Chapter 31: The Open Ramp

LUCIEN POV The high-beam headlights of the arriving SUVs washed over the concrete pillars, painting the whole garage in a harsh, sterile white. The engines idled low, a heavy, synchronized growl that echoed off the low ceiling. I didn't lower my weapon until the lead vehicle came to a hard stop and the doors flew open. Men in tactical gear, carrying the official crest of the federal compliance task force, spilled out onto the asphalt. They weren't my security team, and they definitely weren't the estate's private contractors. "Federal agents! Nobody move!" Julian Vance stood perfectly still by the hood of his shattered sedan. The absolute control he had held over my family’s trust for four decades evaporated right in front of us. He didn't look like a kingmaker anymore. He just looked like an old man whose bluff had been called in a dirty parking lot. I slowly dropped my arm, letting the gun rest against my thigh, but I didn't put it away. My left hand was still stiff, the blood

Chapter 32: The Highway Lines

ATHENA POV The city fell away in a blur of wet asphalt and smeared neon lights. I leaned my head against the cool glass of the passenger window, watching the rain strike the surface in sharp, chaotic patterns. The heavy, armored SUV cut through the storm with a low, rhythmic hum, the windshield wipers clearing the view in a steady, monotonous sweep. Everything back at the Laurent headquarters felt a million miles away now, but my heart was still doing a frantic dance against my ribs. Julian Vance getting led away in handcuffs. The flash of green text on my tablet confirming the open-source leak. The look on Lucien’s face when he fired that shot through the headlight. It was a lot to process. A week ago, I was just a ghost in a small, damp apartment, surviving on black coffee and a burning need to make Marcus pay for what he did. Now, I was sitting in a vehicle that cost more than my father's entire first server farm, riding shotgun with a man who had just casually burned his own c

All Chapters of In Bed With The Billionaire Boss: Chapter 31 - Chapter 32

Chapter 31: The Open Ramp

Chapter 32: The Highway Lines