All Chapters of Claimed by the Obsessive Billionaires: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Serena Vale~•~I started eating before Nikolai even finished cooking. The aroma of the food kept tempting me so I had no choice. Thankfully, Nikolai didn’t even try to stop me.When he was done, he served the food and we ate together in silence. It was the first time I was eating alone with Nikolai. It was actually peaceful, but a little too quiet.After dinner, I got dressed, making use of the clothes he’d gotten for me. I was so tempted to reject it. Seeing the clothes made me feel like we were moving too fast, but I pushed the fear down and accepted it.I had to understand that these men were literally billionaires. They were most likely used to spoiling women. It was hard for them to unlearn that.And I also didn’t mind that much. They were my boyfriends. It wasn’t so unusual for them to buy things for me. I just had to make sure I reciprocated it. By the time I finished dressing up, Nikolai was waiting right outside my new room, swinging the keys around his finger. “Let me dri

Serena Vale~•~The flashes started before the car even stopped.Rafael squeezed my hand. “Breathe, baby. I’ve got you.”I smiled at him, letting him know I was fine. He stepped out first, buttoned his jacket, and turned around to offer me his hand. I took it and the moment I stepped onto the carpet, the roar of the crowd increased.I’d imagined this moment more than a hundred times but nothing could have prepared me for the onslaught of the cameras clicking, voices shouting Rafael’s name, and everyone wanting to know who I was.Rafael’s arm was steady on my waist as we moved up the red carpet and thank God for that because those flashes almost blinded me!“Rafael! Over here!”“Who’s your date?”“Miss, look over here.”“Is this the mystery girl?”“Is this your girlfriend?”His arm around my waist tightened, his fingers splaying possessively over my hips, just above the slit in my dress. A reporter shoved a microphone forward. “Mr. Moretti, you’ve never been caught with a lady at your

Nikolai Vetrov~•~After I saw the looks Elena gave Serena, I realized I had fucked up.I’d forgotten that Elena had done her homework on Serena. She knew I was involved with her. Now, Rafael had introduced her to everyone as his girlfriend.Elena already thought Serena was beneath her. How would she feel when she saw that Serena was with the man she actually wanted? She had disappeared for a few minutes during the event. I could only hope that she didn’t take it upon herself to approach Serena. The gala dragged on way too much and as soon as I made my donation so my grandfather wouldn’t chastise me for ruining the Vetrov name again, I left.Partly because I couldn’t stand events like this and partly because I hated seeing Serena but not being able to talk to her, touch her, or even look at her properly. I hated that my relationship with Serena had to stay a secret for the next few months, but if my grandfather found out I was trying to ruin the arrangement he made personally because

Rafael Moretti~•~My father was waiting in my office when I got back from a meeting. Marco’s eyes widened and he immediately stepped back once he saw my father standing by the tall floor to ceiling glass. His back was to me and his hands were clasped behind his back as he stared out at the city like he owned every inch of it.I shut the door harder than necessary because I knew this couldn’t be about anything good. “You could have called.”He finally faced me. His green eyes pinned me down. They used to make me flinch when I was ten.Not anymore.“I did,” he finally answered. “You’ve been ignoring me for four days.” His voice was too calm. “Sit down.”“This is my office.”“I said sit, Rafael.”I didn’t budge. “Say what you came here to say.”He released a breath, seeming like he wasn’t in the mood to deal with me. It was a good thing the feeling was fucking mutual. “End it with the girl.”I laughed humorlessly. I didn’t even need to ask him who he was talking about. It was all over

Rafael Moretti~•~I had said it a lot of times that I hated meetings. I hated the one I was about to walk into the most. The one where I had to explain myself to a bunch of old people.But if that was what it would take for them not to bother Serena, I was willing to take it. I had told the board they could speak to Serena after they spoke to me and I was going to make sure they didn’t want to discuss anything with her after this meeting.I waited until everyone had arrived before I stepped into the boardroom with Marco beside me.The sub-boardroom? Whatever they called the Moretti International boardroom.The room was filled with twenty-five directors, two independent observers, and my father at the far end of the table.They were all watching me.I spoke before anyone else could. “Good morning,” I said, my voice steady. “This emergency session was called because some of you have questions and I’m here to answer them.”They murmured amongst themselves. I ignored them and nodded at M