The Billionaire's Prey
When Maya's world is turned upside down by a surprise pregnancy, she's forced to make a choice: marry the father, Elijah, a mysterious and powerful man with secrets of his own, or face the dangers that have been lurking in the shadows of her life.
As Maya navigates the treacherous landscape of her new marriage, she begins to uncover the truth about Elijah's past and the reasons behind his proposal. But the more she learns, the more she realizes that Elijah might actually be the evil she has been running away from, all her life ... An evil that had already stole her heart.
Will Maya be able to uncover the secrets that Elijah keeps, or will she become the latest casualty of his ruthless ambition? Dive into this gripping tale of love, power, and deception to find out.
“What are you doing?” I asked, my body shaking in fright.
“That's not me” he said, smirking. “They are here for you, Maya. Your past have finally caught up to you. You move one inch, your beloved best friend goes down for you… another innocent blood smeared on your dainty hands” he said smiling wickedly.
Slowly I walked towards him. I couldn't let Tiffany go down for me. I couldn't let another innocent soul die for me. This was my fate.
My happy ever after was all a fairy tale after all.
I took the pen, signing my name across the thin black line. Tears went down my cheek, dripping on the contract, the ink smudged on the paper.
I could feel his warmth spread over me, his nose trailed delicately on my ear, wet sparks over it.
“Welcome to your hell, Astrid Grey” he said, my real name rolling out of his lips like a curse.
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Chapter: Chapter Fourteen “You can't choose both. If you do, they both die,” the doctor exhaled heavily, fatigue written all over his face. “You have to save only one.”“You're supposed to be the best doctor in town!” Elijah growled at him. The doctor quickly moved back, scared the furious man in front of him might attack him.“There's nothing I can do. The drug had done too much irreversible damage before she was brought in. It's only a miracle that she's still breathing,” the doctor quickly said. “You came in almost too late.”The words hung in the air like a rope tied around his neck. ‘Too late’. He had been too late.She had been crying for his help, begging him to come save her, but he locked her voice away from his reach. His anger had pushed him to destroy almost two lives.What difference was he from her-the woman who had left his mother to die like a fowl, on the floor? He couldn't even protect his unborn child.His child__the one he had never really spared a thought to. He hadn't certainly accepted
Last Updated: 2025-03-20
Chapter: Chapter Twelve Third persons Pov Maya sat on the cold tiled floor, hugging her weak knees to her chest. The room felt smaller now, more cold and dim. It was scary so she closed her eyes trying to calm her racing heart but it didn't work. Behind her eyes, Liz haunted her, her hands stretched forward to choke Maya.She felt the tears stain her cheek. She wanted to escape badly. But there was no way. Elijah knew what he was doing when he locked her up in there. Everywhere was high security locked. He must have planned this from the very beginning, she thought.She leaned her head against the wall, banging it slowly on the wall in frustration.“You're such a fool, Maya” she muttered to herself. “How did you not see the red signs. How could you believe he actually cared for you, damn” She stared at Liz unconscious form on the bed. Was she really hallucinating when she heard that sound or was it real? Liz was like a mother to her. She was like a mother to almost everyone. Seeing her so helpless in that
Last Updated: 2025-03-05
Chapter: Chapter Eleven My breath hitched as the door clicked shut behind him. The room, dimly lit by a single lamp in the corner, suddenly felt smaller and suffocating . Elijah. His presence filled every inch of space, his height towered over my own small one, his eyes burning with something dark and unreadable. The silence stretched, thick with accusation.“Where were you about to run to again? China or maybe even Africa?” His voice was quiet. Way too calm. I felt the inevitable storm began to brew. A deceptive calm that made my pulse rise faster than if he had yelled“I—I heard something,” I said, my voice barely above a whisper. “I thought—”“Don’t lie to me, Astrid” His words cut through the thick air, sharp as a blade. He took a step closer. “You knew exactly what you were looking for.”I shook my head, the fear forcing me to take a step back “Wh_ what? What are you talking about? I swear I don't know any_”“Didn’t know what?” Elijah sneered. “That my mother is still alive? That I’ve been keeping her he
Last Updated: 2025-02-24
Chapter: Chapter TenMy eyes gazed blankly outside the window as we drove away from the warehouse. My mind reeled with thoughts of Monica, the guilts starting to creep in, paralyzing me to the soft leather chair.‘Why did this have to happen?’, I thought to myself. ‘No matter what she did, Monica didn't deserve to die. All she did was love the wrong person’My eyes began to well up with tears as I thought of Monica's lifeless body on the cold dirty floor. In her death, she looked so innocent, I almost prayed to God to trade our souls. ‘What if I had done something different?’ I asked myself. ‘What if I had tried to reason with Monica instead of pushing her away? She could have still been here, hating me from the the corners’My guilt began to consume me, making me feel like I was responsible for her death. I knew it was rational but I just couldn't shake the feeling. It felt like a heavy load on my shoulder.As we arrived at Elijah's house, I felt a sense of relieve wash over me. I reminisced the softness
Last Updated: 2025-02-18
Chapter: Chapter Nine My mind still reeling from the shock, I failed to hear what Antonio was saying. The minute he walked in I recognised the scar under his chin. The scar I had planted. I almost smirked in satisfaction.“You have some nerve, don't you?” I finally looked up at him to see him already staring down at me.“Fancy seeing you, Antonio. It's clear the fire wasn't able to burn you to death” I smirked seeing the stone cold expression return back to his ugly face.“I'm glad to know you still have that smart mouth” he licked his lip, making bile rise to my throat. “But not even my obsession with you will save you from death now. You knew it was long coming”“Yeah, I know. I always knew it was you behind those black tinted windows. The scar made it easier. Not even the black mask could hide how ugly you were, Antonio” I said with as much calm I could muster. I couldn't let him see the fear behind my eyes or the way my heartbeat tried to match the one inside my belly. If only they would have caught me
Last Updated: 2025-02-17
Chapter: Chapter EightMy eyes slowly opened to the dim lights above that felt like a thousand knives stabbing me in the back. Fragments of the dinner party raced through my mind, the smell of smoke, the sound of shattering glass and the feeling of falling made me want to puke all over the dusty floor.I noticed a figure slumped against the floor, a few feets beside me. Her eyes flickered open, as she immediately locked gaze with me.“Monica” her name came out as a soft whisper from my lips.“Maya” she retorted with a scowl on her lips.“You!” I said, my voice much more thicker, accusation on the tip of my tongue. “I should have known”“I don't know what you're talking about, Maya” she defended, but her eyes held a different answer. It was written all over her, she knew I knew she was behind the attack.I struggled to sit up, the rope tied on my wrist piercing my skin painfully. “How low will you go to destroy my marriage?” I snapped at her.“You say ‘my marriage’ like it's not just some scam contract”“Th
Last Updated: 2025-02-15
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