Running Away From The Wicked CEO

To the world, Hannah Vance was the tragic heiress of New Orleans—shunned by her ruthless family, blamed for her mother’s death, and treated as a servant in her own home. Desperate to escape her stepbrother’s brutal abuse, she runs into the freezing rain on a night that changes her life forever. Enter James Sterling. Dark, commanding, and dangerously powerful, the ruthless billionaire tycoon rules the city's financial empire with an iron fist. When he rescues Hannah from the streets, he offers her protection—for a price. The deal? A two-year contract marriage to secure his family’s legacy and produce an heir. For two years, Hannah lives as a phantom bride, hiding her growing love behind closed doors and enduring the icy indifference of a husband who treats her as nothing more than a business transaction. But when month after month passes without a pregnancy, James’s patience reaches its limit. On the very night Hannah finally holds a positive ultrasound in her hands, James hands her divorce papers—and cold, bitter rejection. To make matters worse, he parades another woman in front of her, crushing whatever was left of her heart. Broken, but determined to protect the child in her womb, Hannah signs the papers, leaves her diamond ring on the table, and vanishes into the night without a trace. Now, James has everything he ever wanted... except the quiet, gentle woman who quietly stole his soul. When a routine medical report reveals the ultimate truth—that Hannah was carrying his heir when she walked out—the cold billionaire's world shatters. James will burn down every empire, search every corner of the world, and cross every line to find his hidden wife.