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Touched by the Billionaire, Owned by the Devil 68
The coffee machine sputtered and stopped halfway through filling the cup, leaving a thin stream of dark liquid dripping onto the counter. My fingers tapped the side of the machine, but the red light just blinked stubbornly. The breakroom was empty, the morning rush not yet in full swing, and the quiet hum of the refrigerator felt entirely too loud. "Kick it," Michael said from the doorway, adjusting his glasses. "That is the only thing that works." "I am not kicking the machine, Michael." "Then you are not getting coffee," he replied, walking over and delivering a sharp tap to the side of the unit with his knuckles. The machine roared back to life, the dark liquid resuming its steady flow. "You are welcome." Taking the warm cup, I leaned against the counter and stared out the breakroom window. The street below was busy with morning traffic, taxis weaving between delivery trucks and pedestrians crowding the crosswalks. A gray sedan sat parked across the street, the engine idling wh
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I picked the bank teller slid the new debit card across the marble counter. The plastic felt cool and smooth against my fingertips. I looked at the embossed letters. Adeline Bennett. My maiden name. It felt like holding a piece of my own identity for the first time in years. "Your temporary PIN is in the envelope," the teller said, offering a polite smile. "Is there anything else you need today?" "No, this is everything," I replied, slipping the card and the envelope into my wallet. Gideon stood near the glass doors of the bank lobby, his hands shoved deep into the pockets of his tailored coat. He had insisted on coming with me, though he had stayed back to give me space at the counter. His dark eyes tracked my movement as I walked toward the exit, checking for any sign of distress. "All done?" he asked as I pushed through the heavy glass doors. "All done," I said, holding up the wallet. "I have my own account now. Shane cannot freeze it, and he cannot see the balance."
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The server logs glowed on the monitor, the timestamps clearly visible while Sarah leaned against the edge of my cubicle. "I just think it is suspicious that you finished the coastal addendums before I even got the email," Sarah said, her voice carrying across the quiet bullpen while she crossed her arms. "It makes me wonder if you are actually doing the work, or if you are just having Gideon do it for you." My fingers stopped typing, and I turned my chair to face her completely. The entire floor went quiet, the usual hum of keyboards fading into the background while everyone waited to see if I would break. "The server logs show I uploaded the final file at four in the afternoon, Sarah," I said, keeping my voice perfectly level and entirely professional. "If you want to claim you formatted them, you need to explain why your login was completely inactive all day, and why your digital signature is missing from the final draft." Sarah's mouth opened, then closed, her eyes dartin
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The morning light filtered through the heavy linen curtains of the guest house, casting long, pale rectangles across the hardwood floor. Waking up without the immediate, suffocating dread of heavy footsteps in the hallway felt entirely foreign. The mattress was impossibly soft, and the room remained completely silent except for the low hum of the central heating. Sitting up, my hands drifted to my stomach to feel the slight, firm curve beneath my shirt. The baby was still there, safe and quiet. Walking down the hallway, the cool hardwood pressed against my bare feet. The kitchen opened up into a bright, modern living space. Gideon stood at the marble island with a thick stack of legal documents while a lawyer sat across from him. The lawyer capped his pen and slid the initial retainer across the stone. Signing the heavy paper, the black ink dried into a permanent line. The name Adeline Bennett looked entirely different in this sunlit room. Folding the carbon copy, a deep breath f
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The words "we will buy you new things" hung in the quiet office, settling over my shaking shoulders like a heavy, warm blanket. The sheer weight of his protection crashed through the last of my defenses, leaving me entirely exposed and desperately grateful. I looked up at his face, taking in the sharp angles of his jaw, the dark, unwavering focus in his eyes, and the slight part of his lips. The physical distance between us was practically nothing, the heat radiating from his chest warming the cold, tear-streaked skin of my face. A sudden, overwhelming urge to just feel something good, something that wasn't pain or fear, surged through my veins. I wanted to anchor myself to the only safe thing in my entire world. My hands lifted, my fingers curling into the lapels of his crisp cotton shirt, pulling him just a fraction closer. I closed my eyes, tilting my head up to press my lips to his, offering the only thing I felt I had left to give. His hand came up, moving with a speed that
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A ragged sob tore out of my chest, the sound loud and ugly in the quiet room. My hands flew up to cover my face, the thick layer of concealer smearing under my palms while the tears spilled over, hot and fast. “It was Shane,” the words finally tore out of my throat, rough and broken. The air in the room vanished. Gideon’s hands dropped to his sides, his fingers curling into tight fists while a muscle jumped violently in his jaw. He didn’t move toward me, didn’t raise his voice, just stood perfectly still while the truth settled over us. “He hits me,” I whispered, my shoulders shaking violently while I stared at the polished wood of the desk. “When I am late, when the money is gone, when he just wants to. He hits me, and I cannot stop it.” His breathing changed, the steady rhythm turning shallow and tight. I waited for him to ask questions, to demand proof, to tell me I was exaggerating. He didn’t say a single word. He just stood there, absorbing the confession with a quiet, te
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