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Calling the Shots
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Billionaire Alpha A Little Faith
SophiaAbir reached over and touched Gia’s hand. Gia turned to him.“I just wanted to make sure you haven’t taken ill,” Abir said.Gia swatted at him. “The two of you. You have no faith in me. After losing Erol, I’ve concluded that I’m not willing to lose any more men in my life. Traditions are important, but you two, and you, Sophia, are much more important to me.” Her eyes met mine, and her smile had returned. “All I ask is that I can help with the arrangements. It’s the least I can do for you both.”“Of course,” Luke said, taking my hand in his. He moved our hands to the surface of the table.It was the first time that Luke and I were so close in front of his mother without her scowling at me. I wondered what the hell someone had put into her tea that morning because I wanted some of it. I was seeing a damn miracle unfold in front of me. I’d never seen her be so agreeable about anything in the time I’d known her. And by the slack-jawed expression on Luke’s face, it appeared that ne
Billionaire Alpha The Details
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Billionaire Alpha Best Friends
LukeIn our years as friends and business partners, Qatar was one place that I kept sacred to me. Sophia was the first person that broke that rule, and it was only a matter of time before I did the same for Maddox. I hoped he didn’t have hard feelings about it, but if he had, he didn’t show any emotion either way.“Mate,” Maddox said as the car moved past the main gate and up toward the palace. “You’ve been holding back on me.”“I have?” I asked.He shoved my arm. “This is a palace! Like, a real palace.”“I am a king,” I said, chuckling.“I have a pretty wild imagination, but nothing that could have created this in my mind. I’m blown away. Thank god I have a seatbelt on.”“I’m glad you like it,” I said.“Like it? I think I’m going to move in. It looks like you have plenty of room.”“That, I do,” I said. Growing up in the palace, it was easy enough to hide from my parents. That was until the servants were employed to find me. They outnumbered my family by a lot, so I could never hide f
Billionaire Alpha The Truth Comes Out
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Billionaire Alpha He is a King
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Billionaire Alpha Mother's Word
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Billionaire Alpha Telling the Council
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Billionaire Alpha Wedding Day
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