numusjamesroses

Hazel Rogers never imagined her mother’s failing heart would force her into the arms of a stranger. With hospital bills piling up and no time left, she signs a desperate contract— as a surrogate for a billionaire who she doesn’t know. Ace Milan is cold, calculated, and devastatingly powerful, a man who built his empire on control and keeps  his heart locked behind a fortress. Hazel is just a transaction to him. But when a scary accident forces her to move into his home, the lines blur. He becomes cruel, unpredictable—testing her limits with sharp words and colder actions. Yet beneath his ice is something else, something broken, watching her with eyes that never quite soften. As her pregnancy progresses, Hazel stumbles upon whispers of the woman who came before her—the first surrogate. The one who vanished. No one speaks of her, and Ace refuses to explain. But the house holds secrets. Locked rooms. Late-night phone calls. Half-truths wrapped in charm. And suddenly, the child inside Hazel becomes more than a contract—it becomes a target. Torn between protecting the life growing inside her and uncovering the truth about the man she’s starting to feel dangerously drawn to, Hazel is forced to make a choice. Walk away before she ends up like the last surrogate… or risk everything to unravel the darkness Ace has spent his life hiding. One thing is clear—nothing in this arrangement is what it seems. And some secrets are buried deep for a reason.

THE BILLIONAIRE’S SECRET : Her contract, His Heart

I didn't like being tested. But she kept doing it—over and over.

The noise in the house was much. She'd been dragged back upstairs—resisting like hell the whole time, screaming about wanting to leave.

I didn't even wait for the guards to clear out before I opened her door.

She was walking up and down the room. Face cold and frowning. She crossed her arms over her chest, looking like a child throwing a tantrum. It was a bit good watching her.

She stopped the second she saw me.

She tilted her head , staring at me with eyes sharp and cold. "Told who?"

"I don't need you to play fucking games with me right now." I stepped inside and shut the door. "How did your little friend know where to find you?"

She blinked slowly. "Is that why you barged in here? You're mad she found me?"

Chapter 31