All Chapters of SOLD TO THE RUTHLESS BILLIONAIRE KING: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

The silk of the dress felt like sandpaper against Brittany’s skin. It was too thin, too red, and far too expensive for a girl who had spent the last four years counting pennies to buy milk in bulk."Chin up, 402," a man hissed from the shadows of the wings. "The bidders like it when you look like you have a little fight left in you. Makes the breaking part more fun for them."Brittany didn't look at him. She couldn't. If she caught her reflection in the gilded mirrors of the backstage hallway, she’d see the ghost of the girl she used to be. The girl who had dreams. The girl who hadn't been sold like a piece of livestock by her own blood."My father…" she whispered, her voice cracking. "Is he safe?"The man laughed, a dry, wheezing sound. "Hughes is fine. He’s already at the bar, probably betting the first installment of your sale price on a horse race. Move."He shoved her. Brittany stumbled out onto the stage, the sudden glare of the spotlights blinding her. The room was a sea of bla

Houston’s fingers crushed the drawing. His knuckles were white, his eyes two burning coals fixed on Brittany’s face."I’ll ask you one more time," he rasped, the paper crinkling under his grip. "Whose children are these?""They’re Talia’s!" Brittany shouted, the lie flying out of her mouth before she could think. "She’s my neighbor. She... she has triplets. I help her watch them. They must have slipped that into my pocket when I was leaving for the auction."Houston stepped closer, his shadow swallowing her. "Triplets? That’s a very specific coincidence, Brittany. Dark eyes. Defiant smirks. "The world is full of dark-eyed kids, Houston! Not everything is about you!"He stared at her for a long, agonizing minute. Then, he turned and barked at the door. "Bring the woman in. Now."Talia Rossi marched in, looking like a whirlwind in a thrift-store leather jacket. She looked at the gold-leafed ceiling, then at Houston, then at Brittany."Is this the guy?" Talia asked, pointing a thumb