The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Percival casually snapped off a twig and flicked away the power line in his path. Thankfully, he was in the garden; otherwise, he would have had to endure a jolt of electricity.

But Finnian’s test was not something to be taken lightly.

No sooner had Percival tossed aside the twig than a snake, tongue flickering, shot towards him along the branch.

That did it. Percival was livid. He grabbed the snake by its body and slammed it to the ground.

But as he did, something felt off.

Why was this snake so light?

Frowning, he glanced back at the pit he had passed and the discarded power line.

He decided to shut his eyes, ignoring anything else he might touch or sense.

Thirty seconds later, Percival reached the garden fence. With a firm kick, the fence collapsed. Only then did he open his eyes and turn to see that there was neither pit nor snake—just projections from a high-tech projector!

Finnian possessed the same kind of cutting-edge projector that Karen had been researching!

Percival’s gaze sharpened, and some thoughts in his mind were now confirmed beyond doubt.

The only problem was the lack of evidence.

Stepping over the fallen fence, he approached the villa’s main gate.

With the delay, Finnian was long gone.

Percival exhaled a sigh of resignation. When Vivienne woke up, she was going to be furious.

He would have to think of a way to sweet-talk her.

As he was about to head back, he heard a loud noise behind him. It was Vivienne!

“Vivienne, you’re awake,” Percival exclaimed, relieved. If Vivienne was up, the eight still out cold would get an earful, not him.

Vivienne nodded. “A little trick like that won’t fool me. Did you catch him?”

“No, Finnian was too fast. I couldn’t keep up.”

him, I’ll make him cough up 800 billion!” Vivienne said with a vengeful tone

Vivienne

into it, and sighed, “After all that, I can’t sleep. Mr. Wolf, let’s

a steady gaze, Percival

whiskey from the cabinet and poured two glasses, her eyes shimmering as she looked

out her leg and hooked Percival’s, her

want me to

revealing an attractive Adam’s apple, and rolled up his sleeves with a decisive motion. “Or maybe, drink lying

in the next instant, Percival had flicked her leg aside,

and shattered, and Vivienne

was no hint of flirtation, only threat

who the hell are

lost their luster, like a light suddenly

and only realized the truth when he lifted

It was a robot!

indistinguishable from a

scroll fell that read, [Congratulations, you’ve passed

scroll in his hand,

this another

a test of his resistance

naturally desired. If he felt nothing for Vivienne, that

carried the faux Vivienne to her bedroom, where

even Vivienne had succumbed to

was part of this so-called

in Vivienne’s room, leaning

on a sun lounger while

knew from the start that the Vivienne replica was not

approvingly, pleased with Percival’s performance in the second

was time to think about the third one.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay

his lips in a silent smile, seemingly privy to the previous

“Aren’t you worried about

prepared for this. Better to send it out