THE HUSBAND BETWEEN US
After Alicia runs away from home to escape her arranged marriage to Justin Hayes, she believes leaving everything behind will finally give her the freedom she has always wanted. Then she meets Leo, a mysterious boxer who awakens feelings she never knew she could have.
But fate brings her back to Justin. Forced into a marriage built on duty, power, and two families determined to unite their empires, Alicia and Justin begin as enemies. Yet slowly, Justin changes. His unexpected tenderness, devotion, and relentless efforts to win her heart leaves Alicia questioning everything she once believed about him and the feelings she still carries for Leo.
Just when Alicia begins to believe she can build a new life with Justin, she uncovers a devastating secret: their marriage was never simply about joining two powerful families. The Hayes family has been carrying out a decades-old plan for revenge, and Alicia was always meant to be their pawn.
But Justin has genuinely fallen in love with her. Now he is willing to turn against his own family to protect her, while Leo refuses to let her go. Caught between two men, two loves, and a betrayal that could destroy everything, Alicia must decide where her heart and her future truly belong.
Ler
Chapter: CHAPTER FIVEAntonio came at him hard.A heavy right hand cut through the air, but Leo slipped it by inches.A few startled cheers rose from the crowd.Leo moved lightly, circling, waiting.Antonio swung again.Leo ducked beneath it, then drove two quick punches into Antonio's body before snapping a third into his cheek.Antonio's head jerked back. A few gasps rose from the crowd.For a split second, he stood still, blinking away the impact.Then he came back harder, forcing Leo across the ring with a sharp combination. Leo blocked the first two, slipped the third, then drove a punch into Antonio's ribs. “Come on!” Kayla shouted.I found myself leaning forward.Leo was fast.Not reckless.Every movement seemed calculated.The crowd roared.For a moment, they moved almost perfectly in sync—strike, block, dodge, counter.Then Antonio caught Leo with a vicious hook.The sound of the impact cut through the noise.Leo staggered.And before he could recover, Antonio struck again.The crowd changed inst
Última atualização: 2026-09-22
Chapter: CHAPTER FOURIt was already 8:40 p.m. when I woke up.I could still feel tears in my eyes. I had thought I'd feel relieved after running away from home, but instead, a strange heaviness settled in my chest.Everything felt unfamiliar now. The silence, the room, the fact that I was truly on my own.I wasn't regretting my decision. I was just scared of what might come next. “You're not spending your first night in Italy staring at my ceiling.”Kayla stood at the bedroom doorway, already dressed.I laughed from where I was lying on the bed.“I just got here.”“Exactly. Which means we have to go out.”“Go where?”“Somewhere.”“That is not a location.”“It doesn't need to be”She disappeared before I could argue.A little while later, we were walking through the streets.The city felt different after dark.Restaurants spilled warm light onto the sidewalks. Music drifted from open doors. People crowded around tiny tables, talking loudly over one another and laughing as though they had nowhere else they
Última atualização: 2026-09-22
Chapter: CHAPTER THREEEarly the next morning, I sat at my desk and wrote the note.I stared at the first version for nearly a minute before tearing it apart. Too angry.The second sounded too apologetic, as if I were asking for permission to leave. I tore that one up too.The third was the closest thing to the truth. I couldn't become what they had chosen for me. I couldn't explain everything because, truthfully, I wasn't sure I understood everything myself. I only knew that if I stayed, I would eventually disappear inside the life they had built for me.My eyes lingered on the words.Was this really what I wanted? For a moment, doubt crept in.Then I remembered the engagement. My father's voice. My mother's words from yesterday.And the message.Don't leave the house tomorrow.I had barely slept after reading it. I'd spent hours wondering who had sent it, imagining every possible reason. I was scared. Of course I was. But whoever had sent it had already failed. I was leaving. I folded the note carefully
Última atualização: 2026-09-22
Chapter: CHAPTER TWO“It doesn't matter what I want.” Justin replied.I stared at him.Maybe Justin wasn't my enemy. Maybe he was trapped too.Or maybe-He was simply better at pretending.Before I could ask another question, my father appeared in the doorway.“Alicia.”I turned. His eyes moved toward Justin. Then back to me.“We'll talk tomorrow.”It wasn't a suggestion.Justin looked at me one last time.“Goodnight, Alicia.”I didn't answer. I walked past my father and went upstairs. But I could still feel Justin's eyes on me.*My father turned up the pressure slowly. Like a tide.At breakfast: “You need to give Justin a chance.”At lunch: “You're being unreasonable.”In the car: “This isn't something you can simply refuse.” Even his texts carried the same cold, formal tone. Make up your mind. It won't be forever. You'll understand when you're older. I refused every time.Sometimes, I wondered if refusing was the only thing in my life that actually belonged to me.I'd only ever dated one person.James.
Última atualização: 2026-09-22
Chapter: CHAPTER ONEI stared at the girl in the mirror. She stared back.Dark-brown hair fell over my shoulders in loose waves. Hazel eyes. Freckles scattered across my nose.My mother hated the freckles. I didn't.I leaned closer to the mirror, tilting my head. What would happen if I changed something? My hair. My clothes. My face. Would my life change too?“Alicia!”My mother's voice cut through the silence.I froze.“Alicia, come downstairs. We have guests.”Guests.The word settled heavily in my stomach.I glanced toward my bedroom door. “I'm coming,” I called.No answer. I looked back at my reflection. For some reason, I couldn't move.Then I exhaled, grabbed the edge of my dresser, and pushed myself away. I didn't know it yet, but that was the last night my life belonged entirely to me.That was the night I met Justin Hayes.The man I was supposed to marry.I was only twenty-three years old—the only child of the Adams family and the sole heiress to everything my father had spent his entire life bui
Última atualização: 2026-09-22
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