The Bride Transaction
Todd Vandenberg was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. After his parents died in an accident when he was very young, his Grandfather took him in. Grooming him to one day take over the family company, Vandenberg Pharmaceuticals.
Now in his late twenties, he spends his time at clubs and in the bed of a different woman every night. In an attempt to make his wayward grandson change his promiscuous ways, he offers him a deal. Marry within six months’ time; if not, you will be cut off.
His friend tells him about a site on the dark web where women auction themselves as brides to the highest bidder. Is this the easy way out he was looking for, or could it lead to something more?
Amelia McLeary is a struggling college student, determined to break into the tech industry. As a woman, the odds are already stacked against her, but add to that her ever-growing medical debt because of her diabetes and the ailing health of her aunt, and she finds herself having to choose between giving up her dream or letting her only family die.
Knowing there has to be another way, she overhears some fellow students talking about a site on the dark web. Having never had luck with relationships , why not have a contract one instead?
What she never expected was for the man that won her bid to be the infamous playboy and the heir to the very company that had gotten her into this mess in the first place. Why not make him pay? Or could fate be trying to change both their lives forever?
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Chapter: Chapter Three [The Bill]“Ms. McLeary, I am sorry, but as someone with your condition, you are not a viable candidate for donation. Regardless if you are a match or not.”Amelia had already known the doctor’s answer before she had even asked it, but a part of her just wanted to hear the words out loud. After arriving at the hospital to pick up her aunt, she had been pulled into the doctor’s office, where he had informed her of the seriousness of her aunt’s condition. She had gone in believing she was having another flare-up caused by her fibromyalgia, her back hurting so badly she could hardly move. Unfortunately, come to find out, it was actually her kidneys. They were failing, and according to the doctor, she would have to start dialysis within the coming week before it got even worse. For now, it was manageable, but it was best to put her on the transplant list. Amelia was not eligible because of her diabetes, and her aunt’s only other living family member was her missing brother, Amelia’s father. The tran
Last Updated: 2026-05-30
Chapter: Chapter Two [The Letter]Amelia stared intently at the screen as she hovered the mouse over the unopened email, unable to find the courage to click it. Her whole life had been building up to this moment. All her hopes and dreams hung in the contents of this very e-mail, and it was both exciting and terrifying. Her heart was racing, and she felt like she could hardly breathe. The room around her faded away, leaving only her, the screen, and her finger frozen on the trigger of the mouse.Your Father is proud of you, I'm sure of it.Her aunt's unsolicited words filled her head. She tried to ignore it, but at a moment like this, she could not help but get pulled back into the past. Her mother died soon after she was born, so she had no real memory of her. After giving birth, she suffered from preeclampsia brought on by her diabetes and eventually passed away when Amelia was only days old.It had devastated her father. Amelia's memories of him were so faded now that she thought of them more like dreams rather than
Last Updated: 2026-05-30
Chapter: Chapter One [The Contract]Todd Vandenberg stepped into the elevator and pressed a button, the number fifty lighting up under his finger. The doors closed quietly, leaving him to stare at his reflection in the pristinely polished metal. He looked a mess, his ashy blond hair disheveled and his lips tinted red from the girl’s lipstick he had been making out with at the club before coming here. He tried to tidy up his appearance a bit, frustration building up inside of him as he thought about how he had just been about to take her home when his Grandfather called him, demanding he come into the office. Todd would rather avoid going into Vandenberg Pharmaceuticals, but at least it was late at night, so only security and a few overachieving employees would be left in the building. His Grandfather, Jan Vandenberg, always worked late, as if this were his second home. In fact, Todd was unsure if his Grandfather ever went home anymore. They lived in different wings of the house and never seemed to cross each other’s pat
Last Updated: 2026-05-29
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