All Chapters of The Billionaire's Showgirl: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

60 Chapters

Chapter Twenty-One

I made it through the rest of rehearsal on pure instinct.The choreography happened around me. Music played. Corrections were given. Dancers moved through formations.I couldn't have told anyone a single thing we practiced.My mind remained trapped on one terrible thought.Monica was dead.Every time I tried to convince myself it had been an accident, another voice whispered a different possibility.By the time rehearsal finally ended, my nerves were stretched so tight they felt ready to snap.I needed answers.Unfortunately, there was only one person who could give them to me.The realization sat heavily in my stomach as I drove back to the Cashmere Crown.The resort felt different now.Not because anything had changed.Because I had.The towering luxury hotel rose into the Nevada sky like a monument to Luca's ambition. The casino buzzed with life. Guests laughed. Valets hurried between expensive vehicles. Everything looked exactly as it had yesterday.Yet I couldn't stop wondering ho

Chapter Twenty-Two

For a long moment, neither of us moved.The city glittered beyond the glass behind me, thousands of lights stretching across the Las Vegas valley like fallen stars. Normally, I would have admired the view.Now I couldn't seem to focus on anything except Luca.He stood close enough that I could feel his presence without him touching me. Close enough that every instinct told me to step away.I didn't.The realization unsettled me.I had spent the entire day convincing myself that I should be afraid of him. Monica was dead. Rumors followed him everywhere he went. Power seemed to bend around him like gravity.And yet, standing here, none of those thoughts felt as important as they should have.Luca's eyes never left mine.There was something dangerous about the way he looked at me.Not dangerous because it threatened me.Dangerous because it made me want things I had promised myself I wouldn't want.His expression softened slightly.Just enough to remind me of the man from the car.The ma

Chapter Twenty-Three

By the time I left Luca's office, my thoughts felt hopelessly tangled.The conversation had answered almost nothing.Monica was still dead.I still didn't know what to believe.And somehow, despite all of that, I couldn't stop thinking about the way Luca had looked at me before I walked out the door.It was infuriating.A reasonable person would have spent the afternoon focused on unanswered questions and potential danger.Instead, my mind kept replaying moments I had no business replaying.I was halfway across the private grounds of the Cashmere Crown when my phone vibrated.The sound startled me enough that I nearly dropped it.I pulled it from my purse.A text from Beth.MYSTERY LETTER HAS ARRIVED.A second message followed immediately.I REPEAT. MYSTERY LETTER HAS ARRIVED.Then another.MEET ME FOR COFFEE IMMEDIATELY.Despite everything, I laughed.Only Beth could turn collecting mail into a national emergency.I quickly texted back.Where are you?Three dots appeared instantly.L

Chapter Twenty-Four

By the time I returned to my villa, the sun had begun its slow descent toward the Nevada mountains. The conversation with Beth had helped more than I wanted to admit. For a few hours, I had been able to think about something other than Monica. Something other than Luca. Something other than the growing list of questions that seemed determined to follow me everywhere. Unfortunately, reality was waiting for me. I unlocked the front door and stepped inside. Then immediately froze. The lights were on. I distinctly remembered turning them off before leaving. My pulse skipped. The villa was silent. Too silent. Every instinct I possessed screamed at me to turn around and leave. Instead, I carefully closed the door behind me. "Hello?" No answer. My stomach tightened. I took a few cautious steps forward. The living room appeared empty. The kitchen was empty. Nothing looked disturbed. Nothing looked broken. Which somehow made me more nervous. Because whoever was here wasn't

Chapter Twenty-Five

I barely slept.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the security footage playing across the screen.Dom entering the Velvet Suite.Luca leaving alone.Myself standing in the hallway, unknowingly stepping into a secret that had followed me for months.The memory replayed over and over until sunrise finally arrived.By then, exhaustion had settled into my bones.I felt hollow.Defeated.And more frightened than I wanted to admit.The drive had been my safety net.Not because I had ever planned to use it.Because it represented a possibility.A form of protection.A reminder that if things ever became truly dangerous, I wasn't powerless.Now that illusion was gone.Luca knew.He knew exactly what I had seen.Exactly what I possessed.Exactly what I had chosen not to do.The balance between us had shifted.I couldn't stop thinking about it.

Chapter Twenty-Six

I spent entirely too much time getting ready.Not because I didn't know what to wear.Because I cared.That realization annoyed me more than it should have.I stood in front of the mirror inside my villa for what felt like the hundredth time, smoothing imaginary wrinkles from a dress that didn't have any. The black fabric hugged my figure without being overly revealing, elegant enough for whatever impossible place Luca had planned.The flowers still sat on the counter nearby.Their scent filled the room.Alongside the note.The infuriating note.A smile tugged at my lips despite my best efforts.I hated that he could affect me so easily.Especially now.Especially after everything.A knock sounded at the door.My pulse immediately accelerated.Ridiculous.Completely ridiculous.And yet I still glanced at myself one final time before opening the door.Luca stood waiting outside.For a moment, I forgot how to speak.The dark suit he wore looked custom-made for him. The sharp lines emphas

Chapter Twenty-Seven

The first few moments felt awkward.Not because I didn't know how to dance.Because I knew exactly who was watching.Luca sat alone in the darkness beyond the stage lights, his attention fixed entirely on me. There were no cheering crowds tonight. No tourists. No judges. No other performers waiting for their turn.Just him.The realization should have made me nervous.Instead, something unexpected happened.The music took over.It always did.The opening notes settled around me like an old friend, familiar and comforting. The tension that had followed me for days began to loosen its grip. My thoughts slowed. My fears softened.I stopped thinking about Monica.Stopped thinking about security footage.Stopped thinking about contracts and lies and dangerous billionaires.For the next few minutes, there was only the dance.That was why I loved performing.Not the applause.Not the attention.Not even the opportunity.The escape.The beautiful, temporary escape from being myself.Dance had

Chapter Twenty-Eight

The warmth vanished from Luca's eyes.One second he had been dancing with me beneath the stage lights.The next, he looked like the man who owned half of Las Vegas.Cold.Controlled.Dangerous.The transformation was immediate enough to make me shiver.The man standing in the doorway noticed it too.His expression hardened."It's about Don D'Caputo."The name seemed to settle over the room like a storm cloud.For a moment, nobody spoke.Luca slowly released my hand.I hated how much I missed the contact.Then he turned toward the newcomer."That's interesting."His voice was calm.Far too calm.The man didn't appear reassured.Luca's mouth curved into a humorless smile."Because your boss shouldn't have much to say right now."The words landed like a slap.The man's jaw tightened."I'd be careful what you say next.""Why?" Luca asked. "Are we pretending Don's feelings are fragile now?"I swallowed.This conversation was rapidly becoming more dangerous than I wanted to be part of.The m

Chapter Twenty-Nine

For a moment, I genuinely believed Luca was going to answer me.The darkness inside the car felt heavy with unspoken things. The distant glow of Las Vegas flashed across the windows as we sped through the night, painting his face in alternating shades of gold and shadow. He sat across from me in silence, his expression unreadable, while my question lingered between us like a challenge neither of us could ignore.Tell me what happened to Dom.I watched his eyes carefully, searching for some crack in the armor he wore so effortlessly. Some sign that the question mattered to him as much as it mattered to me.Instead, his gaze hardened."No."The word landed like a locked door.I stared at him.My pulse was still racing from the gun. From the running. From the realization that I had very nearly died tonight."No?" I repeated.His jaw shifted slightly."I don't owe you an explanation."The bluntness of th

Chapter Thirty

While dinner was being prepared, I found myself wandering through the house with no real destination in mind.The property was so large that it felt impossible to explore in a single evening. Every hallway seemed to lead somewhere unexpected. One doorway opened into a library lined with dark wooden shelves and leather-bound books. Another led to a lounge overlooking the water, where moonlight poured through towering windows and painted silver patterns across the floor. There was a quiet elegance to everything around me, the kind of luxury that didn't need to announce itself because it was already secure in its own importance.Ordinarily, I would have been fascinated.Tonight, my thoughts refused to cooperate.No matter where I walked, my mind kept circling back to the same question.What did Luca want to talk about?The uncertainty followed me from room to room.It lingered while I stood on a terrace overlooking the lake. It lingered

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