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THE BILLIONAIRE'S DIRTY SECRET: A FORBIDDEN SECOND CHANCE Chapter twenty-one
ONE SLUTTY CONFESSIONNOELLE'S POVThe apartment smelled like vanilla body spray and hairspray when I got home.I kicked off my heels at the door, dropped my bag, and let out a long, exhausted breath. Milo immediately wound between my legs, meowing loudly for attention. I scooped him up and buried my face in his soft fur for a moment, letting his purring vibrate against my chest.Today had been brutal.Seven days had now stretched into ten. Ten days late. Ten days of pretending everything was normal while my body screamed that something was very wrong. Ten days of Roman’s absence haunting the office like a ghost I had personally banished.I still hadn’t taken the test.The three boxes in my bathroom drawer felt heavier every time I walked past them.“Finally!” Bria’s voice rang out from her bedroom. “Come here! I need your honest opinion.”I walked down the short hallway still carrying Milo. When I reached her doorway, I stopped short.Bria stood in front of her full-length mirror in
THE BILLIONAIRE'S DIRTY SECRET: A FORBIDDEN SECOND CHANCE Chapter twenty
SEVEN DAYS LATENOELLE'S POVThe silence in the office had become unbearable.It had been exactly seven days since I last saw Roman Ashford in person. Seven days since that explosive confrontation on the sidewalk outside my building. Seven days since I told him I needed real space and watched him actually respect it.And every single one of those days felt heavier than the last.I sat at my desk, staring at the same spreadsheet for the Hawthorne charity gala for nearly twenty minutes without absorbing a single number. The cursor blinked mockingly on the screen. My coffee had gone cold beside me. Even the usually comforting hum of the open workspace felt distant, like I was watching everything through thick glass.He hadn’t come in once.Not a single day.At first, I told myself it was a relief. No intense eye contact across conference rooms. No late-night “strategy meetings” that always ended with charged tension. No more feeling like my body was betraying me every time he said my nam
THE BILLIONAIRE'S DIRTY SECRET: A FORBIDDEN SECOND CHANCE Chapter nineteen
FAMILY DINNER ROMAN'S POVI didn’t go to the office.For the first time since acquiring DANS, I worked from the penthouse all day. The city stretched out beneath me through floor-to-ceiling windows, but I barely saw it. My focus kept drifting back to last night. Noelle stepping away from me on the sidewalk, the fear in her eyes, the way her voice cracked when she asked me to leave her alone.“I need space, Roman. Real space.”So I gave it to her.Even if every instinct in me screamed to drive back to her building, knock on her door, and remind her how perfectly she fit against me. Even if my bruised knuckles still ached from where they connected with Derek’s jaw.I spent the morning on conference calls and the afternoon buried in documents for the Hawthorne charity gala. Every proposal I reviewed had Noelle’s touch on it. Her clean handwriting in the margins, her thoughtful notes. It was torture.By 4 p.m., I accepted the truth: I was avoiding the office because I didn’t trust myself
THE BILLIONAIRE'S DIRTY SECRET: A FORBIDDEN SECOND CHANCE Chapter eighteen
TWO DAYS LATENOELLE'S POVThe morning started like any other.I woke up to my alarm buzzing, sunlight filtering through the curtains, and the familiar ache of exhaustion clinging to my bones. I stretched, checked my phone, and went through my usual routine. Shower, coffee, outfit selection (today: soft beige blouse and wide-leg trousers), and a quick look in the mirror.It wasn’t until I was brushing my teeth that something small nagged at the back of my mind.I paused, toothbrush still in my mouth.When was my last period?I did the mental math while staring at my reflection.Two days late.Just two days.Nothing dramatic. Nothing worth panicking over. Stress could do that. The constant tension at work, Derek’s drama, Roman’s intensity… my body had every right to be confused. I rinsed my mouth and shook the thought away.It was probably nothing.I arrived at DANS earlier than usual, determined to stay focused. Today’s plan was simple: avoid Roman at all costs. After yesterday’s blow
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SPACE AND SILENCENOELLE'S POVI didn’t look back.The heavy glass door of my apartment building clicked shut behind me with a sound that echoed in my chest. I pressed my back against the cool wall in the dimly lit lobby, trying to steady my breathing. My legs felt weak, like they might give out at any second. The image of Roman’s bruised knuckles kept flashing in my mind, the raw power in his movements when he slammed Derek against the car, the ice-cold warning in his voice, the absolute certainty that he would destroy anything that tried to hurt me.It should have scared me more than it did.But the scariest part wasn’t the violence. It was how safe I had felt standing behind him. How wanted. How seen.I hated myself for that.Milo’s distant, demanding meow floated down from upstairs, pulling me back to reality. I forced myself to move, gripping the handrail as I climbed the stairs on shaky legs. Each step felt heavier than the last.Bria must have heard me coming because she opene
THE BILLIONAIRE'S DIRTY SECRET: A FORBIDDEN SECOND CHANCE Chapter sixteen
BLOOD ON THE PAVEMENT.ROMAN'S POVMy lips were a breath away from hers.Noelle’s eyes were half-closed, her breath trembling against my mouth. After weeks of restraint, after watching her run from me again and again, she was finally leaning in. Finally giving me what I’d been starving for.Then that fucking knock shattered everything.I pulled back sharply, every muscle in my body going rigid. Noelle’s eyes flew open in panic. I turned my head slowly toward the window.Derek.Of course it was Derek.He stood on the sidewalk with that smug, poisonous smile plastered on his face, knuckles still raised like he’d enjoyed interrupting us.I felt the rage rise hot and fast in my chest, but I kept my expression cold. Controlled. I wasn’t going to give him the satisfaction of seeing me lose it in front of her.“Stay in the car,” I told Noelle quietly.“Roman—” she started, voice shaky.I was already opening the door and stepping out.The moment my feet hit the pavement, Derek laughed. Low an
THE BILLIONAIRE'S DIRTY SECRET: A FORBIDDEN SECOND CHANCE Chapter Ten
LATE NIGHTS AND LONGER SILENCENOELLE'S POVThe days blurred into a haze of careful distance and unspoken heat.By the third week under Roman’s ownership, I had perfected the art of existing in the same building as him without falling apart. I timed my arrivals. I scheduled meetings when I knew he’
THE BILLIONAIRE'S DIRTY SECRET: A FORBIDDEN SECOND CHANCE Chapter eight
PROFESSIONAL POISONNOELLE'S POVThe morning after the desk incident felt like a fever dream I couldn’t wake up from.I stood in front of my bathroom mirror applying concealer to the faint bruise on my neck, my fingers slightly unsteady. The mark wasn’t dark, but it was there. A quiet reminder of R
THE BILLIONAIRE'S DIRTY SECRET: A FORBIDDEN SECOND CHANCE Chapter seven
CONTROLROMAN'S POVI closed the door behind me with a soft click and stood in the dimly lit hallway for a moment, adjusting my cufflinks like nothing had happened. Like I hadn’t just fucked Noelle Carter over her desk until she came twice with my name breaking on her lips.My cock was still half-h
THE BILLIONAIRE'S DIRTY SECRET: A FORBIDDEN SECOND CHANCE chapter Six
THE REVEALNOELLE'S POVThe world tilted below me.Roman Ashford stood ten feet away in a perfectly tailored black suit, looking like every filthy memory I had tried to bury in Santorini. Those sharp features. That tall, powerful frame. The same dark eyes that had watched me come undone over and ov
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