LOGINFor seven years, Nadia McCoy faked her death to escape a nightmare. She lied to Alexander Stone, broke his heart, and vanished to raise his secret son alone. She built a quiet life. She works two jobs, hides her real identity, and tries to forget the wild passion she left behind. Then Alexander finds her. **** “Choke back those pathetic little tears, my kitty. Save them for when you're begging me to stop, because this everyday torment is your entire existence now.” He poured wet, bruising kisses down the sensitive line of my neck, his lips hot and unyielding against my chilled skin. The way he pressed his mouth on my skin felt like he was reclaiming me and that made me unable to stop shivering. **** Now married, powerful, and utterly ruthless, Alexander is no longer the man she loved. He does not see Nadia as a closed chapter. He sees her as a debt long overdue. Seven years disappear in an instant, and every boundary Nadia built begins to crumble under his gaze. Nadia thought distance would destroy what they had. Alexander is about to prove that it only taught him restraint.
View MoreMy mother left no room for refusal.She opened my dresser and pulled out the white fitted gown waiting for me.“Nadia, get dressed.”My hands trembled by my sides.“Please, mom,” I whispered. “I can’t do this.” But my mother didn’t listen. She dressed me like a bride while I stood there feeling less like the celebrated bride and more like the sacrificial lamb led toward an unchosen fate.I squeezed my eyes shut, swallowing the tears as my hand drifted to my stomach. Without meaning to, I pictured the life we would never get to live. The dreams we'd once shared flashed through my mind, only to shatter all over again.The pain was overwhelming but beneath the grief, a deep-seated anger stirred.Alex never called. He never asked if I was okay. He never once made an effort to reach out.Did he believe I was strong enough to endure it, or had I become nothing more than a memory to h
I slowly unfurled my eyes, and I caught a flicker of sadistic pleasure in his dark eyes. “You’ll take my ring,” he murmured, “but you still won’t let me have this?”My pulse hammered when I noticed that he was hell-bent on getting a kiss from me.I lowered my gaze.I would rather die than let him kiss me.Mr. Stone said nothing, then his hand fell back to his side.“Alright,” he gave a sly smirk. “Not yet.”He reached for the small box that was still clenched in my hand. He opened it, lifted the ring from its place, and took my hand before I could pull away. The ring slid onto my finger, sealing a promise I wasn’t sure I was ready to fulfill. He held my gaze and pressed his lips to the back of my hand, then he released me.“Now there’s one thing you need to do.”I looked at him, my heart pounding under my ribs.“Stay away from my son.”He must have read the defiance in my eyes because
Mr. Stone glared at me with a slitted grin as if he didn't mind the terror he had caused.I couldn't stop trembling because of what I had just discovered. I wheezed sharply and I clenched my fists.He mustn't find out otherwise I won't be able to leave this estate.My teeth gritted as I thought that in his mind, he was probably thinking of how to abuse my fear.I held my ground, refusing to deny it or accept his control over me.This man before me had the power to influence not only my family actions and decisions, but the entire world. He could wreck my life with just an order and I was overly aware of that. He continued to watch me with an intensity that made the fear climb into my throat. Then, without breaking eye contact, he walked inside and shut the door behind him.“We are going to be married to each other. You have no reason to be frightened of me,” he spoke quietly but it sounded like a threat to me.
The dread in my stomach twisted after my decision was set.What’s so wrong with telling the child's grandfather the truth? I told myself as the cautious voice in my head continued to buzz. Yes, I haven't even told the baby’s father yet. I will tell him right after. I felt exhausted. Tired of everyone else deciding what happened to my life.They had chosen my future, my marriage, and my path without ever asking what I wanted.This was the one choice I could still make for myself.No matter what, today all the pain, lies, and miseries would leave my heart.I was hoping to get it all out tonight but my fate was comically cruel as usual. The drive to the Stone mansion was suffocating. I sat with my hands clasped so tightly in my lap that my nails bit into my skin. Alex's face drifted into my mind, and the ache in my chest deepened.Part of me hoped he would be there when I arrived. If I saw him first, he would ask what I was doing here, and his presence might force the words out of












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