The Billionaire's secret baby bride
How long before that world devoured him entirely… or worse, dragged me under with him?
I swallowed, meeting his gaze. “You can’t protect me from the entire underworld, Alexander. You can’t fight shadows.”
A muscle ticked in his jaw. He leaned closer until his forehead pressed against mine. I could feel the storm beneath his skin, trembling, dangerous.
“Then I’ll burn the shadows,” he whispered.
Silence stretched between us, heavy with everything we couldn’t say. My hands, almost against my will, rose to his chest. His heartbeat thundered beneath my palm—erratic, violent, alive. He caught my wrist gently, holding it there as if anchoring himself.
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