The Power Play

Chapter 10: The Power PlayAurora’s POV"Because I need your help," I said honestly. "Only… we are going to have to adjust some things regarding your condition."His silence pressed down on me like a weight.Jace leaned back in his chair, eyes narrowing, eyes that reminded me too much of Alex. His jaw ticked once, and when he finally spoke, his voice was flat.“There’s nothing to adjust. I made myself perfectly clear.”“Jace..."He cut me off with a dismissive flick of his hand. “I don’t care that you’re married, Aurora. All you have to do is divorce him and come back to me. That's the condition. You do that and I take the test and donate to your son. You do that and your son lives."For a moment, I couldn’t breathe. The fucking audacity. My nails dug crescents into my palms beneath the desk, the only thing keeping me from snapping at him. He had seen Alex’s picture. He knew the boy was his exact replica. Same hazel-gold eyes, same sharp jawline softened by youth. Same smile. He could

Last Updated : 2025-10-03

His Terms

Chapter 11: His TermsJace’s POVAurora’s words hung in the air between us.'One: You will take a test. If you’re a match for Alex, you will help him. Two: You stop pestering me to divorce my husband. My life is mine, Jace. You don’t get to control it anymore. If you want Biogenix, if you want everything I just laid out, those are the terms.'The audacity. The calmness. The unshakable fire in her voice.Five years ago, she never would have spoken to me like that. Back then, she would have lowered her eyes, folded in on herself, given me her silence or her surrender. I was the storm then, and she was the one swept away in it.But the woman sitting across from me now? She was a storm of her own.And God help me, I’d never been more proud. It was like I was falling for her all over again.Inside, a rush of something fierce twisted in my chest. Biogenix was hers. The company I’d hunted for two years, the one that had evaded every investigator, every analyst, every backchannel whisper… her

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The Proof

Chapter 12: The ProofAurora’s POV “If I’m Alex’s father, I get to spend more time with him. That’s my condition.” He said calmly.And I’d agreed. Because Alex came first. Because my son’s life meant more to me than my pride, or my anger, or even the ache in my chest at being in the same room with Jace Carter again. And besides, it was high time Alex got to know his father.“You have a deal,” I said finally, my voice calm. Steady.Jace’s eyes flared with something, triumph, hunger, satisfaction, but his face was carved from stone, giving nothing away. He leaned back in his chair, fingertips pressed together, studying me like a wolf who’d just convinced his prey to step closer.But I wasn’t prey anymore.“Then let’s make it official,” he said. He picked up his phone and pressed a single button. “George.”Within seconds, the door opened. George stepped in, carrying a sleek tablet under one arm and a notepad under the other. His expression was unreadable, though I caught the flicker of

Last Updated : 2025-10-03

The Return

Chapter 13: The ReturnAurora’s POVI left the lab without looking back.Not because I wanted to seem strong, but because I couldn’t risk turning around and seeing him standing there, that steady gaze pinning me to the floor all over again.He’d said it simply, with that signature calm that made people forget there was fire beneath it.“We already have a contract, Aurora. I don’t go back on my word.”Then, when I told him I’d be flying to France to make arrangements, he’d only nodded.He didn't protest or say anything. “Give me a week,” I’d said and he'd agreed.Now, hours later, the jet hummed beneath me, slicing through the pre-dawn sky as New York faded into memory. I sat with my arms folded tightly, every muscle wired with exhaustion and something else I couldn’t name. The city lights glimmered below, a web of gold and silver, beautiful and cruel.I’d spent the night replaying every moment, the sterile light of the lab, the tremor in my hands as I’d opened the envelope, the way J

Last Updated : 2025-10-07

All Chapters of Claimed By The Billionaire Ex: Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

The Power Play

His Terms

The Proof

The Return