In the bustling city of Chicago, a young middle school teacher is struck by a car as she rushes to the hospital to check on her youngest sister. Waking up to a tall, dark and handsome, well-dressed man, Eshe Johnson learns he was the driver. Recovering from a broken heart and a few bruises, Damien Godlee promises to come to her aid at every turn, so long as she signs a contract stating she will not disclose information regarding her wealthy benefactor to anyone. As Eshe's fortress of emotional unavailability is chipped away by the persistent, mysterious billionaire with a great sense of humor, a bond built on fate and conflict shifts to one of trust and romance.Honeymoon type escapades tarnish as Eshe discovers Damien has some secrets of his own. Can the two continue to overcome every obstacle laid at their feet, or will they fall back to protect themselves from getting hurt again?Struck by the Billionaire's Love is created by Angel Shine, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.
Chapter 1: The Collision
Eshe Johnson, 2nd grade special education teacher, glances to the round clock in her Resource Room, relieved the day is almost over. The twenty—four—year—old hears a frustrated groan at the arts & crafts table a few feet away. She gets up from the reading circle nestled beside the only windows in the room to investigate a team project between two students.
Thinking to herself, "please don’t have crayons in any orifices. I officially hate Wednesdays. And spaghetti," she takes a calming breath.
“Hey! How is your coloring project coming along? Is everything O.K.?” She asks sweetly while kneeling closer to the boy and girl sitting with a color—coded U.S. map that separates the regions.
“I went to New York before, but it wasn’t purple. And we’re in Chicago and it’s not orange outside. I think you gave us the wrong color chart, Ms. Johnson.“ The boy speaks quietly, avoiding eye contact while pointing from the crayons to the color—coded chart.
“Ohhh, I know how confus
