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Last Updated : 2025-01-23Bound By Billionaire Secrets Drawing the Line
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Last Updated : 2025-01-23Bound By Billionaire Secrets The Office Showdown
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Last Updated : 2025-01-23Bound By Billionaire Secrets Shadows of Doubt
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Bound By Billionaire Secrets A Race Against Time
A Race Against Time Damien’s message felt like a ticking clock, counting right all the way down to something catastrophic. Damien: “Tick-tock, Anita. Make your flow , or I will.” The weight of the whole thing I’d learned—the fact approximately Alex and Ethan’s shared past, my mother’s hidden connection to their lives, and Damien’s ruthless agenda—pressed down on me like a crushing wave. I couldn’t forget about it anymore. If I didn’t act, Damien would. And I knew that his model of the fact wouldn’t simply ruin Alex and Ethan— it'd ruin me too. A Desperate PlanThe subsequent morning, I was referred to as Vanessa. “I want your assistance ,” I stated , pacing my apartment. “Let me guess—Damien’s given you an ultimatum,” Vanessa stated knowingly. “Yes,” I admitted. “And I assume he’s making plans to move public with the whole thing . I want to get in advance of this earlier than he does.” Vanessa became silent for a moment. “If you’re severe about taking manipulation of
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Lies Unveiled Damien’s cryptic message rattled me to my core. Damien: “You’ve seen their lies. Now it’s time to discover yours.” What ought he probably imply ? I hadn’t lied to Alex or Ethan—I’d been the sufferer of their tangled web. Hadn’t I? My chest tightened as I scrolled lower back to the message, rereading it over and over. This wasn’t simply some other pass in Damien’s game. He knew something approximately about me— something I didn’t even realize about myself. A Visit to the PastUnable to sleep, I sat at my desk, flipping through vintage photos and files I had amassed over the years. I was hoping to locate something —anything— that would give an explanation for Damien’s cryptic caution . My gaze fell on an image of my parents, taken years in the past in our small hometown. My mom , usually warm and kind, had handed it to me once I became young. My father had accomplished his exceptional to elevate me on my own , however his fitness had begun out failing lengthy e
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Choosing the Fallout The subsequent morning, I sat on my couch, gazing at the USB power adore it becoming a ticking time bomb. Damien’s trendy message loomed in my mind: Damien: “Well? Have you made a decision what to do yet? Time’s jogging out.” I didn’t recognize what "time" he meant, however I may want to experience the load of urgency pressing down on me. The fact I held in my palms may want to wreck Alex and Ethan, however it can additionally set matters proper . The query becomes : at what cost? I am known as Vanessa. “I’ve made a decision,” I stated , my voice regular in spite of the turmoil in my chest. A Strategic MoveVanessa’s workplace becomes calm and quiet, a pointy assessment to the hurricane inside me. She sat throughout from me, her sharp gaze constant on my face as I defined my plan. “I’m now no longer going to wreck them,” I stated , sliding the USB throughout the desk. “But I'm no longer letting this pass , either. I need accountability—publicly if ne
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The Secrets of the Old Harbor The Old Harbor wasn’t an area I frequented. It became part of the town forgotten via way of means of time— deserted warehouses and rusted transport containers, with the faint scent of saltwater lingering withinside the air. By day, it becomes desolate. By night time , it felt like an area wherein secrets and techniques got here to die. The message from the unknown range had left me no desire however to come. Unknown: “The fact you’ve found out is most effective at the beginning. If you need answers, meet me at the Old Harbor the next day at midnight.” I didn’t inform Alex or Ethan. They had their very own battles to fight, and I wasn’t going to tug them into any other confrontation. This became something I needed to face alone. A Shadowed FigureI arrived on the harbor simply earlier than midnight, my nerves frayed. The night time became cold, and the faint sound of waves lapping in opposition to the docks most effectively delivered to the eerie
