Semua Bab Burning Desires (An Open Marriage With The Billionaire): Bab 101 - Bab 110

SOPHIA LANCASTERI sat quietly in my chair in the boardroom. I had a plain leather notebook resting on my lap and a polite, neutral smile fixed on my face. I watched the remaining board members file into the room.The doors swung open, and Daniel walked in. He looked like a king walking into his throne room. He was wearing a sharp, custom-tailored charcoal suit. His posture was perfect. His chin was held high. He carried a stack of financial reports in his hand and tossed them casually onto the center of the table."Good morning, gentlemen," Daniel said loudly. His voice echoed off the glass walls. "Let's get right down to business. We have a lot of positive ground to cover today."He walked to the head of the table and unbuttoned his suit jacket. "As you all saw in the internal memo this morning, Thomas Reed has officially tendered his resignation from the board of directors," Daniel announced smoothly. He waved his hand in the air, dismissing the news as if it were a minor inconveni

DANIEL HAWTHORNEI stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows of the VIP lounge, staring out at the rain slicking the tarmac. My private jet was fueling up for the flight to London. I needed this trip. I needed to get out of the country, I needed to breathe."Going somewhere, Daniel?"The voice behind me made my spine stiffen. I turned around, my jaw already clenching.Elena was standing in the doorway of the lounge. She was wearing a sleek beige trench coat, her dark hair falling perfectly over her shoulders. Her lips were painted a sharp, dangerous red. She looked beautiful, as she always did, but her dark eyes were cold and furious."Elena," I said, keeping my voice low. I looked past her to the terminal concierge, who quickly looked away. "What the hell are you doing here? How did you even get in?""I know your flight schedule, Daniel. And your security detail still likes me," she said smoothly. She walked further into the room, her heels clicking loudly against the floor. She stepped

SOPHIA LANCASTERThe car came to a stop in front of Julian’s home, I came down from the car and made my way inside. I met Julian on a short pour of whiskey into a flute. “You are here!” He smiled and I nodded moving closer to him, he pulled me closer and his lips brushed mine. “I was waiting for you, I have missed you.” I wrapped my hands around his neck and pulled him closer. “Well I have missed you too,” I mumbled and his smile went wider. I slowly captured his lips into a kiss and he didn’t waste time kissing me back. He dropped the flute immediately, pulling me closer as if it were in any way possible.“God! I have missed this.” He mumbled inside my lips and slowly without breaking the kiss we made our way into his bedroom.The moment we both slumped into the bed, everything was a blur, I didn’t know when I pulled my clothes or he did but the next thing I felt was his erection poking me, I breathed heavily, and slowly he entered me fully. I gasped and his gaze locked with min

SOPHIA LANCASTERIt was morning and I decided to check Daniel’s stuff before leaving the house. This is something I never did but right now it feels so right to do.I walked straight to his big, dark wooden desk. I started pulling open the top drawers. Most of them just had regular, boring office things. There were expensive silver pens, blank company paper with his name on the top, and some useless files about minor projects. There was nothing important at all.I moved to the bottom drawer on the right side. I pulled the heavy handle. It was completely locked. It would not move even an inch.I stopped and looked around the room. He always kept a spare little silver key taped under the bottom of his desk chair. He thought it was a very clever hiding spot that no one would ever find.I dropped to my knees on the soft carpet. I reached my hand under the black leather seat of the chair. My fingers felt around the rough bottom surface. Then, I felt the cold metal of the key and the sticky

SOPHIA LANCASTER I looked up at his handsome face. My mind was spinning out of control. Marriage? Love? My current marriage to Daniel was a literal warzone. I was secretly sleeping with Julian to secure his loyalty for my business plan. My life was a massive, complicated web of lies and revenge. I did not have the space in my heart or my mind to process a real, genuine marriage proposal from a billionaire who actually loved me."Say something," Ethan whispered, his eyes filled with hope. "Tell me you will think about it."I could not say yes. I could not promise him a future when my present was so broken. But I also could not bear to say no and break the heart of the only man who truly respected me.So, I chose not to speak at all.I let go of his hands, reached up, and wrapped my arms tightly around his neck. I pulled him down and captured his lips in a desperate, fiery kiss.I poured all my unspoken confusion, fear, and gratitude into that kiss. I used my body to pull him away from