The Billionaire's Bargain
But she didn’t hear anything, not Jess, not me, and so I grabbed her quickly, she was screaming, thrashing in my arms.
“No! No, please! We built that place from nothing!” she sobbed. “We saved up everything—we didn’t take a dime from anyone—we worked every fucking hour—Christian please—please—”
I held her tighter, my arms wrapped tightly around her waist, pulling her back as she tried to charge toward the blaze.
Jess was crying too, trying to hold on to Penelope, but Liam grabbed her, pulling her back before she could run into the flames again.
The smell was horrible—burnt sugar, scorched metal, melting plastic. Sirens echoed in my skull, firefighters yelling commands, the media increasing i
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