Wreckage | The Innocent Billionaire | #2 | MacArthur Series
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Last published Fri, Apr 3, 2026
Elijah MacArthur never planned on coming back to New York.
Two years away was enough to bury the memories-the heartbreak, the ghosts he swore he'd never face again. But when his father falls ill, duty drags him home.
He tells himself it's temporary. In and out. No distractions. No looking back.
Until a robbery gone wrong shatters his walls and leaves him more vulnerable than he dares to admit. Broken and retreating further into himself, Elijah is forced to confront the one truth he's been running from-sometimes the only way to heal is to let someone else in.
But after losing everything once before, can he risk opening his heart again?
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