The Jilted Heiress And Her Billionaire Protector

glass doors of the New York

her fingers immediately reaching up to pull the thin silk shawl tight

His bespoke charcoal suit fit him with ruthless perfection. Without a word, he stepped smoothly i

?" he

hest. Kaia looked up. His deep blue

" Kai

t, swallowing the suffocating fear of sign

rriage registration f

s union voluntarily?" the cler

her fingers ached. She stared at the dotted line. This was a merger. A transaction to st

en to the paper a

his fingers moved deliberately slow. The rough pad of

rm. Her breath caught. She yanked her hand b

aggressive strokes. He pushed the paper back to the

n took both. He folded them and slid them into the inner

day New York sun was blinding. Kaia raised her hand t

stantly fel

. He held it entirely over her head, his

ned the rear door. Jaxson placed his hand on the roof of t

t. The heavy door clicked

t filled Kaia's lungs. Her chest tightened. Her heart skipped a beat, thudding against her ribs. She immed

button. The window rolled down two inches. Fresh street a

panded. She too

e. The massive iron gates loomed in the distance. Kaia's jaw clenched. H

d her knuckle

said. "I have a call starting in two minutes

ough the dead silenc

was polite. Sterile. Exactly how

to a stop in front of t

; the moment her door clicked shut, the driver accelerated, leaving her al

of the Miranda estate. Her heels clic

nails. She paused. Her eyes darted to Kai

e glass table. She stood up and s

ty tricks to steal a marriage that belon

. She didn't take

sion," Kaia said, her voice deadpan. "If

eaved. She raised her hand, lunging f

torso. She side

the edge of the rug and slammed hard into a towering floor vase. The porce

ia's aunt, rushed into the foyer. She saw her daughter

aia. "You marry into money for one day, and suddenly you d

of exhausting nausea rolled through her

y of the signed marriage registration form. She had made sure

fee table. The paper smacked aga

saw the official county stamp. They saw Jaxson Wilson's signature.

ast them. She kept her spine entirely straight, her he

rieked from behind he

r landing. She paused, glancing down at the foyer with absolute indi