All Chapters of The Billionaire's - Power, Pain and Pleasure: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

“Why are you sitting there looking disturbed and bothered by what I said. I mean it, Dean. If you want to win my trust again, you've got to step it up.”At thirty-four, this is why Dean avoided commitments. Women always want more. But Dean couldn’t help but think about the time he’d spent with Janiya, and how unforgettable their time was together. Plus, he hadn’t been attracted to any other female the way he was with her. “Dog! Why does she have to be so poor?” Janiya was everything a man could want in a woman. ‘Admittedly, it was hard to think about letting her go for good, and now Brooklyn wants me to crush her.’Unfortunately, if he wants to acquire more wealth and recognition, something he desires above all else. Then the best thing to do was to go along with her plan, whatever it was. But he couldn’t help but recall how it felt to caress and cup those full breasts in the palm of his hands and tease her nipples with the tip of his tongue. There were also those times when he used to

Janiya's POVWhen I got home, exhausted, depleted of all my energy, to the point of feeling nauseous, I rushed to the bathroom and dropped to the floor over the toilet, throwing up. “The sight of him really does make me sick. I hate him! I hate him so much!” Sitting there in misery, crying buckets of tears, and dragging my tired, lifeless body from the floor, forcing myself to get cleaned up. So weak, all I could do was plop down on my bed, face-first into my pillow, and cry some more, uncontrollable sobs that shook my body like an earthquake.“How could he be so low down and dirty!”I couldn’t stop the fall of my tears that leaked from under my closed lids. All this reminded me that men can’t be trusted, and all I could do was lie there in my sorrow and cry until I fell asleep.Some time later, I was disturbed by my phone ringing. I glanced at the clock on my bedside table and moaned. Reaching to answer the phone.“Hello…”“What’s the matter, Janiya? You sound awful.”I swallowed seve

“Elisa, thank you. When I didn’t feel like I loved myself, out of concern for my emotional well-being, you were always here for me.”“Don’t thank me, you were always there for me, too. That’s what family and best friends are for.”Her dear friend Elisa would do anything for Janiya. She even came with her to stay at her mother’s cramped apartment. Since she was afraid of being alone in her apartment, she couldn’t sleep at night. Elisa jokingly tells her.“Girl, maybe you are on the wrong continent.”It made me laugh, “That might be true.”“Maybe you should join the Asians, and let me get some sleep while I can Do you know why?” Elisa asked, no longer laughing.“Why are you looking that way? What’s going on?”“Kevin and I are going to be parents.”“What? You are pregnant! Mom!” I yelled, forgetting what time it was.“Girl! You are insane.”“Elisa, oh my God! Congratulations! I’m so happy for you.”“Thank you.”"You’re having a baby! I can't wait to see my little niece or nephew. I bet th

The sun hung low in the sky as Dean leaned against the railing of his apartment balcony. He could hear the distant hum of the city below, but his mind was miles away. Brooklyn's voice echoed in his head, sharp and clear, “I need you to get rid of her.”It had been a casual dinner with good-tasting wine, soft music, and laughter. That’s when the topic surfaced, a discussion about their upcoming wedding. But somewhere between the appetizers and the dessert, Brooklyn managed to morph their conversation into an ultimatum.“Dean?” Brooklyn’s tone turned serious. “I can’t move forward with this wedding while you still have ties to Janiya. We need to make this clean. You must cut her out completely.”“What ties? I don’t have ties to that girl! I don’t see her, and I don’t talk to her. She’s in the past, history! Over with Gone!”“Didn’t her mother come to see you here recently?”“How would you know about that? Are you spying on me at work?”“No, and that doesn’t matter. Just answer my questio

A few weeks had passed since Dean had talked to Zane and had planned to get Janiya out of the country at Brooklyn’s request before their wedding. But Dean was so busy at work, he wasn’t showing enough concern about her demands. So, it was time for Brooklyn to make another appearance at his office to get his attention and everyone else’s in the building. Her presence always caught the eye of his employees, who scattered like mice trying to look busy.“Dean, have you heard anything from your friend?”“No, not yet, baby.”“It’s been three weeks, and our wedding is four weekends away. I mean, I want her to go! Don’t you think you should call him and maybe put a little fire under his butt?”“No, Brooklyn! He’s a grown man, and he’s doing me a favor. Look, baby, just be patient. Everything is going to fall in place.”Brooklyn sat there pouting, huffing and puffing as he tried to work, until Dean paid attention to her demands and gave in to her whims.“Alright, alright, I’ll call him this aft