LOGINYou know those tropes you love? Fake dating. Forbidden romance. One-night stand that comes back to bite you. Yeah. That's my life now. My ex cheated. I got drunk. I found the most beautiful man in the bar and asked him to erase my memory with his dick. One night. No names. No strings. Then I walked into my first class. And guess who's standing at the front of the room? My professor. Cold. Untouchable. The man who fucked me until I forgot my own name. Now he's pretending I don't exist. Until he shows up with a contract. Ten million dollars. A year of playing his fake fiancée. Separate rooms, he says. Professional, he says. Living together. Attending galas with his hand on my lower back. Playing the perfect couple while the tension between us is thick enough to choke on. We're supposed to keep our hands to ourselves. We're not very good at following rules. His family wants me gone. Everyone thinks I'm a gold digger. But when they try to buy me off, I don't take the money. Because he looks at his father and says, "I'll walk away from everything. I don't want your company. I want her." That's when I knew. This isn't just a contract anymore. This is real. This is reckless. This is ours. So if you want to watch a cold, controlled man burn his entire world down for the woman he never expected to love... Flip the page. I dare you to resist him. I couldn't.
View MoreAUTHOR The street is busy. Cars pass. People walk. The evening lights creep in. The roads light up with the moon and artificial lights. It's the kind of night where nothing seems wrong. Where everything looks normal. But Mia feels uneasy. She stands at the car door. Takes in her surroundings. Something is off. She can't see what. She can't name it. Just a feeling. A prickle at the back of her neck. The sense that someone is watching. James opens the door. She disappears into the car. The black Range Rover pulls away from the curb. The street returns to its usual rhythm. But in the alley that connects Charlotte's house to the side street, a man pulls his hoodie tighter. Puts on his nose mask. Watches the car until it turns the corner. Then he disappears into the shadows. — — — Meanwhile, in the Randall estate, Natasha is pacing her bedroom. The room is large. Lavishly decorated. Pink and gold. Silk drapes. A crystal chandelier. A four-poster bed with too many pillows. It's th
MIAWe spent the whole day shopping.Diana is a force of nature. She dragged me through SoHo, the Upper East Side, and finally to Bergdorf Goodman. She made me try on things I would never have picked. Silk blouses. Tailored blazers. Cashmere sweaters. Jeans that cost more than my rent. Heels that made my feet scream.Now I'm in my room. Surrounded by bags. Clothes everywhere. I need a break.I pick up my phone. Dial Charlotte's number.She picks up almost instantly. Her voice is cheerful. "Hey, girl! It's been a while. I was starting to think you forgot about your bestie."I laugh. "A lot has happened. I want to meet up.""Come now. I have a date later.""A date?""Yes. With Dean."I blink. "You don't say.""I do say. Now get your ass over here.""I'll be there in a few minutes."I grab my purse. Head down the elevator. James is waiting. I give him Charlotte's address.The drive out of the underground parking lot is smooth. The city passes in a blur. The drive is not short, but it's n
MIAWe make it to the car.My face is still warm. Still red. From two gestures. Two simple gestures. Tucking my hair behind my ear. Taking my hand. That's all it took. I'm pathetic.He opens my door. I enter. He closes it. Walks over to his side.He gets in. Looks at me. Then ahead."Are you alright?"I blink. Why is he asking like he cares?"I'm fine.""Your face is red."That makes me blush even more. I get defensive. "I said I'm fine."He starts the car. "You did well today."I cross my arms. "Well, I had to. I signed the contract, after all."He smirks. Takes a left turn. "You're a very good liar. I'm going to have to be careful around you.""I saw an opportunity and took it. What's that saying about lemons?""When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade.""Yes." I nod. "That right there was me making lemonade from your mother's question."He laughs.It's the first time I've ever seen him laugh. And it's... beautiful. His face changes. Softens. And there—dimples. He has dimples.
MIAI feel my palms getting hot. Sweaty. Every eye in the room is fixed on me. I'm a specimen under a microscope. A bug pinned to a board.Alexander doesn't let go of my hand. His grip is firm. Steady. The only thing keeping me from bolting.I take in the scene.The man at the head of the table is terrifying. He looks like Alexander but older. The same sharp cheekbones. The same ice blue eyes. But there's white in his hair now. Silver at the temples. And his eyes—they could freeze the sea. They're fixed on me. Unsettling. Calculating. This is his father. Amon Morreti.The Asian woman beside him must be his mother. Slone. She gives me a smile. It doesn't reach her eyes. It's polite. Cold. The kind of smile you give a stranger you're already planning to destroy.The other two women are also intimidating. Not because they're powerful. But because they look like they belong here. The younger one—blonde, beautiful, perfectly dressed—glances at me. Then looks away. Dismissive. Like I'm a st






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