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The Betrayal

Author: Sarah
last update publish date: 2026-06-16 15:23:30

Lucien’s question stayed inside Aria’s head long after he left the room. Would you still stay if you knew everything I’ve done? She wanted to answer yes. That terrified her. Because despite the blood on his hands… despite the darkness living inside him… part of her still saw the wounded man beneath it all. And that made everything complicated. The mansion felt unusually quiet that evening. Lucien locked himself inside his office for hours while security moved constantly throughout the estate. A
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    At first, Aria told herself she was imagining it. The black SUV behind her had probably been heading the same direction. The identical turns meant nothing. The headlights staying close was just coincidence. But deep down… Fear had already started crawling up her spine. Her fingers tightened around the steering wheel as she drove through the rain-slick streets, trying to calm the violent pounding in her chest. Left turn. The SUV followed. Right turn. Still there. Oh God.Lucien was right. The realization hit too late.Aria’s breathing became uneven as panic slowly replaced anger. She reached for her phone immediately. No signal. “What?” She checked again desperately. Nothing. Rain hammered violently against the windshield while thunder cracked overhead, turning the empty road ahead ghostly white for brief flashes. The SUV behind her suddenly accelerated. Fear exploded through her chest. Aria pressed harder on the gas instinctively.The engine roared beneath her as the city lights blurr

  • The Billionaires ruin   The Betrayal

    Lucien’s question stayed inside Aria’s head long after he left the room. Would you still stay if you knew everything I’ve done? She wanted to answer yes. That terrified her. Because despite the blood on his hands… despite the darkness living inside him… part of her still saw the wounded man beneath it all. And that made everything complicated. The mansion felt unusually quiet that evening. Lucien locked himself inside his office for hours while security moved constantly throughout the estate. Aria tried distracting herself with sketching, but her thoughts kept drifting back to him. To the sadness in his eyes. To the exhaustion in his voice. To the terrifying honesty of his confession. Eventually frustration drove her from her room again. She wandered downstairs sometime after midnight, unable to sleep. The hallway outside Lucien’s office was empty. A faint light glowed beneath the door.Aria hesitated. Part of her wanted to knock. To talk to him. To somehow fix whatever existed betwee

  • The Billionaires ruin   Blood on his hands

    The blood was still wet. Aria stared at the dark stain spreading across Lucien’s coat sleeve while her heartbeat pounded unevenly against her ribs.For one horrible second, she couldn’t breathe. “Where is he?” Her voice came out sharper than intended as she turned toward the guard standing outside the office. The man immediately straightened. “Mr. Moretti is fine.” Fine.The word did nothing to calm her. “Then why is there blood on his coat?” Silence. That silence terrified her more than any answer could have. Aria grabbed the coat from the chair with trembling fingers. The expensive black fabric felt cold beneath her hands, heavier than it should have been. Something about seeing blood on his clothes made everything suddenly real again. Lucien wasn’t just a billionaire. Not just powerful.He was dangerous. Truly dangerous. And deep down… She had always known it. “Tell me what happened,” she demanded quietly. The guard hesitated again before answering carefully.“There was an incident

  • The Billionaires ruin   The Consequences

    The next morning felt painfully awkward. Aria realized that the moment she stepped into the dining room and found Lucien already seated at the long marble table, reading through several documents while black coffee sat untouched beside him. He looked composed. Cold. Perfectly controlled. As if he hadn’t kissed her like he was starving only hours ago. Aria stopped near the doorway, suddenly unsure what to do with herself.Lucien glanced up briefly. “You’re late.” That was it.No mention of the kiss. No lingering tension in his voice. Nothing.Confusion twisted painfully inside her chest. “Oh,” she said quietly. “Sorry.” Lucien returned his attention to the papers immediately.The distance between them felt sharper than before. More deliberate. Aria slowly sat down across from him while staff quietly placed breakfast on the table. Silence stretched heavily.Usually she would’ve snapped something sarcastic just to break the tension. But now?Now she just felt hurt. Because last night had

  • The Billionaires ruin   The first real touch

    The storm arrived just after midnight. Aria woke to the sound of thunder shaking the windows hard enough to rattle the glass. For a few disoriented seconds, she forgot where she was. Then lightning flashed across the enormous bedroom, illuminating unfamiliar walls, silk sheets, and the massive city skyline beyond the windows. Lucien’s mansion. Reality settled back over her instantly.Another loud crack of thunder split through the sky. Rain slammed violently against the windows while wind howled outside like something alive. Aria sat up slowly, pressing a hand against her chest as her heartbeat steadied. She hated storms. Ever since childhood, they always made her anxious. Her mother used to sit beside her during thunderstorms and tell stories until she fell asleep again. The memory made something ache softly inside her. Lightning flashed again.Then suddenly— Darkness. The entire room went black. Aria froze. A second later the air conditioner shut off too, leaving only the violent so

  • The Billionaires ruin   Secrets behind cold eyes

    The dinner ended after midnight. By the time the last guests finally left the mansion, Aria felt emotionally exhausted. Every smile she gave had felt forced. Every conversation carefully watched. Every movement analyzed by strangers trying to understand why Lucien Moretti suddenly seemed interested in a woman nobody had ever heard of before. But nothing unsettled her more than his uncle. The man’s cold smile still lingered in her mind long after the ballroom emptied. People close to this family tend to die young. The words had wrapped themselves around her thoughts like poison. Aria stood quietly near one of the massive windows upstairs, staring out at the dark city below while trying to calm the uneasiness inside her chest. The mansion had become quieter now. Lonelier. Somewhere downstairs she could hear distant voices from staff cleaning after the party, but otherwise the estate felt strangely hollow. Her gaze shifted toward the engagement ring resting on her finger....Large, Beauti

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