LOGINSage Monroe lost everything when her father's company collapsed in scandal. Desperate and broke, she applies for a job at the one place she swore she'd never go. Greyson Enterprises. Run by her stepbrother Kaid, the cold billionaire who's made it clear he hates her family. But Kaid doesn't offer her a job. He offers her a deal. A contract marriage to save her family and his reputation. She'll play the devoted wife in public while he uses her to complete his revenge against her father. What Sage doesn't know is that Kaid destroyed her father's company. That he's been planning this for years. That the car accident that killed his mother and paralyzed his sister wasn't an accident at all but murder orchestrated by James Monroe. As hate turns to obsession and fake marriage becomes real passion, Sage discovers she's pregnant. But before she can tell Kaid, his mistress Vivian pushes her down the stairs. The baby is lost and Sage's world shatters. Then the truth comes out. Vivian isn't just Kaid's ex. She's James Monroe's illegitimate daughter. Sage's half sister. And she's been playing both sides, manipulating Kaid's revenge to destroy both families and take Greyson Enterprises for herself. Now Sage and Kaid must choose between vengeance and love. Between destroying each other and saving what's left of their broken families. Because the real enemy has been hiding in plain sight all along.
View MoreThree weeks later I was on my knees in the bathroom bawling out my gut for the fourth morning in a row.My hands gripped the cold porcelain and my whole body shook as another wave of nausea hit me. Sweat covered my forehead. I squeezed my eyes shut.This wasn't stress anymore. This was something else.I stared at my flushed skin as I sat back against the wall. My hand moved to my stomach without thinking. “No fucking way.” I gasped. It couldn't be.But the signs were all there. The exhaustion that hit me like a truck every afternoon. The dizziness when I stood too fast. The way my breasts had been tender and swollen for over a week.That night three weeks ago when I let rage turn into something else and we'd torn each other's clothes off like the world was ending. We'd been careless. Too caught up in anger and need to think about consequences.My phone buzzed on the counter.Kaid. “Board dinner tonight. Black dress. Car at seven.”No please. No asking. Just orders.“Bastard,” I m
I stood frozen in the hallway with my hand covering my mouth. “She served her purpose and I move on.” The words hit me like a blow. My chest tightened. I couldn't get enough air. Almost like a panic attack. I'd known this was fake but hearing him say it out loud to another woman made something inside me shatter. "You're cruel," the woman said, sounding pleased about it. "I've always loved that about you." "The girl needed money. I needed a wife. We both get what we want." My hands curled into fists. Nails dug into my palms hard enough to draw blood. "And what about what I want." The woman's voice dropped lower. "You promised once this was over we'd pick up where we left off." My stomach turned. "Vivian." Kaid sighed. "You knew the terms when we ended things." "We ended things because you said you needed to focus on business. Not because you were planning to marry some broke nobody!" "Watch your mouth." His voice went cold. "Sage is my wife. Show some respect." “Wife.” Th
The serene restaurant made my father's bankruptcy feel even more real. Everything here cost more than most people made in a month and I was supposed to sit across from my mother and lie about being in love with the man who'd made it clear he owned me now. Kaid sat beside me with his hand on my thigh under the table. To anyone watching it looked affectionate. I could feel the control in his grip. "Stop shaking," he murmured against my ear. "I'm not." "Your leg has been bouncing for the past five minutes." His fingers tightened. "Calm down or they'll know something's wrong." I wanted to tell him that everything was wrong but our parents walked in before I could respond. Mom looked beautiful in a cream dress that probably came from Kaid's father's credit card. Richard walked beside her with his hand on her back and they looked happy. Actually happy. This was going to destroy them. "Darlings." Mom's face lit up when she saw us. Then her eyes dropped to our joined hands and confu
The pen weighed heavy on my hand. My mind raced with so many what it's.Staring at the signature line, I tried to convince myself I had another option. Any other option besides selling my soul to the man who looked at me like I was worthless and exactly what he wanted at the same time.“Isn't there another way out?” He smirked. Leaning down from behind, “It's either this or nothing. I won't repeat myself again.” My vision blurred. Tears stuck at the back of my eyes threatened to fall. I blink back. I cannot let him see me cry. "Tick! tock!," he said in a singsong voice from behind me. His hands tucked into his pocket.My hand shook as I pressed the pen to paper. This was it. The moment I gave up everything for a man who hated me. For a family that had brought nothing but pain and shame.I signed my name quickly before I changed my mind. Handing the papers to him, I felt like puking till there's nothing left in my stomach. “Here, you win” He took the contract and looked at m
I stood in front of Greyson Enterprises and felt my stomach twist. Three months ago my father's company crumbled in the worst financial scandal. Nobody wanted to hire the daughter of a thief.Nobody, except the one person who had every reason to slam the door in my face.My stepbrother.I walked into the building through the revolving doors, and the coolness from the air conditioning hit me hard forcing to realize that I didn't belong here and everyone who glanced at me knew it.“Uhmm… Hello, I'm Sage Monroe. I'm here for….” I stuttered. The receptionist didn't bother looking up. She pointed to the elevator, “floor forty-two” she said in a bored voice.Of course, what did I expect? My heels clicked hard against the marble floor as I walked towards the elevator.My heart raced. Dark circles under my eyes. My best interview suit from three years ago. Hair pulled back so tight it made my head ache. I could see them all from the mirrored elevator.I looked desperate because I was des






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