LOGIN“Why are you like this, Axel?” she asked in a low voice, her tone slightly breaking. “Why won't you just leave me alone?” For a moment, something inside me stirred. I reached out slowly and placed my fingers under her chin, lifting her face. She tried to look away, but I wouldn’t let her. Tears pooled in her eyes, but she bit her lower lip stubbornly, trying to keep them from falling. But that tiny act of defiance… God, it did something to me. I wanted to pull her closer, to claim her, to make her mine and never let anyone else touch her. “One year,” I said finally. She frowned. “What?” “I want you,” I said clearly. “For one year, you’ll be my woman. In exchange, I’ll take care of you, your needs, your family’s protection, your brother’s freedom. Everything.” *** After catching her scumbag boyfriend in bed with her coworker, Olivia Brooks did what any heartbroken woman might… she drowned her sorrows at a club. One too many drinks later, she ended up in the arms of a dangerously handsome stranger. What she didn’t know was that the man she mistook for a gigolo was Axel Reynolds, a ruthless billionaire with a taste for control. Olivia tried to move on and bury the memory of that reckless night… until fate delivered a cruel twist. Axel Reynolds wasn’t just anyone—he was her step sister’s soon-to-be husband. Now, trapped between guilt and desire, Olivia wants to hide the truth. But Axel has already found her, and the devil never lets go of what he claims.
View MoreAxelThe boardroom had never felt this suffocating.Mr. Greg stood up and cleared his throat. Every head turned toward him. The projector screen behind him flickered to life, casting a pale glow across the room.“As previously discussed,” he began, “each director has a laptop placed in front of them. On the screen, you will find the ballot. Both names... Axel Reynolds and Aaron Reynolds, are listed.”“As each vote is cast,” Mr. Greg continued, gesturing toward the projector, “the results will immediately be displayed here. The blue bar will represent Axel. The red bar will represent Aaron. With every vote, the corresponding bar will increase accordingly. Once all directors have voted, the final result will be announced.”The screen split into two vertical bars: blue on the left, red on the right. Both stood at zero.The directors glanced down at their laptops. Fingers hovered over keys.“This process will be transparent,” Mr. Greg added, offering a thin smile. “May the best candidate
AxelI had lost count of how many times I had walked from one end of my office to the other.The day was finally here.The day the final decision would be made.The day I would know exactly where I stood in the Reynolds Group.My stomach tightened at the thought.Years of work. Years of sacrifice. Years of proving myself—first to the board, then to investors, and most of all, to my father. And yet, despite everything I had done for this company, despite the growth we had seen under my leadership, my position now hung by a thread.I stopped pacing and glanced at the clock on the wall. The board meeting would start shortly, but Derek wasn’t here yet.Where the hell was he?He was supposed to come in with the final updates. The last bit of ammunition. Something, anything, we could use against Aaron if things turned ugly.I suddenly heard a knock on the door. It opened, and Derek stepped in.“Well?” I asked. “What’s the update? What did you find?”Derek closed the door behind him and exha
OliviaThe sound of my phone ringing woke me up from sleep.I groaned softly, burrowing deeper into the pillows for half a second before the ringing grew more insistent.I cracked one eye open and instinctively reached out to the bedside table where my phone was to check who it was.Jasmine?I frowned in confusion as I stared at her name on my phone. It was far too early for her to be calling. Jasmine hated mornings almost as much as I did.A flicker of unease settled in my chest.I answered quickly, pressing the phone to my ear. “Jasmine?”“Sis,” Jasmine’s soft voice came through. “I’m sorry for calling you this early. I… I just couldn't sleep throughout the night. Can we meet later this morning? It’s… it’s really important.”I pushed myself upright in bed, straightening up instantly. “What’s wrong? Are you okay? Did something happen? Are you sick or something?”There was a brief pause on the other end of the line.“I’m fine,” Jasmine said, though her voice wavered slightly. “It’s no
OliviaI instantly reacted on instinct and pulled the phone away from my ear so quickly it almost slipped from my fingers. My heart lurched violently in my chest as I shoved the phone behind my back, my palm pressing it flat against my lower back.“No… no one,” I said too quickly, shaking my head. “It was… it was no one.”Liam didn’t say anything immediately. He just stood there, looking at me.And that look—God, that look—made my skin prickle uncomfortably. His brows were drawn together slightly, his eyes sharp, as if he were searching for answers in my eyes. I could tell instantly that he didn’t believe me.Still, I prayed silently that he wouldn’t press further.‘Please… just let it go.’I forced myself to inhale slowly, then exhale, masking my features into something calmer, something more normal. I cleared my throat, hoping I would sound normal.“So…” I started, my voice a little strained, “what are you doing here? How did you even manage to leave Africa? I thought you still had












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