All Chapters of THE BILLIONAIRE'S BROKEN HEIR: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Scarlett: POV The gunshot echoed again.Louder this time.Scarlett's heart slammed against her ribs."Julian."Dominic's voice was sharp and urgent.He tightened his grip on her hand and pulled her into a sprint down the side corridor.The emergency lights flashed red above them, casting everything in pulses of crimson.The countdown on the wall screens kept moving.*00:17:48*Every second felt like a knife against her chest.They turned a corner and nearly collided with Camille.Her breathing was uneven, her hair loose around her face."Julian's in the generator hall," she said quickly. "He's not alone."Victor appeared behind her, blood on the sleeve of his shirt.Scarlett's stomach twisted. "You're hurt."Victor glanced down dismissively. "Not mine."That answer was somehow worse.Dominic's face darkened. "How many?"Victor's expression sharpened. "At least six guards. Maybe more."Julian had walked into a trap.Of course Alexander had planned this.They rushed toward the generato

Scarlett:PovThe map on the screen burned into Scarlett's mind.The final node.The core chamber.The place where everything had started.And where it had to end.Her father's face still hovered in her thoughts, on his knees, surrounded by guards, Alexander's gun aimed close enough to make her blood run cold.Scarlett wiped the tears from her face and straightened."No more games," she said.Her voice was steady now.Stronger.Dominic looked at her, something fierce and proud flashing in his eyes."Then we end it."Victor checked the side monitor. "The countdown is still running."The red numbers glowed overhead.00:06:45Less than seven minutes.Julian let out a breath. "Well, no pressure."Camille gave him a look. "This is not the time."He raised both hands. "Right. Almost dying quietly then."Despite everything, Scarlett almost smiled.Almost.They ran back across the suspended bridge.The support cables groaned behind them, but no one slowed.Every step echoed with urgency.Ever

Scarlett:PovThe entire chamber fell silent.Even the sound of the dying machines seemed to fade.Scarlett slowly turned toward the doorway.The woman standing there looked like power itself.Tall.Elegant.Impeccably dressed in black.Her heels clicked softly against the steel floor as she stepped into the chamber.Every movement was calm.Controlled.Terrifying.Her face was sharp and beautiful, but there was no warmth in her eyes.Only ice.Dominic's face had gone pale.For the first time since Scarlett had met him, she saw something she had never imagined on him.Fear.Real fear."Mother.The word came out low and strained.The woman's gaze moved to him.Then to Scarlett.Then back again.A faint smile touched her lips."So," she said softly, "this is the girl."Scarlett's heart pounded.The girl?As if she were a file.A subject.An experiment.Dominic slowly pushed himself to his feet, still weak from the synchronization chamber.His body instinctively moved in front of Scarlet

Scarlett: Pov The image on the monitor would not leave her eyes.Dominic.On his knees.Bruised.Breathing hard.A gun pressed against his head.Scarlett's chest tightened so sharply it hurt."No…"The word left her lips as a broken whisper.Evelyn's face remained calm on the screen.Elegant.Cold.Merciless."You have three minutes."A digital timer appeared beneath Dominic's image.00:03:00Scarlett's pulse slammed against her ribs.Three minutes.Three minutes to choose.Three minutes to either surrender herselfOr lose him.Alexander cursed under his breath. "She's forcing the transfer."Scarlett's eyes snapped toward him. "What transfer?"His face darkened. "The board wants to move you to the upper tower."Her breath caught. "The board chamber?"Alexander nodded. "The final extraction room."Her stomach twisted.Everything in her screamed that if she walked into Evelyn's hands willingly, she might never come out.But Dominic…The timer dropped.00:02:42Scarlett rushed to the se

Scarlett PovThe alarm screamed through the vault.Red lights flashed across the walls in sharp, violent bursts.Every second felt louder than the one before.On the wall, the countdown burned in red.VAULT PURGE IN 05:00Then 04:59Scarlett's heart slammed against her ribs.Five minutes.Only five minutes before the entire foundation vault, and every truth hidden inside it,would be destroyed."No."Her voice came out stronger than she expected.She turned to Dominic and her father, eyes blazing with determination. "We are not leaving without the files."Dominic's jaw tightened.For a moment, he studied her face.Then nodded. "Then we move fast."Her father leaned heavily against one of the consoles, breathing unevenly. "The master archive is in the core server room."Scarlett looked at him sharply. "Where?"He pointed toward a dark corridor at the far end of the vault. "Past the original chamber."A chill ran through her.The original chamber.The place where Evelyn's experiment had