chapter 8

Elijah Smith...

I glanced at the phone I dropped on top of my desk earlier and frowned. The mere sight of it angered me.

It hasn't even been a full twenty four hours since she popped in to my life yet my temper has grown ten times over.

I scoffed at the thought of the picture frame she left on my nightstand.

For someone as small and timid as her, she sure did know how to get on my nerves.

Marrying Ella was not an easy decision, especially since I was told last minute that she was the one I would be marrying.

When I signed the contract with Albert Williamson the night Custo died in a "car accident", he'd promised me bondage through the eldest daughter.

It didn't matter if Elizabeth and Ella were twins. Elizabeth was the eldest between them, meaning that she held the key to their kingdom.

Though smaller than my own, the Williamson's hold quite a fortuen that would definitely come in handy to solve side problems. And, having their fortune meant beating Custo even when he's laying si