All Chapters of The Billionaire's Breeding Vessel : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

39 Chapters

Chapter One: A Desperate Bargain

Chapter 1: A Desperate Bargain“I’ll marry you… but only if you save my mother.”Melinda Jason’s voice shook as she stood in the big fancy office. She was looking straight at Stanley Stewart, the powerful billionaire everyone feared.Stanley leaned back in his chair and stared at her with cold eyes. “You’re offering to marry me just like that?” he asked. “What makes you think I would help your mother?”Melinda took a deep breath. “Because I can give you what you want. You need a child, right? An heir. I’ll be your wife and give you that child. Just please… save my mom.”Stanley studied her for a long moment. She looked tired and scared, but there was something strong in her eyes. At twenty-two, she was pretty, with long dark hair and a face that showed she hadn’t had an easy life.“You know what this means?” he said flatly. “This won’t be a love marriage because I don’t do love. You’ll live in my house, sleep in my bed when I want, and give me a child. After that, we can talk about di

Chapter 2: Cold Morning

Chapter 2: Cold Morning“Good morning,” Melinda said softly as Stanley walked into the dining room the next morning.She had woken up early, her body still sore from the night before. But she tried to push the pain away. She had made breakfast of eggs, toast, and coffee hoping to start their marriage on a better note. Maybe if she was kind to him, he would slowly warm up, she thought.Stanley barely glanced at her. He sat down at the head of the long table in his expensive black shirt and suit pants, looking as cold as ever. “You don’t have to do this,” he said flatly, picking up the newspaper. “I have maids for cooking.”Melinda’s hands tightened around the coffee pot. “I know, but I’m your wife now. I want to try and make this work.”He looked up at her then with his dark eyes almost unreadable. “Make this work?” A small, mocking smile touched his lips. “Don’t fool yourself, Melinda. This is not that kind of marriage, eat your food and stop expecting things from me.”The words stu

Chapter 3: Shattered Hope

Chapter 3: Shattered HopeThe sound of the teacup shattered on the marble floor and echoed loud through the hallway like a gunshot.Melinda stood frozen outside Stanley’s study, her hand still covering her mouth and her heart felt like it had been ripped out of her chest. The words kept ringing in her ears: ‘breeding vessel… take the child… get rid of her.’She couldn’t breathe for a second.Inside the study, the voices stopped. Footsteps approached quickly. Stanley opened the door wider and saw her standing there, surrounded by broken pieces of the cup and spilled tea.“What happened?” he asked with a sharp loud voice sharp. His eyes narrowed as he looked at her pale face. “Were you listening?”Melinda tried to speak, but her throat felt tight. Tears burned in her eyes. “I… I came to ask if you wanted tea,” she whispered. “I didn’t mean to… I heard everything.”Stanley’s face hardened. He stepped closer, towering over her. “And what exactly did you hear, Melinda?”She looked up at h

Chapter 4: Dangerous Secrets

Chapter 4: Dangerous SecretsMelinda quickly stepped back from the door and pretended to drink her water. Her heart was racing. ‘Why was the guard standing so close tonight? Stanley had never posted someone right outside their bedroom before.’ she thought.She climbed back into bed and lay still, pretending to sleep. Stanley’s breathing was deep and steady beside her, but she couldn’t relax. Every small sound in the house made her nervous.The next morning, she tried to act completely normal. She made coffee again and greeted Stanley with a small smile when he came downstairs.“You look tired,” he said, studying her face as he took his cup. “Didn’t you sleep well?”“I’m fine,” Melinda replied softly. “Just thinking about the baby.”Stanley nodded. “Good. I’ve scheduled your first ultrasound for next week. My mother will come with you.”Melinda’s stomach tightened. Victoria Stewart, the woman who had called her a breeding vessel. She didn’t want that woman anywhere near her or her bab

Chapter 5: Tightening Net

Chapter 5: Tightening NetMelinda’s heart pounded so hard she was sure Stanley could hear it. He stood right in front of her, tall and intimidating, waiting for her answer.She forced herself to look calm. “I’m not planning anything,” she said quietly. “I only went to see my mother. She’s still weak, and I worry about her. That’s all.”Stanley stared at her for a long moment. “You’re lying to me,” he said slowly. “I know when people are hiding things, Melinda and you’re not very good at it.”“I’m not lying,” she insisted, trying to keep her voice steady. “I’m just tired and scared about being a mother, this is all new to me.”Stanley was quiet. Then he reached out and gently touched her stomach. “This child is mine, always remember that. If I find out you’re trying to run or do something stupid, I won’t be kind.”Melinda nodded quickly. “I won’t run. I gave you my word.”He seemed satisfied for now. “Good, go rest. Dinner will be served..”As soon as he walked away, Melinda let out a

Chapter 6: Caught in the Act

Chapter 6: Caught in the ActMelinda froze on the bed, her phone still in her hand. Stanley stood at the doorway, his tall figure casting a long shadow across the room. His eyes were dark and angry.“Who are you texting this late?” he repeated, his voice low and dangerous.Melinda’s mind raced. She quickly turned off the screen and placed the phone on the bedside table. “It’s nothing,” she said, trying to keep her voice steady. “Just Elena, she was checking on my mother’s condition. You know she’s a nurse at the hospital.”Stanley walked into the room and picked up her phone before she could stop him. He unlocked it easily because he had demanded her password weeks ago. He scrolled through the messages.“There’s nothing here,” he said after a moment.Melinda’s heart skipped. She had deleted the message just in time.“I told you,” she said softly. “It was just about my mom.”Stanley tossed the phone back on the bed and stared at her. “You’re hiding something, Melinda. I can feel it, b

Chapter 7: The Boss Will Know

Melinda's blood turned to ice as she stared at Marcus, standing there in the doorway with that knowing smile that never touched his eyes."I… I was just calling to check on my mother," she said quickly, the lie stumbling out before she could stop it.Marcus stepped further into the room, unhurried, like a man who already knew he'd won. "Funny," he said, "the house line doesn't usually call the hospital's back office. Elena works nights on that floor, doesn't she?"Melinda's stomach dropped. He knew, maybe he'd known for a while."I don't know what you're talking about," she said, but her voice betrayed her, thin and shaking.Marcus tilted his head, studying her the way Stanley did, like she was a puzzle he'd already half solved. "Mrs. Stewart, I like you, I really do. You've been good for the boss, better than he deserves, if you ask me. But I answer to him, not to you, and if I don't report this, it comes back on me.""Please," Melinda whispered, her hands pressed flat against her st

Chapter 8: A House of Watching Eyes

True to his word, Stanley doubled the security overnight.By morning, there were two guards stationed outside the bedroom door instead of one, and a new woman, introduced only as Greta, had been assigned to "assist" Melinda with anything she needed. Melinda understood exactly what that meant. Greta wasn't there to help her dress or fetch her tea, she was there to watch, to report, to make sure Melinda never had another moment alone."This is ridiculous," Melinda said at breakfast, pushing eggs around her plate she had no appetite for. "I'm not a prisoner, Stanley.""You tried to become a memory," he said, not looking up from his tablet. "Forgive me if I don't trust you with an unsupervised afternoon.""I have a doctor's appointment today. For the baby.""Greta will drive you."Melinda set down her fork, hard enough that it clattered against the china. "I don't want her in the exam room."Stanley finally looked at her, and there was something almost amused in his expression, cold amuse

Chapter 9: Thursday

The three days passed slower than any Melinda had ever lived through.She kept up the routine, breakfast with Stanley, afternoons trailed by Greta, dinners where Victoria sometimes appeared to comment on her weight or her posture or the shape of her belly like she was inspecting livestock. Melinda smiled through all of it, said all the right things, and underneath the smile, she counted hours.Stanley didn't bring up their late-night conversation again. If anything, he grew more careful around her, watching her the way a man watches a pot he suspects is about to boil over. He didn't soften further, but he didn't harden back to what he'd been before either. He existed somewhere in between, and Melinda found that unpredictability almost harder to bear than his coldness had been. At least the coldness had been simple.By Wednesday night, she had everything ready. The bag was still hidden behind the coats in the closet, but she'd added to it carefully, a little at a time, so nothing would

Chapter 10: The Storage Room

The old storage room sat behind the hospital's east wing, a squat brick building the staff used for broken equipment and boxes no one had the heart to throw away. Melinda had never been inside it before tonight, but Elena's directions had been exact, past the loading dock, through the gap in the fence, third door on the left, the one with the broken lock that only looked broken.She arrived breathless, her coat damp with sweat despite the cool night air, her hand still pressed hard against her stomach like she could shield the baby from her own racing heart. She knocked twice, the way Elena had told her to, then once more after a pause.The door opened just enough for Elena to pull her inside."You're here," Elena breathed, wrapping her arms around her before Melinda could say a word. "God, you're actually here. I was so scared you wouldn't make it.""I told Stanley I wasn't feeling well," Melinda said, still catching her breath. "I had maybe an hour before someone checks on me again.

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