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The Stranger I Met On The Altar

The Stranger I Met On The Altar

Romance
last updateLast Updated : 2025-11-12
By:  Christabel MosesOngoing
Language: English
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Drama

Contemporary

First-Person POV

Heir/Heirness

Arrogant

CEO

Contract Marriage

Hate to Love

Affair

A wedding she never wanted. A man she never met. A love she never saw coming. When carefree heiress Elizabeth Knight is called back home from her lavish vacation, the last thing she expects is a forced marriage to Aaron Vanderbilt, the cold billionaire heir of her family’s greatest rival. The marriage is meant to save her father’s company from bankruptcy and end the feud between the two families. Instead, it throws her into a web of dangerous family secrets and betrayal. Her new husband, Aaron, makes it clear that the marriage is for business and not real, and he doesn't want to be around her except when necessary. But when her first love returns to town, she's torn between returning to the first man she had ever loved or exploring the growing spark between her and her arranged husband. Will she fall for the stranger she married? Or return to the love she lost? What happens when she finds out shocking family secrets surrounding her birth and a deadly plot that could ruin her life?

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Irogue Denah
Irogue Denah
I'm so hooked, love this story ......
2025-08-21 22:26:45
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Michaela Michael
Michaela Michael
I’m hooked ...️...️......
2025-07-29 07:28:10
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Christabel C. Nwogu
Christabel C. Nwogu
I'm loving this book so far. Good job author ...️
2025-07-24 08:59:51
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106 Chapters
The Deal And The Doom
“Marry Aaron Vanderbilt. Protect this family. Protect our legacy”I stared at myself in the mirror, draped in the most beautiful wedding dress I had ever seen and my father's words kept replaying in my head.It was my wedding day.Outwardly I looked angelic, a silk veil framed my face delicately, my makeup subtle but flawless and my Vera Wang custom-made dress clung onto my body like it had been made on my skin. I looked like a dream.But inside? I was a mess.A week ago I had been on a yacht in Mexico, shaking my ass in a thong, partying loudly with lots of tequila… and bad decisions.Yes, ending up in bed with this hot stranger I had been grinding on all night and having him do unspeakable and ridiculously pleasurable things to my body definitely counted as bad decisions.My dad’s urgent call had sprung me up the morning after, prompting me to get on a jet he was sending over and head home immediately. It was so impromptu that I had not been able to get the name of the green-eyed du
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Lights, camera, action (Marriage)
As I walked down the aisle with my dad, hundreds of eyes were on us, cameras clicking, of course, the media had to be present.I focused my gaze on the six-foot-tall man waiting for me at the altar.Even from afar, he looked breathtaking. Dressed in a crisp black tux, perfectly chiseled jawline, slicked back black hair with a mischievous single strand dangling on his forehead, broad shoulders, and a face that looked like sin.As I observed the cheering crowd around, I suspected no one knew I was meeting this man for the very first time. Sure, I’d come across news concerning him on tabloids and read about his scandals in magazines but I hadn’t paid so much attention to it because hell, I didn’t know I was going to get married to him someday.I wanted to turn. I wanted to run. I did not in any way want this. But it was as if another spirit had completely taken over me cos I kept walking. And walking. Then I was beside him.Aaron didn’t say a word. Just dipped his head politely and as he
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Honeymoon In The West Wing
“Your room and the side of the house are in the west wing of the house. The house is big enough, we won’t have to cross paths,” said my newly wedded husband immediately we got out of the Rolls-Royce that conveyed us to his mansion, where I’ll now live.Yeah right. I wasn’t exactly expecting a welcome party in the first place.The mansion was a beautiful place built with marble floors, and magnificent staircases with beautiful art on every wall.It was so homely, but it didn’t feel like my home. At least not yet.“To start with, we need to talk,” Aaron’s voice took me out of my thoughts. We were in the sitting room already.He looked at me, “This,” he motioned to both of us, “isn’t real. We can make appearances for cameras, but we don’t have to fake it in here. We don’t have to speak to or see each other except when necessary. If you need anything, there are staff at your beck and call. Secondly, I’ll expect you to mind your business without paying attention to mine. I don’t care about
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Caged, but in marble walls.
“Be ready by 7. We are having dinner at my parents’”I stopped the toast I was about to eat mid-air and turned to face Aaron.He stood a few feet away, dressed in a white shirt tucked into blue well-fitted pants that hugged his frame in perfection and crisp black shoes.He had both hands in his pocket in a casual stance that still had an air of authority. I mean for a jerk, he sure looks good. And dare I say, delicious.His expression was unreadable as always.“What?” I asked again to get the message properly.“I said be ready at 7. My parents are hosting us for dinner” Then he turned to leave.I had some things to get off my chest.“What was that last night?” I asked stopping him mid-track.I was referring to the whole Vivienne issue that had happened last night.He turned to me, he looked impatient “What was what?”“I’m talking about Vivienne”“And what about her?” He looked at me with annoyance.If arrogance was a person, it would be none other than Aaron VanderbiltWhen I woke up
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Beneath elegance and perfection.
I woke up to a loud knock on my door.I didn’t even know when I had dozed off.The sharp knock came again.I got up slowly and opened the door.Aaron stood there, dressed in a tux, different from what I had seen him in the morning.His eyes scanned me from head to toe, and then he looked angry “You aren’t dressed?!”“Dressed for…?” I was about to ask when it dawned on me. Shit! Dinner at his parents. I had completely forgotten with the way I had dozed off.“I’m sorry. I forgot. But give me a few minutes I’ll be ready soon” I said hastily.He looked so angry “I specifically told you twice this morning. Elizabeth, with every minute that passes, you give me reasons to dislike you even more”I dislike you even much more, I screamed in my head. But the words couldn’t get out of my mouth.“I’ll leave in fifteen minutes, with or without you,” he said angrily and left. He looked so irritated.A part of me wondered why he was that way with me. He didn’t even know me well, but it seemed like he
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Ties that suffocate
Immediately we arrived home, I wasted no time in getting down from the car and rushing to my room.I was full of thoughts.What I had overheard between my mum and father in law was confusing. What could they have been referring to?I moved away from the door quickly when my mum was about stepping out and ducked into another hallway by the side. Good thing the house was full of hallways anyway.I had so many unanswered questions. I didn’t know my mum knew Charles on a familiar level. Though I do remember my dad saying he had history with Charles, and it was not so good.I hadn’t bothered to ask then because of the situation of things.But now I felt like I needed to know.It was not out of place for my mum and father in law to speak seeing as they were in laws. But so many things were not adding up.For example, how conveniently my mother had “accidentally” spilled her drink on her dress just as soon as Charles had excused himself to take a call.I needed answers. I wondered if I should
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Casualties of power
“Charles and I were high school friends” he started. My eyes widened in shock.“Well to cut the long story short, we started VD industries together. It wasn’t called VD industries back then though. Things were going smoothly until we had some irreconcilable conflicts and Charles kicked me out of the company through legal loopholes and a hostile takeover”At this point I felt my eyes would fall off their sockets.“What??!” I almost screamed.“But that’s all water under the bridge now”“Dad explain to me why you’re back to doing business with this man, even pushed me into marrying into that family and the merger?” I asked in disbelief.“I told you our company was in chaos. We were on the verge of preparing for a major launch that would have been the game changer, but I don’t understand what went wrong, everything went wrong and it flopped. And because of that major shareholders were pulling out, the company was about falling apart and I had to do all I could to save it” he explained.I
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The knight in dark armor
Aaron had been away for a week. I had the house to myself, and I liked it. In the past week, I hung out with Taylor and a few other friends and went shopping. It was a fun week. For a moment, I forgot my problems. Not seeing Aaron around helped me forget my situation for a moment.Today, I invited Taylor over. A mutual friend of ours had invited us to a party, so she had came over to the house so we could prepare and leave together.We were in the sitting room, chatting about random stuff, when Aaron walked in, hand in hand with Vivienne.I couldn't mask my shock.When they entered, they both focused on us as we did.I saw the questionable look on Taylor’s face, and I felt uncomfortable.Why did Aaron choose to return home today of all days, and why did he have to come with Vivienne?Just how was I going to explain why my husband had brought home another girl? I hadn't told her about what had transpired between Aaron, Vivienne, and i. I had not told her anything at all.“Babe,” Vivie
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Rage and Rescue
He moved closer to us, heaving in anger.“I said, get your hands off her now!”Moris quickly let go of me and took a few steps back. He looked at me, “You.. You didn't tell me you were married,” he stuttered, obviously intimidated by Aaron’s presence.“You didn't ask,” I retorted.“Get into your car and get out this minute,” Aaron said. His voice was low and full of authority.The way Moris scrambled into his old Jeep hurriedly would have made me laugh if I were in a more sober condition and wasn't so shaken.He drove away quickly.“Let's go,” Aaron said coldly and started walking away.I followed him, but my steps were still a bit unsteady. I wondered what he was doing at the club and how he had found me.“What are you doing here, Aaron? How did you find me?” I asked as I tried to keep up with his pace.We reached his car.“Get into the car,” he ordered getting into the driver’s seat.Yeah, right, I didn't expect him to open the door for me, seeing the state I was in. Aaron Knight wa
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My husband smells nice.
“Babe, you just left without…” Vivienne started, but then froze when she saw us. Her eyes went wide when she saw us, me in Aaron’s arms.“What the hell?” she gasped.“I’ll be with you shortly, Vivienne,” Aaron said, walking without stopping.I could feel her confused glare, and I almost wanted to stick out my tongue at her. I liked the way she looked.Silly girl! I wish I could see that horror look on her face more often.We were halfway up the stairs when she followed us, her steps stomping the ground. I could feel her fury.“Aaron, I demand an explanation this minute!” she charged like a nagging wife.Aaron paused now, slightly turning his neck to face her. “Vivienne, wait for me. I'll come to you shortly,” he said, that familiar hint of command in his voice, and continued walking.I heard her sigh out loud. But she stopped walking anyway.He opened the door quietly when we got to my room before walking in and placing me on the bed, gently.He looked at me for a quick second before
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