Share

One bullet

last update publish date: 2026-08-11 00:37:15

We walked along the quieter street with the car still a short distance ahead. Damien stayed close to my side. His steps were unsteady after the press of strangers and the noise that had followed him.

I kept one hand near his arm without holding too tight. The night air carried the usual city sounds yet something felt off. A thin red point of light slid across the pavement near his feet and then climbed higher.

I saw the laser sight the moment it touched the center of his back. There was no tim
Continue to read this book for free
Scan code to download App
Locked Chapter

Latest chapter

  • The Billionaire’s Lost Family   Chapter one hundred and forty three

    The days grew quieter after the unexpected words left Damien’s mouth. When I entered the room he looked up and asked me to stay. His voice carried a steady weight I had not heard in a long time. He began to speak of the pieces that had returned, he apologized for every harsh sentence he could now recall from the weeks before the world tore apart. The sharp comments, the moments he let pride speak louder than care… each one sat heavy on him as he named them.I listened without interrupting, when he finished I told him the truth I had carried as well. I had made my own mistakes, At times I closed myself off and I let fear guide my answers instead of trust. We sat with the shared weight for a while. No rush to fix anything, only the quiet decision to heal side by side. The past would not vanish but it no longer needed to stand between us like a wall.Liam appeared in the doorway later that afternoon… he had kept a careful distance for many days. Today he walked forward without pausin

  • The Billionaire’s Lost Family   Pieces of us

    The days that followed carried a different kind of quiet. Damien spent long hours in the main room with the windows open to the trees, small things began to reach him without warning. A soft song played from a speaker in the kitchen and his head lifted at once. For a moment, Damien did not seem to hear anything else in the room. His eyes remained fixed on the speaker, but he was no longer really looking at it. His breathing slowed, and his fingers stopped moving against the arm of the chair.I watched the change come over him. It was small, almost invisible, but I had learned to notice every little shift in him.His brows drew together as though he were trying to chase the image before it disappeared. There was something almost painful in the way he concentrated. He wanted to remember. I could see that much.“Where did I hear this?” he finally asked.I tried to keep my feelings inside and didn’t let myself show how sad I was. “Maybe somewhere from before.”“Before what?”I looked at

  • The Billionaire’s Lost Family   One bullet

    We walked along the quieter street with the car still a short distance ahead. Damien stayed close to my side. His steps were unsteady after the press of strangers and the noise that had followed him. I kept one hand near his arm without holding too tight. The night air carried the usual city sounds yet something felt off. A thin red point of light slid across the pavement near his feet and then climbed higher.I saw the laser sight the moment it touched the center of his back. There was no time to call out. I turned and threw my full weight against him. We hit the ground hard. The breath left my lungs as the pavement met my shoulder. A sharp crack split the air above us. The bullet struck the wall where Damien had stood only a second before. Stone chips scattered across the ground.Damien lay still beneath me for a moment. Then he pushed up on one elbow and looked at the damaged wall. Understanding came slow across his face. Someone had tried to end his life right here on this open

  • The Billionaire’s Lost Family   The man in the mirror

    I ran through the dark trees with Victoria close behind. The open window and empty bed left no clear path yet the ground showed enough for us to follow. Soft earth. Broken branches. A trail that led away from the quiet house and toward the distant glow of the city. My mind stayed fixed on one thought. Find him before the night took him further.The trail reached a narrow road and then the edge of the city itself. Streetlights replaced the trees. Cars moved past in steady lines. Damien had wandered into the bright noise without any clear direction. I saw him first near a wide glass storefront. He stood alone and stared at his own reflection. The man in the glass looked back with thin cheeks and marked skin. He lifted one hand and touched the lines on his face as if they belonged to a stranger. The scars frightened him. I watched the way his shoulders pulled inward and the way his eyes searched the glass for someone he could still recognize.People on the sidewalk began to notice. One

  • The Billionaire’s Lost Family   Chapter one hundred and thirty nine

    The doctor came early that morning and spent a long time checking Damien. She asked him simple questions about colors and numbers and the names of objects in the room. His answers came faster than the day before. She wrote notes and then asked to speak with me alone in the hall. Her voice stayed low. She said his mind was pulling pieces back quicker than expected. The speed worried her. Recovery this fast could strain him in ways that left lasting harm.I returned to the room and sat with him while the children played outside under Victoria’s watch. Damien spoke more that morning. Short sentences. Careful observations about the light through the trees and the sound of birds. Each new detail seemed to cost him something. By midday he pressed his fingers to his temples and closed his eyes. The pain arrived without warning and left him quiet for hours.That night the house settled into its usual quiet. Victoria checked every lock twice. The medical team rested in the side rooms. I staye

  • The Billionaire’s Lost Family   Falling in love twice

    The days in the safe house moved slow and careful. I started bringing small pieces of our past into the room where Damien spent most of his time. I never forced long talks. I simply set things where he could see them and let him decide what to touch.One afternoon I placed a thin album on the table beside his chair. The first pages held our wedding photos. Us standing close under soft light. My hand in his. The quiet smile he wore that day. Damien picked up the album and turned the pages one by one. His eyes stayed on the man in the pictures for a long time. He traced the edge of one photo with his finger and then looked at his own hand as if measuring the difference.Next I brought pictures of Liam as a baby and as a growing boy. Damien studied the serious eyes and the way the child stood a little taller in each frame. He asked quiet questions about the boy’s age and the places in the background. I answered simply. He nodded but the distance in his gaze never fully left.Rose’s first

More Chapters
Explore and read good novels for free
Free access to a vast number of good novels on GoodNovel app. Download the books you like and read anywhere & anytime.
Read books for free on the app
SCAN CODE TO READ ON APP
DMCA.com Protection Status