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195: MAGIC WORDS

Penulis: Glittering gold
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-05-23 23:59:49

ELARA’S POV

One last glance in the full-length mirror, I smoothed down the black silk dress hugging my frame like it had been sewn on.

My hair fell in soft waves down my back, glossy and freshly blown out. I hadn’t meant to go overboard but after being cooped up in this house for what felt like years, I needed to feel like myself again.

Ten minutes to get ready wasn’t nearly enough, but here I was dressed like I owned the damn night.

Not for him, I reminded myself. For me.

We are going downtown if that place has anything apart from the illegal activities. Its powerful people also frequent that place.

My mother used to say, “If you want the room to respect you, dress like you already run it.”

As I stepped out of the bedroom and descended the stairs, the sound of my heels echoed through the silence.

Click. Click. Click.

Nate was pacing by the front window, arms crossed, tension stiff in his shoulders. He turned at the sound, eyes falling on me and stopped dead.

His mouth opened like h
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  • The Billionaire’s Regret    243: SAME TEAM.

    NATE’S POV My knuckles were bleeding. Didn’t matter. Nicolas kept getting back up, laughing like the devil himself. “You just don’t quit, do you?” He growled, and I slamming him into the deck again. “Where is she” he spat. He spat blood and smirked. I don’t respond. I raised my fist again slamming it into him, he didn’t just take her from me but the hell he put her through was too much, I could tell from how scared she look when she saw me and the fact that he fucking put a wire on her? Like she was some animal. My fist throb as I charge for another punch but he dodge it his own fist to my face In a swift move. “Everything is set boss we got her” The voice came from somewhere behind me. One of his men. I froze, and Nicolas grinned wide something feral behind his eyes. “What the hell did you do?” I demanded. But before I could land another punch, he ducked under me and bolted. “HEY!” I shouted, chasing after him. He ran toward the railing, fast, reckles

  • The Billionaire’s Regret    242: DARK

    ELARA’S POV The pain had dulled to a constant burn around my ankle, the bracelet digging into my skin like it wanted to become one with the bone beneath. But I was getting used to it. Sort of. Maybe it was the adrenaline. Maybe it was because I could see the damn rescue boat on the horizon, inching closer, still too far, like it was dragging time with it. I could still hear Nate’s voice in my head. “Stay here, El. Don’t move. Not until the boat gets to you, okay?” I wanted to listen. God, I wanted to. But everything in me was screaming. They were fighting. The heavy sounds of bodies slamming echoed from the other side of the deck just a few feet from where I was hiding, you could say… I heard a grunt, then multiple curses, Then the unmistakable thud of someone hitting the floor hard. And the sound of another shot made my heart drop. Nate? My body jerked forward before my mind could catch up, only to be yanked back by the searing pulse of pain around my ankle. I gasp

  • The Billionaire’s Regret    241: ALMOST SAFE

    ELARA’S POV The second Nate’s arms wrapped around me fresh sobs tore from my throat. Not just from fear or pain… but from the unbearable weight I’d been carrying for days. His scent, his voice, the strength in his arms it was too much. Too real that it almost felt like a hologram, like it wasnt him, because how could he have found me, its not even possible but then his arms are wrapped around me, its him. Its nate. I gripped his shirt like it was the only thing keeping me grounded. “You’re really here?” I breathed, the words cracking out of me. He cupped the back of my head, pressing his lips to my temple.”yes el, its me” “its you” I echo with a smile my eyes to blurry to study his face. “I’ve got you, El. I’m here.” He places another kiss on my forehead. But relief didn’t come. Not fully, because reality snapped back in with a painful jolt that was wrapped tight around my ankle. “The bracelet,” I gasped, pulling back, my hand shaking as I pushed up the hem of my sweats

  • The Billionaire’s Regret    240

    ELARA’S POV“I’m going on a little trip,” Nicolas said, smiling that same dead smile. The one that didn’t touch his eyes. “When I get back… we’ll start our journey to Majorca.”He leaned down and placed a kiss on my forehead.I didn’t flinch.I didn’t move.But inside?I was screaming.His “affection” always came wrapped in control. Gentle hands hiding the monster behind the mask. And this morning was no different. Every kiss, every soft word, was a leash.“Are you even listening to me?” he asked, annoyed now. I hadn’t moved from the headboard, my body wrapped tight in the heavy duvet like armor.“Yeah,” I whispered, forcing a smile that I couldn’t feel. “I heard you.”He narrowed his eyes, studying me too long. Too quiet. Like he was peeling my skin back to see what I was hiding underneath.“Are you okay?”“Just… a migraine.” I lowered my gaze. “It’s nothing.”He stepped closer, pressed his palm to my forehead. His skin was warm. My stomach churned.“Do you need me to stay back? If y

  • The Billionaire’s Regret    239: DOOMED

    ELARA’S POV The silence after the guard spoke was unbearable. I stayed on my knees, shaking all over. My breath was shallow. My eyes burned. The cold floor pressed hard against my skin, and my heart wouldn’t stop pounding. I looked up. Nicolas hadn’t moved. His face was calm. Too calm. That unreadable quiet he always wore like armor. But something flickered in his eyes something darker. Not anger. Control. “I told you not to touch her,” Nicolas said quietly. The guard blinked. “I… sir, I had to. She was—” A gunshot cracked through the air. I screamed and jumped back, landing hard on the floor. The guard dropped instantly, grabbing his leg. Blood spilled fast onto the pristine carpet as his screams filled the room. I couldn’t breathe. I slapped a hand over my mouth, eyes wide, frozen in place. Nico calmly slid the gun away like it was nothing. “She’s not your concern,” he said coldly, then turned to me. “You okay, sweetheart?” I couldn’t answer. Not t

  • The Billionaire’s Regret    238: CAUGHT!

    ELARA’S POV The yacht was bigger than I expected. Not the fancy kind with shiny glass railings and butlers in suits. No. This one felt more like a floating prison. It had multiple levels, confusing hallways, thick steel doors, and cameras in every corner. Every step I took outside the bedroom felt risky. Like one wrong move, and I’d be caught. Like falling into the sea with sharks waiting below. Nico said I could walk around if I wanted. That it was his way of showing me he “trusted” me. Yeah, right. But I still smiled and kept quiet, even when I saw things I shouldn’t have. Men moving crates that looked too heavy to be wine. Doors slamming shut when they noticed me. I didn’t ask. As long as I played the role the girl who chose this, who chose him he wouldn’t see me as a threat. He’d keep thinking I was warming up to him. So I let him talk about the future. About Majorca. About beach houses and silk robes and champagne on the balcony. He made it sound like some fairyt

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