His Unspoken Bargain
By @john1208
Clara Maxwell’s cheerful facade crumbles every night as she faces the grim reality: her son, Leo, needs a life-saving experimental treatment she can’t afford. Drowning in medical debt, she's at the brink when the enigmatic billionaire, Julian Thorne, offers a lifeline. His terms are vague, his icy gaze intense, and his commanding presence electrifies the air, promising both salvation and a silken cage. Clara’s breath catches whenever he’s near, a dangerous thrumming beneath her skin, a sensation she tries desperately to ignore. She knows accepting his 'charity' could cost her everything – her fierce independence, her resilient spirit, perhaps even her guarded heart. But what choice does she have when Leo’s fragile life hangs in the balance, a ticking clock threatening their future? If she fails to navigate the labyrinth of Julian’s unspoken demands, or if his true, darker motives prove too much to bear, her son loses his only chance, and Clara will be consumed by a powerful man who collects people like prized art, leaving her an empty, hollow shell. The stakes are her son's precious heartbeat, her very freedom, and the searing, unspoken desires igniting between them.
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