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 knew I was gonna be sick before I even opened my eyes.

That tight twist in my stomach. That awful taste rising up my throat. I sat up fast, nearly tripped out of bed, hand over my mouth.

I barely made it. Threw myself at the sink and everything came up. Bitter and disgusting. My knees were shaking, arms locked against the counter. I was sweating like hell, skin clammy with my head spinning so bad I thought I'd black out.

"Fuck," I muttered, breath catching in my throat.

Then I heard something. Before I could rinse my mouth, the bathroom door creaked open.

I turned my head, already annoyed—and froze.

He was already coming towards me before I could open my mouth.

"You good?" His voice was low. Not cold, though. Just… too nice for him.

I nodded, sort of. "Just—give me a sec."

Chapter 36