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Chapter 76: The Face Behind the Threats
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REPLACED WITH THE SURROGATE, CHOSEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE chapter 82: Hours
The bare bulb never turned off. I lay on the thin mattress and watched it until my eyes burned. The plastic ties around my wrists had rubbed the skin raw. Every small movement sent a sharp sting up my arms and into my shoulders. Thirst returned first. Hunger followed, low and constant. The room stayed the same—rough concrete walls, a single locked metal door, and distant city sounds that never came close enough to matter. I tried to keep track of time by counting breaths and the occasional shift in the noise outside. Sometimes I heard the low rumble of a truck. Once I heard footsteps that passed and did not return. The building felt large and empty. Industrial. The air carried the faint smell of dust, oil, and old rain. Ella returned twice during what I judged to be morning. The first time she set another bottle of water on the floor without speaking. She watched me for a moment, as if checking that I was still conscious, then left. The second time she brought a phone and a folde
REPLACED WITH THE SURROGATE, CHOSEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE Chapter Twenty-Six : The Woman in the Photograph
Rain began falling before dawn.Sofia woke to the sound of it tapping against the bedroom window.For a few seconds, she forgot everything.Then she remembered Isabella.Lucien.The photographs.The lies.She turned toward the empty side of the bed.Alessandro was gone.Her heart skipped.She sat up quickly."Alessandro?"No answer.She threw on a robe and hurried downstairs.She found him in the study.He stood before a wall covered with photographs, documents, and old family records.Dante was there too.Neither man noticed her immediately."What are you doing?"Alessandro turned.His expression softened when he saw her."Trying to find Isabella."Sofia walked closer."You haven't slept.""Neither have you."She looked at the wall.There were photographs of Isabella at different ages.Five years old.Seven.Ten.Fourteen.Then nothing.A gap of several years.Sofia pointed toward it."Where did you get these?""From my father's private archives.""These weren't in the box.""No."Al
REPLACED WITH THE SURROGATE, CHOSEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE Chapter 82: The Hours Between
The bare bulb never turned off. I lay on the thin mattress and watched it until my eyes burned. The plastic ties around my wrists had rubbed the skin raw. Every small movement sent a sharp sting up my arms and into my shoulders. Thirst returned first. Hunger followed, low and constant. The room stayed the same—rough concrete walls, a single locked metal door, and distant city sounds that never came close enough to matter.I tried to keep track of time by counting breaths and the occasional shift in the noise outside. Sometimes I heard the low rumble of a truck. Once I heard footsteps that passed and did not return. The building felt large and empty. Industrial. The air carried the faint smell of dust, oil, and old rain.Ella returned twice during what I judged to be morning. The first time she set another bottle of water on the floor without speaking. She watched me for a moment, as if checking that I was still conscious, then left. The second time she brought a phone and a folded m
REPLACED WITH THE SURROGATE, CHOSEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE Chapter 81: Taken
The message from Alexander came just after noon.*Harris has a new lead on the east docks. I am going with the team. Stay in the suite. Do not open the door for anyone except Thomas or me.*I read it twice and typed back that I understood. The suite felt quieter the moment the door closed behind the last security check. Two guards remained in the hallway. The city beyond the windows looked gray and ordinary. I tried to settle on the sofa with a book, but the words refused to hold my attention. Every few minutes I checked my phone for another update that did not come.At three o’clock a knock sounded. Three short taps—the signal Thomas always used.“Miss Vivian,” Thomas’s voice came through the door, calm and familiar. “Mr. Kane asked me to move you to a different floor. The current location may have been compromised. We need to go now.”I stood and walked to the door. Through the peephole I saw Thomas alone in his dark suit, hands visible, expression serious. The two hallway guards we
REPLACED WITH THE SURROGATE, CHOSEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE Chapter 80: The Price She Named
The rain had not stopped by the time we returned to the hotel. Security teams checked the suite twice before allowing us inside. Alexander spoke briefly with Thomas, then locked the door himself and set his phone on the table within easy reach. I stood near the window watching the wet streets below, knowing Ella was still somewhere in the same darkness.The call came at 2:17 a.m.Alexander’s phone lit up with an unknown number. He glanced at me, then answered and put it on speaker.A familiar voice filled the room—calm, cold, and unmistakably Ella’s.“Hello, Alexander.”He went very still. “Where are you?”“Close enough,” she answered. “Close enough to watch the police run in circles at that empty factory. Close enough to know you brought her with you.”My stomach tightened. Alexander’s eyes met mine across the table.Ella continued without waiting. “I am tired of playing games. You already cost me weeks of planning and two useful people. So I will make this simple. You will sign ov
REPLACED WITH THE SURROGATE, CHOSEN BY THE BILLIONAIRE Chapter 79: Still Hunting
Night settled over the city while the search for Ella Monroe spread outward in every direction. Roadblocks checked cars on the main highways. Helicopters circled the industrial edges of town. Detective Harris’s updates came in short, frequent calls—each one reporting the same result. No confirmed sighting. No clear trail after the abandoned sedan.Alexander had moved us to a high-floor suite in a secure hotel under heavy private security. Beatrice remained in the hospital’s protected unit with officers at her door. I sat near the window of the suite while Alexander spoke quietly with Thomas and two of his most trusted men. Maps and phone logs covered the table. The city lights beyond the glass looked ordinary, almost peaceful, but I knew better. Ella was out there somewhere in the same darkness.I watched the streets and tried to steady my breathing. She had already proven she could reach through walls, through staff, through prison itself. The short peace we had felt earlier that d
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