Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Billionaire's Secret Baby.: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

“When men in black suits break into your home, you realise safety was always an illusion.” “Stay behind me,” I whispered to Noah, pulling him gently beneath the bed as the latch snapped open. The towering men stepped into the penthouse, suits crisp, gaze cold. One of them smirked when he spotted me trembling near the window. “Ms Anna Carter,” he drawled. “We’re here on behalf of Knight Enterprises’ legal division. Kindly come with us.” My chest tightened. "Legal division?... No!". I responded, voice wavering but resolute. “You’re not taking us anywhere.” He went forward, grabbing for my wrist, but before his fingers touched me, a loud gunshot sounded out. The man fell forward, blood gushing on his chest. I yelled as the others spun around, bringing out their pistols. But in the doorway loomed Alexander, black and furious, smoke curling from the barrel of his Glock. “Touch her again,” he screamed, his voice like death, “and I’ll kill you all.” Within seconds, his sec

“Power looks glamorous… until you see the wolves tearing each other apart for it.”The polished marble flooring of Knight Enterprises sparkled beneath my shoes as I stepped off the private elevator, Noah’s little hand holding mine securely. “Mommy,” he whimpered, tugging at my coat sleeve, “why are we here so early?” “Because Daddy has a meeting, sweetheart,” I whispered quietly, plastering a smile onto my lips as we strolled down the lonely corridor. Daddy. The term still seemed alien in my mouth. Ahead of us, Alexander strolled like a king in his charcoal suit, his dark hair brushed back, his presence emanating strength and threat. But when he peered over his shoulder at Noah, a glimmer of tenderness touched his steel-grey eyes. “Stay close,” he murmured, pausing to brush a kiss on my temple before pulling open the enormous glass doors of the boardroom. The instant we went inside, the temperature decreased. Fifteen guys in dark suits sat around the sparkling obsidi

You can’t just buy people, Alexander.”I shoved him back, my chest heaving with rage as I peered into his steel-grey eyes. Morning daylight spilled through the penthouse windows, accentuating the austere features of his face. His jaw clenched. “I’m not trying to buy you.” “Oh! Really?” I snapped, my voice rising. “Then what is all this, huh?. Keeping me locked up here like some property while your attorneys prepare to battle for Noah’s custody.” He crept forward, his huge form shadowing mine. “I’m protecting what’s mine.” I laughed bitterly. “Your son is not a business asset. And I am not yours.” His hand flew out, grasping my wrist softly but firmly. “Don’t say that. Anna” My pulse raced. I loathed the way his touch still sent fire writhing through my belly, the way his nearness made my heart pound with deadly want. “Let me go,” I muttered. His eyes clouded. “No.” “Alexander, this isn’t love,” I murmured, my voice quivering with controlled tears.

“You deserve better than him, Anna. Let me help you disappear.”Eric plays the role of the sympathetic savior and corners Anna in the guest suite. He gives her and Noah a "safe house" that Alexander can't get to. Anna is tempted—terrified, raw, and trapped by scandal—until she learns Eric's real plan: he wants to use Noah to get Alexander to stand down as CEO. Anna panics when she realizes she can't trust Eric and runs back to Alexander, telling him everything. This puts them both in a perilous new situation. As he closed the door behind him with a gentle click, Eric's shadow became lengthy in the doorway. He glided like a snake, calm and sleek, with poison buried behind a fancy outfit. I put my arms about myself and blocked the door to Noah's room with my body. "Eric, what do you want?" He smiled, but there was no warmth about it. "Take it easy, Anna. I'm not here to hurt you. Not at all. He got closer, and his cologne made it hard to breathe. I fought the temptation to

“Touch my son again, and I will strangle you with my bare hands.”I hurried through the door of the daycare, ahead of Alexander ad his guards. My pulse racing and my chest pounding. Sophia Bennett the woman peddling internet gossip about me being a gold digger. She stood beside the reading nook, her perfectly manicured nails pushing into Noah's little shoulders as he cried silently and stared at the floor. I yelled, "Get your hands off him!" My voice shook with rage.The painted lips of Sophia turned into a sneer. "Anna, sweetheart, I was just saying hello to your little bastard." "Don't you dare call him that!" I stalked forward, my anger blinding me. "Let him go. Now.”She moved closer to Noah and whispered something I couldn't hear. His face turned pale, and his big, innocent eyes filled with tears.He screamed, "Mommy!" and reached out for me with all his might. The sound made my chest crack open. I grabbed him and pulled him into my arms. He buried his face in my neck an