All Chapters of A Deal With The Billionaire: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

CHAPTER 11Damien’s POVI had been watching her since we left the company. She thought I didn’t notice the way her fingers tapped too nervously against her phone and how her eyes darted every few seconds like a thief waiting to be caught. Rose was terrible at hiding secrets. She thought she could keep me in the dark, but I could read her as easily as one of my spreadsheets.When she slipped into a cab that night while I watched from the top of the building, I knew something was wrong.I followed immediately, my own car tailing behind at a distance. My chest tightened the farther we drove. She wasn’t running errands. She wasn’t meeting a friend. No. This was something else. And whatever it was, I hoped it wasn't her getting into trouble.Then the cab stopped, and I almost lost control of my grip on the steering wheel.Helixis? Fucking Helixis? My eyes widened. Of all places, she had to come here. My pulse thudded in my ears as I parked. Why the hell was she digging into this? Was she in

CHAPTER 13Rose’s POVMaybe that was all I needed to realize Damien was not going to tell me anything unless I searched for the truth myself. He was going to continue leading the way, wanting me to follow blindly. But I am Rose Sinclair. I don’t follow anyone blindly.After staring down at the foggy streets for a couple more minutes, I retired to the room, lying beside him and waiting for the warm embrace of sleep. It came. Except when I opened my eyes, it had dropped me into the middle of something else.Bright sky, dancing leaves, warm breeze, fuzzy grass, and giggling children. In front of me was my sister. I was back to the time when all that mattered was getting back home before sunset. Lily was leading me through tall grasses, her giggles ringing in my head like a broken record. It was on a loop, but I wasn’t complaining. I was at peace, and that was all that mattered. But just when I was starting to get comfortable, the alarm clock jolted me awake.“Rise and shine, Miss,” the ho

CHAPTER 15Damien’s POVSeraphina’s hand curled around my arm so tight I thought she’d never let go. She dragged me through the back halls of the gala. She was laughing wildly, the sound oddly familiar. I shouldn’t have let her pull me away from the gala. I knew I shouldn’t have. But old habits die harder than most people realize. And knowing Seraphina, there was no use saying no to her.We turned into a quiet corner, the sound of the party muffled behind the heavy velvet curtains. The place smelled different, cooled with the air conditioning fixed in between and laced with the heavy perfume she wore. She leaned back against the wall, her eyes bright, her lips curled into a dirty smirk.“God, Damien,” she said between laughs. “Cheer up. Do you even remember how we used to do this?" How we would sneak out of events, pretending to be bored with speeches, when all we wanted was to fuck each other till the stars were out?We dated each other, yes. But even then, I knew it wouldn't last. No

CHAPTER 17Rose’s POVThe words hit me like a runaway train. I stared after him as he stormed off, like a villain disappearing into the night after committing a crime. My body shook from the force of the anger that rose through me, and my chest felt tight, nearly exploding from the intensity of the hurt.Yes, that was how I felt at hearing that statement—hurt and angry. How dare he threaten me with my sister when he knew that was the only thing in the world I cared about?Him doing that was like a harsh call to reality. A brutal reminder of my situation and all the possibilities that came with it. I stood there for minutes, staring around the vast, empty living room. Yet, I felt cornered and choked by his threat. Minutes later, after the anger in me had drained out, hurt was the only thing I felt. Then, as I made my way upstairs to climb into bed, that hurt turned into emptiness.Who was I fooling when I thought I could actually get used to my new life? When all was said and done, then

CHAPTER 19Rose’s POVAs much as I tried, I couldn't get the thought of Anne Williams off my mind. It couldn't be a coincidence that she had ended up in a vegetative state in the hospital a short while after publishing that article on Helixis. Definitely not.And that kind of thing happening only showed just how dangerous those behind it were. Damien knew about it, but was he involved? What if he was a leading participant? What were the clandestine operations that the program was suspected to be part of?For hours, all I could think of were Helixis and Anne Williams. I also thought about that email, and I weighed my options. It wouldn't hurt for me to go see her, right? I would probably get lucky, and it would turn out that she can respond to me. Then I would get all the information I needed and find out just exactly what Helixis was.When it was just a little bit past one p.m., I got dressed and left the house. Medallion Private Hospital had been very easy to find. In fact, on seeing