Her Stepbrother’s Desire, Her husband’s Obsession
A forced marriage.
A forbidden stepbrother.
And a family powerful enough to destroy her.
Aria Griffin Beaumont was born into the shadows of wealth; the used, betrayed, and discarded shadows. Now she’s back, married to Aston Beaumont, the cold billionaire husband who makes her blood boil…and burn. He’s dangerous, untouchable, and every bit the enemy she should hate.
But then there’s Liam. Her golden stepbrother. Always charming, reckless, and off-limits. He wants her, he always has; and nothing makes him angrier than seeing her in another man’s ring. One thing’s for sure, he’ll stop at nothing to have his desires.
Unfortunately, the biggest stone in his path happens to be Aston Beaumont himself, handsome, cold, untouchable, and maybe just a touch obsessed with his wife and her son.
Two men. One her husband. One her forbidden sin. Both tangled in the secrets of a family that thrives on lies, betrayals, and power plays sharp enough to cut.
Aria is determined to do more than survive their world of polished daggers and whispered threats, she’ll rise. With her fashion empire as her weapon and her wit as her shield, she’ll claw her way from pawn to queen. But the deeper she goes, the more the line blurs between love and obsession, loyalty and ruin, desire and destruction.
And when the truth finally comes out, she’ll have to answer the question that has haunted her from the start:
Is the real danger in her ruthless husband’s bed…
or in the forbidden eyes of her stepbrother?
Baca
Chapter: He had eyes but could not see mount TaiMr. Adams’ office was irritating to be in. That was what Aria had thought when she entered, and that was what she still thinking now, even as she sat imperiously in his seat. The leather was squishy and low, guaranteed to give her backache if she continued sitting in it, but she wasn’t doing it to be comfortable. She tapped her fingers against the desk, pointedly ignoring the man crumpled on his knees in front of her that making small strangled noises like a cat being stepped on. “Why are you so close to the Rothschilds?”, she asked, her eyes flame and fire piercing through his thick hide. The man lifted his head tearily to look at her, showing her his punch-swollen face. Ugh. No. “Keep your face down and answer me!”, Aria said harshly. Vicious satisfaction settled over her as he complied, letting out a sob in the process. If this was how Arthur felt every time he intimidated someone then it was no wonder the man still looked so handsome. His tears made her feel younger.She
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-05
Chapter: Chapter 9: Her husband was meddling in her affairs“We got an investor, girl!”.She read the text in Linda’s voice, imagining it sounding uncharacteristically excited. Investor? Who would invest in Risher’s when they hadn’t even started properly yet? “Who?”, she texted back, tapping her feet impatiently on the ground. She was right in front of Mr. Adams door, but she couldn’t get in without confirming who even knew enough about Rishers to invest. Her curiosity would kill her before she left the office. Linda sent a stream of nonsensical emojis, prompting Aria to roll her eyes. Whenever the woman was excited - which was nearly all the time - she became like this, a five year old. “Linda! I have a day job here! Answer me!”, Aria typed aggressively, backspacing twice as she accidentally replaced the rs with es. “They’re like shrouded in mystery, but Beaumont was in the transfers.” “They sent in 8 million” “You can literally start Rishers there too”“We’re rich!”“Hehehehe”Aria’s brain ceased to process any other word after “B
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-05
Chapter: The beginning of issues at workThe sound of rapidfire typing filled the space as Aria tried to get her mind off her marriage and into her brand new job.Aston had touched her, he had pulled her tightly into his space right in front of her son, and he had whispered in her ear in a way that probably seemed loving to Asher.“Act right, Aria. If the boy tells Arthur how his parents don’t act like they love each other, how would our marriage be happy?”, he had asked, his breath ghosting her ear. He didn’t sound angry, but Aria had felt threatened by his words once again.What was his obsession with keeping a happy marriage anyway?“Miss Griffin?”, a petite young woman came to stand of Aria’s run down desk, out of all the other assistants’ desks around, assistants that didn’t start working the day before, her face hardened like she’d rather be anywhere else. Aria filed her husband somewhere separate.It was rather hard to breathe around the woman, her perfume strong enough to choke Aria’s throat and sting her nose. “It’
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-04
Chapter: A harmonious morning for the married coupleIt was 6am. Aria hadn’t slept a wink. She had stayed up all night trying to formulate plans and each one ended in failure because of one irritating fact. She didn’t know enough about him to plot against him. The Griffin industries staff were going to receive a drilling in the next few weekss, at least until she got what she needed for a plan that would foil him. 6am meant getting Asher awake and ready for school while having enough playtime to not miss her baby too much for the rest of the day. She trudged to Asher’s room and gently opened the door. He wasn’t there. Her heart lurched and she darted down the hall, about to sprint upstairs when she saw them. Aston, and Asher. In the living room. She willed her heart to calm down in vain as she watched from behind one of the massive doors made of polished wood that blocked off the wings from the view of the living room. Aston was reading something from a folder on the sofa, one leg crossed over the other, mirroring the reg
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-04
Chapter: Drawing the battleline in the sand“I didn’t threaten him,” he said blandly, his gaze steady, unreadable. “I reminded you. Asher is in my care. And I expect us to be good parents to him.”The way he said good had weight. As if good meant obedient. Aria was not an obedient woman.Her jaw tightened until it ached. “Don’t treat me like a fool. I hate it. We both know what you meant to say.”His eyes brightened a fraction, and the amusement on his features grew. What was so interesting?“You can scream at me, you can plot against me,” he finally said softly, tilting his head. “But if you tell Arthur… I’ll know. And then this happy little arrangement we have, it’ll fall apart. Keep your mouth shut, Aria, and you can have whatever you want. Do whatever you want. It’s a free marriage.”Hatred boiled up in her stomach, but — God help her— so did something else. The sharp pull of awareness that made her spine tingle and her skin heat. She hated that too. She wanted to rip it out of herself, to claw it away until nothing of him
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-03
Chapter: Dangling her son in front of herAll the free space in the study had shrunk with his presence. The small curve of his lips hooked Aria’s stomach and his eyes pinned her to the corner.She took a step back. He took one forward. She took another. He closed the gap. Till her back was pressed against the shelf behind her and the ridges dug into her spine. His small smile hadn’t fallen.Badump. Badump.All Aria could hear was the steady hard thumping of her heart. All she could see was him. She swallowed and pressed her nails against her palm hard enough to sting and get her out of the strange ensnarement.They hadn’t broke eye contact.“What? You think you can intimidate me? I’m going to…tell my grandfather exactly what you are”, Aria , pausing slightly in the middle of her sentence as she fully expected to be interrupted, but, he was still silent.“You’re a person. Not a pet to intimidate”, he said after a beat of silence, his voice reverberating in her stomach, the bass tone of it feeling like silk and satin over grave
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-03
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