MasukTitle: The Billionaire’s Secret Bride Chiamaka never imagined her life would change overnight. Struggling to pay her mother’s hospital bills and fighting to keep her younger siblings in school, she accepts a job interview that leads her straight into the arms of Adrian Knight—a cold, dangerously handsome billionaire who trusts no one. Adrian needs one thing: a bride. Not for love. Not for romance. But to secure a business deal that will determine the future of his empire. When fate brings Chiamaka into his office, he sees something in her—strength, fire, innocence… and a secret she tries so hard to hide. So he makes her an offer: “Marry me for one year, and I will change your life forever.” Thrown into a world of luxury, enemies, hidden pasts, and unexpected passion, Chiamaka begins to see the broken man beneath Adrian’s icy mask. But the more she falls for him, the more dangerous her life becomes. Adrian promised this marriage would remain a contract. No feelings. No attachment. No love. But when secrets from his past and threats from his inner circle collide, one truth becomes impossible to ignore: She wasn’t meant to be just his bride. She was meant to be his weakness… and his destiny.
Lihat lebih banyakCHAPTER TWENTY-ONE — THE WATCHER IN THE DARKNight settled heavy over the mansion, but sleep did not come.Not for Amara.Not for Dante.And not for the shadow waiting outside.Dante ordered double security. Every guard on shift. Every camera updated. Every entrance locked.But even with all that, he kept Amara close—so close their shoulders brushed as they walked down the hall.“Stay in my room tonight,” he said simply.Amara’s breath caught.Not because of the room…But because he didn’t ask.He needed her near.“Dante, I—”“It’s not optional,” he added quietly. “Someone broke into my penthouse searching for you. I’m not letting anything happen to you.”His voice held something she rarely heard—fear.Not for himself.For her.She swallowed and nodded.---THE ROOMDante’s bedroom was enormous—dark walls,
CHAPTER TWENTY — THE PRICE OF TRUTHThe night felt too quiet.Too controlled.Too unnatural.Dante’s private mansion—usually a fortress of glass, steel, and silent security—felt like it was holding its breath as Amara walked through the halls beside him. Guards in black moved like shadows, their faces tight, their hands on their earpieces.Someone had broken into the penthouse.Someone who came looking for her.Amara’s heart thudded in her ears.“Dante…” she whispered.He didn’t slow down. His jaw was locked, steps sharp and lethal. “You’re safe now. That’s all that matters.”But Amara wasn’t convinced.Not when she’d seen the security footage.Not when she’d seen the intruder’s blurred figure moving with chilling precision through Dante’s private floor—her floor now.And not when she realized the person didn’t take money, files, or valuables.They searc
CHAPTER NINETEEN — BLOOD ON THE FLOOR** The front door shuddered under a powerful hit. Once. Twice. A third time—hard enough to shake dust from the ceiling. Amara clutched the back of Dante’s shirt, her breath trembling against his shoulder. He didn’t look back at her, but the way his fingers tightened around his gun told her everything: He was ready to kill for her. And die for her. **CRACK.** The doorframe splintered. Dante shifted his stance, positioning himself slightly in front of her so that his body covered hers completely. “Keep your head down,” he whispered. Amara nodded, sinking lower behind him. Her heart hammered so loudly she could barely hear anything else. Another hit. Another. Then— **The door crashed inward.** But the man who stepped through wasn’t wearing the rough mask of a street criminal. He wor
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN — THE SHADOW IN THE TREESThe alarm beeped again, louder this time.MOTION DETECTED — NORTH SIDEAmara’s heart slammed against her ribs.Dante moved immediately, pulling her behind him, his entire body coiled tight like a predator ready to strike.“Stay here,” he whispered.“No,” she whispered back, grabbing his arm. “I’m not letting you go out there alone.”For a moment, Dante looked torn—between the man who guarded his world with violence, and the man who wanted to shield her from everything ugly inside it.Then he reached out, cupped her face gently, and pressed his forehead to hers.“I can’t protect you if you’re in danger,” he murmured.“And I can’t breathe if I don’t know you’re safe,” she whispered back.Their breaths mingled in the dark.He closed his eyes, his voice breaking with something raw.“Amara…”A sound cracked outside—a












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