Chapter 23

#vote# Dear readers, the plot thickens.Sometimes the real heat in a story doesn’t come from passion alone — it comes from restraint being pushed to its very limit. From the moments when two people stand on opposite sides of pride, desire, and control.Elena believes distance and resistance might give her the upper hand… that stepping back might help her breathe again.But Ari is not a man who easily releases what he has claimed.So the question becomes:Who will bend first?Who will stand their ground?And when desire, pride, and emotion collide… will one of them escape, or will they both be pulled deeper into this deep consuming addiction?Tell me what you think is coming next. 🤔Will Elena outmaneuver Ari… or will she be the one slowly consumed?Make My Heart Believe a Lie Conveniently Married To A Billionaire