The Billionaire's Sinful Secret 의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 10

The heavy thudding beat of the music thumped through the big ballroom, but Alejandro Monteverde hardly registered it. His sharp eyes glanced over Mexico’s gleaming elite, but his focus was on one man in particular — Hector Alvarez. His rival. His foe. The man who had spent six months trying to take him down.Alejandro straightened the cuff of his fitted black suit, his movements stiff, intentional. He had played this power game long enough to know tonight was the decisive moment. Hector thought he was calling the shots, but Alejandro had already turned the game upside down.Then his gaze jumped to her.Far down the ballroom, there was a woman fidgeting with her grip on a tray of champagne glasses. She was not dressed like the other women who scurried to such affairs — black and simple, sleek — yet light-years beyond the other women’s finery. She stood out, yet something about her intrigued him.Sofia Delgado didn’t belong at a charity auction with billionaires. She was there only beca

Sofia paced in Alejandro’s dark, modern office, staring at the secret contract in her unsteady hands. A thick suffocating fog of what she had just signed hung over her.A test.That's what this was. Alejandro wanted to test whether she would betray him. If she was weak.If she were useful.He braced on the edge of his desk, arms crossed, eyes hard as granite, the silence thickening.“This contract,” she asked, cautiously, heaving her voice into steadiness, “what’s so special about it?”Alejandro smiled, as though he liked that she was suspicious. “It is an alliance with one of the biggest business tycoons in Latin America. In the wrong hands, it could derail years of negotiations.”His tone was casual, but no one is a fool, least of all Sofia. Wrong hands meant his enemies. _And if he didn’t trust her, she wouldn’t just lose this job. She'd be disposable. Her pulse quickened."You want me to handle it?" she asked, choosing her words carefully.“I want to see what you do with it.” Hi

 In Alejandro's office Sofia was paralyzed, her heart racing.She could still feel the warmth of his breath, the imprint of his hand on her arm. He had been so close. And then — he had walked away. Leaving her there in shock, wheezing, wanting, not knowing what, but knowing it could never be.Alejandro was a danger. Not just because of the power he held over her, but for what he was doing to her — to her mind, to her body. She exhaled and averted her gaze. "I should go.".Alejandro, who was new to his desk, hesitated. "Is that what you want?"His voice was calm. Too calm. Sofia gulped. "I—"She didn't have an answer.Did she wish to remain?Did she wish to run?Why did she want him to pull her close and obliterate the distance between them?Alejandro studied her, his dark eyes scanning, then sighed and turned to his desk, dismissing her. "Then go."Sofia lingered half a second longer before forcing herself to walk away.He felt each step back from him more weighing.Each breath h

Sofia froze in the doorway of the restaurant, the little box heavy in her shaking hands.Her mother's necklace.Hector had been to her home. He had been close to her family. A knot of terror formed in the pit of her stomach. She had to keep them safe. Her first instinct was to run away — just drive back home as fast as she could, make sure they were all right. But then realized that’s what Hector was waiting for. He dictated to her, proclaiming that he had *control over her. And the worst thing? He was right. Her hands shaking, she stuffed the box into her handbag and made a mad dash to the outside. It was cold outside but not in her heartQuestions peppered her mind, one over the fray of another.What was Hector up to? Was he trying to provoke Alejandro? Or was it something else— something more personal? She required answers.And she had no trouble finding them.A Dangerous DemandThe Monteverde estate rose from the shadows, the gateway stretching wide as a pair of silent sentin

Sofia’s breath caught in her throat.Hector was making his move.Alejandro’s jaw set, his face dark and inscrutable. But Sofia recognized the one it brought on — the tenseness of his whole body, the clench of his fists at his sides.He was expecting that.Preparation for it.And now it had started.Alejandro challenged the guard. "Where is he?"The man stopped. "At the casino. He’s trying to make a point.”A slow, menacing grin spread across Alejandro’s face. A predator that detects a threat. Sofia trembled.This wasn’t business.This was war.Alejandro did not delay.He turned to Sofia, voices crackling. "You're staying here."Sofia's heart thudded. "No."Alejandro’s dark eyes turned toward her. "Excuse me?"Sofia swallowed but held firm. “I’m not going to be locked away while you go handle him. “I’ve got to know what’s going on.”Alejandro leaned in closer, a suffocating presence. “Don’t make it sound like a negotiation, Sofia.”Her heart raced, but she wasn’t going to back down. “