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chapter 21: Reunion and rage
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The billionaire's secret vow chapter 21: Reunion and rage
Aria hadn’t slept properly in days.Two mornings had passed since she spotted Jaxon outside the grocery store—since her world tilted and dread lodged itself like a thorn in her chest. Her small rented home on the edge of the coastal town had always felt warm, safe, and quiet.Now it felt like a ticking time bomb.She stood in her living room, arms crossed, staring at her phone for the hundredth time. She didn’t want to worry Zara, but she couldn’t keep this bottled up anymore.She dialed.“Hello?” Zara’s voice came through, bright and concerned.“Zara…” Aria whispered, her voice trembling.“Aria?” Zara’s tone instantly changed. “What’s wrong? Are you okay? Is it the baby?”“No, I mean—yes. The baby’s fine. But… I think I saw Jaxon.”There was a sharp inhale on the other end. “Wait, what? Jaxon as in Damian’s Jaxon?”Aria nodded even though Zara couldn’t see her. “He was standing across the street, near the parking lot. He didn’t say anything… but I think he saw me. He saw the baby sup
The billionaire's secret vow chapter 20: Jaxon finds her
Three months.Ninety-two endless days.That was how long Damian had lived in silence, in guilt, in torment.He hadn’t touched another woman. Hadn’t even looked at one. Hell, he could barely look at himself in the mirror.Aria was gone.And it was his fault.He sat behind his office desk, staring blankly at the untouched cup of coffee his secretary had dropped off hours ago. His once vibrant, dominant presence had dulled into a man weighed down by regret.He hadn’t even stepped foot in their bedroom since she left.Correction—since he threw her out.His fists clenched against the desk.“Dammit…” he muttered under his breath, dragging a hand over his tired face.The door to his office creaked open.“Don’t you knock?” Damian snapped without looking.“I do. You just don’t answer anymore,” Jaxon said, stepping in and closing the door behind him.Damian sighed. “What is it?”“I found something,” Jaxon said, voice low but urgent.That got Damian’s attention. His eyes narrowed. “Found what?”
The billionaire's secret vow chapter 19: pregnant and alone
“Damian is a heartless bastard! What the hell was he thinking?!” Zara fumed, pacing the living room as Aria sat numbly on the couch, her eyes swollen and red. “He didn’t even give you a chance to speak, Aria. He just threw you out like trash!”Aria wiped her nose, her hands trembling. “I tried. I begged him to listen. But he looked at me like I was nothing. Like I disgusted him.”Zara dropped beside her and wrapped her arms around her best friend. “You don’t deserve this. You gave everything to him, Aria. Everything! And what did he do? Humiliate you. Toss you out like a used napkin!”Tears slipped down Aria’s cheek silently. “He wouldn’t even let me explain. He just showed me those stupid pictures and assumed the worst.”“I swear, if I ever see that man again, I’ll punch his arrogant face,” Zara snapped. “Jaxon should’ve known better too. He knows you!”“What does he know? They both believed Amelia or whoever took those pics,” Aria whispered. “She got what she wanted.”Zara looked at
The billionaire's secret vow chapter 18: The ex attack
Damian’s jaw clenched as he shoved the phone toward Jaxon. “She said she was at the shop yesterday,” he muttered. “Explain this.” Jaxon squinted at the screen. A photo of Aria — standing too close to a man outside a dimly lit building. The man was standing so close to her. Jaxon hesitated. “Where did you get this?” “It was sent to me this morning,” Damian bit out. “No name. Just the photo. Perfect timing too, considering how distant she’s been. This past few days.” Jaxon rubbed his brow. “You really think she—” “I don’t think,” Damian cut in coldly. “I know what I'm seeing.” And with that, he turned and stormed upstairs. Aria blinked her eyes open and reached for the other side of the bed, only to find it cold, empty—abandoned. A knot twisted in her stomach. Damian hadn’t returned to their room last night. She sat up slowly, brushing the hair from her face, her heart already dreading what the day might bring. Then she heard it—his voice. “Do you want to explain these?” Dam
The billionaire's secret vow chapter 17: Amelia's secret
A week passed since the letter arrived from Amelia, and yet Aria still felt the tremble in her bones. Fear lingered under her skin like a second heartbeat. Every morning she would wake up hoping the entire thing had been a cruel joke, but the envelope with Amelia's name remained real—tucked away in the bottom drawer of her desk at the flower shop.On the seventh day, her phone buzzed. AMELIA: In an hour meet me at an old white building just past the outskirts of town. Come alone.Aria’s heart dropped. Her hands shook as she closed the shop early, giving the staff a flimsy excuse about having a migraine. She didn’t want anyone asking questions. Not yet.She stepped into a cab, directions clenched in her mind like a lifeline. What she didn’t know was that someone followed her—a tall figure in plain clothes, discreet and silent. Damian's bodyguard, Mikhail had seen her leave and, sensing something off, trailed her from a distance. When the cab veered out of town, he immediately called D
The billionaire's secret vow chapter 16: The morning after
The sunlight poured through the gaps in the curtains, casting soft golden beams over the bed. Aria stirred. Her lashes fluttered open slowly, and she turned instinctively toward the other side of the bed.Empty.A strange ache thudded gently in her chest. Not physical—something deeper. Something quiet.She sat up and winced. A soft gasp slipped from her lips as a tender soreness pulsed between her thighs. Her cheeks warmed with the memory of last night—his hands, his mouth, the way he had touched her like she was something rare and breakable.Carefully, she stood. As she turned toward the bathroom, her gaze caught on something on the sheet, a small spot of red.She stilled.A flush rose up her neck. It was real. Not just the way he held her or the way her body had clung to his—but this. This mark of what they shared. Her first time. With him.Aria walked into the bathroom, her steps slow. She sank into a warm bath, her mind flooded with everything that had happened. His words. His tou
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