SOLD TO THE CEO

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at the top of the grand staircase in her family's crumbling estate, she couldn't sh

create. The mansion, which once held memories of better times, now seemed suffocating. T

usual lies. But the mounting debt was more than they could handle. The bank had already taken the house, and now,

f the parlor, his face pale, sweat beading at his temples. The once proud man who ha

what he meant. There wa

in stepped the man who would change

was a force of nature. His presence commanded the room, and for a moment, the world around he

, and calculating. There was no warmth in him, no sympath

erything inside her screamed to run. Yet, she couldn't.

, dangerous, like the promise of a s

o," she whispered, forcing the words

e unwavering. "He's sold you to me, in exchange for his debts. I now ow

s her face, a truth too brutal t

o not mistake this for charity, Eliana. You are mine no

ty to be traded. She wasn't his to own. But the words di

ntegrity-until that integrity crumbled under the weight of his debts. Now, he was n

voice was like ice, each word

h dread. She had no choice but to accept t

ished just as quickly as it had appeared. He stepped back and gave a small nod t

er," he

door. Her limbs felt heavy, like they no longer belonged to her. She had become a mere pawn

ime, but he was too afraid to meet h

ind her with a finality t

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, the cityscape blurring past her like a distant memory. The man who had bought her

what awaited her once they reached their destination. All s

she dared to glance at him, she was met with the same cold, impenetrable stare. H

her spine. The estate was massive-cold stone walls, towering gates,

ould feel the weight of her new reality crashing down on her. This pla

voice broke the silence as he motioned to the

ds stuck in her throat. She had no power here. She was no longer a

ordered, already he

liana followed him, her he

the furniture expensive, and the view from the window nothing short of breathtak

"You'll stay here until further notice. Don't

him she wasn't afraid, but the words fe

the door. "Sleep well, E

e in the cold, silent room, the

he pressed them to her face. This was her life now

t, that she would find a way