LOGIN“But you don't understand…” she said, still breathless from his kisses, “I can't be in love with you… we are in a contract—” He interrupted her with yet another kiss, as she was saying countless things that he didn't want to hear. “The contract says that I determine what happens…” he said, holding her jealously in his arms. “And I say we are going to get married no matter what…” Mila Johnson is helpless, with her siblings in a cold world that was created by her father's obsession over her mother's sisters, who connived to kill Cathy— Mila's mother. After being devastated by her mother's death, she has to live on the streets with her siblings, as a consequence of them not going along with her father's wish of accepting her mother's sisters as their new mothers. While amid her crumbling world, she runs into the mysterious billionaire, Jayden, who happens to fall in love with her, and her life is about to change instantly as he offers her a contract to get her and her siblings off the streets. How will they battle the challenges that arise from Mila's past? How will they battle all the opposition they face on the way? Will their love survive? Read on to find out what happens!
View MoreMILA’S POVThe morning light slipped through the blinds, touching the edge of Jayden’s desk where his phone kept buzzing. I watched from the couch, curled under a blanket, still half lost in sleep. It had been another long night of silence between us. The kind of silence that wasn’t peaceful. The kind that said everything we were too tired to say.Jayden walked out of his room, dressed already. His tie hung loose around his neck, his hair still damp. He looked like a man holding himself together with willpower alone.“You didn’t sleep,” he said quietly.“Neither did you,” I replied, pulling the blanket tighter.He exhaled, sitting on the arm of the couch. For a moment, he didn’t speak. Then his voice broke the quiet. “They’re asking questions at the firm. About you. About me.”I looked up at him. “Questions like what?”“Whether we’re together. Whether I crossed a line.”I felt a sting in my chest. “You mean, whether you chose me over them.”He didn’t answer. His silence was enough.I
The Breaking PointJayden’s POVBy sunset, the fog had thinned, but the tension hadn’t. Every sound outside the cabin—every crunch of leaves, every rustle of branches—felt like a threat waiting to surface. Mila hadn’t spoken much since we found the tracker. She sat on the couch, arms wrapped around her knees, staring at the fading firelight like it held the answers we both needed.I checked my phone again. No signal. Not even a bar.“Nothing?” she asked, her voice small.“Nothing,” I said, setting the phone down. “We’ll move soon. It’s better under the cover of dark.”Mila nodded but didn’t look at me.The silence stretched. I wanted to tell her we’d be fine, that we’d find Daya and end this, but the words caught in my throat. I wasn’t sure I believed them myself.I walked over and crouched beside her. “You should eat something.”She gave a weak smile. “I’m not hungry.”“You haven’t eaten since last night.”“I can’t,” she whispered. “Every time I close my eyes, I see my father’s men
The Edge of SilenceMila’s POVThe road stretched endlessly ahead, the rain finally easing into a mist that clung to the windshield. Jayden’s eyes stayed fixed on the highway, his hands gripping the steering wheel like the car was the only thing holding us together.The silence between us had weight. Not anger, not distance, but something unspoken and fragile. Every mile we put between us and the city felt like stealing time from fate.I leaned my head against the window, watching the dark trees blur past. My body ached from tension, but sleep wouldn’t come. My mind replayed the knock on the door, the voice that had known my name.Jayden broke the silence first. “You’re thinking about them.”“Yes.” My voice was barely a whisper.He didn’t respond right away. The headlights illuminated his jawline, hard and unreadable. “You don’t have to face this alone anymore.”I wanted to believe that, but my father’s reach was long. “You don’t know him like I do. He doesn’t stop until he gets what
Continued (Mila’s POV)The rain started not long after midnight. It hit the windows in soft, steady taps, filling the silence between us. Jayden’s arm was around me as we sat on the couch, the faint light from the fireplace painting our shadows across the room. For a few fleeting minutes, it felt like peace.But peace never lasted for us.Jayden’s voice broke the quiet. “When are they coming?”I hesitated before answering. “Soon. My father’s men don’t wait long once they get orders.”He tensed, jaw tightening. “And what are their orders?”“To bring me back,” I said. “And make sure you stay out of the picture.”He gave a dry laugh, though his eyes stayed dark. “They’ll have to go through me first.”I looked at him. “You don’t understand what they’re capable of. These men don’t negotiate. They don’t threaten. They act.”Jayden turned to me, his hand tightening over mine. “Then you should’ve let me go when you still could.”“I tried,” I said quietly. “Every time I walk away, it feels li






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