LOGINHe married her to punish her. He didn’t expect to fall for the girl he swore to destroy. She was supposed to be his revenge. Instead, she became his obsession. Chloe Adams was forced to marry billionaire Liam Reigns. Not for love. For debt. For the death of his sister Rose. The girl Chloe was supposed to protect. The contract is clear: 1. Obey him. 2. Live in his cage. 3. Never call him husband in public. 4. And disappear from the world. But Liam has one rule he never told her: He will break her. One day at a time. Except... The girl he hates is the only one who sees the cracks in his armor. The girl he blames might be the only one who’s innocent. And the girl he swore was dead... just walked back into his house. Now secrets are surfacing. A hidden file. A massacre. A memory Chloe was forced to forget. Liam wanted a substitute bride. What he got was the key to a conspiracy that could destroy them both. He can own her body. But can he survive loving her?
View MoreThe morning of the wedding arrived beneath a sky so clear and bright that it almost felt like a blessing. For the first time in many years, there were no enemies waiting in the shadows. No conspiracies lurking beneath carefully crafted smiles. No secrets threatening to destroy lives. The war was finally over. The truth had been uncovered. The guilty had fallen. And those who remained had been given something far more precious than revenge. Peace. The Reigns Estate had been transformed overnight. White roses lined every pathway leading toward the garden chapel. Fresh lilies adorned the marble staircases. Elegant chandeliers sparkled beneath carefully arranged drapery. Every detail had been planned to perfection. Not because Liam demanded perfection. But because this wedding mattered. The first wedding belonged to fate. This one belonged to them. --- Inside her suite, Chloe stood before the mirror while Daisy and Hilda fussed endlessly around her.
One month later. The mansion was quieter than it had been in years. Not because it lacked people. Quite the opposite. The Reigns Mansion had gradually become the gathering place for everyone who mattered. Rivero visited frequently. Stacy had moved into a private rehabilitation residence nearby. Daisy appeared almost daily under various excuses. Blaze came and went depending on his schedule. Even Fred had become a familiar presence around the estate. Yet despite the laughter that occasionally filled the halls, a subtle sadness remained. Rose's absence lingered everywhere. It had been a month since her burial. A month since they laid her to rest beneath white lilies overlooking the sea she had once loved. A month since Chloe stood beside her grave holding her newborn son while crying silently into Liam's shoulder. Time had moved forward. Grief had not. Not entirely. Some wounds simply learned how to coexist with happiness. And that was exactly where
Liam had faced assassins, corporate wars, betrayals and enemies who spent decades hiding behind power and influence. He had stood at the center of storms that would have broken lesser men. Yet nothing compared to standing helplessly beside Chloe's hospital bed as she fought through her twenty-fifth hour of labor. The delivery room was quiet except for the steady beeping of monitors and Chloe's strained breathing. The grief hanging over them was impossible to ignore. Only days earlier, Rose had died in Chloe's arms. The memory still felt unreal. Too fresh. Too painful. Every time Chloe closed her eyes, she saw Rose's smile. She heard her final words. She remembered the warmth slowly leaving her hand. And now, even as life prepared to enter the world, death lingered beside them. Another contraction hit. Chloe cried out, clutching Liam's hand so tightly that her nails dug into his skin. He welcomed the pain. Anything was better than watching her suffer while being unab
The same day Rose died, Chloe was rushed into the maternity ward. What should have been one of the happiest days of her life began in heartbreak. The emotional shock of losing Rose had triggered premature labor, and despite the doctors' efforts to slow the contractions, Chloe's body had already made its decision. The baby was coming. Hours earlier than expected. The first few contractions were manageable. Painful. But manageable. By evening, however, the situation changed. The contractions grew stronger. Closer. More relentless. Each wave left her breathless. Each hour drained more of her strength. Yet what hurt even more was the empty chair beside her hospital bed. Liam wasn't there. Not because he didn't want to be. Not because he didn't care. But because after Rose's death, something had finally snapped. For years he had been reacting. Protecting. Enduring. Waiting. Now he was done waiting. Because Rose was dead. Because Chloe nearly died. B
Chloe accepted Darlyn's offer to buy lunch for her after his blunt refusal to take 'No' for an answer . She didn't know how to refuse him anymore after he said that's his only way to apologize for the department cold welcome earlier. Now seated in the cafe she scouted earlier from the view of Liam
“ Really ? “ It was Liam's turn to be bewildered and his tone says it all.Blaze merely let out a laugh , for Liam to scoff with a roll of his eyes ,to the surprise of Blaze.Things are starting off well for him and this is the sign of it.Blaze smiled , inwardly praising himself for being able to
“ I found out that the assassin was his right hand man Klaus .”“ What the.. Klaus Sandoval?”“ Yeah ““ The same Klaus that approached Chloe to keep tabs on you ? ““ You've got that right “ “ You've got to be kidding me ? ““ I sent him free to show him I have nothing against Rivero and I gave
“ What was the meaning of what you just did back there. “ Rose asked , the chilling tone in her voice didn't go unnoticed by Gwen who was now taken aback by the sudden question . They both stood in front of a shut door as they were just informed that Marcello was in a meeting with someone by one of
Welcome to GoodNovel world of fiction. If you like this novel, or you are an idealist hoping to explore a perfect world, and also want to become an original novel author online to increase income, you can join our family to read or create various types of books, such as romance novel, epic reading, werewolf novel, fantasy novel, history novel and so on. If you are a reader, high quality novels can be selected here. If you are an author, you can obtain more inspiration from others to create more brilliant works, what's more, your works on our platform will catch more attention and win more admiration from readers.
reviewsMore