Lahat ng Kabanata ng Stolen by My Sister... CLAIMED by the BILLIONAIRE : Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

The Moment He BreaksAVA'S POV The gunshot split the night.Ava froze.For a second-just one second-everything slowed.Dominic moved.Too fast.Too late-No.Not too late.He reached her just as the trigger was pulled.His arm wrapped around her waist, yanking her out of the line of fire.The bullet tore past them,close enough that Ava felt it.The force.The heat.A broken gasp escaped her lips.Dominic didn’t let go.He turned with her, shielding her body completely with his own as they hit the ground.Another shot rang out.Victor roared,“GET DOWN!”More gunfire erupted.Chaos swallowed the road again.Dominic’s hand tightened around Ava’s head, pressing her against his chest.“Don’t move.”His voice was low.Deadly calm.Ava clutched his shirt instinctively, her entire body shaking.“I...”“Quiet.”Not harsh.Not cold.Controlled.Protective.Something shifted in his tone.Something she hadn’t heard before.Above them, footsteps rushed closer.Dominic’s eyes flicked up;And wen

Cracks in the WallsAVA'S POV The ride back was silent.Too silent.The kind of silence that pressed against your chest and made it hard to breathe.Ava sat by the window, her arms wrapped tightly around herself. Her reflection stared back at her in the glass; pale, shaken, unfamiliar.Everything felt… off.Like her life had tilted and refused to settle back into place.Beside her, Dominic said nothing.Did nothing.But she could feel him.His presence filled the car.Heavy.Watchful.Unyielding.Victor, for once, didn’t try to lighten the mood.Even he knew that this wasn’t something you joked your way through.The car pulled into the mansion gates.The guards were already waiting.Tense.Alert.One of them rushed forward as the car stopped.“Sir...”Dominic stepped out before he could finish.“Double the security.”His voice was sharp.Controlled.“No one gets in or out without my approval.”“Yes, sir.”Another guard hesitated.“The cameras...”“Fix them.”Dominic didn’t even look

Odut of the CageAVA'S POV The hallway was empty.Too empty.Ava stepped out of her room, closing the door softly behind her. Her heartbeat was loud in her ears, but her movements were controlled—careful.Deliberate.She paused for a second, listening.Nothing.No voices.No footsteps.Good.Dominic was gone.That made this easier.Or maybe… more dangerous.Either wayShe wasn’t stopping.Ava walked down the hallway, her steps light against the polished floor. The mansion that once felt overwhelming now felt like something else entirely.A fortress.One she had just learned how to escape.As she reached the staircase, voices drifted faintly from the far end of the corridor.Guards.Talking.Distracted.Perfect.Ava didn’t hesitate.She turned in the opposite direction, taking the back stairs instead the ones the staff used.She had noticed them before.Back when she was still observing.Still trying to understand this place.Now?She was using it.Each step down felt like a decision.

-What He BecomesDOMINIC'S POV The gunfire didn’t stop when Ava left.If anything, it got worse.Louder.Closer.More deliberate.Dominic didn’t move from where he stood.Not immediately.His eyes followed the direction Victor had taken Ava through.Calculating.Tracking.Making sure.Then, only then, did he turn back.And when he didThere was nothing human left in his expression.The man across from him noticed.His smile faded just slightly.“Ah,” he said quietly. “There it is.”Dominic said nothing.The warehouse lights flickered faintly above them.Dust hung in the air.The sound of footsteps shifted around him.Men closing in.Weapons raised.Confident.They thought they had him contained.They were wrong.The first man rushed him.Too fast.Too eager.Dominic stepped forward instead of back.That alone threw the man off.A mistake.A fatal one.The gun barely lifted before Dominic grabbed his wrist, twisting it sharply. The crack echoed. The weapon dropped. Dominic caught it b

— The Names We FearThe word hung in the air.Names.Ava stood her ground, her pulse steady despite the storm building inside her. She had crossed a line she could not uncross. There was no going back to ignorance. No returning to the illusion that this was just a marriage of convenience gone wrong.Dominic watched her like he was seeing her differently for the first time.Not fragile.Not someone to shield.Something else.Something that could stand beside him.“You asked for names,” he said finally.Ava didn’t move.“I’m listening.”Dominic stepped further into the room, loosening his cuff slightly. A small gesture, but it told her something. He was preparing. Not for a fight. For truth.“That network I mentioned,” he began, “is called the Consortium.”The name settled heavily between them.Ava repeated it softly. “The Consortium…”“It operates globally,” Dominic continued. “Finance, politics, private contracts. They don’t just control money. They control outcomes.”Ava’s mind raced