LOGIN“You walked into the wrong place at the wrong time, Alvina,” he said quietly, his eyes cold as steel. “Now, you’re mine….” When Alvina Frost runs away from an arranged marriage to a man ten times her age, the last thing she expects is to stumble into another. Desperate and terrified, she hides inside a church, only to interrupt a grand wedding ceremony that changes her life forever. Before she can understand what’s happening, the groom — billionaire CEO Ethan Kale — claims her as his fiancée in front of the entire congregation. To the world, she’s the woman who stole another’s groom. To Ethan, she’s the perfect solution to his corporate scandal. And to herself, she’s just a pawn trapped in a dangerous game she never agreed to play. Forced to live under the same roof with a man who hides his pain behind a cold façade, Alvina must survive his rules, his silence, and his secrets. But as days turn into nights, she discovers that lies can turn into something far more dangerous—feelings. “Sign the contract,” Ethan said. “Be my wife for six months. No love. No strings attached. No touching.” But as her heart begins to betray her, Alvina realizes that some lies are too deep to escape.
View MoreETHANThe office felt like a tomb. A loud, disorganized, suffocating tomb.I sat behind my mahogany desk, staring at a stack of folders that seemed to have tripled in height since I went to grab a coffee. For five years, this room had been my sanctuary. It was the place where I was in total control, where every decimal point was in its place and every schedule was followed to the second.Now, it was a disaster zone."Ethan? Sorry, Mr. Kale," Alex said, poking his head through the door. He looked like he hadn't slept in forty-eight hours. "The investors from the Singapore merger are on line two. They’re asking why the updated projections weren't sent over this morning."I rubbed my temples, feeling a vein throb in my forehead. "I told you to handle that, Alex.""I tried," Alex stammered, stepping further into the room. "But the password for the encrypted server was changed last month. I asked IT, and they said the recovery key was sent to... well, Mrs. Kale's old work email."I froze.
ETHANI had expected something. A shout. An argument. Tears, maybe. Anything that proved I still had a hold on the situation. Instead, she lay there like I was nothing more than noise passing through her space. I clenched my jaw, staring at her back. She didn’t move. Not even when I stood there longer than necessary, hoping she would turn around, say something, ask me to stay. Nothing.Quietly, I left the room, standing there for another few seconds while my mind went spiral for a moment. Was I actually imagining this? I hated the feeling crawling under my skin, like something was slipping and I couldn’t grab it fast enough. She had changed, and that was what bothered me.Alvina used to listen. At least she flinched whenever I raised my voice at her, or got worried when I ignored her presence. Now, she spoke to me like I was just another man raising his voice in a room she had outgrown.And the worst part was that shouting didn’t move her anymore.I lay on my side of the bed later t
ALVINA Ethan finally showed up minutes past eleven. I heard a few staff greeting him, that was how I got to know.My instinct told me any moment from now, he was going to call me. Not the couple kind of call, but that which calls for questioning; especially since Vivian was his person.I was going through emails when Alex knocked, his head poking into my office like he was afraid I’d snap at him.“Mrs. Kale,” he said carefully. “The boss wants to see you.”I didn’t look up right away, I already knew why.“Let me guess,” I said calmly. “Vivian?”Alex shrugged, like he didn't want the answer coming out directly from his mouth. I shut my laptop, stood up, and walked past him without another word.Alex opened the door after a knock, letting me enter. Once upon a time, this room used to make my heart race. Now, it only makes me tired.Ethan stood by his desk with both arms crossed. He didn’t ask me to sit.“Why did you humiliate Vivian?” he asked bluntly.I raised an eyebrow. “So she ran
ALVINA The way his smile disappeared, then returned almost immediately, I knew it had dawned on him that indeed, I wasn't the Alvina Frost he knew that night at the church.He could no longer control me by uncertainty or fear. I could withstand his smirks, his teasing, his games. My heart still fluttered, yes, but it no longer dictated my reactions.As dessert arrived, he reached for his glass of wine, finally breaking the silence. “You’re smiling,” he observed. “Why?”I shrugged lightly, looking down. “Because… I appreciate dinner,” I said. “Thank you.”His eyes met mine again, lingering longer than I expected, and I noticed the flicker of… something in them. "By the way," he changed the topic. "How was work today?"I nodded, gulping a mouthful of wine. "Same as always. But I'll definitely get used to it.""Do you have any issues so far?" He asked. "Concerning the reports and others? How about I hire an assistant?"As much as I bought the idea of having an assistant, I wouldn't wan
ALVINA It had been three weeks since that dinner—the one Ethan insisted I join him for, the one that had left my heart spinning even after I told myself to stay grounded. I had returned home that night with a mixture of disbelief and a silent kind of hope. Part of me wanted to believe it meant so
ALVINAMorning came too fast.That was the first thing I realized when my eyes fluttered open and the soft light from the curtains hit my face. I lay there for a moment, staring at the ceiling, trying to remember why my chest felt tight—why my heart was already racing like I had somewhere important
ALVINAI had already packed my laptop and documents into my bag when Ethan’s voice stopped me.“Alvina. Stay back.”I glared at the other executives as they stood, calmly speaking to themselves in low voices as they gathered their things. I turned slowly to look at him.“Stay back?” I asked, unsure
ALVINA No way!I wasn't dreaming when he said that, was I? He didn't actually mean that, did he?I looked at him. Really looked at him to be sure it wasn't my mind playing games on me. But the hell, Ethan was standing right before me, having that smirk on his face like he knew what he did. He knew






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