The Billionaire's Blood Proxy

nd broken dreams. She didn't wait for the receptionist to stop her. She kicked open the mahogany doors of

ing a singed business card onto the d

er that wore a ring worth more than her entire life. "I didn't destroy it, Elena. I l

. I want my trucks, my inventory, and the

uit, moving with a silent, terrifying grace. He walked toward her, not stopping until she wa

ut, his thumb brushing a smudge of ash off her cheek. His touch was electric, terr

ered against her r

have to belong to me. Not in public. Not for the cameras.

. "I don't even know you, Alexander. You're a g

inful. It was a claim. "You think you don't know me? Think back to the rain in Malta, f

d a man slumped against a stone wall, his expensive shirt soaked in blood. She hadn't called the police, he'd begged her not to

thed, her eyes searching

said, his voice dropping an octave. "But I'm a Vance. W

at had made him the most feared man in the equity markets. "The fire at your warehouse? That was a cour

"People could have died! My driver was in th

nd picked up a heavy, fountain pen. "I have already moved the $2 million loss-coverage into an escrow acc

nt a PR stunt to satisfy your grandfather's will? That's th

e contract. For 100 days, you live in the Vance Estate. You undergo a series of... medical procedures. Nothing invasive, just blood draws and monitoring. In exchang

ually achieve the dream she'd been killing herself for. But ther

she asked, her

u are a ghost, Elena. You have a Rhesus-null phenotype. One in six milli

human bl

"And in this house, that is the m

d at the pen, then at the man who had burned her world down just to build her a new one. She thought of her empty bank

she scrawled Elena Rawlings across

en back. He didn't smile. He didn't congratula

e Proxy has signed. Bring the car around

do with the air conditioning. "Tonigh

follow. "Your apartment lease was terminated an hour ago. Your belongings are already

ing. Rule Number One: Never, under any circumstances, speak t

he center of the room.

ing down the hallway, his foot