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CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
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The Billionaire's Ultimatum CHAPTER FIFTY ONE
XAVIER I should step back, I scolded myself as my heart began to race. Just looking at her had me this riled up, and I couldn’t risk taking it any further than I already had. I should just let her get her water, help her back to her room if she needed it, and maintain the professional distance we’d both agreed on from the beginning. Earlier today, I’d been so tempted to just lean in and kiss her—no hesitation, no second thoughts. I’d been that close to doing it, but thankfully, Marcus’s perfect timing had come to the rescue. Because of him, I’d managed to stop myself before I made a mistake—a mistake driven by emotions I couldn’t seem to control. How could I forget myself so easily? How could I be driven to do the wrong thing when I knew better? Laura had been through hell. More than the average person should ever have to endure. She didn’t need anything more weighing on her. She didn’t need me being confused and attracted to her, adding complications she shouldn’t be handlin
The Billionaire's Ultimatum CHAPTER FIFTY
LAURAI knew very well that everything I was saying was fueled by pure adrenaline.Before Xavier left my room, I remembered waking up briefly and seeing him still there, keeping watch over me—his fingers still entwined with mine.Waking up to that kind of warmth was something I hadn’t realized could affect me so deeply. But when he left, everything suddenly felt too cold, too empty, and I realized with growing clarity that—I didn’t want that.All my life had been cold, and I’d been alone. I had never felt genuine love or care from anyone, and maybe that was why I gave so much of mine away.So being on the receiving end of it was something I had never fathomed.And yet… it was real.Xavier was the first to protect me.The first to keep me safe.He rescued me when I was in trouble.For once… someone actually cared. Someone gave a damn about me and put me before themselves.And I didn’t want to lose that.I knew what I’d said about wanting to keep things professional—that getting close
The Billionaire's Ultimatum CHAPTER FORTY NINE
XAVIERI’d left Laura’s room just a little before dawn, when the sky was still that light grey between night and morning. She’d been sleeping soundly, her face pale against the pillow, her lips occasionally trembling even in her sleep.I couldn’t get that image out of my head.Now, sitting in my office reviewing interrogation reports from the captured guards, I found my attention drifting. The words on the screen blurred together as my mind replayed the past couple on an endless loop.Laura throwing herself out of a moving vehicle, running barefoot across the highway, her wrists marked with rope burns. Her collapsing into my arms, that she’d been scared and alone.I forced myself to focus on the reports but a quiet knock at the door pulled my attention up.Laura stood in the doorway.She was dressed in simple clothes—soft grey sweatpants and an oversized sweater that made her look even smaller than she already did. She looked fragile and fierce all at once.Every instinct I had scr
The Billionaire's Ultimatum CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
LAURA “It wasn’t your fault, Juniper…” I muttered against her hair, pressing a hand to her back as she shook slightly. “I know you were only worried about Xavier. None of what happened is your fault at all. The one to blame here is that maniac, Alexei.”“But you got so hurt because I wasn’t able to protect you,” she sniffed, and I held her closer, a small smile tugging at the corners of my lips.For some reason, I felt strangely happy.At the beginning, never in a million years would I have thought that Juniper and I would get along—let alone that she would be crying because I got hurt.It was sweet and overwhelming all at once.“I’ll be just fine once the paramedics take a look at me. Honestly, some rest and food will do me a lot of good.”“Oh, yes.” Juniper pulled back, wiping at her tear-stained cheeks. “They should be here right about now, shouldn’t they?”With Juniper’s help, I managed to eat over the next ten minutes, and that was about when Xavier returned with the paramedics.
The Billionaire's Ultimatum CHAPTER FORTY SEVEN
LAURAI gulped as the words left his lips.I knew better than to take anything Xavier said lightly, and if he said there would be war, then there was going to be war.I should have felt relieved, at least a little, since Alexei wasn’t letting up either. But my heart still felt heavy.I didn’t want Xavier to go head-on with Alexei—I didn’t want him to get hurt. If I was being entirely honest, I didn’t want anyone to get hurt. I just wanted things to go back to the way they used to be.Back in the penthouse, when I’d get mad that I couldn’t do something as simple as make eggs for myself. Or even that brief moment when we weren’t thinking about Alexei at all.When it was just me and Xavier inside that small office, opening our hearts to each other.I wondered if that was something that could ever happen again.So much had happened in so little time, and now it just felt like he was so far away—even though he was standing in the same room with me.I looked up at where he stood, his gaze s
The Billionaire's Ultimatum CHAPTER FORTY SIX
LAURA My eyes shot open and I jerked upright, panic flooding through my system.Where was I? Had Alexei caught me? Was I back in that warehouse?My hands flew up to my mouth, my breathing coming in short, desperate gasps as I looked around wildly but soon, relief washed over me in tides.I recognized Marcus’ silhouette as he sat in the front passenger seat, his phone pressed to his ear as he spoke something in low tones.And right there next to him, in the passenger seat was—Xavier.I was safe.My breathing finally started to slow as reality settled over me like a heavy blanket. I’d passed out—probably from exhaustion and shock and the sheer insanity of what I’d just done. But Xavier had caught me. Just before Alexie’s men could get their crummy hands on me, he’d gotten me into his SUV and now he was taking me somewhere to get my far away from Alexei and Jennifer and this crazy nightmare.I was safe. I was finally, finally safe.My eyes drifted up to find Xavier’s gaze in the rearv
The Billionaire's Ultimatum CHAPTER THIRTEEN
XAVIER “Right this way sir,” the chauffeur gestured to the elevator and I gave him a slight nod before entering.When the metal doors shifted to a close, I released a breath I hadn’t even realized I was holding.Tonight, I was meeting with the heads of the other families in Chicago at the China tw
Last Updated : 2026-03-19The Billionaire's Ultimatum CHAPTER TWELVE
LAURAI blinked slowly as I took in the view through the floor-to-ceiling window of the living room.It was early in the morning, the sun was just beginning to stretch across the sky, pale gold bleeding into blues. I wrapped my robe tighter around me and held onto the coffee I had made for myself.
Last Updated : 2026-03-19The Billionaire's Ultimatum CHAPTER ELEVEN
XavierThe conference room was on the thirty-second floor of the Blackwell Tower.I sat at the head of the table, fingers drumming against the polished table as my mother’s—no, my legal team shuffled through mountains of paperwork.“Mr. Blackwell, if you’ll just sign here,” Gerald Hutchins, the lea
Last Updated : 2026-03-18The Billionaire's Ultimatum Chapter Nine
XAVIER“Where did Laura go?” I asked when I was done with my call. Juniper rolled her eyes and Lucas pointed towards the bathroom.“She didn’t seem okay, you might want to go check up on her.”I sighed, following his directions to the closest bathroom down the hallway. “Hey Laura, you in there? Lu
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