All Chapters of BOUGHT BY CRUELEST ALPHA: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

Lily The doctor removes his glasses and sighs. "I'm sorry," he says, his voice steady but heavy. "We're doing everything we can. But your mother... her condition is critical. She's dying." No. The word echoes in my mind, sharp and suffocating. My legs threaten to give out beneath me. I bite down hard on my lip, fighting back the tears that burn behind my eyes. "We'll keep monitoring her," he continues, "but in cases like this... our options are limited." His tone is calm, professional—the kind of voice doctors use when they’ve delivered this news too many times before. When all they can offer is a front-row seat to the inevitable. This man is one of the top specialists in the country, in one of the best hospitals, and yet "But..." My voice cracks, raw and desperate. The tears are coming now, no matter how hard I try to hold them back. The doctor hesitates, then exhales. "Unless you can secure the funds for another surgery... I'm afraid there's nothing more we can do." My

Lily Arthur’ bodyguards open the gates once they see me. We get in, followed by the other car. I get off and two of the men follow me. I see a woman coming out of the second car. “Who are you?” I ask them and then I recognize the woman. I’ve seen her on TV. She’s a reporter. I take another look at them and I know it - they all are reporters. “What are you going to do?” I ask, my eyes searching their faces. “This will be over very soon, “ the woman smiles at me. “Now, take us in. The faster this happens, the faster it will be over. “I’ve only been to the manor once and it was a week ago but I remember where everything is. We get inside and cross the big entrance hall. Then we get to one of the heavy, wooden doors at the end of the corridor. But when the woman opens the door, Arthur is already on his feet. He is with another man - a stranger I’ve never seen before. The man is blond with bright blue eyes. He is standing right behind Arthur. It’s like they knew we were comin