LOGIN“You weren’t supposed to fall for me.” A bitter laugh escapes me before I can stop it. “Then what exactly did you think this was going to be?” Alexander stays silent. “This vacation,” I continue, my voice rising. “The way you touch me. The way you look at me when you think I’m not watching. Sleeping in the same bed every night and holding me. What was I supposed to feel?” **************** Ethan Cole has nothing left but debt, a sick sister to protect, and pride he was ready to lose. So when Billionaire Alex Veyron offers him a simple arrangement, he signs. The contract comes with money, protection, no deadline, but has only one rule….. Do not fall in love. It should have stayed professional. Instead, stolen glances turn into heated nights. Power games turn into obsessions, and the man Ethan was supposed to use becomes the only one willing to burn the world for him. When secrets from the past refuse to stay buried, Powerful enemies circle and Family ties twist tighter than either of them expected, love might be their only way out. But in a world ruled by money and control Breaking the one rule might cost them everything.….
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The elevator felt like it took forever. My heart was already beating fast when the doors opened to shiny marble floors, a hallway with strange arts, and a heavy silence. I almost went back. Almost. But the text was clear: Come to the top floor and be on time. So, I stepped out, my cheap shoes making little clicks, and my hands sweaty. I had never been in a building like this, especially not Alexander Veyron’s penthouse. Everyone whispered his name with fear and desire because he was a billionaire with lots of power and scandal. The last door opened, and I froze. Huge windows showed a city skyline with gold colors. The city looked endless, with lights like stars but the man in front of the view was what had my attention. Alexander didn’t turn at first, he stood still like a statue, with his hands behind his back. His suit looked good on his wide shoulders. Just seeing his back made me feel out of breathe. He seemed controlled and dangerous. He finally turned, and his eyes locked on me. My breath caught……..The man was even more gorgeous in person. “You’re late.” His voice was smooth but hard, a tone that meant no arguments. I swallowed. “Security downstairs…” “I don’t like excuses.” He looked me up and down like I was something he was buying and smirked. “You came, that’s what matters.” I felt my face getting hot with the way he was looking at me. “I almost didn’t.” He stepped closer to me. He smelled so good, like expensive cologne mixed with smoke, and something sinful. His hand went to my face, his fingers glazing my jaw. It shouldn’t have made my knees weak, but it did. “You were always going to come,” his voice was barely a whisper, his thumb rubbed on my lip. “The question is… how many times tonight?” I gasped, goose bumps appeared on my arm. My body almost leaned towards him, wanting his touch, even though my mind was screaming danger. “I don’t mess around,” I said. His smile got sharper. “I don’t either. I like… being in charge.” His words made me shake. My heart beat fast as his hand moved from my jaw to my throat, not squeezing, but there to remind me he had the power. “Tell me to stop,” he whispered. “And you can leave right now, but if you stay…” He squeezed my throat, showing he was in charge. “ then you belong to me tonight.” My throat went dry. I should go, I really should but when he pulled on my tie, taking it off fast, the sound of silk made me excited. “I shouldn’t be here,” I whispered. “You’re exactly where you should be.” His mouth was suddenly on mine, his mouth hot and rough. He bit my lip and forced my mouth open. I was breathing hard, feeling hot and dominated. This wasn’t a kiss, it was a takeover. My back hit the cold window, the city behind us didn’t matter compared to what my body was feeling. He pushed his leg between mine, and I moaned without meaning to. “Good,” he said against my mouth, his hand moving down my chest, unbuttoning my shirt easily. “I like that sound, do it again”. I didn’t. He pinched my nipple hard, and I moaned anyway. “There it is,” he sounded happy. His hands went lower, pulling at my belt and opening it fast. My pants dropped, and the cool air felt good on my hot skin. I shook, feeling both ashamed and aroused, scared and shaking with need. “You’re shaking,” he said softly, his eyes dark with arousal. “Are you scared of me?” “Yes.” He grinned wickedly. “Good, fear makes desire stronger.” He pushed me down until I was on my knees on the glass floor, looking up at him. He looked like a god in his suit, standing over the city. He grabbed my hair, holding me still. “Look at you,” he whispered. “So perfect.” I got harder against my underwear and I moved, showing my impatience. He smiled. “Beg.” I almost said no because I was proud but I felt so hot, and my body ached begging for release. “Please,” the word trembled out of me. “Please what?” He pulled harder on my hair. “Please… use me.” His eyes glowed, he opened his belt with one hand, unzipping slowly. I gasped as he got himself out, big and hard, close to my mouth. “You’ll take all of me. You’ll choke on me and when you can’t breathe, you’ll remember that pleasure belongs to me not you.” I opened my lips more, anticipating, my body completely out of my control. He pushed forward, and I gagged as he filled my mouth, stretching my throat. He held my hair, controlling how fast it happened. My nails dug into the window to keep me steady, my eyes watering, and I felt hot waves of shame and strong arousal. “That’s it,” he moaned, his voice rough, his head thrown back as he fucked my mouth harder and harder. “Take me, take it all.” My body was on fire, my dick was leaking and my mind was gone. Every push was a command, every gag was a reminder that I had given up. When he pulled me off, my lips were swollen, and my chin was wet. I gasped for air, shaking and ruined. He bent down, lifting my face with two fingers. “You look like you’re already giving in,” he whispered, brushing my lips with his. “And I’ve barely started.” My heart pounded. I knew I should run but when he kissed me again, his mouth hungry and rough, I kissed him back. This wasn’t a game, It was a deal made with sweat, control, and desire. And me? I had already signed it with my body.Alex’s pov My office doesn’t look like mine anymore. Not that it will be mine much longer, today being the last day for me as the CEO. For ten years this space has been steel, glass, neutral tones and no hint of softness. Deals were made here. Enemies were dismantled here. I built an empire from this room. Today it looks like a dream someone else had. Definitely not mine. Interior decorators have turned it into something…..warmer. Soft amber lights hidden along the ceiling, white roses layered with deep green foliage with a string of quartet tucked into one corner, quietly tuning. Champagne chills in silver buckets and my was table is pushed back to make space. It feels like I’m standing inside a risk. Which shouldn’t be a problem because I live for risks……but this was different. My palms are damp as I adjusted my cufflinks for the fifth time in ten minutes and checked my watch even though I knew the time. I start to pace. Voices drift in and out as people arrive. Friends, F
Ethan’s pov“Of course I don’t, why is that a surprise?” William asks.“Well dad, you have always been set in your old ways. You did call Dominic a freak show when you found out he was gay and I thought that's why you never liked Alex." Helena reminds him.“I called him a freak show because he was gay and married to my only daughter while cheating on her with half the city. That was betrayal, not sexuality. And I never hated Alex, it was purely business”I heard nothing else they said because I was literally having a panic attack. I couldn't breathe and my body was getting hotter by the minute.“What about me?” I hear Lena ask. “Is Mr. Stallin my father too?”My mother laughs lightly. “Oh, sweetheart. No. You’re Havelock’s. Or one of the other men I was seeing back then, It's hard to keep track.”“Oh my God,” Lena groans and turns walking towards the dining area. “What a wonderful family we have.”“Ohhh don’t give me that face,” my mother continues, ignoring her, “This is a family reu
Ethan’s pov“Him?” I say incredulously. “No way.”“You can’t be serious Ivy,” William said. “We always used protection, I made sure of that.”“Yeah, remember the night your boys threw you a going away party? You came to my place drunk?” My mother digs through her bag bringing out another pack of cigarettes. “We didn’t use protection then, did we? I didn’t find out myself till I was three weeks gone.” “It was just the one time. You’re certain?”She shrugged. “The timing matched. You and I were together that whole month. Havelock was never faithful enough to count days properly. He didn’t question it. At least not at first.”“At first,” I echoed.“He started to doubt when you grew older,” she went on, as if narrating a family recipe. “You didn’t look like him or built like him. He would stare at you sometimes like you were a stain he couldn’t scrub out.”The memories slammed into me. His cold eyes, the way he would grip my chin too tight. The way he would say, “You’re not right,” like
Ethan’s pov To me……My mother is dead to me, that's what I should have said. Why now though?Why now, of all days. After all that has happened, after I finally feel like I can breathe freely without bracing for impact, she chose to show her face.“Mum is here?” Lena asks, her voice filled with surprise. “Are you sure?”The staff member nods carefully. “That’s what she said, Miss.”“It can’t be her,” I say automatically. My throat feels dry. “She would never show her face after all these years. How would she even know I live here?”“She must have seen you in the news,” Lena says. “Oh, that must be it. You were everywhere and maybe she wants money now that you are living like royalty.”“I don’t want to see her.”Lena turns to me, her expression softening. “We need to see her. Let us at least hear her out.”“Come onLena. You can’t do this to yourself again, she is just as selfish as dad. There is nothing she can say I'm interested in hearing.” I turn to the staff. “Send her away.”“Wait
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