LOGINLily Morgan is a 24-year-old woman crushed by her father's suicide and the three million dollar debt he left behind. She lives in a tiny apartment with her disabled younger sister Sophie, working multiple low-wage jobs while loan shark Vincent Shaw threatens them daily. Lily has always been invisible, plain, and suffers from crippling low self-esteem after years of being overlooked and dismissed. She believes she deserves nothing good in life. Alexander Hunt is a 32-year-old hotel magnate, cold and emotionally unavailable after being raised by a stern father who taught him that feelings are weakness. He built his empire through ruthless business decisions and has never let anyone close except his ex-girlfriend Cassandra Vale, who he keeps in his life as his VP and secret lover. His dying grandmother Margaret is his only soft spot, and her final wish is to see him married before she passes.
View MoreSunday DinnerLily's PovThe Hunt family mansion made Alexander's penthouse look modest.Elena had driven me separately. Alexander didn't offer. He'd left hours earlier without a word.I stood at the massive front doors in the navy dress he'd chosen, feeling like an imposter.A butler opened the door. "Mrs. Hunt. They're waiting in the dining room."My heels clicked on marble floors. Voices echoed from ahead."...finally bringing her around. Took him long enough.""Probably ashamed. Did you see the wedding photos? Plain as dishwater."I froze outside the doorway."Now Cassandra, that's a woman worthy of the Hunt name. This girl is just….""Father." Alexander's voice cut through. "That's enough."I stepped into the room.Six pairs of eyes turned to me. Alexander sat at the far end of a table that could seat twenty. Margaret was beside him in a wheelchair, oxygen tubes in her nose. She smiled warmly.To Alexander's right sat an older man who could only be his father, same cold eyes, sam
The First MonthLily's PovThree weeks passed like a blur of loneliness.Alexander left before I woke up and came home after I went to bed. When we did cross paths, he looked through me like I was invisible.Elena became my only companion. She taught me Alexander's preferences, his schedule, his habits. Not that he noticed anything I did.I cooked dinner every night anyway. His favorite dishes that Elena mentioned. I set the table for two and waited.He never came. The food went cold. I ate alone. Threw the rest away.Every single night."You should stop," Elena said one evening, watching me plate another untouched meal. "He's not going to eat it.""I know."My phone rang. Sophie's weekly call."Lily! Guess what? My physical therapy is going so well! The new doctor says I might be able to walk with braces in a few months!""That's amazing, sweetheart." I forced brightness into my voice."It's all because of you and your new job. How's everything?""Just working hard. But I'm happy." L
The WeddingLily's PovThe courthouse was gray and cold, just like everything else in my new life.I wore a simple cream dress from the closet Alexander's stylist had filled. No veil. No flowers. No guests except the two witnesses Alexander's lawyer brought.Alexander stood beside me in a black suit, checking his phone while the judge read the vows."Do you, Alexander James Hunt, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?""I do." He didn't look at me."Do you, Lily Marie Morgan, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?""I do." My voice barely worked."You may kiss the bride."Alexander's jaw tightened. He leaned in and pressed his lips to mine for exactly two seconds. Cold. Perfunctory. Like signing a document."Congratulations. You're now husband and wife."Mrs. Lily Hunt.It was done."My grandmother expects us in an hour. We need to go." Alexander was already walking away.I followed him to his black car. A driver opened the door for me. Alexander sat on the opposi
Moving InAlexander's Pov"She's perfect, Alexander. So timid and forgettable. Your grandmother will never suspect this is fake."Cassandra traced her finger down my chest as she spoke. We were in my office, door locked, an hour after Lily Morgan had left."She signed. That's all that matters." I moved away from Cassandra's touch to pour myself a drink."Did you see her face when I introduced myself in the elevator? She looked like she might cry." Cassandra laughed. "This is going to be easier than we thought."I downed the whiskey. "Just keep the embezzlement quiet until the contract ends. Two years, then we're free to do whatever we want."Cassandra's smile faltered. "Two years is a long time to pretend, darling.""You'll manage. The alternative is prison for stealing from my company." I set down the glass. "Or did you forget I have the evidence?"Her eyes flashed with anger before she masked it with sweetness. "Of course not. I'm just saying, living with some pathetic nobody under
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