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The Billionaire’s Regret 296: WE’RE SUPPOSED TO BE A TEAM.
ELARA’S POV I exhaled slowly. “I know what I did might seem reckless, but—” “If you knew how reckless it was,” he cut in, “you would not have done it.” “Maybe I was reckless, but I’m not built to sit and watch you handle everything alone.” His eyes met mine, cold and dark. A wave of guilt crashed over me, hot and useless. I had let impulse win! I’d hoped Jenna would give me something that made it worth it. Something that would at least to make up for a fraction of his anger. but right now I had little to nothing to show for it. “I just wanted some answers.” I stepped closer. “Answers that could have gotten you killed!” His voice sliced the air. “How many times do we need to go over how dangerous this could get, Elara? It is not just your life you are putting at risk. You have a very fragile life inside you.” As much as I wanted to retort, I did not. He was angry, and he had every right to be. “I know it is hard for you to sit back and let me handle things after everyth
The Billionaire’s Regret 295: NOT THIS TIME
ELARA’S POV The few minute we’ve been speeding between the cars, The world kept slipping in and out of focus as I tried to keep up with my breathing exercises. The last thing I wanted was to let the panic take over again. If it’s really Nicolas men in the cars…. They are not going to take me. Not this time. “How many cars do you see?” I asked, forcing my voice steady. Chris checked the mirror. “Two. But we can’t be sure.” My head snapped toward the back window just as a black SUV swerved into view, speeding straight toward us. “Step on it, Chris!” I barked. The other vehicle closed in too fast, too close. Metal nearly kissed metal. My left hand pressed against my stomach as I sucked in another breath. “Ana, call Nate—” The car swerved again, cutting hard left. And instead of hitting the gas, Chris slammed the brake. My breathing exercise shattered. Vision blurred. We jerked to a stop inside what looked like an underground parking lot. “What are you
The Billionaire’s Regret 294: I’VE SEEN THIS NIGHTMARE BEFORE.
ELARA’S POV Night fell faster than I expected. By the time the car parked outside the old café, the city lights had blurred into gold streaks across the wet asphalt. The rain had stopped, but the air still clung to that damp chill that always crept under my skin. “She’s inside,” Ana murmured, scanning the street. I spotted Jenna through the fogged window before Ana even finished. Same clothes as yesterday. Same nervous hands fidgeting with an empty cup. She looked like someone waiting for a sentence, not a conversation. I adjusted my coat and stepped out of the car. Her eyes widened when she saw me, guilt flashing across her face like lightning. “Elara,” she breathed, half-rising. “You actually came.” “Of course I did.” I took the seat across from her, calm, controlled. “You said you had something for me.” Jenna nodded quickly and slid a small envelope across the table. “This is all I could find. An address, some names… a list of things he asked for before leavi
The Billionaire’s Regret 293: ANOTHER BATCH OF FLOWERS
ELARA’S POV The next morning, my reflection looked like someone who hadn’t slept a wink. My concealer couldn’t hide the dullness under my eyes, and my smile in the mirror looked faker than the flowers Nate kept sending. I shoved the thought aside and grabbed my bag. I had no reason to be this irritated, but the moment I stepped into my office, the feeling crawled right back. “Good morning, Miss Westwood,” Olivia greeted. “Morning,” I muttered, already walking past her. “Reschedule the meeting with Davis. I don’t have the patience for his nonsense today.” The door closed behind me, and silence filled the room again. My favorite kind of quiet, except today, it wasn’t comforting. It felt heavy. I threw myself into work, flipping through files, signing off budgets, pretending I wasn’t thinking about last night’s fight. Every word Nate said echoed in my head, sharp enough to sting. “You knew that and still took it off?” The pen in my hand snapped in half. Ink spilled a
The Billionaire’s Regret 292: THIS CONVERSATION IS OVER
ELARA’S POV “It’s nothing,” I smile. “I just got tired of wearing it...” The lie doesn’t come out as smooth as I want, but it’s all I’ve got. “You can’t just get tired of wearing that, El. You know there’s—” “A tracker,” I finish before he can. “To make sure… I’m safe.” The words slip out barely above a breath. “You knew that, and you still took it off?” he says in disbelief, trying to pull away from on top of me. But I grab his collar and pull him closer. “Can we talk about this later? Maybe when you’re not this close and your buttons aren’t all undone?” His eyes bore into mine for a long second before he finally speaks. “You didn’t just take off that pendant for no reason.” if only… Can he just drop it? He stares again, voice tightening. “What did you do with that pendant, Elara?” He sighs, pushing himself off me, that small act was enough to make my chest sting. “I thought we said no more secrets.” I just want to forget about everything that happened
The Billionaire’s Regret 291: THE NECKLACE.
ELARA’S POVThe second I step into the house, silence swallows me whole.No echo of movement, no sound but my own breathing. The kind of quiet that creeps into your bones and tells you you’re alone again.I drop my purse on the table and exhale. The exhaustion in my shoulders fades just enough for my brain to whisper go back out.Maybe grab coffee, maybe just drive around until the world stops feeling like a padded cage. Anything but this emptiness.But then—A soft meow.I look down. “Hey, Mila.”She rubs against my ankle, tail flicking, eyes sleepy but curious. She’s been… different lately. Less moody. She actually lets me touch her now.“You bored?” I ask, crouching to her level and scratching her chin. “Or just hungry?”She purrs like I said the magic word.I lift her and head toward the living area where her food bowl sits, still half full from earlier. I bend down, but something makes me pause.A shadow moves.Tall. Broad shoulders. Standing half in the dark near the hallway.Ev
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