LOGINHe wanted revenge. She only wanted to save her family. When innocent and kind-hearted Elena Carter is forced into a contract marriage with the ruthless billionaire Adrian Black, she has no idea that she has just stepped into a dangerous game of revenge. Adrian hates her family and has spent years planning their destruction. Marrying Elena is only a part of his revenge. His rule is simple: no love, no emotions, and no breaking the contract. But Elena slowly discovers that the cold billionaire hiding behind his cruel mask has a wounded heart of his own. As their hatred turns into an undeniable attraction, dark secrets begin to surface. Elena realizes that her marriage was never just a contract—and Adrian may have another reason for choosing her. When the truth finally comes out, will Elena forgive the man who married her for revenge? Or will his revenge destroy the only love he was never supposed to feel?
View MoreChapter 9 The Night His Mother DiedFor a long moment, no one moved.The stranger stood at the bottom of the staircase, gripping the photograph between his fingers. Adrian turned from the ghost of himself, staring at the stranger as though he had appeared to him from the grave.Elena had never seen her husband so...unhinged.The man who could bend a boardroom of men to his will, who could silence them with a piercing stare was on the verge of tears."Tell me you're lying,"Adrian demanded.The stranger smirked at him."You always wanted to believe the lie they told you.""Shut up!"Adrian's shout rung loudly in Elena's ears, making her flinch. This was the first time she had heard him sound so broken.The stranger, however, did not seem the least bit intimidated. In fact, he almost looked disappointed.Your mother died on the seventeenth of October. You were seventeen. You still remember the rain, don't you? The long, agonizing wait in the hospital hallway while your father told you t
Chapter 8: The Letter Behind the WallThe next morning, Elena was standing in front of the house of Carter, staring at the place that she used to call her home.The gate was rusty, vines were growing everywhere, the windows were dusty. It seemed that the house was waiting for some people to appear on the porch and unveil the mystery that had been buried there for decades.Adrian was standing next to Elena, all dressed in black, with an unreadable expression on his face'Are you ready?' he asked.Elena bit her lips. 'No, but I can't keep running away from my past.'Adrian looked at her for a second, and the anger in his eyes faded away, but only for a few seconds, then he turned to the gate. 'Then let's go. Stay close to me. We don't know what other people may be here.'He opened the gate and a loud noise echoed in the whole house.Elena couldn't describe the smell that welcomed them inside the mansion. It was a mixture of old wood, and some other peculiar scent that reminded her of he
Chapter 7: The Secret He Couldn't HideElena could not move.The photograph in her hand depicted her mother and Daniel, and the message on the back of it had destroyed any illusion of normalcy she had left.Ask your mother who your real father is.Her mother was already gone, there was no one to answer her question.Unless her father was more informed than he had previously led her to believe."Adrian," she whispered, "I need to speak to my father."Adrian still stared at the photograph in Elena's hand, but his expression had changed, and she could not decipher what it meant."We're not going anywhere until I know the whole truth," he said."You don't decide that," she bit out.His gaze landed on her, and for the first time since the beginning of the evening, he allowed himself a smirk."Elena, someone broke into our bedroom. They placed a threat on our bed, and now they want you to reconsider your family. Do you really think that this is a coincidence?""No, I think that someone know
Chapter 6. The Man Who Should Be"Elena stay here."Adrian fumbled with his keys. Stood up to the door.Elena followed Adrians example."No."Adrian turned around."I'm coming with you.""You heard me.""My father is there.""That's why you shouldn't go."Elena looked at Adrian."You can't stop me."A scowl crept across Adrians face."It's not about controlling you.""Then what is it about?""Protection.""I don't need your protection""You do tonight."Adrians voice was so serious that Elena could not speak for a moment.Elena remembered the message.The daughter will pay for the sins of her father.Elena could not stand on the sidelines."Adrian if Daniel is really alive I need to know why he went to my father."Adrian looked at Elena.After a seconds Adrian gave a curt nod.“Fine. Stay beside Adrian.”They left the mansion.The drive to the hospital was long.Neither Adrian nor Elena spoke.Elena stared out the window thoughts consuming Elena.Daniel had supposedly died eighteen ye












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