Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

"I want to pull you down into the abyss with me. I want you covered in mud, so when everyone else turns their back on you, you'll have no choice but to stay with me..." Chloe sat bolt upright, her body tense as a bowstring. It felt like her blood had turned to ice. Her face didn't give anything away, but inside, a storm was brewing.

She had run through countless scenarios in her mind. Maybe Linda hated her, wanted to make her suffer, couldn't bear to let her die, felt guilty, or was clinging to some last shred of decency. Or perhaps Linda was just acting on a whim, or she had truly lost her mind. But in all her musings, Chloe had never imagined that Linda might actually love her.

Love... really?

Seeing Chloe sitting so primly, Linda's lips curled into a wry smile. It was almost like she was mocking herself, "Chloe, did I scare you?"

Chloe turned, locking eyes with Linda, confusion written all over her face. She couldn't wrap her head around the things Linda had done in the name of love. This whole idea of dragging her into the abyss-what was that about? In Chloe's world, love meant responsibility, fulfillment, sacrifice, and wanting the other person to be happy.

don't get you," Chloe

of their shine. "Chloe, do you

silence, she replied, "I don't. There's all sorts of love in this world, each with its own logic. But I think you're too extreme. You call it love, but all you do is hurt

I am selfish. My life has been so empty that when you came along, I just wanted to

about how some birds aren't meant to be caged because their feathers are just too bright. Keeping them locked up feels like

that part, I end up in tears. Kthought about letting you go, genuinely wishing you well, but I can't bring myself to do

path." Suddenly, Linda was racked by a violent cough. Her

Chloe,

"We've got time later."