The Billionaire’s Emergency Bride
She was a girl with a debt she couldn't pay. He was a king with a throne he couldn't lose.
Talia Jett is 48 hours away from losing everything. After her brother’s "sure-thing" investment turned out to be a scam involving the city’s most dangerous loan sharks, she’s been given an ultimatum: pay back two million dollars or pay with her life.
Desperate, she takes a high-stakes catering gig at the Vane Plaza to scout a way out. But a wrong turn leads her into the penthouse of Soren Vane—a man whose heart is as cold as the steel towers he owns.
Soren is facing his own execution: a corporate coup. If he doesn’t clean up his "playboy" image before the merger of the century, he’ll be stripped of his empire. When a rival socialite corners him with the paparazzi in tow, Soren sees Talia—hidden in the shadows, trembling and beautiful.
He doesn't ask. He claims.
With one bone-melting kiss in front of a dozen cameras, he makes her the most famous woman in the world.
"Meet my fiancée," he tells the flashing bulbs.
The Deal: Soren pays off her debt to the loan sharks and provides her brother with a round-the-clock security detail.
The Price: Talia belongs to him for one year. She must live in his house, share his bed for the cameras, and sign a contract that forbids her from ever leaving his side.
Talia thought the loan sharks were the most dangerous men she’d ever met. She was wrong. Because while the sharks wanted her money, Soren Vane wants something much more expensive.
He wants her soul. And in this marriage of convenience, the fine print might just break her heart.
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Chapter: Chapter 39UninvitedSORENI sat back in my chair and watched her.Talia stood at that table like she had always belonged there. Her voice stayed steady, her ideas were sharp and practical, she did not rush and she did not stumble.She simply took the room and made it listen. Pride settled deep in my chest real pride, the kind I rarely felt for anyone.She looked like she had been made for this world. For the pressure, for the game and for me.When she finished and sat down again the change in the room was clear. Uncertainty had become something, like admiration.Even the people who still didn't like the marriage couldn't deny what she had just done. I stayed calm on the outside.Under the table my hand touched hers for a short moment. She pressed back.The rest of the meeting moved faster after that. Numbers were discussed. Timelines adjusted.Arthur stayed quiet for a while, but the tightness in his jaw told me everything.He had come ready to tear her down and criticize her. Instead she had s
Last Updated: 2026-08-02
Chapter: Chapter 38Proving Her PlaceTALIAThe car ride to the office that morning was not the same.The city was passing by the tinted windows in a blur like it always does when there is a lot of traffic, something about the air inside the car felt different.Soren was sitting beside me really calm with one hand on the steering wheel and the other sometimes touching the gear shift even though the car handled most of the work itself.He was still touching the gear shift every now and then.He kept looking at me for a second or two at a time. We did not talk for a while.Then Soren reached over and put his hand on top of my hand for a moment. His hand was warm and it felt nice on my skin.“You’re ready for this,” he said. His voice was steady and sure, the same tone he used when he was stating a fact rather than offering comfort.“The board will try to rattle you. Arthur will try the hardest. Don’t let them. You belong in that room just as much as any of them.”I nodded, my stomach was still all tied up
Last Updated: 2026-07-31
Chapter: Chapter 37Morning Deal TALIA Morning light slipped through the curtains in soft golden lines. I woke up slowly, my body still heavy and warm from last night. The sheets felt smooth against my skin, and for a few seconds I just lay there, eyes half-closed, letting the quiet settle around me. The handcuffs were gone. My wrists felt a little tender, but nothing hurt.I turned my head and saw Soren already awake. He sat on the edge of the bed, pulling on a shirt. The muscles in his back shifted under the fabric as he moved. When he noticed my eyes open, he glanced over and gave me a small, knowing look. My cheeks heated up right away.Everything from the night before rushed back— the handcuffs, his mouth on my feet, the way he had eaten me out so messily and thoroughly until I came hard against his tongue.I could still feel the ghost of it between my legs, a dull, pleasant ache that made me shift under the covers. I sat up and pulled the sheet higher over my chest, suddenly shy. “Morning,”
Last Updated: 2026-07-29
Chapter: Chapter 36Always in ChargeTALIAThe heavy heat of Soren's mouth around my toes made my whole body shake.He sucked gently like he had all the time in the world, his tongue moving over every spot.The soft sounds he made were wet and hungry. Filled the quiet room.My wrists pulled against the handcuffs with every shiver.I was wet. The wetness between my thighs felt slick and clear and I knew he could probably smell how turned on I was.I tried to stay in control. This was still part of my plan.I needed him to listen. I needed that deal. So I pulled my foot away from his mouth, even though my body screamed at me not to.“Enough,” I whispered, my voice shaky. “I… I need something first.”Soren’s eyes snapped up to mine. The heat in them turned darker, more possessive.He didn't like being left waiting.His hands held my ankles tightly for a moment then he moved back up my body until he was above me again.His face was close. His breathing was heavy.“You stop me now?” he growled very low. “Aft
Last Updated: 2026-07-27
Chapter: Chapter 35Lessons in the DarkTALIAI tugged lightly at the handcuffs, the metal cool against my wrists.They rattled softly against the headboard, the sound strangely loud in the quiet room.My heart was racing so fast I could hear it pounding in my ears, every beat making me more aware of how trapped and exposed I felt.“Soren,” I said, trying to sound calm even though my voice betrayed me with the slightest tremble.“This is... we should talk about this. You don’t have to…”He leaned over me, his eyes dark and full of heat.A slow, dangerous smile curved his lips, patient and confident, as though he already knew exactly how this would end.“Oh, now you want to talk?” he murmured. “After you pushed and teased and dared me like that?”His smile widened. “Cute.”I swallowed hard. My cheeks felt hot.“I was just... playing. You can let me go and we can”“Playing?”He chuckled low in his throat. The sound sent a shiver racing down my spine before settling somewhere deep in my stomach.“You starte
Last Updated: 2026-07-27
Chapter: Chapter 34Dangerous GameTALIAI lay there in the dark, my heart still racing from the kiss.Soren was so close that I could feel the warmth of his body beside mine.My lips still tingled, and no matter how hard I tried to focus on everything else, my mind kept returning to his quiet confession.You're too dangerous for me.The words echoed over and over in my head.Dangerous.I didn't know whether he meant I was dangerous to his self-control, to his carefully ordered life, or to his heart. Maybe it was all three.But I couldn't afford to dwell on what he meant.I had a reason for doing this.A reason that had nothing to do with the way my pulse jumped every time he looked at me.My plan was simple, even if it terrified me.I needed to seduce him.If I could make him want me enough, maybe he would listen when I asked him to move Eli somewhere safer.Maybe he would agree without demanding too many questions.It was a risky plan, one that made guilt twist inside me, but I couldn't think of anothe
Last Updated: 2026-07-24
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