Chapter 1: The Last Stand

Ariana pov:The boardroom smells like desperation and old money, mahogany polish, leather chairs, and the faint tang of coffee gone cold.I’m standing at the head of a table that’s worth more than my apartment, my hands trembling as I clutch the edge of a folder that holds the last shred of my family’s name. The Blake legacy, or what’s left of it, is slipping through my fingers like sand, and I’m not ready to let go. Not yet.“Ms. Blake, you have five minutes to explain why I shouldn’t sign this deal and bury Blake Enterprises for good.” Damien Voss’s voice cuts through the silence; it was as sharp as a blade and as smooth as silk. He’s leaning back in his chair, all tailored suit and cold blue eyes, like a predator sizing up his kill. The other suits, his team of sharks watched me with the kind of pity you’d give a wounded animal. I hate it. I hate him.My heart pounds, a traitor to the calm I’m trying to project. “You know why,” I said, my voice steadier than I felt. “This compa

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Chapter 2: Ghosts of the Past

Ariana Pov: The rain was relentless that summer, the kind that soaked through your bones and left you shivering even in July. I was sixteen, standing in the doorway of my father’s study, watching him unravel. The news was everywhere, headlines screaming Blake Enterprises Embroiled in Fraud Scandal, Richard Blake’s Betrayal Rocks Corporate World. I didn’t understand the details then, just the way his shoulders slumped, the way his hands shook as he poured another whiskey.“Ariana,” he’d said, his voice rough, like he’d been shouting for hours. “This isn’t your fault. None of it is.” But his eyes, those warm brown eyes that used to light up when he talked about his dreams for the company, were hollow. Broken. He looked at me like he was memorizing my face, like he knew he was about to lose me too.That was the last time I saw him before the police came. Before the cameras. Before the world decided the Blakes were poison.I blinked, and the memory dissolved, leaving me in the dim lig

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Chapter 3: Into the Lion’s Den

Ariana pov:The elevator hums as it climbs, each floor ticking by like a countdown to my execution. I’m dressed in my best, a navy pencil skirt and white blouse I ironed twice last night, but I feel like a fraud, like the world can see the cracks in my armor. My reflection stares back from the polished steel doors: Ariana Blake, twenty-four, former heiress, current fool walking straight into Damien Voss’s world. My stomach twists, and I grip my bag tighter, as if it can anchor me against the storm waiting on the forty-seventh floor.I didn’t sleep last night, not really. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Dad’s face, heard Mom’s warnings, felt Lily’s trembling hands in mine. And worse, Damien’s smirk, those piercing blue eyes that seemed to see right through me. I hate that he’s already under my skin, that my heart races at the thought of facing him today. It’s not just fear. It’s something darker, something that makes my breath catch and my cheeks burn. I shoved it down, deep wh

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Chapter 4: Ashes and Ambition

Damian pov:The boardroom was a war zone that day, eight years ago, when the world as I knew it burned to the ground. I was twenty-four, barely out of business school, standing in the back of the Voss Enterprises conference room, our old headquarters, the one with the chipped mahogany table and the view of a city that still felt like it belonged to us. My father, Victor Voss, sat at the head, his face pale, his hands gripping a pen like it could anchor him. Across from him, Richard Blake, all smug smiles and tailored arrogance, laid out the deal that would ruin us.“It’s a partnership, Victor,” Blake had said, his voice smooth as oil. “If our companies merge, we dominate the tech market. You can’t lose.”But we did lose. The merger was a lie, a house of cards built on falsified data and backroom deals. Blake Enterprises came out unscathed, their stock soaring, while Voss Enterprises crumbled under accusations of fraud. The SEC swarmed, the press crucified us, and my father, my str

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Chapter 5: Ghosts and Rivals

Ariana’s POVThe hum of Voss Enterprises is a dull roar in my ears as I sit at my desk, sorting through Damien’s endless emails. My second day here, and I’m already drowning in his demands, calendars, reports, and coffee runs. The glass walls of his office loom behind me, a constant reminder that he’s watching, waiting for me to crack. I won’t. Not for him. Not for anyone. But my hands are still shaky from yesterday, from the way his eyes lingered too long, the way his voice dipped when he said my name.I shove the thought down, focusing on the screen, when the elevator dings.I glanced up, expecting another courier or one of Damien’s assistants. Instead, my heart stops. Jake. Jake Matthews. He’s striding across the reception area, all broad shoulders and easy confidence, his dark hair tousled just like I remembered, his hazel eyes locking onto mine like no time has passed. My breath catches, and the world tilts. My first love. My first heartbreak. The boy who held me when t

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All Chapters of Claimed By The Billionaire's Enemy: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Chapter 1: The Last Stand

Chapter 2: Ghosts of the Past

Chapter 3: Into the Lion’s Den

Chapter 4: Ashes and Ambition

Chapter 5: Ghosts and Rivals