All Chapters of Claimed by the Obsessive Billionaires: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

Serena Vale~•~My rehearsal dinner was to start at four o’clock. It was currently eleven thirty in the morning. Douglas had left early this morning, saying he had to run some errands before the dinner in the evening, so I was left at home with several name cards that needed to be confirmed with fresh flowers littering the house. Everything was confirmed last night but when I woke up this morning, I had the urge to select new flowers, so I did. Then I rearranged the name cards based on the flowers for each table.Everything had to be perfect. Tessa was sitting cross-legged on my couch, her dark curls tied in a messy bun with some of them framing her face. Her laptop was open as she typed furiously on it. She’d been having a bit of writer’s block. She suddenly got inspiration this morning but she had also promised to come early, so she brought her laptop with her.A writer of five best sellers, yet here she was, helping me pick a seating arrangement that made sense.Well, she was bar

Serena Vale~•~By the time the sun went down, every trace of the life I’d been building with Douglas was gone. Well, almost gone. I was still packing up my things to move them into Lila’s place. Douglas and I had gotten this house together. It was mine as much as it was his but I couldn’t live there anymore, not when every single corner reminded me of him. I would deal with the legalities of that later.When I called the florist to let her know the wedding was off, she was confused. She had just delivered fresh flowers in the morning and was meant to deliver some more the next morning. The wedding planner was more than shocked. She revealed we were one of the sweetest couples she had met. Well, I used to think the same too.Half of the calls I got were laced with fake sympathy. The other half were just hungry for gossip. The only people who cared about how I actually felt were my parents and cousins. Douglas’ family bombarded my phone with calls but I didn’t respond to any of them.

Serena Vale~•~When Ralph finally pulled away, I was breathless.Ralph ran his thumb over his lip like he couldn’t believe he just kissed me. “Sorry if I caught you off guard.” His apology was halfhearted. He was looking at me like he didn’t mind that he caught me off guard. He was looking at me like he wanted to do it again. Before I could respond, Nik spoke. “It doesn’t look like she minded.”My entire face was red at his words because they were true. I didn’t mind. I didn’t mind that I’d broken up with my fiancé just yesterday. I didn’t mind that I was on a jet with two hot strangers. I didn’t mind that I just kissed one of them. I just wanted to let go for once. Besides, it wasn’t like I was going to run into them after this. The island wasn’t small. We could very well not run into each other for the rest of our trip.“Don’t listen to him,” Ralph said, glaring at his friend.“I didn’t mind,” I admitted quietly.Ralph and Nik both stared at me like they couldn’t believe I actuall

Serena Vale~•~Fifteen minutes later, a sleek black car rolled to a stop in front of the hotel. I waited outside, hesitantly, not sure if it was for me or not until the driver rolled down their window. “Miss Serena?”I nodded and he got out to open the backseat for me. Nothing I was doing in the past few hours made sense. I was calling strangers and getting into a car in a foreign country. I wasn’t even putting my safety into consideration anymore, but it wasn’t like I had a choice. It was either this or sleeping out on the streets.Another fifteen minutes later, the car slowed down, and the gates opened to reveal a resort. From the front, I could already see that it was a lot bigger than the one I’d booked for my honeymoon. The place looked extravagant.Ralph was waiting outside, hands in his pockets as he leaned against the wall. When he saw the car getting closer, he walked towards it, waited until the driver parked, and opened the back door for me. “That was quick,” he teased,