All Chapters of The Billionaire’s Hidden Heir: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Chapter Twenty-One

AriaI didn’t have time to think.I didn’t have time to breathe.The gunshot rang through the night, so loud it drowned out everything else.For a split second, I couldn’t feel my legs.I didn’t even know if I could still move.Then the pain hit.It was a sharp, searing pain that spread from my side like fire.I gasped, clutching at the wound, but my hand came away red and sticky.Blood.“Aria!” Damian’s voice cut through the fog of my thoughts.His hand was on my arm, pulling me, dragging me forward.But my legs wouldn’t cooperate.Everything was spinning.“Come on, we have to move!” Damian shouted.He pulled me up, his arm wrapped around my waist as he half-carried me through the dense forest.But the pain was unbearable, and I could barely keep my feet under me.“Damian…” My voice was a whisper.“Stay with me,” he said urgently, his breath coming in harsh gasps.He was panicking, and I could hear it in his voice. But he wasn’t slowing down.His grip tightened around me.“I can’t… k

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Chapter Twenty-Two

“Stay behind me, Aria,” he said, his voice low but firm.His eyes were filled with determination.I nodded, unable to speak.I knew he was trying to protect me, but I also knew we were running out of options.Lucian’s gaze shifted between us, calculating, studying.He wasn’t just here to kill us.He was here to break us.“You’re out of time, Damian,” Lucian said.His voice was a low growl, and the malice in it sent a shiver down my spine.“I’ve already won.”I didn’t understand.What was he talking about?Before I could react, Lucian raised his hand.His men moved like shadows, entering the shack behind him.Too many. Too fast.Damian’s eyes narrowed as the first man lunged toward him.Damian fired instantly, the shot loud and violent in the small space.The man dropped to the ground with a sickening thud.But it didn’t matter.Lucian’s men kept coming, one after another, closing in on us.Damian fought back with everything he had.His body was a blur, his movements swift and deadly a

Last Updated : 2025-05-14

Chapter Twenty-Three

AriaI couldn’t breathe.I couldn’t think.The world around me blurred.Damian was… he was bleeding.Too much blood.I pressed my hands against his wound, trying to stop the bleeding.My hands were shaking, the pressure was not enough.He was still alive, I could feel it, but his body was going limp beneath my touch.“Damian, please,” I begged, my voice a whisper, desperate.“Don’t leave me.”His eyes flickered open again, weak but still trying to hold onto life.“Aria…” His voice was barely a whisper.“I’m not going anywhere… Not yet.”I wasn’t sure how to respond.His words were a lifeline, but his body was betraying him.I could feel the pulse beneath my fingertips growing weaker, and slower.I couldn’t let this happen.I wouldn’t.“You’re going to be okay, Damian. You have to be.”I told him, even though I wasn’t sure if I believed it myself.But I had to. I had to believe it for him.Lucian’s cold laughter echoed around the shack, a chilling sound that made my blood run cold.“Yo

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Chapter Twenty-Four

AriaThe ambulance doors slammed shut behind me as I gripped Damian’s hand tightly. The paramedics were shouting codes and numbers I didn’t understand, working fast to stabilize him. But I couldn’t take my eyes off his face.He was so still.I had seen him fight, threaten, and dominate every room he walked into. He was powerful. Untouchable. But now, strapped to a stretcher with blood soaking his shirt, he looked small. Humans. Breakable.I hated it.“Please stay with me,” I whispered, brushing my thumb across his knuckles. “Don’t you dare leave me now?”The medic beside me injected something into his IV. “We’re giving him fluids and something to slow the bleeding. We’ll be at the hospital in seven minutes.”I nodded, pretending I understood. My body swayed as the ambulance hit a bump, but I didn’t let go of him. I couldn’t.His eyes fluttered open for half a second. “Aria…”“I’m right here.”His lips twitched like he was trying to smile. “Don’t cry…”“I’m not crying,” I lied, wiping

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Chapter Twenty-Five

AriaI moved faster faster than I thought I could.Lucian lunged, and I ducked under his swing, shoving the rolling hospital tray in his path. It clattered to the floor, metal, and glass flying. He stumbled, not expecting resistance. I backed away, my chest heaving.“Brave,” he growled, turning to face me. “But not smart.”“Get out, Lucian. You’re not going to hurt him.”“You think you can stop me, little girl?” he mocked. “You’re standing in a hospital gown, and I have a knife.”I glanced around the room for anything useful. A chair. A broken IV pole. My only weapon was desperation.Damian groaned on the bed, trying to sit up. “Don’t… touch her…”Lucian smirked. “You hear that, Aria? Your broken prince wants to protect you. That’s cute.”“Why?” I asked suddenly, stepping toward him, even as my hands shook. “Why now? Why come after him this way?”He blinked, caught off guard by the question.“You already destroyed half his company. You exposed everything. What more do you want?”“I wa

Last Updated : 2025-05-27

Chapter Twenty-Six

AriaThe shot echoed down the hallway like a lightning strike.Screams erupted. I ducked behind Damian’s hospital bed, my heart hammering in my chest. Everything moved in flashes Marcus wrestling the fake nurse to the ground, security charging toward us, the gun skittering across the floor.Another shot rang out. I screamed again, shielding Damian with my body.“Get him to the elevator!” Marcus shouted, wrestling the attacker.One of the guards pulled Damian’s bed while the other covered us with his weapon raised. I grabbed the side rail to keep steady as we rolled quickly toward the elevator.“Keep your head down!” the guard barked.The elevator doors were still open. I shoved the “Close” button the moment we rolled in. The second the doors shut, I collapsed beside Damian, clutching his arm, breath shallow.“Are you okay?” I asked, voice trembling.“I’m not the one being shot at,” he rasped, trying to smile, even now. “You?”“Still breathing,” I said, brushing my hair out of my eyes

Last Updated : 2025-05-28

Chapter Twenty-Seven

AriaThe van swerved left again, my fingers gripping the cold metal rail beside Damian’s gurney so hard my knuckles turned white. The motion jolted him, and he let out a weak groan, his head rolling to the side.“I’ve got you,” I whispered, leaning over him. “I won’t let anything happen to you.”Marcus was barking orders from the front. “Take it hard right now!”The tires screamed as we veered into an alley. I could hear the engine of the SUV following us; they were still on our tail, maybe even gaining.“We’re not going to outrun them,” Marcus growled.“Then what do we do?” I shouted.His head whipped around to look at me. “We don’t outrun them we outsmart them.”The driver cursed as we hit a pothole, the whole van rattling.I looked back at Damian. His eyes were barely open. Sweat clung to his forehead. His skin was pale, too pale. I pressed my hand to his cheek.“Stay awake. Talk to me.”“Aria…” he muttered. “Don’t… don’t let them take you…”“Never,” I whispered. “You hear me? I’m

Last Updated : 2025-05-30

Chapter Twenty-Eight

AriaI could hear the footsteps getting closer, echoing off the walls of the tunnel. They weren’t just behind us anymore they were surrounding us. More than one pair, maybe two or three. I didn’t know how many, but I could feel their presence closing in, and the adrenaline surged through my veins like wildfire.“Damian, please…” My voice was a desperate whisper. “We need to keep moving.”His hand was gripping mine, his fingers cold and clammy, but I didn’t dare let go. Every step he took was slow and painful, but he was still moving. We had to make it. I had to make sure we made it.The faint light ahead of the exit seemed impossible for now like it was being swallowed by the darkness behind us. I dared a glance over my shoulder. The shadows in the tunnel were shifting, and then I saw them: two men, dressed in black, their faces hidden beneath masks, emerging from the darkness. They were coming toward us. No hesitation, no mercy in their eyes.I pulled Damian forward faster, but he st

Last Updated : 2025-05-31

Chapter Twenty-Nine

AriaThe gunshots rang through the tunnel like an explosion, and for a moment, I thought I had lost everything. My body was shaking from the aftermath, my heart still racing in my chest as the sound echoed off the cold stone walls.I stayed crouched on the ground, trying to keep my breathing steady, but my mind was whirling. I couldn’t tell if the man who had grabbed me was dead or just wounded. All I knew was that the men around us were retreating, fear in their eyes, and confusion on their faces.I turned to Marcus, who was standing just a few feet away. His face was hard, his eyes locked on the men who were now backing away, their hands raised in surrender. But he wasn’t focused on them. His eyes were on me intense, determined, and filled with something I couldn’t quite place.“Aria, get up,” he said sharply, his voice rough but calm. He reached for my arm, pulling me to my feet.I felt his touch, but my mind was still reeling. What had just happened? Who had shot first? Was it Mar

Last Updated : 2025-05-31

Chapter Thirty

AriaThe world spun around me in a dizzying blur. I felt my body fall, the ground beneath me disappearing in an instant. My heart leaped into my throat as I tumbled into the darkness, my breath trapped in my chest. I had no idea what was happening, how far, how fast but everything was spinning so fast, I couldn't focus on anything but the terrifying sensation of weightlessness.The last thing I remember before the ground finally caught me was Marcus’s voice, distant, calling my name. I couldn’t even respond. My body was numb, and my mind was completely overwhelmed by the chaos.When I hit the ground, it felt like I had been dropped from a great height. My body slammed into the earth with a sickening thud, and for a moment, I couldn’t breathe. My vision was blurred, the edges of the world jagged and out of focus. The pain exploded in my body, but it wasn’t enough to knock me unconscious just enough to make every inch of my body scream in agony."Aria!" Marcus's voice pierced through th

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