Capturing the Ruthless Billionaires (Billionaire Rites Book 4) by Chloe Kent

Author:Chloe Kent [Kent, Chloe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

It hadn’t been bad enough that Alexandria had to go shopping with her mother for a baby that would never exist, but immediately after returning home, they’d been bombarded with guests. Aunts and cousins she hadn’t known existed before revered her and showered her with presents she didn’t need or want. She’d gathered from the snippets her mother had dropped and what she’d caught from paying attention that everyone who was a Swan seemed to be going through financial issues. They deemed this centenary celebration the event that would appease the gods. They kept touching her stomach as if she were pregnant already.

Jokes on them.

Alexandria had wanted to shake them. Were they so desperate for wealth and privilege that they’d believe a ritual would change their luck? She was all for having fate and being hopeful, but it was based on a mindset not capturing three men and blackmailing them into impregnating Swan House’s princess, who just happened to be her. And then kill them for their troubles afterward.

By early evening when she was finally alone in the confines of her bedroom, she forced her heart to stop racing. How was she going to tell Cara about her brothers?

She already knew what leaving her room would do to her, but Cara had promised she’d be okay. She just wanted to be with her sisters, wherever they were. Now, she had to break the most devastating and confusing news to her. How was Cara going to react?

It was now or never. She couldn’t waste any more time, certainly not to have a mental breakdown. She needed to stay super alert and strong. Within a few hours, they would be on the other side of the Swan mansion, cutting all ties with them. The path Cara chose still needed to be decided. She hadn’t spoken to Rhea yet either, opting not to use their messaging system for something like letting her know that Cara had been taken from her brothers when she was just a child. They intended to use her as a pawn, a bargaining chip, to gain their cooperation. Her brothers were the men in the dungeon.

God, even saying it in her mind, still rattled her. What kind of people were her supposed family?

Taking a fortifying breath, she was just about to step out of the dining hall and head to Cara’s when her mother intervened yet again.

“I forgot to mention we’re hosting dinner for all the members of the Swan House council tonight. They inspected the evidence of your virgin blood and the dragon seed, and they’d like to congratulate us in person.”

“Mother, I have a headache. I think I’m coming down with something,” Alexandria said.

“Nonsense. It’s a celebratory dinner, and you’ll be there. She doesn’t have much time to get ready,” her mother continued, dismissing her daughter and addressing the trio of priestesses who followed her into Alexandra’s bedroom. “She’ll wear the pale pink dress. Leave her hair open and adorn it with the swan hair clip. It will please the council.

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