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Chapter Four — The Marriage Deal
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2026-10-10 02:41:12Lena didn't sleep that night.
She sat in Damian's car as they drove through the city, staring through the window. Her mother's image wouldn't leave her mind. She wanted to scream. She wanted to go back. She wanted answers. Instead, she was sitting beside the most dangerous man she'd ever met. Damian's driver kept his eyes on the road. Nobody spoke. Finally Lena broke the silence. "Where are we going?" "My house." "No." "You can't go back to the mansion." "My mother is there." "Your mother has been taken." "Then we need to find her." "We will." "When?" "When it's safe." Lena turned toward him. "Do you understand what you're saying?" "Yes." "My mother could be hurt." "I know." "And you're telling me to sit quietly?" "I'm telling you that if you rush in without knowing where they are, they'll use you to kill everyone." Lena looked away. He was right. She hated that. They arrived at a huge black gate. It opened immediately. The estate behind it was enormous. Lena stared. Damian noticed. "You can stop looking." "I've never seen a house like this." "It's not a house." "What is it?" "Protection." The car stopped. Damian led her inside. Several security guards stood throughout the building. "This place looks like a fortress." "It is." He took her upstairs. Lena stopped outside a room. "Where's my bedroom?" "Here." She entered. It was beautiful. But she wasn't impressed. She turned toward him. "I want my mother." "You'll get her." "How?" Damian walked toward the door. "By making them believe they've won." She frowned. "What does that mean?" He turned. "The marriage." Lena stared at him. "No." "Your father arranged it because he knew this would happen." "You expect me to marry you while my mother is being held hostage?" "No." He paused. "I expect you to pretend." Lena blinked. "Pretend?" "Publicly, you'll become my fiancée." "And privately?" "Nothing changes." She studied him. "Why would that help?" "Because whoever is behind this believes your father's shares will become accessible after your marriage." "That's why they want me?" "Partly." "What else?" Damian's expression changed. "Your bloodline." Lena frowned. "What bloodline?" He didn't answer. "Damian." He stepped closer. "Your father wasn't your biological father." The world seemed to stop. Lena stared at him. "No." "He raised you." "No." "But he wasn't your biological father." She shook her head. "You're lying." "I wish I were." Lena stepped backward. "Then who is?" Damian didn't answer. "Who is my father?" His silence was enough. Lena's eyes filled with tears. "You know." "Yes." "Tell me." "I can't." "Why?" "Because if I tell you, you'll become an even bigger target." She wiped her eyes. "I already have a target on my back." Damian looked at her. "Exactly." He placed a document on the table. "The marriage contract." Lena stared at it. "If I sign this, you'll help rescue my mother?" "I'll do everything I can." "And you'll tell me the truth?" "When it's safe." She looked at the contract. Then at him. "One year?" "One year." "No romantic expectations." "None." "No controlling me." "Agreed." "I keep my inheritance." "Yes." "My mother stays protected." "Yes." "And after one year, we're done." Damian nodded. "Agreed." Lena picked up the pen. Her hand trembled. She signed. Damian signed beneath her name. For several seconds, neither spoke. Then his phone rang. He answered. "What?" His expression changed. Lena watched him. "What happened?" Damian looked at her. "They released your mother." Lena stood. "What?" "She's on her way here." Relief flooded her. Then Damian added: "But there's a problem." "What?" "The people who took her left a message." "What message?" He looked at the signed contract. "They said the marriage changes nothing." Lena's stomach tightened. "What does that mean?" Damian's phone buzzed again. A photograph appeared. Lena looked at it. It showed a man standing outside the hospital. The same man from the photograph in the blue room. And beneath it was a message: Tell Lena the Romano family didn't save her. They created her. Lena looked at Damian. "What does that mean?" Damian's face had gone pale. For the first time since she met him... he looked afraid.
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