All Chapters of He Rolled a Die to Choose Between Us: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

"Get in that car. I dare you!"Lucas's eyes were bloodshot, and he lunged toward the flashy red sports car parked outside the gate like a wild animal gone mad.I shoved his reaching hand aside without hesitation and slid into the passenger seat.The window rolled down slowly.Cold wind flooded the car, scattering the nauseating smell of bone broth that clung to Lucas."Brenna, have you lost your mind?" He gripped the edge of the window so hard his knuckles turned white.That face, always so arrogant, always above everyone else, was now twisted with disbelief and panic."I get up at five every morning to buy you the best ingredients. I burned every last thing that belonged to Mara. I even got on my knees and begged!"His voice was raw, his eyes webbed with red veins."What more do you want from me? You won't be satisfied until I'm dead, is that it?"Looking at this self-serving display of devotion, I found it utterly absurd."Lucas, do you really think cooking me a few meals should move

Chapter 2

In the presidential suite at the top of the hotel, sunlight poured through the floor-to-ceiling windows, almost blinding.I rubbed my aching back and sat up from the rumpled bed.The bathroom door swung open, and a cloud of steam billowed out.Elliot had nothing on but a towel slung around his waist. Glistening droplets clung to his bare upper body.Broad shoulders, narrow waist, abs so sculpted they looked carved. Every line radiated young, raw vitality.He toweled his hair as he walked toward me, his model-perfect face lit up with a carefree grin."Brenna, you're awake."He sat on the edge of the bed, leaning in close with the damp heat still rolling off his skin. His voice was low and teasing."You really wore me out last night. My back's still killing me."I looked at his smug, self-satisfied face, but my mind kept drifting to Lucas.For the past three years, Lucas had always been perfunctory with me in bed.He used to say I was like a dead fish, that I had none of Mara's charm.Tu

Chapter 3

At eight that evening, I pushed open the front door of the villa.The lights were off. A heavy stench of cigarette smoke mixed with alcohol hit me the moment I walked in.By the faint moonlight filtering through the windows, I could see the living room was trashed.Lucas sat on the sofa in the middle of it all, a cigarette glowing between his fingers.He jerked his head up at the sound of the door."So you decided to come back."His voice was so hoarse it sounded like sandpaper. He swayed to his feet and walked toward me. In the dim light of the entryway, his gaze locked onto my neck.There, barely hidden by my scarf, was a hickey Elliot had left on purpose.Lucas's pupils contracted violently. He looked like he'd been struck by lightning."You... you actually let him touch you?"He pointed at my neck, his finger shaking uncontrollably."Brenna! How could you let someone else touch you like that!"He exploded. One kick sent the coffee table crashing over.The deafening bang echoed thro

Chapter 4

The Grant family estate was ablaze with golden light, buzzing with voices.Lucas half-dragged me through the door. The moment I found my footing, I was met with a roomful of stares.And the person seated at the center of the head table wasn't Lucas's grandfather.It was Mara.She was dressed in a couture gown today, dripping with jewels, looking every bit the queen holding court.Beside her sat a potbellied, balding middle-aged man with his nose in the air."Lucas, Brenna, you two finally made it."The moment Mara saw us, she rose and hooked her arm through the middle-aged man's with practiced intimacy.She lifted her chin, unable to contain her smugness."Let me formally introduce everyone. This is Bruce, the heir to the Moretti family empire."Bruce is normally so busy he barely has a minute to spare, but today he pushed back nine-figure deals just for me."The words had barely left her mouth before the entire Grant family erupted.Everyone's face split into an eager, fawning grin as

Chapter 5

That roar tore through the hall like a thunderclap, and the air seemed to drain from the room.Every head turned toward the doorway.Elliot strode in against the light.Today he wore a perfectly tailored black suit, nothing like the languid, flirtatious man from the hotel room.In his place was the commanding presence of a man born to power, the kind that made people's blood run cold.His expression was carved from stone, and his gaze swept over the two bodyguards holding me down like the edge of a blade.One look. That was all it took. The two trained brutes actually let go of me and stepped back.I shook free and rubbed my aching shoulders as he walked to my side."What are you doing here?" I asked under my breath."Here to take you home." He positioned himself between me and the room, his voice gentle, but his eyes remained locked on the head table.When Mara got a clear look at who it was, she blinked in surprise, then burst into shrill laughter."Oh, it's just her little boy toy!"

Chapter 6

The lead bodyguard's baton was inches from smashing into Elliot's skull.Elliot made no move to defend himself. He simply lifted his chin.His gaze, cold as a grave, cut through the crowd and locked onto the quaking middle-aged man by the head table."Bruce, is this how you train your dogs?!"The words weren't loud, but they cracked through the hall like a bolt of thunder.What happened next made everyone's skin crawl."AHHH!"Bruce let out a shriek that could curdle blood.He shoved Mara aside and scrambled through the crowd on all fours.In his panic, he tripped over his own feet and hit the polished marble floor hard.But dignity was the last thing on his mind. He half-crawled, half-slid on his knees until he was right in front of Elliot.Thud!Bruce slammed his forehead against the floor, his voice shaking beyond recognition."M-Mr. Moretti! Please, sir, have mercy!"I swear I didn't know she was yours! You could put a gun to my head and I still wouldn't dare!"He kowtowed frantica

Chapter 7

"You're too kind, Mr. Moretti. Just following your orders."Bruce remained on his knees, groveling with a sycophantic grin like a dog wagging its tail.Elliot let out a derisive scoff, his gaze drifting over the ashen-faced crowd behind Bruce.It came to rest on Mara, who sat crumpled on the floor, still reeling in disbelief."What's the matter, Mara? Surprised?"Elliot adjusted his cuffs with unhurried ease, every word dripping with undisguised contempt."A few weeks back, some old fools in my circle tried to set me up with a woman Lucas didn't want anymore."With each word, another shade of color drained from Mara's face."I don't do secondhand, so I had someone look into your background."Turns out you're a real piece of work. Stringing Lucas along like a puppet with one hand, clawing your way into bigger money with the other."Elliot's laugh was quiet, yet it raised the hair on the back of every neck in the room."I love a good show. So to flush you out, I had my driver Bruce put o

Chapter 8

Elliot pulled a manila envelope from the inside pocket of his suit jacket and slapped it across Mara's face.The envelope burst open. A thick stack of photographs and bank transfer records scattered across the floor."Brenna's miscarriage three months into her pregnancy wasn't an accident!"Elliot's voice cut like a blade of ice. Every word landed on Lucas's nerves like a hammer blow."Take a good look. These are the transfer records showing you paid off the nanny to slip high-dose miscarriage pills into Brenna's prenatal medication."And this one is a surveillance screenshot of you sneaking to the staircase landing in the middle of the night to smear the steps with lubricant!"All of this, just so you could have Lucas to yourself and take Brenna's place."Lucas staggered toward the pile of evidence as if he'd been struck by lightning.With shaking hands, he picked up the photographs and records.When he saw what was on them, a sound tore from his throat. Raw, inhuman, agonized."Mara!

Chapter 9

Three months later, I was in a quiet little town in Sweden.Fine snow drifted from the sky.I pushed open the glass door of a coffee shop, a hot Americano in hand, heading for the gallery on the corner.A tall figure stepped out from nowhere and pinned me against a red brick wall.A familiar cool scent mingled with the crisp after-snow air."Brenna, you're fast. You had me searching everywhere."Elliot stood in a long black coat, a thin layer of snow dusting his shoulders.His eyes were rimmed with red, and his voice carried a trace of undisguised hurt.I looked at this heir to a dynasty, a world apart from me in status, with connections that reached everywhere, and instinct made me want to pull back.For three months, I had cut every tie on purpose, determined not to get dragged back into the tangled mess of wealthy families."I think you have the wrong person, Mr. Moretti."I let my face go cold, my voice devoid of warmth. "We settled our accounts. Excuse me."I turned to leave, but

Chapter 10

The first thing I did after returning home was meet Lucas to finalize the divorce.He looked like he'd aged a decade in three months.Gaunt and hollow, with sunken eyes and a scruffy beard. Nothing left of the polished, confident man he used to be.Without a word, he handed me a newly drafted divorce agreement."Brenna, I'll walk away with nothing. Every share, every property under my name, it's all yours."His eyes were red, his voice as small as it could get."All I'm asking is... could you let me see you once in a while?"I didn't even glance at the agreement. I slid it right back."Lucas, stop with the martyr act."I looked at him the way I'd look at a complete stranger. No connection, no feeling."I'll take every cent I'm entitled to, not a penny less. As for seeing each other again, don't count on it."The moment the divorce was finalized, I walked out without a shred of reluctance and headed straight for the Maybach parked at the curb.Elliot stood by the car door, smiling, his

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