Wedcuffed
This is not your regular arranged marriage love story.
It is layered, intense, and rooted in an emotional journey. This story contains mature themes and complex characters. The female lead is not weak, nor is she waiting to be saved—she is on her own journey, growing through pain, survival, and strength. If you’re looking for a light-hearted love story with cliché romance and guaranteed happy endings, this one might not be for you.
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Sarah Darrell always longed for a simple life. But life never played fair. Scarred by an abusive childhood and teenage years marked by cruelty from her stepmother and stepsister, Sarah made a choice—to leave behind her city, her home, and her so-called family. Five years later, at 26, she returns to New York City as a strong, independent woman to take over her late mother’s company and fulfil her last wish.
Adrian Parker, is the magnetic CEO of the world’s leading tech empire. He’s sharp, composed, and devastatingly handsome. Unlike other billionaires, Adrian believes in loyalty, and his heart is set on marrying Jessica, the woman he’s built a life with.
But fate has other plans.
When Sarah and Adrian cross paths, their worlds shift in ways neither of them expected.
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Chapter: Chapter 363Sarah POVThe first thing I remember after the blur of hard work is the sound. Not the chaos of moved quickly footsteps, no longer Alessandro’s steady, grounding voice urging me thru every contraction, no longer even the ragged cries torn from my personal throat, however hers.A small, fragile cry that appeared too sensitive to pierce the air, and yet it did, slicing via the haze of ache and exhaustion with a clarity that rooted itself into my heart. The room, the nurses, the machines, it all fell away till there was handiest that sound, after which the weight of her in opposition to my chest.A daughter.Our daughter.The phrases tumbled through my mind, as if pronouncing them silently might by hook or by crook make them greater actual. I bear in mind the warmth of her tiny frame, damp with start, pressed against my skin, the way her fists clenched and unclenched like she become already accomplishing for the world.My world.Hours later, the frenzy of the transport room is lengthy go
Last Updated: 2025-08-30
Chapter: Chapter 362Sarah POVThe world tilted and blurred in a hurry of mild and movement the instant Alessandro scooped me into his fingers. His grip turned into firm, nearly fierce, as even though he should protect me from the hurricane tearing through my body. I should see the stress in his jaw, the muscle there flexing tight with determination.His lips brushed in opposition to my hairline, and his voice got here low and constant, an anchor cutting through the haze of ache.“Hold on, amore. Just breathe. I’ve got you.”Another contraction ripped through me, sharper and deeper than the last, tightening across my stomach like iron bands. A strangled cry escaped my throat, and instinctively I clutched at his shoulder, my nails biting into the material of his shirt.He didn’t recoil, he did his best and held me nearer, his stride brief and functional as he carried me down the steps.The hallway stretched before us, but all I could consciousness on have been the 2 small figures frozen at the bottom of th
Last Updated: 2025-08-30
Chapter: Chapter 361Sarah POVFew months LaterThe morning light spread across the curtains, warm and gold coloring all it touched with a soft gleam. From the kitchen, the air carried a faint smell of fresh coffee mixing with the clean linen scent of the sheets.I moved against the pillows set behind me, a hand falling upon the round curve of my belly. The baby stirred beneath my touch, a flutter that told me someone was there.Sometimes I could not believe this was my life. For years, I lived in fear. My body held unseen bruises as it held scars no one else saw. Mornings such as this felt impossible, like something for other people. But here, in this house, surrounded by safety, laughter along with love, I felt as if life had been written anew for me, every page inked in second chances.Alessandro had been near all morning fretting over whether I should get out of bed.His protective side.Before he could swoop in, a smaller figure darted forward. With a serious look on his three-year-old face, went to
Last Updated: 2025-08-30
Chapter: Chapter 360Sarah POVTwo yearsIt’s odd how those words feel impossibly long yet painfully short at the same time. It's been two years of our marraige, since Alessandro and I stood together, with our hearts shaking but steady, and promised forever. At that time, forever felt so fragile, Something I dreaded was life breaking apart as it had so many times previously. And now we sit here every day laughing, with our boys turning our lives in a fairy tale. When I woke up that morning, I felt a small but heavy weight of Gabriel on us, and his hand was wrapped around Alesandro's shirt, which he was clutch as he always used to do when he used to enter bed at night. Across the room, Elias slept well in his cradle, her little chest rises and falls completely, with a little sound of breath in the cool.I then looked at Alesandro because he lay there, and my heart melted because he was resting in sleep, holding some morning light with the right masculine dark stubble on his jaw. Even after everything we h
Last Updated: 2025-08-29
Chapter: Chapter 359Sarah POVI was walking into the golden warmth of the afternoon with two sons at my side. Gabriel, tall, strong, his short fingers tightly inserted around Alessandro's hand, although this is his greatest comfort. Elias, round and bright, mumbled happily against my shoulder, his small palm patted my collarbone like a stable drum. I am not alive anymore. I am living, breathing. Laugh. I am surrounded by love that no longer scares me.And today, we are celebrating another miracle: Amelia is turning one today.It seems impossible, almost untrue.In my mind, I can still hear the voice of Ester from that day a year ago, still trembling with tiredness. The moment I saw Amelia's small face, pink and perfect, I knew that it was a thread that would make us all even more keen. I remember Gabriel had leaned carefully over the cot, his expression fierce with determination as he whispered, “My baby.” Elias had only been a few months old then, squealing in his stroller as though announcing his app
Last Updated: 2025-08-28
Chapter: Chapter 358Sarah POVOne year laterIt’s strange how a single year can hold a lifetime of change. Sometimes, once I pause in the quiet of early mornings—before Gabriel’s little feet patter down the hallway, earlier than Elias stirs in his crib, earlier than Alessandro pulls me into his heat, I am surprised at how special existence looks now. In few years in the past, the whole thing still felt fragile, as though happiness may slip through my arms if I dared to preserve it too tightly. But now… now our household breathes with laughter, with the chaos of toys scattered throughout the floor, with the heady scent of Elias’s infant lotion and Gabriel’s crayons, with the mild hum of a family built not just from love but from resilience.I’ve long passed again to paintings, easing into the rhythm of designs and cut-off dates once more, whilst Alessandro insists on coping with the mornings with the boys adore it’s his preferred journey. And within the middle of all of it, I locate myself smiling extra w
Last Updated: 2025-08-27
Gilded Hearts
Sophia Rivera couldn't possibly be further away from his universe. Coming from a middle-class family and after the death of her father, Sophia built herself up brick by brick. She doesn't want or need saving and certainly didn't need any spoiled billionaire to validate her worth. Success for Sophia, is earned, not handed down.
Damian Hayes has it all; money, charm, and scandals. As the golden grandson of a formidable business mogul, Damian is renowned for hosting wild parties, charming beautiful women. To him, love is just a game; loyalty is a joke, and reputation is just one more weapon in his glittered world.
Their worlds collide when Damian's grandfather enacts an ultimatum to Damien, marry Sophia or lose the empire.
Where Damian sees Sophia as an ugly burden, ordinary, obstinate, and "Beneath His Standards," Sophia sees him as an entitle brat, arrogant, and reckless. Their marriage isn't constructed on love but is developed on defiance.
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"What are you wearing?"
I looked down and realized it was his shirt. Heat flooded my face. "Sorry, I didn't know I grabbed yours by mistake. I'll go change."
Damien stopped me, stepping closer until I could feel the heat from his body. His voice was low and firm.
"I'll say this only once, and I hope you remember it. When we're alone—just the two of us—I want you wearing nothing. No clothes at all."
My eyes widened. "Are you out of your mind?"
He didn't flinch. "I'm not repeating myself. You won't be fully dressed when it's just us. It makes things easier whenever I want to f*ck you, touch you, or use you. The only thing you can wear is lingerie if you must, but nothing more. Now take that shirt off before I rip it off you."
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Chapter: Chapter 108Damian POVIt had been more than a week since Claire had spoken to me.Eight days.I knew because I'd counted them,.At first, I told myself the silence was probably for the best,. Claire had asked for space, and I had given it to her,.But after a few days-, the silence started getting to me,.I kept checking my phone even though I knew there wouldn't be a message from her,.At breakfast.Between meetings.Late at night.Nothing.Claire had always been there.I was the reason she'd walked away,.I sat behind my desk, staring at a report I'd been pretending to read for the last ten minutes,.My assistant knocked on the door,."Mr. Hayes?" she asked.I looked up."Yes?""Your three o'clock meeting is ready to be moved if you'd like-," she said-. "You've been working since eight this morning,.""I'm fine-," I replied,.She looked at the untouched coffee sitting beside me,."You're also on your second coffee."I glanced at the cup."I hadn't noticed."She smiled faintly,."Would you like
Last Updated: 2026-08-27
Chapter: Chapter 107Damian POVI stayed in the car for a few minutes after Claire walked away,.I just sat there, staring through the rain-covered window,.I could still hear her voice in my head,.You wait until you figure out your shit,.I looked down at myself.My shirt was still open at the top. My belt was undone.I fixed both before leaning back against the seat.I could still feel her hands on me.Her lips.The warmth of her body.And then the moment everything inside me had simply stopped.I closed my eyes.For a brief second, another face came to me.Sophia.I opened my eyes immediately.No.I wasn't going there.Not tonight.I had spent months trying to put the past where it belonged.Behind me.My phone vibrated.I pulled it out.Claire.I opened the message.I need some space.A second message appeared almost immediately.Please don't call me tonight.I stared at the screen.I started typing.I'm sorry.I deleted it.Then I typed:We need to talk.Deleted that too.There was nothing I could s
Last Updated: 2026-08-25
Chapter: Chapter 106Sophia POVThe room finally fell silent.Not all of it, though.The monitores next to my bed continued their steady beeping, as did the occasional footstep passing by the door.But...It was quiet compared to the last few hours or so.I was so tired.My muscles ached, as did my eyes.But I couldn't fall asleep not yet, at least, not until I looked at them.My son lay on his side, nuzzling his body slightly towards me as I held him close.My daughter lay on her side as well, next to her brother, wrapped in a fluffy hospital blanket.Two small bodies.Two small lives.My children.I looked at my son and gently stroked his cheek with my fingertips,."You're so tiny-," I whispered,.Mom smiled knowingly from the chair next to my bed,."He won't stay tiny for long," Mom said.I frowned,."Don't say that."Mom laughed."Why not?""Because I want them to stay this way forever-," I said,.Mom shook her head,."They're going to grow,.""I know-," I sighed,."I just want to remember this,."Mom
Last Updated: 2026-08-24
Chapter: Chapter 105Damian POVIt had been almost three months since Claire and I had become engaged.Three months.Long enough for our families to become comfortable with the idea of us.Long enough that the arrangement would stop resembling an engagement, and start beginning to resemble a happy ever after I knew I was expected to desire.Claire started to become a part of my existence.Dinners.Business events.Charity functions.Family lunches.We were learning each other slowly.She knew me better than a lot of people at this point. But there was still something between us I couldn't really breach with either of us. It wasn't like we didn't have chemistry. We do. Claire is pretty. I wanted her. I liked kissing her. I liked the feeling of her next to me. I felt my hand go for her more times than I was actually conscious and able to halt it. But when anything progresssed further than the kiss, something held me back. It wasn't faltering exactly.It was something deeper.A wall.A resistance I coul
Last Updated: 2026-08-23
Chapter: Chapter 104Sophia POVThe drive to the hospital felt both incredibly fast and unbearably slow,.I sat in the back seat with Mom beside me-, one hand gripping hers while the other rested over my stomach,.Another contraction came,.I closed my eyes and leaned my head against the seat,."Just breathe-," Mom said quietly,."I'm trying,.""I know,."Andrea was driving-, glancing at us through the rearview mirror every few seconds,."How far apart are they now?" Andrea asked,.Mom checked the time,."About five minutes."Andrea nodded."Okay. We're almost there."I gazed at her.“Don’t say that we’re almost there as if it is a horror movie.” She laughed and got anxious.“I am trying to keep my cool.”“Not succeeding too well,” I said.“Neither are you,” Andrea said.I managed a small laugh.Then another contraction started.The laughter disappeared from my face.I squeezed Mom's hand.She immediately turned toward me."Look at me," Mom said.I did."Slow breaths."I nodded. Those moments, when my bo
Last Updated: 2026-08-22
Chapter: Chapter 103Sophia POVThe Months That Changed MeThe two months that followed were nothing as I had imagined.Pregnancy had stopped being something I thought about only when I looked at the ultrasound photographs.It had become part of everything.Every morning.Every meal.Every meeting.Every night I would sleep. I ended up getting used to the nausea, although it would never be gone. There were some mornings that were easier than others. There would be times when I would wake up feeling almost normal, and there would be times when just standing made me feel sick. Mom was there through it all. There would be mornings when she would leave crackers next to my bed. There would even be times when I would find her preparing something simple because she learned what I could digest,. Mom always told me, "You need to eat something before you go,." "I'm not hungry,." Was always my reply,."You don't have to be hungry," she would tell me,. "You just have to eat,."I'd usually give her a tired smile."Y
Last Updated: 2026-08-21
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