 87 – Fractures Beneath the Surface
The sun flooded through the penthouse's massive windows, warming the glossy marble floors with the powerful light of morning. Elena gripped the kitchen counter, her knuckles white, as she grasped a steaming cup of coffee that she hadn't even yet been able to take. Her gaze drifted, turned out the window to the city skyline, but her mind was far from the row of towering skyscrapers outside the glass.She didn't notice Killian creeping in behind her. The soft padding of his bare feet on the marble floor was soundless, yet she moved back away from his soft touch on her shoulder."You didn't sleep," he breathed, his voice rough with exhaustion.Neither of them had.Elena crept toward him, hunting for something in his eyes—a sorry, an apology, a crack of trust. But Killian's face, as it had so many times before, shut down to her, twisted her stomach into jagged u-turns. He wasn't shutting her out, not exactly, but he wasn't opening to her in the one place that counted."I couldn't," she br
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