Contracts of Desire: The Billionaire Romance Collection의 모든 챕터: 챕터 61 - 챕터 66

Nova-Kieran was dead.Oh God. Kieran was fucking dead! I couldn't stop staring at his body.Blood spread beneath him, dark and horrifying against the warehouse floor. My heart hammered so violently it hurt. Tears blurred my vision as my mind desperately tried to process what I'd just witnessed.Gabriel had killed him. Two shots. No hesitation. No remorse, and now...he was sitting across from me. I slowly lifted my eyes. Gabriel glanced over his shoulder at Kieran's body before looking back at me, his lips curling into a dark, sardonic smile.“Oh, don't worry about him. He wasn't exactly a decent quality of life...there won't be much of a loss.”He leaned closer.“Besides...I'm sure all those lower-class women will rejoice knowing he's dead.”My eyes darkened. He tilted his head before reaching toward my face. I flinched. Gabriel paused, then chuckled. Without warning, he ripped the tape from my mouth.“Ah!”Pain burned across my skin. For several seconds, neither of us spoke. My tear

Chapter 64: Why Do You Pretend!Nicolai-“Have a seat.”My eyes remained on Nova.“I’ll stand.”Gabriel laughed.“Of course you will.”He slowly dragged the barrel of the gun along Nova’s cheek. My entire body tensed as his lips hovered beside her right cheek.“You always have to be the one in control, don’t you, Moreau?” His voice hardened. “But you’re not the one in control today...so sit the fuck down.”My jaw clenched. Every instinct inside me screamed to kill him. One move...that was all I needed. One fucking opening...but the barrel against Nova’s head kept my feet planted.Think, Nicolai.I moved toward the chair. Nova’s tear-filled eyes remained locked onto mine.I’m getting you out of here, baby.I sat and Gabriel grinned.“There we go.”Using his foot, he dragged another chair toward himself before guiding Nova into it. He sat directly behind her, his arm still wrapped around her neck as he leaned forward, the gun pressed firmly against her temple.“Now,” he said lighthearte

Nova-One month.It had been exactly one month since Gabriel Castillo and my family were arrested, and in those thirty days...the entire country had been turned upside down.What began as an investigation into kidnapping, murder, fraud, and corruption had become something far greater...a national reckoning.The media frenzy was unlike anything I'd ever witnessed.Every major news network covered the scandal. Reporters surrounded the Pierce residence, Sinclair properties, and even Gabriel's medical practice.My parents' photographs were plastered everywhere.WILLIAM AND JULIA PIERCE ACCUSED OF SACRIFICING YOUNGEST DAUGHTER TO PROTECT ELDEST!ELITE SURGEON CHARGED WITH MURDER OF KIERAN SINCLAIR!THE LOTTERY EXPOSED: GENERATIONS OF ABUSE, CORRUPTION, AND CLASS DISCRIMINATION!My brother Jordan's arrest had only fueled the outrage, and Tanya...she had become another subject of public scrutiny, although her cooperation with investigators had spared her from criminal charges thus far.But t