LOGINChapter 3
Elena’s POV
The car ride to Kane Estate felt endless. Damien’s hand stayed heavy on my thick thigh. My deep blue dress clung to every curve my full breasts, soft belly, and wide hips. I kept stealing glances at him. He looked calm on the surface, but I could feel the tension in his fingers.
When the grand gates of Kane Estate opened, my stomach twisted. The mansion was massive and intimidating. Lights glowed from every window. This was where Damien grew up. Where his pain lived.
And now I was walking in as his future wife.
The car stopped. “Ready?” he murmured. His voice was low and intimate. For a moment, it felt real.
We stepped out together. His arm wrapped around my waist immediately. His fingers pressed into my soft hip. I leaned into him, trying to look natural. My heart pounded.
Damien’s POV
I held Elena close. Her soft, curvy body felt perfect against me. I could feel her heart beating fast. She was nervous. I squeezed her hip gently. I would protect her tonight.
Elena’s POV
Sophia Kane waited at the top of the steps. She was glamorous and sharp, diamonds sparkling at her neck. Her eyes scanned me from head to toe. The moment they landed on my curvy figure, her lips curled.
“Damien, darling,” she said sweetly, but her eyes were cold. “So this is the woman you’ve chosen so suddenly.”
Damien’s arm tightened around me. “Mother. This is Elena. My fiancé.”
Sophia’s gaze lingered on my full breasts, then my soft belly, then my wide hips. “Fiancé. How charming. Elena, you were his secretary? How convenient. I must say, Damien, I expected someone with a better image for the Kane family. Someone slimmer. More refined. She’s a bit too soft for our world, don’t you think? The press will have a field day with those curves.”
The words stung. My chubby cheeks burned. I felt every plush inch of my body under her stare. My dress suddenly felt too tight. Too revealing.
Damien’s POV
My body went rigid beside Elena. Anger boiled inside me. “Mother, that’s enough,” I said sharply. “Elena is beautiful exactly as she is. She’s kind. She’s loyal. And she’s going to be my wife. If you can’t show respect, we can leave right now.”
Elena’s POV
Sophia laughed lightly, waving her hand. “Oh, don’t be so sensitive, darling. I’m only looking out for you. The Kane name has standards. Legacy matters. Image matters. But if you want to bring her home like this, fine. Let’s see how long it lasts.”
Victor stayed quiet, watching the exchange.
We followed them into the mansion.
The dining room was elegant and cold. Crystal glasses. Expensive wine already poured. Damien pulled out my chair. His hand brushed my back as I sat. I tried to smile.
The conversation started politely. Victor asked how we met. Damien answered smoothly I had been his secretary for four years. Feelings grew slowly. We decided to make it official. I added a few words, playing the part. My hand rested on his arm. I looked at him with all the love I had hidden for years.
But Sophia didn’t care about the love story.
She sipped her wine and looked at me again. Her eyes were sharp. “So, Elena, tell me how does a secretary suddenly become the future Mrs. Kane? You must be very good at your job.” Her tone was sweet but venomous. “Though I have to be honest, dear. You’re not exactly the image the Kane family needs. Those hips. That softness. The tabloids will tear you apart. Damien needs someone who can stand beside him without drawing the wrong kind of attention.”
My stomach dropped. I felt exposed. My soft belly pressed against the table. My full breasts rose and fell faster. I wanted to shrink. To hide.
Damien’s POV
My hand tightened on Elena’s thigh under the table. Anger burned in my chest. “Mother, stop,” I warned. My voice was low and furious. “Elena is perfect. She’s more real than any of the women you tried to push on me. If you keep insulting her, we’re leaving.”
Elena’s POV
Sophia smiled, but her eyes were cold. She didn’t care about the truth. She just wanted to ruin his mood. To push him. To remind him of the control she once had.
“I’m only being realistic, darling. You’ve always had such terrible taste. First all those models, now this. I’m trying to protect the family name.”
Victor stayed quiet, watching the exchange.
Damien had enough. He stood up abruptly, pulling me with him. “We’re done here. Come on,
Elena.”
He stormed out, arm tight around mine. Sophia called after us, but he ignored her.
We left Kane Estate without another word.
The night air felt cool on my burning cheeks. Damien didn’t speak until we were back in the car. The moment the doors closed, his hand gripped my plush thigh too tightly. His fingers dug into the soft flesh.
“You’re mine now,” he muttered.
The words sent confusing sparks through my body. Heat flooded between my legs. My nipples tightened. Even though his grip was almost painful, I didn’t pull away. I wanted him to claim me. To show me I belonged to him.
He turned to me. His eyes were dark. Furious. Possessive. “She had no right to speak to you like that.”
I placed my hand over his. “It’s okay.”
“It’s not.” His grip tightened again. “No one talks about your body like that. Not even my mother. You’re perfect the way you are.”
The car moved through the dark streets.
My breathing grew faster. My full breasts rose and fell quickly. I was wet. Aching. Confused by how much his anger and possessiveness turned me on.
He leaned closer. His lips brushed my ear.
Chapter 117Elena’s POVThe entrance opened into silence.Not ordinary quiet. Arranged quiet. The kind that only existed when someone had cleared a place of every other customer on purpose. Soft lights ran along the walls in warm gold. A single long path of tables stretched toward the far end of the room, but only one was set.Ours.I stopped just inside the doorway.“Damien.”He stood beside me, one hand at my back. “Yes.”“There is no one else here.”“I know.”I looked from the empty chairs to the waiting staff, then back to him. “You rented the whole restaurant.”“I did.”A small disbelieving laugh left me. “Of course you did.”Damien’s POVShe walked in slowly, taking in every detail.The open room. The soft music under the lights. The single table dressed with care and nothing excess.I had told the manager exactly what I wanted: privacy without spectacle. No scattered roses everywhere. No performance that would make her feel watched by the effort itself. Just space enough for us
Chapter 116Elena’s POVThursday morning started like any other.Damien was already dressed when I came into the kitchen, phone face down beside his plate. He poured juice into my glass before I asked for it and sat down as if the day were completely ordinary.“You’re quiet,” I said.“I’m thinking.”“About work?”“No.”I waited. He only buttered his toast.“That answer is suspicious,” I said.“It’s accurate.”Maria moved through the kitchen behind us, pretending not to listen and failing completely. Damien finished his breakfast, checked the time once, and looked at me over the rim of his cup.“Be ready by six,” he said.“Ready for what?”“We’re going out.”I set my fork down. “Out where?”“Dinner.”“That’s all you’re giving me?”“Yes.”Damien’s POVElena studied me the way she did when she knew I was holding something back and was deciding whether to push.“Is it work dinner?” she asked.“No.”“Family?”“No.”“Then what kind of dinner needs a time announcement at breakfast?”“The kin
Chapter 115Elena’s POVStability arrived quietly.It did not announce itself with a big conversation or a sudden emotional breakthrough. It came through repeated ordinary days that did not turn into crises. Morning tea. Shared breakfast. Damien leaving with a kiss to the side of my head and returned when he said he would. The new house stopped feeling like a careful arrangement and started feeling like a place we lived in.One morning I caught myself humming in the kitchen and paused, surprised.Maria noticed. “That is a good sound.”“I didn’t realize I was doing it.”“That is how healing often looks,” she said.”I smiled into my cup and let the moment stay simple.Damien’s POVConsistency was the only promise that mattered now.I structured my days around it. No disappearing into late meetings without warning. No assuming Elena would adapt around my silence. If work threatened to spill over, I told her before it did. If I was tired, I said so instead of letting distance do the talki
Chapter 114Elena’s POVMorning in the new house felt almost normal.I woke before Damien’s alarm and listened to the quiet. No tight feeling in my chest. No sudden urge to check the doorway. Just soft light on unfamiliar walls and the low sound of the city far below. When I finally got up, I found him in the kitchen making tea.“You’re up early,” he said.“So are you.” “I wanted to reset the security panel before work calls start.”I sat at the counter and rested one hand over the clearer curve of my stomach. “Some things never change.”He glanced at me, and for a second the old rhythm was there. Easy. Familiar. Then he set the cup in front of me and leaned against the counter, less playful than before.“I missed this,” he said.“Tea?”“You sitting here like this.”The words were casual, but he did not leave them shallow. He looked at me properly and added, “I also know I hurt you. We can’t just slide back into the old version of us and call it repaired. For a while, we’re going to
Chapter 113Elena’s POVThe party did not end all at once.It thinned.First my father went outside to take a call. Maria packed leftover food into containers with the kind of efficiency that meant the evening was turning toward goodbye. The music dropped so low it almost disappeared. One by one, the loud edges of celebration softened into private conversations and half-finished hugs.I remained on the sofa with my hands around a warm cup, watching the house shift from crowded to calm.Damien looked over at me from across the room. I gave a small nod. I was tired, but I was not drowning.Damien’s POVI could see the exhaustion settling under Elena’s eyes.Not regret. Not panic. Just the weight of an emotional night.I kept the farewells orderly and short. No speeches. No dragging the evening past her limit. When Mr Voss shook my hand, his grip was firm.“Take care of my daughter.” he said.“I will.”Sophia hugged Elena longer than necessary and whispered something that made her smile
Chapter 112Elena’s POVThe house did not settle after the surprise.It opened. Voices filled the living room in overlapping layers of warmth and curiosity. Plates moved from Maria’s hands to the table. My sister inspected every corner like she was scoring the furniture. Lila kept close enough to catch me if my emotions tipped too far in either direction. My parents sat where they could watch both me. Damien’s mother remained in the armchair with a quiet dignity that still carried old complexity. Marcus stood near the window, present without needing attention.I sat on the sofa with a plate I had not asked for and tried to keep up with the love coming at me from every side.Damien’s POVI stayed near for Elena to see me, not to cage her.That balance mattered tonight. She had walked into this house by choice, not force, and I was not going to turn the celebration into another form of pressure. When Maria looked to me for direction, I told her to follow Elena’s pace. When the music edg







