All Chapters of The Billionaire's Pet: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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11. SURPRISE, SURPRISE

SOPHIA"You don't need to know." Cassian said. "Raven said…""I don't give a fuck what Raven said. Elysium is my business. What you need to know is that no one there is being harmed. No one is forced to do anything they don't want to do. My girls work for me because they choose to. They're protected, well-paid, and free to leave whenever they want."I studied his face, looking for signs that he was lying, but his silver eyes were fixed on mine with no lies in them. Cassian had been brutal with me, but he'd never hurt me. Everything he'd done had pushed me toward pleasure, not pain.“Do you believe me?” "Yes," I whispered.He stood, lifted me effortlessly, and set me on the dining table. "Spread your legs."I obeyed immediately, my thighs falling open. My pussy was still sensitive from grinding on his thigh, swollen and wet.Cassian dropped to his knees between my legs, and my breathing became rough and harsh. His hands held my thighs, spreading me wider, and then his tongue swipe

12. EXPECTATIONS AND PAIN

SOPHIA“Are we going outside the building?""Yes.""Is that safe?" My voice rose slightly. "Big Mike has people watching.”"I said we're going out. Now go get dressed before I change my mind." His tone left no room for argument. I hurried upstairs, my mind racing. Where were we going? What was the surprise?I threw open the closet and grabbed the simple black dress I'd worn the day I came to Cassian.I slipped it on, wincing as the fabric brushed against my still-burning ass cheeks. I checked myself in the mirror quickly, then rushed back downstairs. Cassian was waiting by the door, wearing a black jacket over his white shirt. He led me to the door and my stomach clenched with fear. The second we stepped outside, I'd be vulnerable. Big Mike's men could be anywhere.But, right outside was a massive black SUV with windows so heavily tinted I couldn't see inside. The engine was already running.Cassian opened the back door and held out his hand. I stared at it for a moment, caught of

13. "I WANT A DISTRACTION"

SOPHIAI forced myself to move. I walked into the room on trembling legs."Hi, Ruth! I was just playing chess. Do you want to join me?" My mother pointed to the empty chair across from her. My throat was so tight I could barely breathe. "Sure, Mom.""Mom?" She laughed, the sound light and confused. "Ruth, I'm not your mother, silly. You're my mother."Right. Because in her mind, I was her dead mother, not her daughter. Cassian's hand pressed lightly against my back.I sank into the chair across from her, trying to smile through the tears threatening to spill down my face. "This is a nice place," I managed."Oh, it's wonderful! The nurses are so kind, and the food is actually edible, not like that other place." She moved a chess piece, then looked up at Cassian, winking. "And who is this handsome young man? Is he your new husband, Ruth?”Before I could answer, Cassian spoke. "I'm her husband."My head whipped toward him. He was staring at my mother with a soft, almost gentle look I

14. RISING HEAT AND TENSIONS

CASSIANShe was on her knees in a hospital bathroom, naked and still sobbing, and all I wanted to do was hurt her even more. And no, it wasn't because I was angry. The terror that had flooded me when she'd disappeared had turned my blood to ice. Big Mike could have had men waiting. She was mine to protect, and I'd almost failed.But that wasn't why I wanted to break her right now. It was the tears, the raw grief in her eyes when her mother had called her Ruth. The way she'd looked at Margaret like she was watching her slip through her fingers.I understood that pain. In fact, I knew it intimately.My mother was still alive, but she'd been lost to me for years. She was lost to the demons that Big Mike had planted in her when he'd gotten her hooked. Sophia's pain was my pain, and I hated it for both of us. So I'd give her what she asked for. A distraction brutal enough to wipe away everything else."Stand up," I ordered.She rose on shaking legs, her blue eyes red-rimmed and defian

15. AURA FOR AURA

SOPHIA"Do you want the truth, Christopher? Cassian didn't kidnap me. He didn't take me. I went to him willingly." My legs were shaking, my ass burning from Cassian's belt, but I refused to let this pathetic excuse for a man intimidate me. I had suffered enough from him and his family. Christopher's eyes narrowed. "You're lying.""Am I? I called him. I begged him to help me. And you know what? I'd rather fuck him all day long than let you touch me for even a second."The crudeness of my own words shocked me, but the look on Christopher's face made it worth it. His mouth fell open, genuine surprise replacing the smugness that had been on his face. “I should have known. You were always a bitch, weren't you? Just pretending to be an innocent wife. David was too stupid to see it, but I knew.""David was ten times the man you'll ever be.""David was a fucking faggot! And you probably killed him for it. You couldn't handle being married to a man who wouldn't touch you, so you arranged t

16. A DEBT TO BE PAID IN BLOOD

SOPHIACassian crossed the kitchen and swept me into his arms like I weighed nothing."Cassian, I can walk…" I held his shoulders. I felt his arm settle under my ass, pressing against the welts from his belt. Pain and arousal shot through me. My pussy clenched, and I hated myself for getting turned on while being carried to my punishment."Look at your feet," he commanded.I looked down and saw blood dripping from cuts on my feet. "Oh.""You would have ground that glass deeper with every step. So stop fighting me and let me carry you."I became still in his arms, aware of every point of contact between us; his chest against my side, his hand burning through my dress where it held my thigh. I was sorry Collete would have to clean up my mess. Maybe I should have just sat there while she cooked. I relaxed in Cassian’s arms as we passed through rooms I'd never seen before until he opened a door at the end of the hall.We walked into his study. He locked the door behind us with a clic

17. FAMILY FEUD

SOPHIAHis phone rang.The sound was harsh, and it pissed me off even more. Cassian looked grateful for a moment, and I wanted to throw the fucking device out the window.He pulled away and hissed. "Don't move," he commanded, reaching for the phone.I glared at the device as he answered. "What? His face relaxed as he listened. "When? How many? Fine. I'll be ready in twenty minutes."He ended the call and stepped back, already adjusting his shirt. "Get dressed.""What? Cassian, you can't just stop now.""Now, Sophia." He started pacing, which was so unlike him it made my stomach clench with anxiety. "Go upstairs. Check your closet for a dress. Wear something formal, then come back down for dinner.""I don't have any formal dresses.”"Check the closet. I'm having guests over. Be downstairs in fifteen minutes."He walked out, leaving me naked and frustrated on his desk. I dressed quickly, wincing as fabric brushed against my sensitive skin, and hurried upstairs.The closet that had been

18. A VICTIM OR NOT?

CASSIANI stood, my chair scraping against the floor. "Give me a few minutes, Sophia."Her eyes were wide with confusion, but she nodded.Cristian was already halfway to my office, his shoulders rigid with fury while Dante followed him just as angrily. I closed the door behind us and Cristian whirled on me."Explain right fucking now, Cassian. Why is Sophia Winters sitting at our dinner table?""She came to me three days ago asking for protection.""Protection from what?""Big Mike cornered her after David's funeral. He told her to move into his bed or he'd kill her mother and pass Sophia around to his entire organization."Dante's eyes narrowed. "So you took her in.""Yes.""Out of the goodness of your heart? You just decided to shelter the daughter-in-law of the man who destroyed our family?" Cristian's tone was mocking."I offered her a contract. She lives here under my protection, provides information about the Winters operation, and in exchange, I pay for her mother's medical ca

19. THE TRUTH, DRAW OUT IN PLEASURE

SOPHIAI'd fucked up.The realization hit me as I climbed the stairs to my room, my hands still shaking from the adrenaline. I shouldn't have pulled a knife on Raven and threatened her in front of Cassian's brother and best friend.I stripped off the black dress and collapsed onto the bed in my underwear. Downstairs, I heard raised voices. Cristian and Dante were probably convincing Cassian to throw me out, or worse.The front door slammed, and I heard furious footsteps stamping up the stairs. They stopped outside my door.I sat up, pulling the sheet around me as Cassian walked in. His silver eyes were on me, and for the first time since I'd met him, I saw genuine doubt there."Where did you learn to fight like that?"I don't know what you mean.""Don't play stupid, Sophia. Raven is my head of security at my club, Elysium. She's trained in Krav Maga, and has been in more street fights than you've had birthdays. Yet somehow, you managed to disarm her and put a knife to her throat in

20. DEAD, OR ALIVE.

SOPHIAThe next morning, Marcus and I drove to the camera shop. Cassian wasn't with us because he had gone into work. I ran my fingers over a Canon EOS R6, my heart racing with excitement I hadn't felt in years. Marcus stood by the door with his eyes constantly searching the street outside, but I tried to ignore the reminder that I needed a bodyguard just to buy a camera."This one's beautiful," I said, lifting the camera to look through the viewfinder.The salesperson, a young woman with purple streaks in her hair and a name tag that read "Isabelle," grinned at me. "Great choice! That's our best seller. Do you want to test it out?""Can I?""Absolutely!" Isabelle bounced over with an enthusiasm that was infectious. "Here, try this lens too. The 50mm is gorgeous for portraits."I attached the lens and snapped a few shots of the store, of Isabelle making silly faces, of Marcus looking uncomfortable by the door. Each click made something in my chest a little less tight. This felt norm

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