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Chapter 9

Autor: Comfort
last update Data de publicação: 2026-06-24 20:15:20

The first light of dawn crept through the floor-to-ceiling windows, painting the bedroom in shades of pale gold and gray. Outside, the city of Veridia was waking up traffic humming on distant highways, birds stirring in the hills, the world resuming its ordinary rhythm as if nothing had changed.

But everything had changed.

Leonardo opened his eyes and found Sophia lying beside him, her back turned to him, her body curled into itself like a wounded animal. She was still asleep, her breathing sha
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  • The Billionaire's Dangerous Obsession I Escaped But He Found   Chapter 10

    Sophia spent the morning learning the shape of her cage.After Leonardo left dressed in a charcoal suit that cost more than her entire year's salary, pausing at the door to remind her that he would be back and that she should use the day to "settle in" — she began to explore the villa. It didn't take long to understand the truth of her situation.The front door was locked from the outside. The windows were sealed or barred. Guards patrolled the perimeter with the bored efficiency of men who had done this before, who knew that no one got in or out without Leonardo Ferri's permission.She was trapped. Completely, utterly trapped.Her phone was gone. Her passport was gone. Every connection she had to the outside world had been severed. She was alone in a gilded prison, and no one knew she was here except her mother, who was powerless, and Leonardo, who was the architect of her suffering.She spent an hour searching for her phone, checking every drawer, every cabinet, every possible hidin

  • The Billionaire's Dangerous Obsession I Escaped But He Found   Chapter 9

    The first light of dawn crept through the floor-to-ceiling windows, painting the bedroom in shades of pale gold and gray. Outside, the city of Veridia was waking up traffic humming on distant highways, birds stirring in the hills, the world resuming its ordinary rhythm as if nothing had changed.But everything had changed.Leonardo opened his eyes and found Sophia lying beside him, her back turned to him, her body curled into itself like a wounded animal. She was still asleep, her breathing shallow and uneven, her bare shoulders marked with the evidence of the night before. The red marks he had left on her skin stood out against her pale complexion like accusations.He reached out and touched her cheek.The moment his fingers made contact, Sophia flinched. Her eyes flew open, and she shifted back across the sheets, putting as much distance between them as the bed would allow. Her expression was a mixture of fear and loathing, her body tensed for another assault.Leonardo's eyes darken

  • The Billionaire's Dangerous Obsession I Escaped But He Found   Chapter 8

    The sound cut through the villa like a scream. Her phone. Still in Leonardo's hand. Still ringing.Please don't be the children. Please don't be the children. Please, God, don't let it be—Leonardo glanced at the screen. The caller ID displayed an unknown number. He raised an eyebrow, clearly unimpressed, and answered the call with theatrical slowness."Hello?"Even from where she stood, pinned between two guards, Sophia could hear her mother's frantic voice on the other end of the line."Sophia? Sophia, darling, is that you? Are you alright? Did you get home safely? Please tell me you're okay—""This isn't Sophia." Leonardo's voice was smooth as silk. "It's Leonardo."A sharp intake of breath. Then silence."Mrs. Ferri." He leaned against the marble wall, utterly at ease. "Your daughter and I have unfinished business. She won't be coming home tonight. Or any night, for that matter. She'll be staying with me at my villa from now on. I'm sure she'll enjoy her new accommodations.""Leon

  • The Billionaire's Dangerous Obsession I Escaped But He Found   Chapter 7

    At the house on the outskirts of Nightvale, Martha was discovering that three children were significantly more work than one."I want Mommy," Chloe announced for the fourth time, standing in the middle of the living room with her bunny mask clutched in her small fist."Mommy will be back soon," Martha said, though she was beginning to wonder if that was true. The banquet should have ended by now."That's what you said an hour ago," Tristan observed quietly from his spot on the couch. He hadn't moved much since Sophia left. He sat with his star-patterned mask in his lap, his dark eyes fixed on the door, waiting."An hour is a very long time," Liam added, abandoning the toy cars he had been playing with. "Mommy said she would be back before we knew it. We know it now. So she should be back."Martha opened her mouth to respond, but Chloe had already moved on to a new concern."What if something happened to Mommy?" The question hung in the air, heavy and terrifying."Nothing happened to M

  • The Billionaire's Dangerous Obsession I Escaped But He Found   Chapter 6

    The silence in the ballroom stretched thin enough to snap.Leonardo pulled back from Sophia's ear, his cruel smile still in place, and surveyed the frozen crowd around them with the air of a man who had just remembered he had an audience."Please," he said, his voice carrying across the marble floor with practiced ease. "Don't let me interrupt the festivities. Enjoy the party."His eyes slid back to Sophia, who stood trembling before him, her face drained of all color."You should enjoy yourself too, stepsister. I wouldn't want anyone to think I'm the villain here, disturbing you from celebrating your own mother's birthday." He gestured toward the string quartet, who scrambled to resume their melody. "Go on. Mingle. Laugh. You have thirty minutes."Sophia didn't move. Her legs were rooted to the floor, her heart hammering so violently she could feel it in her throat. But it wasn't Leonardo's threat that occupied her mind. It was the children. Chloe, Liam, Tristan. Alone in a strange h

  • The Billionaire's Dangerous Obsession I Escaped But He Found   Chapter 5

    The automatic doors of Starlight International Airport slid open, and Sophia stepped through them with a child holding each hand and the third gripping the hem of her coat.Heads turned immediately.It was impossible not to look. The three children walking beside her were dressed in matching pastel outfits, tiny sneakers padding against the polished airport floor. Each wore a bucket hat pulled low over their foreheads and a small face mask decorated with cartoon animals Chloe had insisted on the bunny one, Liam had claimed the dinosaur, and Tristan had quietly selected the one with stars. Only their bright, curious eyes were visible above the masks, darting around the terminal with barely contained wonder."Mommy, why is everyone staring at us?" Chloe asked, her voice muffled through the fabric."Because you three are the cutest people in this airport," Sophia replied, squeezing her daughter's hand. "Just keep walking, baby."A woman approached them before they reached baggage claim,

  • The Billionaire's Dangerous Obsession I Escaped But He Found   Chapter 2

    Sophia's hands were shaking so badly she could barely button her blouse.Her mind was a storm of fractured thoughts, none of them settling long enough to make sense. The red marks on her skin stared back at her like accusations. The ache between her thighs was a constant, throbbing reminder of what

  • The Billionaire's Dangerous Obsession I Escaped But He Found   Chapter 1

    The taxi pulled up to the curb, and Sophia Reed stepped out into the cool evening air. She tilted her head back and stared up at the hotel building that stretched into the darkening sky, all glass and steel and glittering lights. The Grand Aurelia. One of the most expensive hotels in Nightvale. The

  • The Billionaire's Dangerous Obsession I Escaped But He Found   Chapter 4

    Three Years LaterSophia was just finishing up her shift when her phone buzzed against the desk. She glanced at the screen and smiled before she even answered. The photo that lit up the display was one of her favorites three tiny faces smushed together, cheeks pink, eyes bright, all fighting to be

  • The Billionaire's Dangerous Obsession I Escaped But He Found   Chapter 3

    Sophia zipped her suitcase with trembling fingers and dragged it to the front door. The apartment that had been her sanctuary for the past year now felt like a trap waiting to spring.She checked her phone. The taxi was three minutes away.Three minutes, and she would be gone. Three minutes, and sh

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