Prologue (five years ago)

Prologue Aurora’s POVI can’t remember the last time Jace looked at me the way he looked at her smiling, unguarded, caught off guard by the camera flash as she clung to his arm beneath the ballroom’s glittering lights. The world seemed to revolve around them, and as I stared at my phone’s screen in the empty living room, my own world threatened to stop spinning altogether.The comments beneath the photo gutted me.‘@ire_goal_Childhood sweethearts. They look perfect together. He deserves someone who stands beside him. I guess that’s why he’s never seen with his wife.’‘Pretty sure that was a lie. No one has ever seen him with the supposed wife @ire_goal_’I could understand why they would say things like this because truthfully, I was never seen with him. Jace never even acknowledged me in public. I was as good as fake. Only a handful of people knew he was even married to me and I was very much real.I scroll back up to the freeze-frame of her laughter, her arm slipped through his lik

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Five years later

Chapter 1I sat hunched on the edge of the bed, clutching the medical report so tightly it crumpled along the edges. I read the doctor’s words again, even though every word pinted on the paper was embedded in my brain.‘You are not a match for your son’s bone marrow transplant.’I had built an empire from nothing, fashioned power out of pain and learned to wield both with precision. I had connections in every industry that mattered, money that could open almost any door in the world. But not this one. Not when it was my son’s life on the line.Alex was almost five, but seemed younger and weak but he was my brave little boy. He slept so still in the next room. The same dark curls lay soft and wild against his pillow, catching the faint light. His smile, that single dimple deep on one cheek, was a treasure Jace had never given me, but Alex lavished on me with the devotion only a child can. He had the same eyes as his father, hazel eyes with flecks of gold that glimmered wuth mischief b

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Meeting Jace again

Chapter 2Aurora's POV “Mrs. Carter?”I spun around, heart leaping to my throat. My gaze landed on George, the last person I expected to see, though the familiar voice should have warned me. And then again, I was in Jace's company. I should have known he would be around.Not much had changed, he was still broad-shouldered, with a boyish grin that was all sincerity and none of the corporate polish you’d expect from Jace’s right hand.“George?” I called out, the shock evident in my voice.He closed the distance in three long strides, his face torn between a smile and a frown. “Holy hell, it's really you. Where have you been?” His voice was a flood, questions spilling out before I could respond. “Are you okay? What are you doing here? How are you? What are you doing now? Oh, Mr. Carter is going to lose it when he sees you. He's been searching for you all this while.”There was so much warmth and confusion in that greeting that I almost laughed, my shoulders loosening for the first time

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Last hope

Chapter 3Aurora’s POVThe air between us turned to ice the second Jace’s gaze landed on the photo.His jaw tightened until it looked almost painful. “What the hell is this, Aurora?” He growled out. “Did you come here to show off how perfect your life is? Is that it? To flaunt everything you have? To show me your child?”What the fucking hell? Has Jace always been this dumb? This wasn't about us at all.“Jace, calm the fuck down.” My voice was harsh like his and steely. “That’s not a family photo as you can see very well. That’s your son. Our son. His name is Alex. And he needs your help. He’s very sick, he needs a bone marrow transplant. I’m not a match.”He slammed the phone down with a scoff, disbelief painted on every part of him. “My son? Yeah…that's not fucking possible. You know why? It's because we haven't had contact with each other for years We haven’t spoken in years. You vanished, Aurora, you slipped out of my life without a trace and never looked back. Do you expect me t

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Come back to me

Chapter 4Aurora’s POVI didn’t know how I made it to the hotel, just that when I did, I locked the door, sank to the floor. My whole body shook. I pressed my palm to my mouth, trying to quiet the sound so the walls wouldn’t echo with my failure. But I knew deep down that I wasn't going to do anything.My phone vibrated across the table, breaking the silence. I stared at it, the name “Kels” dancing on the screen. I was sure she was calling to know if the meeting with Jace had gone well. And fuck! She was on time. It was like she knew there was something wrong somewhere. I quickly wiped my cheeks and answered, trying to steady my voice.“Aurora?” Kelsey’s voice came through with concern.“Yeah?”“Alex wants to speak with you.”A moment later, my boy’s soft voice, small, sleepy, came through. “Mama?” he called out softly.I breathed in, clinging to the strength his voice gave me. “Hi, baby. How are you? Have you eaten?”“Yes. Aunty kels made something for me. We watched Moana too but i

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All Chapters of Claimed By The Billionaire Ex: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Prologue (five years ago)

Five years later

Meeting Jace again

Last hope

Come back to me