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Sterling Belmont

Author: E L Simon
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-22 06:19:55

From the moment Noah Rivers stepped into that conference room, Sterling knew he was going to be a problem.

Something about the way Noah carried himself—defiant but wary, proud but bruised—set off a friction in Sterling that went deeper than professional.

He’d seen a hundred prospects. Fast skaters. Sharp minds. Big personalities. But Noah was different.

It started with the way he looked at him, like he didn’t give a shit about the fact that Sterling owned everything and everyone around him. Then he heard about the offer. Dirt cheap. Too good to be true.

And it didn’t add up.

At first, he told himself that maybe some people really did value family more than fortune. That nostalgia could outweigh numbers. But the logic frayed too easily. His gut twisted with something he couldn't name. And that instinct—the one that had made him ruthless, successful, a billionaire—refused to ignore it.

So he watched.

He watched during the medicals, standing just beyond the cracked door under the guise o
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Alexis Woods
Well done POV shift. Love how Sterling comes out strong but weak at the same time.
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