Love, Luxury and Lies
Lucy George has spent her entire life fighting for stability. With her father's debts mounting, her family's future hanging by a thread, and every opportunity slipping through her fingers, the last thing she expects is an offer from one of the most powerful men in the country. Albert Craig, a billionaire CEO, media darling, and untouchable.
When a scandal threatens Albert's reputation and puts a multi-billion-dollar merger at risk, he proposes a solution neither of them sees coming—a six-month contract relationship. All Lucy has to do is pretend to be his girlfriend, attend events, smile for the cameras, and convince the world they're in love.
In return, Albert will solve every financial problem her family faces. It should have been simple. Business, nothing more.
But behind Albert's perfect smile lies a web of secrets, family betrayals, and dangerous lies. As their fake relationship begins to feel painfully real, Lucy finds herself falling for a man she was never supposed to trust.
And when the truth finally comes to light, she must decide whether love is worth risking everything. Because some contracts come with fine print. And some lies are too expensive to forgive.
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Chapter: Chapter EightLucy"That car has been following you since we left the hotel."For a moment, I forgot how to breathe. I stood frozen beside my bedroom window, my phone pressed tightly against my ear.Below, the black car remained parked across the street. Silent, motionless, and watching. My heart slammed against my ribs. "What do you mean it's been following me?" Albert's voice remained calm. Too calm. The kind of calm people used when trying not to make a bad situation worse. "I noticed it when we left the hotel."A cold chill crawled down my spine. "You noticed and didn't tell me?" "I wasn't certain." That answer didn't make me feel better. Not even a little.I looked at the car again. Every instinct screamed at me to close the curtains. To hide, to pretend none of this was happening. Instead, I stayed where I was. Unable to look away. "Lucy." Albert's voice sharpened. "Move away from the window." I immediately stepped back. My pulse was racing now. Fast enough to make me dizzy."Do you think t
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Chapter: Chapter SevenLucyThe call ended, but the words didn't. They echoed inside my head like a nightmare I couldn't wake up from."Your father survived the first time." "He won't survive the second."My hand trembled around my phone. I stared at the dark screen. Waiting and hoping. Praying it would light up again and reveal this was some kind of sick joke. It didn't.The room felt suffocatingly quiet. Albert was already on his feet. His expression had transformed completely. The calm, controlled billionaire I'd met earlier was gone. In his place stood someone colder, sharper and dangerous. "What did they say?" I looked up.For a second, I couldn't speak, couldn't think, and couldn't breathe. The fear sitting in my chest was too heavy and too heavy."Lucy." His voice softened slightly. Just enough to break through my panic. I swallowed hard. Then repeated every word, exactly as I'd heard it.The moment I finished, something dark flashed across Albert's face. Anger, not ordinary irritation, not frustrati
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Chapter: Chapter Six"The reason your family has been living a lie for seven years."The words echoed through my head, again, and again, and againI stared at the folder lying on the table between us. It looked ordinary, just paper, cardboard and ink. Yet somehow it felt heavier than anything I'd ever held in my life. Because whatever was inside had the power to change everything. My family, my father and my entire past.I looked from the folder to Albert. His expression remained unreadable. Annoyingly unreadable. "Open it," he said. I didn't move.A thousand thoughts raced through my mind. What if he was lying? What if this was some elaborate manipulation? What if opening that folder changed nothing? Or worse... What if it changed everything?My fingers curled into fists. "You expect me to believe you?" Albert's gaze never left mine. "No." The answer surprised me. "No?""You don't know me." His voice remained calm, steady and controlled. "I wouldn't expect blind trust."I crossed my arms. "Good." A tense
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Chapter: Chapter FiveLucy"Ms. George. I've been expecting you."The voice was deep, calm, and controlled. The kind of voice that commanded attention without ever needing to raise itself. My entire body went rigid. Slowly, I turned around. And for the first time in my life, I came face-to-face with Albert Craig.For a moment, I simply stared. Not because he was a billionaire. Not because his face had appeared in magazines and business journals. But because he looked... normal. Well, a billionaire was normal. Tall, impeccably dressed, with dark hair and a sharp jawline.The kind of confidence that couldn't be bought or faked. His gray eyes settled on me with quiet intensity. Studying, observing, and evaluating. It felt as though he could see straight through me. I immediately hated that feeling.Albert stepped aside. "Please come in." I remained where I was. Suspicion won over manners. "You know, most people introduce themselves before inviting strangers to private meetings."Something flickered across hi
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Chapter: Chapter FourLucyI didn't sleep. Not even for a minute. The text message haunted me for the rest of the night."Ms. George, your father's situation is far worse than you realize."I must have read those words at least fifty times before dawn. Every time I looked at them, a fresh wave of anxiety rolled through me. What did that mean?How could my father's situation possibly be worse? We were already facing foreclosure. His business had collapsed years ago. Creditors called almost daily. What else was there?The worst part was not knowing. Not knowing left too much room for imagination. And imagination was cruel.By six in the morning, I gave up trying to sleep and dragged myself out of bed.The house was quiet. Mom and Dad were still asleep. Sophia's bedroom door remained shut. For once, I welcomed the silence. I needed to think.I padded into the kitchen and started a pot of coffee. The familiar routine helped settle my nerves. A little. While waiting, I pulled out my phone and stared at the mess
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Chapter: Chapter ThreeLucy"I work for Mr. Albert Craig."For a second, I was convinced l'd heard him wrong. The name echoed in my head. Albert Craig.The billionaire CEO whose company dominated headlines.The man whose name had appeared on the guest list Chloe had sent me only hours earlier. The same man I had never met. The same man who should have had absolutely no reason to know who I was. Yet somehow his assistant was calling me. Specifically me.I tightened my grip on the phone. "I'm sorry," I said carefully. "I think you have the wrong person." "We don't." The confidence in Liam Brooks's voice made my stomach knot. "I assure you, Ms. George, we contacted the correct individual."My pulse quickened. That wasn't reassuring. That was terrifying.I swiveled my chair toward the window, watching rain streak down the glass. "What exactly is this about?""I'm afraid that's not something I can discuss over the phone." Of course not. Because apparently, normal conversations were too much to ask for. "What can
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Chapter: Chapter Forty TwoThe silence inside the Silverfang Pack House had changed. It wasn’t peaceful. It wasn’t calm. It was the kind of silence that came before a storm.Desmond sat behind his desk, staring at the report in front of him for the third time. The numbers didn’t change. The signatures didn’t change. The losses didn’t change. Yet somehow he kept hoping they would.“They pulled out?” His Beta nodded grimly. “Three investors this week.” Desmond’s jaw tightened. “Reason?” The Beta hesitated. That hesitation was answer enough.Still, Desmond demanded it. “Speak.” “They said they don’t trust the pack’s leadership anymore.” Something sharp flashed across Desmond’s eyes.“Because of Luna?” “No.” The Beta looked uncomfortable. “Because of you.”The room fell silent. For a moment, nobody moved, and nobody breathed. Desmond slowly stood.The Alpha aura rolling off him made the air heavier. The Beta instinctively lowered his head. Yet he continued. “They believe your judgment has become unreliable.”Desmon
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Chapter: Chapter Forty OneLuna woke up at 4:30 AM. Not because of an alarm, not because of a nightmare but because something felt wrong.Her eyes opened instantly. Years of training had taught her to trust instincts long before trusting evidence.The city outside her penthouse windows was still dark. New York slept beneath a blanket of scattered lights and distant sirens. Everything appeared normal. But her wolf stirred uneasily. Danger.The feeling crawled beneath her skin. Subtle and persistent. Luna sat up slowly. Listening, but nothing. No footsteps, no unusual sounds, and no movement.Yet the sensation remained. Her gaze drifted toward the digital clock. 4:31 AM. She reached for her phone. Three unread messages. One from Jenna, one from HexaTech Security, and one from Alexander.The message from Alexander simply read: Call me when you wake up. No explanation and no context. That alone was enough to make her uneasy.Alexander never wasted words. She opened Jenna’s message first. The text was brief.Marcus
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Chapter: Chapter FortyLiora didn’t sleep, not a single minute.By sunrise, she was still standing at the balcony, staring at the rain-soaked forest beyond the Silverfang estate.The blanket Desmond had draped around her shoulders hours earlier hung loosely around her body. The cold no longer bothered her. Fear did.For years she had carefully constructed her life. Every smile, every tear, every seemingly innocent comment, and every calculated move. Everything had been done for one purpose. Survival.Winning had always been secondary. Survival came first. Because unlike Desmond, who was born into power, or Ophelia, who controlled power, Liora had spent her entire life understanding what happened to people who didn’t have it.They were used, discarded, and forgotten. Just like Luna had been. The irony wasn’t lost on her.Years ago, she’d looked at Luna and seen weakness. Now she was beginning to understand she had mistaken kindness for weakness. A mistake many people made And a mistake that often became fata
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Chapter: Chapter Thirty NineAaron Mitchell knew he was going to die.The realization hit him somewhere between the abandoned gas station in Pennsylvania and the third burner phone he had smashed against a concrete wall. Not because HexaTech was hunting him, not because Phantom was hunting him, but because of the people he’d betrayed HexaTech for. Shadow Fang.For two years, he had convinced himself he was working with professionals, powerful people, people who would protect him, and people who would reward loyalty. Then he made one mistake, one tiny mistake, He learned too much. Now they wanted him silenced.His SUV sped down a deserted highway. Rain hammered the windshield. The road ahead blurred beneath the storm. His hands trembled against the steering wheel. The dashboard clock read 2:14 AM. He hadn’t slept in thirty-six hours. Every pair of headlights looked like assassins, every passing truck looked like an ambush, and every shadow felt alive. His burner phone vibrated.Aaron nearly drove into a ditch. Un
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Chapter: Chapter Thirty EightLuna’s gun was aimed at Alexander’s head before the echo of his voice had fully faded.The movement was instinct, fast, precise, and lethal. Most people never even saw Phantom draw a weapon. Alexander saw it. He also didn’t move, didn’t flinch, and didn’t seem remotely concerned about having a bullet pointed between his eyes.His gaze shifted briefly to the pistol. Then back to Luna. “Hello to you too.” “Why are you here?” Alexander’s expression remained unreadable. “I could ask you the same question.”“You followed me.” “Yes.” The honesty irritated her. Normal people lied. Alexander never seemed interested in the effort.Luna lowered the gun slightly. Not because she trusted him but because if she wanted to shoot him, she’d aim for the heart instead.Unfortunately, he probably wouldn’t die from that either. Annoying man. “Explain.”Alexander stepped into the apartment. His eyes swept across the room. The corpse, the blood, the message, and the photograph. His expression darkened. “I
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Chapter: Chapter Thirty SevenThe countdown ticked silently on the monitor.71:58:43The masked figure watched the numbers decrease. Patient, Calm, and waitingAfter all, what was another three days? They had already waited decades. Three more days meant nothing.The photograph remained illuminated beside the countdown. The red-haired woman. The woman who looked so much like Luna, it was unsettling. The figure reached out and traced the edge of the picture. “You’re about to wake up, little Phantom.”The room remained silent. Only the hum of machines answered. Then the figure turned away. The game had begun.And for the first time in years— Luna Albert was moving exactly where they wanted her to move.Three hours later, at HexaTech Headquarters in New York at 7:12 AM. Jenna entered Luna’s office carrying enough files to break a normal person’s spine.Three assistants followed behind her, each carrying additional boxes. They placed everything on the conference table, No one spoke and no one complained. Because every
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