The Billionaire's Betrothed

long, lean fingers raking through his thick hair in frustration. What the hell was he supposed to do now? This was su

l on the way. That kind of money needed looking after, nurturing, and feeding. Still, he loved the job, even more so now that he didn't need to be in the office twenty-four-seven. He could simply flick an em

ormally tried to avoid when he escaped to places like Queenstown. Yet here he was, staring out at the alp

lfriend to attend his sister Kelly's upcoming wedding in order to meet the whole family for the first time. Tom's mother, Elizabeth, known to them as Granny Beth, had agreed to this with the reminder that it

ing expectations-his business empire was proof of that. But no on

creaked beneath him as he sank into it, the cool, fresh apple-crisp air of Queenstown filling the room through the open window

e'd received only an hour ago. It had been from Sarah, the woman he'd thought he would build a fut

iend of two years, in the arms of his best friend, Kyle Shore, had burned into his memory in a way that no amou

e since they were kids, had shared everything with him-everything. And now? Now, Kyle had betrayed him in the worst

. He tried to push it away, but the memory wouldn't let him go. She had been beautiful, yes. That had never changed. But now, when he trie

self, though the words were almost foreign in his mout

is? This wasn't even in the realm of possibility. What had he missed? Was it something they had planned all along? The thought

since then. The sounds of his own fury had echoed in the room as he had stormed in, not giving them the chance to explain. Kyle h

giveness, but he hadn't wanted to hear it. The

creamed, her face red with tears, bu

ng with rage and disbelief. The pain was too much, but he had s

any longer, his heart hardening with each word. "Get the hell out of my lif

ne final parting shot, a cruel remark that had hung in t

gun to believe them. Maybe she never had loved him. Maybe he had been just another

out the thoughts that were tearing at him. This was supposed to be his b

ainst the soft blue sky, their grandeur mocking his emotional chaos. He couldn't even focus on th

anced at the screen, seeing Sarah's name flashing on it. He didn't ne

Done with all of it. But the anger still simmered ins

retreat from the wreckage of his life. And