The TROUBLE With BILLIONAIRES: Book 1 by Kristina Blake

the discounts that come with manufacturing. You can build it for a lot cheaper. You can make it affordable. You just don’t want to. New technology like this isn’t meant to reach the public first. It’s meant to be elite. I don’t want my telescope to be elite. I want it to be the norm. Go to the wall with the bridles. Look at the printouts I’ve done so far. Tell me you don’t believe every child around the world should be able to see that.”
                  Doing as he asked, I moved to the wall, surprised when Rawn didn’t follow. The printouts were pretty outstanding. Most were of the moon, but instead of looking flat and one dimensional, it popped from the page, as if it were only inches from me. It kind of made me feel like a space giant.
                  “I don’t need glasses to see this?” I asked, surprised.
                  “Not from the printout. You will need glasses when looking through the lens of the telescope.”
                  “How is it even possible?”
                  “Mirrors and lasers. And parts that are patented.”
                  I traced the circumference of the moon with my finger. “I’d love to see it.”
                  “You’re more than welcome to. Come back to me when the sun sets. I’ll have the telescope out for you to experience. Then, perhaps you will understand why it’s meant to be sold to all.”
                  I thought I was already beginning to, but knowing Rawn didn’t share my opinion, I kept quiet on the issue. “We’d love to. Thanks.”
                  “If the matter is settled, then I would prefer to work without interruption,” Dr. Giordano proclaimed.
                  “We understand. You need to work. But if you’ll allow me—” Rawn began, but he went silent when Dr. Giordano threw his screwdriver down.
                  “No. I will not allow. I am in the middle of a thought process. My thoughts are my livelihood. So please leave. And be thankful I’m letting you come back.”
                  I went to Rawn and took him by the arm. “We’ll let ourselves out. Thank you for your time,” I said, heading towards the barn door. “See you tonight.”
                  Outside, Rawn was furious. “You can’t just walk out of a sales pitch like that,” he fumed. “We have to overturn the negatives.”
                  “Those weren’t negatives,” I told him. “They were refusals. You said it yourself. Dr. Giordano has quirks. We really should consider ourselves lucky he invited us back here tonight to experience what the telescope has to offer.” I paused, wondering if I should say what I truly felt. With Rawn, I never held back before, so I added, “Dr. Giordano has flipped it back on us. He will not sign with Cepheus Scientific, no matter how much money you promise him. Not with our current propositions. We’re not selling to him. He’s selling to us. The only way we’ll win the license is if the telescope is released to the public. I know a stone wall when I see it, and this is a big one. Release it to the public, or lose the contract. That’s the decision you now have to make.”
                  “You’re frustratingly hot when you’re passionate like this,” Rawn said, smoothing a piece of hair away from my face, causing a shiver of anticipation to course across my skin. “Moreover, you’re just frustratingly hot all round.”
                  “Does that mean you’re going to do as he asks?” I questioned, not bothering to move away from his touch.
                  “No. We’ll return this evening, and I’ll convince him otherwise. But it’s refreshing to have someone around me who doesn’t mind telling me when they think I’m wrong.”
                  That’s the problem , I thought. I don’t