FORCED TO WED THE BILLIONAIRE
She looked down at my dying body, disgust written into every line of her face.
“You really thought I was on your side?” she whispered. “How pathetic.”
Blood filled my mouth as I smiled bitterly.
So this was the price of trust.
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They destroyed her marriage to Lucien, tricked her into signing papers that erased her name, her future, even her very existence. She gave them her heart, her loyalty, her life… and they repaid her with betrayal sharp enough to kill her or maybe it actually did.
A few forged smiles, a few carefully chosen lies. One signature was all it took to strip her of everything, her name, her fortune, even her freedom.
Her best friend, her childhood sweetheart. The only people she believed loved her. They didn’t just take her wealth or her freedom,
they took her body, piece by piece, until death was the only thing left.
But fate wasn’t done with Aria.
When she opened her eyes again, she wasn’t on a cold operating table, she was back at the beginning. Before the lies, before the signatures, before the knife slid in.
This time, she wouldn’t be naive.
This time, she wouldn’t love blindly.
She would rewrite her future, step by step. She would make them pay, before they even realized the game had changed.
And Lucien…
The man she once abandoned, the regret she carried even into death.
This time, she would choose him.
Could she destroy them all… and still hold onto the one thing she loved most, or would revenge demand a price too high even for her?
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Chapter: CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED — THE BLACKOUT~Aria's POV~I didn't wait to see if the man in the shadows would reappear. The roar of the SUV’s engine was getting closer, the tires screaming as they banked the curve toward the park. If I was caught here, in the middle of the night, blocks away from the safe house Lucien had built, there would be no explaining it away.I ran.I didn't head for the main road. I cut through the dense line of trees, my heart hammering against my ribs. I reached the back alley of a row of shops just as the black SUV pulled up to the spot where I had been standing. The headlights cut through the dark like searchlights, sweeping over the oak tree.I didn't look back. I found a parked delivery van and crouched behind it, my breath c
최신 업데이트: 2026-04-30
Chapter: CHAPTER NINETY-NINE— THE ADDRESS IN THE DARK~Aria's POV~My fingers flew across the keyboard. I didn’t have much time. Lucien’s encryption was a beast, but the Axiom folder Hayes had mentioned was the key. I bypassed the biometric wall by using a localized server loop, a trick that felt so natural to my hands it was frightening.Buried in a sub-file labeled Legacy Logistics, I found it. It wasn't a dossier or a blueprint. It was a residential deed for a small townhouse in the Echo Park district. It was registered to a holding company, but the primary contact listed was a name I recognized from my hazy, fractured memories, Vane.I stared at the address. 1412 Willow Lane.I looked at the clock. 1:00 AM. Lucien would be at the office for at l
최신 업데이트: 2026-04-29
Chapter: CHAPTER NINETY-EIGHT — THE SEALED CONSERVATORY~Aria's POV~I stood in the kitchen for a moment, the silence of the penthouse ringing in my ears. Lucien thought those glass walls were impenetrable, but he’d forgotten that I was the one who had insisted on the smart-home upgrades last month. Or rather, I was the one who had helped the technicians while they were installing the internal intercom system.I moved quickly, my bare feet silent on the hardwood. I didn't go toward the conservatory. Instead, I ducked into the pantry and pulled out my phone. I opened the baby monitor app we’d installed just in case for the guest wing, but I’d synced it to the ambient noise sensors in the conservatory weeks ago when I was feeling particularly restless.
최신 업데이트: 2026-04-28
Chapter: CHAPTER NINETY-SEVEN — THE DIRECTOR’S VISIT~Aria's POV~The tension from the previous night hadn't faded, it had just settled into the walls of the penthouse. Lucien had spent the early hours on a secure line in his study, his voice a low, jagged rumble that I could hear even through the vents. When he finally emerged for breakfast, he looked like he’d been at a war. He didn’t say much, but he stayed close, his hand resting on my back as I moved around the kitchen. It was his way of checking that I was still there, still real.Around noon, the elevator suddenly chimed. It was a sound that made both of us freeze. Lucien had supposedly locked down the floor, which meant whoever was coming had an override code he couldn't block.Marcus stepped out f
최신 업데이트: 2026-04-27
Chapter: CHAPTER NINETY-SIX — THE OVERHEARD TRUTH~Aria's POV~The day dragged on in a blur of forced normalcy. I moved through the penthouse like a ghost, Marcus trailing me with a silence that felt heavier than usual. By the time the sun began to dip behind the Manhattan skyline, the front door finally clicked open.Lucien didn’t head for the living room. He didn’t call out for me. He bypassed the kitchen entirely and walked straight toward his private study, his stride fast and clipped. There was an edge to his movements that suggested the board meeting hadn’t been his only concern today.I waited for a while, then stood up. I moved down the hallway, my feet silent on the thick carpet. The study door wasn't fully closed, a sliver of warm light
최신 업데이트: 2026-04-26
Chapter: CHAPTER NINETY-FIVE — THE COMPASS~Aria's POV~I reached for the device, but as my fingers brushed the sleek casing, a phantom sensation prickled at the base of my skull. It wasn't the sharp, clinical pain of the surgical table from my accident, but something older. A low, rhythmic hum, like a lullaby hummed in a deep voice.“Stay low, little sister. Don’t let them see the light of your eyes.”I gasped, my hand recoiling as if the tablet had burned me. Little sister. I stood there for a moment, my breath hitching in the silence of the library. I had asked him about Vane, the man with the scarred eyebrow from the security footage. Lucien had trembled at the mere mention of his name, his "Dark Lord" mask
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