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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 hated the smell of police stations.

That blend of sweat, old paperwork, and something sour in the air—I don't know what it was, but it stuck to my skin like guilt. I'd been sitting in that interrogation room for hours, my hands clenched, jaw tight.

They threw questions at me like I was already guilty. Fraud, bribery, manipulation of funds—bullshit built on nothing.

Callen finally showed up after what felt like forever.

The moment he walked in, all sharp in that navy suit and calm face, I could breathe just a little.

"The fuck took you so long?" I muttered under my breath.

He shot me a look. "Try thanking me first.

They were pushing to detain you overnight."

I rolled my eyes. "Of course they were."

Callen laid out the facts clearly, calmly. "There's no real evidence. Just accusations flying from a press leak and a few anonymous tips. No documents, no witnesses. They've got nothing substantial."

Chapter 44