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Epilogue: A fresh start
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The Billionaire’s Captive Author's Note
SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023 Hello, lovelies, thank you for giving my book a chance and for sticking with me all through the months I couldn’t update due to personal reasons. Rosie and Jian’s story has finally come to an end and so has the series, The Ruthless Billionaires. While I’m excited for this end, I’ll miss the characters greatly but I have the thoughts of writing a sequel that’ll be named after the series, THE RUTHLESS BILLIONAIRES. This sequel will tell the love story of Romeo Torelli and Samantha Davis and also Sylvia Lancaster and Clifford Davidson and how it all started. If you’d be interested in reading this, please leave a comment below as your responses will spur me on, but if I get no response or a low outcome, I will end the series with this book and there will be no sequel. For the readers that haven’t read the previous books in the series, here’s a list of the books and where it all began: TITLE: The Ruthless Billionaires Book One: A Contract with the Billionaire (ex
The Billionaire’s Captive Prologue: Nemesis
_Twenty-four hours earlier_Rose Lancaster revved up the engine of the mini Cadillac Escalade she stole from the club's parking lot as she sped down the busy highway, her heart pounding against her chest and her hands shaking as she clutched the steering wheel for dear life.Her eyes darted between the rearview mirror and the road ahead, fear written across her face, with the dark lines of her tears that had mixed with her mascara running down her cheeks. Her dark brown hair was a mess, as were her clothes. Her crop-top was reaped in the middle and she'd managed to tie it up enough to hide her nipples, but much of her cleavage was exposed. Her jeans had lost their button and it was only the zipper that was holding them in place. Her bare feet tapped relentlessly on the floor of the car as she maneuvered through the heavy traffic, doing her best to avoid hitting any cars in a bid to get away from the SUV that was in hot pursuit of her. But the harder she pressed the gas pedal, the clos
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter One: Her nightmare
_Forty-eight hours later_Rose’s POVThe intense throbbing ache of a migraine was the first thing my brain registered as I slowly roused from my unconscious state. The severe ache that continuously and gradually pounded against the left side of my head caused me to wince, my eyes squeezing shut and I let out a shaky breath through my slightly parted lips. For a moment, I was lost to my environment, with just the distress taking over my thoughts until I found the strength to open my eyes, ignoring the headache that was threatening to split my head apart.The soft golden-yellow glow of the lamp hanging on the opposite wall was the first thing my eyes landed on as its dim glow accentuated the dark red walls of the room. For a moment, I was lost, staring at the wall and the glow of the lamp while wondering where I was. The warmth surrounding me, and the subtle oaky smell of leather filled my nostrils, spreading that soft relaxing warmth through my entire being. I drew in a deep breath t
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Two: Missing Memories
Rose’s POV“You’ll be a good little sex slave,”His words struck me with surprise and the tone in which he said them made my skin crawl. A cold shiver traveled down my spine in disgust as the meaning registered in my head.He was trading me off for sex. Was that enough to replace the life I’d stolen from his son? Didn't he feel the loss or even care about his son? These thoughts filled my head but I mentally pushed them aside, knowing it couldn’t be the case. If he had no care for his son then I wouldn’t be here. Whatever he meant by these words, there must be a secret motive behind them. Even though his earliest assurances had sounded forgiving, I was no fool. I wasn’t delusional enough to believe that this man would let me go just like that. If there was something else I’d heard about him, it's that he was also a ruthless and greedy businessman.Maybe he had plans of using me as a call girl in one of his underground brothels before draining whatever would remain of my miserable life
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Three: Caught
Rose’s POV“You look Fabulous!” Huan exclaimed excitedly, spinning me around to face the mirror on the opposite wall.I stared at my reflection. Truly, I looked different with my wild hair tamed and styled into a bun sitting at the top of my head. She’d also given me a pedicure and a manicure and I felt different and pampered, but it wasn’t enough to make me lose focus on the reality that she was prepping me to warm her master’s bed.“Come with me, let me show you to your new bedroom,” she tugged on my arm and I followed her obediently, still at a loss on what to do regarding my current predicament.Asides from what she's told me and everything I’ve witnessed, there's no evidence that her words were true and admittedly, her story sounded a bit strange. A part of me didn’t want to believe but why would she lie to me? I was unable to find an answer to this question, yet the doubt in my mind didn't ebb. It was still hovering, needing more confirmation.Wordlessly, Huan led me to the top
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Four: First lesson
Rose’s POV:I took a step back with my lips paused in a mean line and my heart pounding hard against my chest but his darkened gaze remained on mine, the phone still pressed to his ear. For a fleeting moment, I calculated the distance between us and how difficult it’d be for me to dash past him into the streets but I knew it wasn’t possible, not with the security guard behind me. My chances were non-existent and that only made my heart hammer more. Maybe I should have planned better.Still glaring at me, he pocketed his phone and his eyes darted to the security man. He nodded curtly at him and my gaze instantly followed, for fear of what they were silently planning but in the next instant, I felt his strong arms around me as he tossed me over the shoulder and tossed his car keys to the guard who stepped out of the way.“Let me go!” I screamed at the top of my voice, pounding my fists against his back but he ignored me, gingerly walking towards the house. “Let me go, you pervert!” I tr
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Five: Brat
Rose’s POV:“I knew you couldn’t be trusted. Your little innocent face was enough proof,” he growled as he tossed me on the rugged floor, on my ass.He didn’t hesitate to toss me over his shoulder and carry me back to the room he’d left me earlier that evening, even with all of my screaming and kicking. I was beginning to run out of energy but sitting on the warm floor of the room, I swallowed as I watched him walk to the door and click the lock in place before turning to me, his gaze locked on mine. “I wanted to go easy on you and slowly introduce you to my world but you’ve proven you need to be handled with an iron fist and I’m all here for it, pet,” he pulled from the door and walked towards the opposite wall of the room, where the closet was situated.I remained quiet, watching him. My heart was beating erratically as I inwardly wondered what my punishment would be this time. My ass was still sore from where he’d spanked me in the morning and I wasn’t sure I could take more but s
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Six: Unyielding
Rose’s POV “You wouldn’t dare,” I spat out through gritted teeth, glaring daggers at him. But in response, he chuckled and petted my hair lightly.“We’ll see about that, brat,” He straightened his stance and walked behind me. His words only fueled my furry but underneath that, the tiny little fear that I’d been harboring began growing. I swallowed, letting out a shaky breath while hoping he was just bluffing. He wouldn’t take me against my will, would he? He wouldn’t do that. I told myself but my train of thought was abruptly halted when he returned to my front and loosened the rope attached to the handcuffs only to extend it more to give me leverage. Thereafter, he rounded the table to my feet and undid the cuffs holding my legs in place. Before I could gather my thoughts and try to predict his next actions, he grabbed my waist and jerked me up until my knees were pressed to the table and my ass was up in the air, exposing me furthermore to his hungry eyes. A gasp of shock flew fr
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The Billionaire’s Captive Author's Note
SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023 Hello, lovelies, thank you for giving my book a chance and for sticking with me all through the months I couldn’t update due to personal reasons. Rosie and Jian’s story has finally come to an end and so has the series, The Ruthless Billionaires. While I’m excited for this end, I’ll miss the characters greatly but I have the thoughts of writing a sequel that’ll be named after the series, THE RUTHLESS BILLIONAIRES. This sequel will tell the love story of Romeo Torelli and Samantha Davis and also Sylvia Lancaster and Clifford Davidson and how it all started. If you’d be interested in reading this, please leave a comment below as your responses will spur me on, but if I get no response or a low outcome, I will end the series with this book and there will be no sequel. For the readers that haven’t read the previous books in the series, here’s a list of the books and where it all began: TITLE: The Ruthless Billionaires Book One: A Contract with the Billionaire (ex
The Billionaire’s Captive Epilogue: A fresh start
_Six months later_Rosie stared at her reflection in the mirror and did a little twirl, with a bright smile on her face. She was dressed in a bright red sleeveless midi-dress that hugged her figure, accentuating her hips and petite curves. Her dark hair was styled into waves, flowing down her shoulder and her makeup was done to the minimal in soft pastel shades that made her soft brown eyes pop. Black Saint Laurent sandal heels adorned her feet, with a black clutch and the sparkling diamond necklace and teardrop earrings she had on put the finishing touches to her elegant look.She was dressed to go on her first formal romantic date with Jian and she was excited. He was coming to pick her up from her campus apartment. She’s been dreaming of this date for the past three months, from the moment she returned to school to finish her last semester and get her degree. And the day was finally here. She’d written her last exam that day and had immediately rushed home to begin preparations for
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Sixty-seven: One family
Rosie’s POVI stretched my limbs across the bed, and they landed on the cold spot where Jian’s body was supposed to be. Immediately, my eyes shot open and I stared at his spot to see it was empty and I was all alone in bed. At first, my heart skipped a beat but I tried to calm my nerves as I gathered the strength to rise to a sitting position. The sun was up, casting its rays into the room from the opened window. My gaze strayed to the bedside clock to see it was past 10 a.m., yet I made no move to get out of bed. Instead, I glanced around for any indication that Jian was at home.I couldn’t control how I felt when I woke up and thought he’d left me. It was the first thing that registered in my head but I told myself he wouldn’t leave me, and he may just be in his office getting some work done. I remained seated in bed, and a yawn slipped from my lips at the same time as my stomach rumbled from hunger. The last time I had anything to eat was at the hospital. The previous night had be
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Sixty-six: Heartache
Rosie’s POV“Where is Greta?” I asked again, when he remained quiet. This time, he exhaled and stepped back from me. A frown marred my face as I stared at him in confusion, waiting for a response. He was acting strange and it was worrisome. Initially, he’d said she didn’t work in his home anymore but why couldn’t he just tell me where she now works? “Why did she leave and where has she gone to?” I took a step towards him and touched his arm. This time, he moved closer and held my shoulders. His eyes met mine and I saw an expression I didn’t recognize etched on his face. It was like a mix of anger and remorse.“Come, sit,” he gently pushed me back until I sat on the sofa behind me and he took his seat next to me.“Jian…” I was getting agitated from the way he was acting and he could see it.“I’ll tell you everything, I promise but I don’t think you’re ready to hear it, Rosie. I don’t want to spoil your mood,”“I can’t deal with the anxiety. Please tell me, what happened?” Again, he dr
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Sixty-five: A new life
Rosie’s POVThe silence that surrounded me as I slowly began to regain consciousness was serene. I couldn’t recall the last time I’d experienced such a feeling. Slowly, my eyes snapped open and they were met with the pristine white ceilings. For a minute, I kept staring at the ceiling but then from my peripheral vision, my eyes caught the silhouette of a body. Without hesitation, I turned to see it was Jian. He was seated on the only available chair in the room, and his head was buried in his palms. I couldn’t see his face on the expression on it but his pose screamed of worry.At that moment, I tried to sit up but then I felt a pull from the needle of the IV that was attached to my arm and it suddenly dawned on me that I was in a hospital room. All thoughts to call Jian’s attention suddenly fled from me as I tried to recall how I’d ended up here but it didn’t take long for all of the memories to start flooding me.I remembered it all. Ling lying on the bare concrete floor with a bull
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Sixty-four: The end
Rosie’s POVI wiggled against the cold floor just to try to get comfortable. I had no idea how long it had been since I was brought here. All I knew was that their plans were in motion and my execution was getting nearer with each passing minute. I knew no one was coming for me. My only hope that Jian would come had died after seeing those pictures of him and Ling. I did not doubt that she’d managed to manipulate him into feeling pity for her. Since the last time she was here to reveal everything to me, she’s not been back. She mentioned going on a vacation and I didn’t doubt that Jian was with her. After all, I meant nothing to him. I was a liar and a deceiver who he’d tried to be nice to out of sympathy and in the end, I didn’t care enough to tell him the truth. I knew he detested me, and hence, it’d have been very easy for him to get over me the moment I was out of his home.He was the last person I had on my side. Now, I was all alone. My mom was busy paying for her sins in a nurs
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Sixty-three: The mastermind
Jian’s POVI arrived in Beijing the next evening, following the Don’s words. After Lina’s death, the news of Rosie’s disappearance was suddenly everywhere, and it was linked to Lina’s arrest. How it got released to the media, I had no idea. It was as if everything was a grand plan and we were playing into the hands of whoever this mastermind was.How Lina had died was yet to be explained. All the police had was a sniper had been hired to take her out, but they had no identity of the one responsible or who even hired the said sniper to kill her. At this point, everyone was a suspect in my head. I couldn’t stop wondering if it was Sylvia at work. From what I’d come to know of the woman, she was a very dangerous woman and had connections in high places. I wouldn’t be surprised to know that she killed Lina for coming after her daughter, but why would she do that, when Rosie was yet to be found?It didn’t make sense to me, and I was still trying to understand what the Don meant by there’s
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Sixty-two: No case
Jian’s POV“Since when has this been going on?” Lara’s voice sailed into my ears from the phone and I sighed deeply. The news of Lina’s arrest made it to the media and it was now everywhere. There were lots of speculations about it as the major reason for her arrest wasn’t publicly disclosed but it was only known that she was arrested in the process of her final divorce hearing. Only our immediate family members were aware of what was going on. My dad had called to confirm the news, and now it was my younger sister, Lara on the phone.“It's been on for the past three months,”“Oh wow, that’s such a long time. I never expected such from Lina. She was always so nice and cheerful, and I know the news of Clifford’s affair with his assistant must have been very difficult for her but it’s not enough for her to change. I mean, I’m not a saint myself but, she went too far,”She was right to say that. Lara had done her fair share of evil in the past but it was swept under the carpet as it was
The Billionaire’s Captive Chapter Sixty-one: Solving the puzzle
Jian’s POV“Check your mail. You’ve got all the evidence you need there, and as for a witness, there’ll be one in court tomorrow. Make sure you’re there by 9. It’s the final divorce hearing and your last chance.” the Don’s voice sailed into my ears before the call ended. I dropped my phone and drew in a deep breath that I exhaled almost immediately before rising to my feet to head out to the mailbox. It was almost 10 pm and it was my third day in New York. After Don Torelli contacted me on the night of the day I met with Williams, I told him all I knew about the case and Rosie’s abduction. He assured me to stay calm and that he’d take it from there, as the video evidence I’d handed over to him had helped trace the genesis of this issue and now, he’d called to inform me that he’d been able to gather the evidence I needed to nail Lina Davidson, and according to him, the final divorce hearing between her and her husband, Clifford, was the next morning.I did not doubt that Lina would be
