
{"id":26591,"date":"2026-02-04T13:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-74\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T13:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:57:17","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-74\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 74"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 74<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 74 \u2013<\/p>\n<h1>Love Demands Honest Hearts \u2014 Yash Malhotra 74<\/h1>\n<p>Chapter 74\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick\u2019s hand moved before he realized it. He cupped Khloe\u2019s cheek, gently brushing the stray strands of hair away, then carefully took her hand-still gripping his-and returned it to the blanket.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For a moment, she seemed at peace. But then, whatever dream she was having shifted, and she stirred again, this time with a faint whimper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick had just taken off his shirt, intending to go shower in the next room, when he heard the movement. He hurried back to the bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe, startled by something in her dream, lunged instinctively, wrapping herself around his bare chest. She was like a tiny furnace pressed against his cooler skin. Their bodies collided, warm meeting cold, and a low, startled groan escaped both of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe\u2019s eyes fluttered open, wet with lingering dream mist. It took a moment for her gaze to focus, and even then, her mind was sluggish-disoriented, unsure of where she was or what she was doing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All she knew was that her hands were resting somewhere that felt impossibly good-cool to the touch, firm and solid, the skin so\u2026 human, so alive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhloe.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick\u2019s voice cut through her haze, firm and alert as he noticed her wandering hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her awareness snapped back. \u201cNick?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>130\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With a shiver, she recoiled, almost tipping off the bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Quick as a flash, he grabbed her arm, and in the struggle, they tumbled together, a chaotic flop onto the mattress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His muscular frame stabilized them instantly, one hand pressed lightly to the side of her head, his body hovering protectively over hers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Her pupils dilated. Everywhere she looked, there was the taut expanse of him-chest and abs, lines defined as if sculpted, flowing down to the edge of his trousers, slightly undone at the waist.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The sheer proximity, the warmth, the power-it all hit her at once, sending a flush through her body.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhloe, don\u2019t look!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He caught the lingering gaze on him and rose swiftly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Panic seized her. She scrambled to the other side of the bed. \u201cI-I\u2019m sorry, sorry\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still wet. I was just going to shower,\u201d he explained, back to her, rearranging his pants and draping the shirt over his shoulders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She understood-he hadn\u2019t meant for her to see, and she hadn\u2019t meant to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe nodded. \u201cI understand. Thank you\u2026 for helping me again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She said the words, but her mind was tangled, still spinning with the image of him, the heat of it leaving her chest fluttering in ways she hadn\u2019t expected. Desire and embarrassment tangled together, and she didn\u2019t know if it was fever or lust.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMm,\u201d Nick responded, low and steady. \u201cDon\u2019t push yourself so hard next time. You\u2019ve only got one body.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 74\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay,\u201d she murmured obediently.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake the medicine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t turn back, but the command carried weight. Without hesitation, she reached for the water and pills by the bedside and swallowed them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Seeing that she had taken the medicine and seemed calmer, his concern eased.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe hesitated a moment, then asked, \u201cWhat\u2019s the story with your scar?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 74 Advertisement Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 74 \u2013 Love [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-billionaires-checkmate-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26591\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}