LOVE BENEATH LAYERS OF LUXURY
He ruined her family to make her his. But what happens when love starts to ruin him instead?
In a world where love is a luxury and trust is a lie, one woman learns that even a heart built on revenge can still break for love.
Amelia Rayna James has always believed that love is a luxury she can’t afford. Her life takes a dark turn when her family’s fortune collapses overnight, leaving them buried in debt. To save them, especially her reckless younger brother, Oliver. Rayna agrees to an unthinkable deal: a contract marriage with the cold and ruthless billionaire, Denzel Connor Adams.
Behind Denzel’s sharp suits and icy demeanor hides a man scarred by a violent past, a secret he’s spent his life burying. What Rayna doesn’t know is that Denzel planned her family’s downfall just to make her his.
Thrown into a world of power, deceit, and forbidden desire, Rayna must navigate jealous rivals, a manipulative ex-lover who claims to be Denzel’s child’s mother, and a best friend whose loyalty will end in tragedy. As her fake marriage turns dangerously real, buried truths threaten to destroy them both.
When betrayal, blackmail, and death tear through their fragile love, Rayna faces a final choice to walk away from the man who shattered her family, or risk everything for the only love she’s ever known.
In a world where everything has a price, can love survive beneath the layers of luxury?
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Chapter: Chapter 5Chapter 5: Alone Again7Rayna had never felt so alone in her life.The wedding had ended hours ago. The guests were gone. Even her parents had said their awkward goodbyes and disappeared into their chauffeur-driven car like the weight of her new reality didn’t sit heavy in their chest. They really don't care.Denzel hadn’t returned since he left after the picture taking.Now, in a big and beautiful mansion too quiet to be a home, Melinda stood in the gracious living room, her fingers brushing the expensive velvet of the furniture. Every surface shone, evidence of good polishing. The space felt more like a museum than a home. She didn’t belong here.A soft sound startled her.She turned quickly, she saw a woman with warm eyes. She was in her late fifties, with sharp eyes, warm brown skin, and a tired grace that spoke of long years in this house.“You are Rayna right?” The woman smiled softly. “I’m Bee. Everyone calls me that, though it’s not my real name. I’ve been with Connor; Denzel
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Chapter: chapter 4Chapter 4: Wedding DayMirrors don't lie.Rayna stared at her reflection, unsure if the woman in the silk wedding gown was really her. The silk of her wedding gown hugged her body like a second skin, and the diamond-studded veil cascaded down her back like a waterfall of moonlight. She looked perfect. She looked like how a bride should look, elegant, poised, stunning.But something felt missing , herself.But inside, she felt like a stranger in her dress.“You ready?” Serena's angelic voice came from behind, her best friend close to tears that she quickly blinked away.Rayna smiled faintly. “As ready as one can be to marry a man she doesn't even know.”Serena placed a hand on her shoulder, offering her a comforting squeeze. “You’re one of the strong people I know and I know you're doing this for your family. You’re the strongest person I know.”Rayy nodded, swallowing the lump in her throat. “Where’s Ivy?”Serena hesitated. “Oh that bitch, she left right before the ceremony began. Did
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Chapter: chapter 3Chapter 3: The Bitter Sister“You did what?” Ivy’s voice resounded like an echo through the living room.Rayna jerked. She wasn't done talking before her elder sister interrupted. Oliver, sitting stiffly on the edge of Rayna's bed, gave Rayna a pitiful glance before slipping away, wisely avoiding the storm brewing.“I signed it,”Rayna repeated, slower now. “The contract is done. I’m marrying Denzel Adams.”Ivy’s eyes shone with anger and Jealousy. “You’re barely twenty-six, Rayna, marrying a thirty-four year old Man. You don’t even know what it means to be in marriage, let alone to a man like Denzel! You are so unbelievable and your excuses are invalid”Rayna held her breath. “It’s just two years. It’s not something real. It’s—”“Why don't you come up with better excuses, not this rubbish it's not these excuses because your excuses are lame,” Ivy cut in, throwing her hands up in the air. “You think I don’t know what this shit is all about, You’re grabbing at the life that should’ve be
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Chapter: Chapter 2Chapter 2: Terms and ConditionsThe contract was Fifteen pages long—typed, and bound in a leather folder that reeked of wealth and riches Rayna sat opposite Denzel in his study, sunlight pouring in through the marble floor to the windows, casting a shiny glow on the table between them. She hasn't signed the contract yet. The pen lay there like a sword, daring her to pick it up and sever the last thread of her autonomy.He watched her, expression unreadable, and arms folded. Everything about Denzel Connor Adams was too perfect—his voice, his movement, his silence.“You can still back down,” he said with a smirk, as if the choice were true.Rayna looked at him, her jaw rigid. “And let my family crumble? My mother needs money for her surgery. Oliver’s tuition is overdue and dropping out is never an option. You know that. You know every damn thing.”“That’s business,” he replied. “You need something. I offer something. We both gain.”“You make it sound so transactional.”“Of course it i
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Chapter: Chapter 1 The price of Dignity Never In my wildest dreams would I think that my parents would be the ones to sell me off like a piece of cake, like my existence meant nothing to them. “You will be getting married soon, and there will be no excuses,” my father said, his voice firm. No remorse. No concern. No apologies whatsoever. Sometimes, I question if my father really wanted to have children of his own or he did it because of his wife, my mother who was in dire need of a child even if it was at least one. “To who?” I asked sternly, even though it felt like I already knew the answer. “Denzel Connor Adams,” my mother replied slowly. “Denzel Connor Adams!” I repeated in disbelief. “Dad! Mum! How?! I felt nauseous, replaying some old events I've heard about this same man.The name alone sent a cold rush through me. Denzel Connor Adams—Powerful, Mean, Ruthless, Handsome. A CEO whose presence dominated every Gala we have ever attended, who stared at people like they were business transactio
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