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The Billionaire's Bargain 73.
PENELOPENew York looked exactly the same. It didn’t care that I left. It didn’t blink when I came back.The sky was cloudy, and the air carried that late-winter, early-spring chill that made you wrap your arms tighter around yourself—even if you weren’t cold. Maybe especially if you weren’t cold.Alfred stood by the car at the terminal, arms crossed, dressed in that same black coat he wore with unbothered elegance. Jess was in the passenger seat, waving like a madwoman, she looked cute—sort of.I smiled, as fake and bright as I could manage. “Hey, you two.”Jess hugged me the second I reached the car, as she got out excitedly, whispering, “You look like you slept through the apocalypse.”“I probably did.” I snorted.She pulled back and searched my face for something. I didn’t let her find it. “We missed you, and no Alfred doesn’t need therapy, maybe we might have to check his sugar level, because I’ve fed him with nothing but sugar, asides that I promise you, I didn’t bother Alfred.”
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PENELOPEI flipped the last pancake onto the growing stack on the plate and stepped back with a satisfied hum. It was the first real quiet moment I’d had in what felt like weeks.Well—quiet enough.I was still riding the aftershocks of last night. My thighs were sore in places that had no business being sore. My arms ached, my jaw ached, my throat ached, my voice had a slight rasp. And I felt… incredible.He let me have control. Let me wreck him. Let me pleasure him the way he always had me. I’d never seen him like that before—his head thrown back, his eyes rolling, and his body trembling under my touch. The sound he made when he came? I was going to keep that tucked away in a vault and play it in my head like a favorite playlist.It made me smile like an idiot while I poured syrup into a dish. Doing a little happy dance in my head.Behind me, footsteps padded into the kitchen. “Something smells like sin,” Liam’s voice announced, and I turned to see him hop up onto the counter, yawnin
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CHRISTIANThe moment we stepped into the penthouse, it felt a lot more peaceful than it had in days. She was here, and that was all the peace I needed. Liam disappeared with a tired wave, mumbling something about retiring from both security work and dessert-testing for good.Penelope walked ahead of me, slipping off her sandals, stretching her toes with a soft sigh that somehow echoed louder in my head than it did in the room. The curve of her spine, the way her dress clung to her hips—it wasn’t fair. Not after dinner. Not after the silence. Not with the dull ache still tucked beneath my ribs.“You good?” she asked over her shoulder.“Better now.” I said with a faint smile.She tossed a glance at me and disappeared into the bathroom. I followed quietly, wanting, because I had missed touching her, I had missed the feel of her beating heart on mine. And if I had died that night, I’d have never gotten to know what it felt like again.We showered in silence, the warm water hit my skin lik
The Billionaire's Bargain 70.
PENELOPERyuji’s house looked like it was made for a scene for a high-budget period drama. The kind that starts with a sword fight and ends with a quiet funeral.It was a wide traditional compound that had shoji doors, wooden frames, soft warm lighting and lanterns hanging in delicate clusters from the ceiling beams. But there were also sleek cars in the driveway and a security system that looked like it could launch a rocket. Japanese. But not.My guess was Hilton Tech. I’m sure that’s why Christian was still stuck in Tokyo for a while. If I’m correct.It smelled like cedarwood and incense, like the inside of a centuries-old shrine someone had spritzed with expensive cologne. Every surface gleamed. Every corner was exact.We were led in by a woman in a pale blue kimono, with a gold obi as she greeted us with a deep bow, ushering us inside. The foyer opened up into a space that was both very traditional and oddly modern. Tatami floors met glass-paneled walls. There were low tables an
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PENELOPEIt had barely been a full day since Christian got home. He was still moving like someone had unplugged and rebooted him. Which was fair—being stabbed probably rearranged your organs and your attitude.Definitely the attitude.Liam had walked in not long after breakfast with a smirk and a mission. “Ryuji wants a feast,” he said. “He called this morning. Said it’s long overdue and he insists you bring your best work. His words. Not mine. And it’s cause to celebrate that Christian is still alive.”I raised a brow. “Feast? As in a full-blown celebration? He’s alive, yes but a full-blown celebration? Do the Japanese go out of their way like this?”“As in you’re baking, I’m shopping, and Christian’s staying his ass put until further notice. And yes, they actually go out of their way.”I rolled my eyes. “Tell him I’ll do it. But he’s covering ingredients. Imported butter isn’t cheap.”“Already said he would.” He said with a sly smirk plastered on his face. “Told me to tell you to ma
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CHRISTIANThe first time I woke up, it was her voice I heard.It was faint, soft. Like she was talking from underwater—or maybe I was the one drowning. The words came in broken echoes, but I caught enough to bleed from the inside.“…I didn’t mean it. About Alex… I was just mad… I love you…”Her hand was on mine. Her head resting near my arm. Her warm scent cut through the sterile stench of antiseptic. I wanted to tell her I heard her. That I didn’t blame her. That she could scream all the awful things in the world and I’d still want her more than my own fucking pulse.But the blackness pulled me under before I could make a sound.When I came around the second time, the ceiling was blindingly white and too still. A slow, rhythmic beep pulsed beside me—machine, not heart. Though both were working harder than they should be.Pain radiated from my side like a dull saw blade. My ribs ached. My throat was dry. But I was alive.I blinked, slowly turning my head to the empty chair I saw her s
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