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 go back to my room right away.

I sat in the damn hallway like an idiot, staring at the shut door that Ace had disappeared behind. My hands were clenched, but I didn't even feel them anymore. My heart was pounding so loud in my ears I could barely hear myself think.

He wasn't going to tell me anything.

And the woman's voice—that scream—was going to live in my head forever.

I was shaking when I finally forced myself to get up and walk back to my room.

I slammed my door harder than I meant to, but I didn't care. I couldn't breathe properly. My throat felt tight, like if I tried to swallow I'd just choke on everything I hadn't said out loud before tonight.

The second I stepped inside, I locked the door and backed up against it like something might follow me in.

Chapter 65