The Billionaire's Intern (Maya Thompson) novel Chapter 81

Chapter 44: Between Trust and Shadows-1

Damien stood in the center of his darkened penthouse, phone still pressed to his ear long after the call ended.

Her voice lingered.

Not just in his ears-but in his blood, his breath, his bones.

He stared out the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city lights glittering below like a thousand

quiet temptations, and for the first time in years, he felt… still.

Not calculating.

Not on guard.

Just still.

She had said his name like it meant something.

Soft. Trusting. Real.

And it had unraveled him.

He didn’t move for a long time. He couldn’t.

Because something was shifting in him-slow, seismic. Dangerous.

Maya wasn’t a passing distraction anymore.

She never had been.

And now… she was in his system.

Embedded.

He clenched his jaw, running a hand through his hair.

He couldn’t afford this.

Not her. Not this feeling. Not now.

But God-he wanted her.

Not just her body. Not even just her mind.

He wanted all of her.

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The parts that laughed shyly, that stood up for her brother, that texted him with trembling fingers and still found the courage to hit send.

He wanted her in the morning light and the midnight quiet.

In his bed. In his world. At his side.

And that terrified him.

Because the last time he let someone in that deep… he’d buried her in the cold.

And he’d sworn-sworn-he’d never feel that kind of loss again.

But Maya wasn’t giving him a choice.

And maybe… maybe he didn’t want one.

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