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CHAPTER ONE

SCARLETT'S POV."There's nothing we can do, Scar, you have to marry him."My heart shattered into a million pieces immediately I heard that, and I felt my breathing cut short as I stared at both my parents in shock.I blocked out everything my mother was saying as I pondered what everything they'd just said meant for me. I was going to have to get married to one of the most ruthless billionaire's in the country all because of some stupid debt my father owed? No way. I wasn't going to allow this to happen to me. There was no way I was going to marry Luca Nicholas. "No way," my body finally swung into action and I got up from my seat. "I'm not marrying that monster, you can't do this to me."Dad heaved a frustrated huge sigh and said, "Scarlett we know this might sound too much for you, but I want you to know that I've thought about this properly before making my decision. There's no other way—""You can't tell me that, Dad," I cut him off sharply, forgetting my manners. "Can't we th

CHAPTER TWO

SCARLETT'S POV. My heart was pounding so loud, I thought it was going to burst right out of my chest. I couldn't believe this was actually happening. Why had fate decided to play such a sick game on me like this? With shaking hands, I looked up at the men standing beside Luca and their faces were far from nice. "What are you going to do to me?" I asked, lips trembling. Luca didn't say anything, he just kept staring at me with a cold, hard expression on his face. I could see the anger in his eyes, and I knew that he was furious.Soon my whole body started to shake with fear. I didn't know what to do. I couldn't move. Couldn't speak. I was just frozen in place.Luca took a step towards me and when I looked hard, I saw that he was holding a gun. He pointed it at one of the men behind him, using it to motion for them to get Henry out. Quickly the men opened the door and pulled him out. Henry tried to fight back, but they were too strong. They dragged him out of the car, threw him to

CHAPTER THREE

SCARLETT'S POV.My eyes fluttered open, and for a moment, I couldn't remember where I was. The room around me was unfamiliar, the air heavy with silence. Panic prickled at the edges of my consciousness, gradually seeping into my veins. How did I end up here? Then, like a cracking dam, the memories came rushing back.A surge of horror filled my chest as I took in my surroundings. The room was vast, adorned with opulent decorations that oozed with extravagance. Gold accents glistened against the dim lighting, and the air smelled of stale perfume and dominance. My gaze shifted downwards, and I froze.I was tied to a large bed, my wrists tightly bound by ropes that dug into my skin. Fear gripped me, squeezing my throat, as realization crashed over me like a tidal wave. Luca had trapped me in his house, a prisoner of his whims, and there was no escaping his clutches.With each passing moment, the reality sunk deeper, swallowing me whole. I began to scream, raw, guttural cries that tore th

CHAPTER FOUR

SCARLETT'S POV.The sound of the knife hitting the floor echoed throughout the room, and next came the loud gasp from the old housekeeper. I fell lifeless back onto the bed and then the horror of what I'd just been about to do dawned on me. I had just been on the verge of stabbing myself because of this man. What the hell had come over me?I felt disappointed in myself as I thought about how everything I'd worked for in life would have all gone to waste if I hadn't stopped myself. Not only that, Dad and Mum would have been disappointed in me too if they found out that I'd given up just like that.I mean, there was still my dream of finishing college and then going to law school. Then there was my small cake business that had recently started blowing up, and there was Kevin. I couldn't take my life until I was certain that he was actually dead. And for some reason I just had faith in him still being life. All in all, what I'm saying is it was very unlike me. Suicide? Hell no. I was

CHAPTER FIVE

LUCA'S POV. I was having the most fun I'd ever had in my entire life, and it was all thanks to the Damiens. Call me crazy but the looks on their faces as I tormented them made my heart swell with pride and satisfaction.It was funny to me, how dumb they thought I was. Did they really think they could hide their daughter away from me and I would just watch them—doing nothing? No way. From the moment I'd called Ramson and informed him that I'd be visiting their house to talk about the marriage, I'd known that he'd try to act smart. And I was very ready for anything they tried to do. A smirk formed on my face as I watched Scarlett's eyes widen when my boys brought her boyfriend in. She looked beyond shocked at first but then she sighed, relieved that he was still alive. She'd really believed I'd killed him, huh? She was completely wrong though, I knew I was a ruthless man but never in my life would I have thought of killing someone. Even when I'd pointed the gun at her back then, I h

CHAPTER SIX

SCARLETT'S POV.The deal had been sealed in the end. And now there was no going back. I was going to be Luca's wife until my dad could afford to pay back the shit load of money he owned him. At least that part, I'd seen very clearly stated in the contract. The rest of it, I hadn't paid attention because I really wasn't interested.All I'd been thinking about while signing those papers was how my life had gone to this, and how I could no longer be with the one I loved. Kevin and I had met at a coffee shop back in my neighbourhood, and I didn't like to believe in connections and all that but I could swear that from the moment we locked eyes, we'd immediately developed a connection.I wasn't one who liked dating and all that, so I'd been single since middle school, but then there was something about Kevin that I hadn't seen in other guys. He was cute, funny, romantic, and overally just a nice guy—just everything I'd wanted in a man. And so it didn't take time for me to accept him as my

CHAPTER SEVEN

LUCA'S POV.I got up the next morning with a large smile on my face, feeling satisfied with the events of yesterday. However when I got to the shower, the loud music I heard had my lips curving into a frown. What the fuck? Who the hell was playing such loud music?I quickly brushed my teeth and put on some decent clothes before making my way out of the room and following the sound of the music. I finally traced the sound to the room I'd designated to Scarlett and immediately I felt my blood boil.I knew there was no way she'd known, but I hated music with a burning passion. It had been ever since I was fifteen and my dad died. My father used to love music so much that he'd once attempted to go into it professionally, but sadly when he got to meet some people in the industry, he changed his mind. And finally the music buddies he'd made ended up being the reason why he was gone.They'd all ganged up on him and ended his life by putting some harsh chemicals in his drink at a party he'd

CHAPTER EIGHT

SCARLETT'S POV.I was convinced. Luca was a complete narcissistic asshole and this conclusion was made after spending a week living with him. As I groggily pulled myself out of bed, a familiar sense of confinement engulfed me like a suffocating embrace. The weight of the marriage pressed heavily against my chest, leaving me feeling trapped and frustrated. Step by step, I made my way downstairs, my movements sluggish with a mix of exhaustion and discontent.Exhaustion because it was physically and mentally draining to live in Luca's mansion. He was obnoxious, authoritative and overbearing, and to add to that, a complete ruthless businessman. I'd heard him on my third day here threatening a man with how he was going to take his family house if he didn't pay back the money he owed him before the end of the year. It was when I witnessed how ruthless he was being with the debtor, that I realised why my Dad had been so hopeless with him. I wouldn't have know what to do with him also if I w

CHAPTER NINE

LUCA'S POV.The last thing I'd have ever expected this morning was to see Scarlett in the gym. I'd specifically isolated the room from the rest all because it was the only place in the mansion that didn't make me feel choked. As much as I loved the extravagant lifestyle and everything I had, sometimes it got a little overwhelming, and working out all alone in this place gave me a sense of peace. It made me feel more human. I hated the fact that she'd found my favourite hiding place, and even more I hated what she was currently asking of me. Her eyes went soft and pleading as she stared up at me and I wondered why her eyes were suddenly standing out so much to me. They were a deep green colour that made her look so interesting—like someone whose eyes held so much secrets. I hated them. I hated that she had beautiful eyes, I needed to look away. "I'm not letting you out of this house and that's final," I said, dragging my eyes away from her orbs and focusing on the treadmill. The sw

CHAPTER TEN

SCARLETT'S POV.There was a skip in my step as I made my way back to my room. For the first time since I'd been here, I felt happy—ecstatic even. The thought of going back to what I loved the most in the world had my heart swelling with excitement and relief, so much so that I didn't even have the time to feel bad about the perks that came with the new arrangement.I was going to be followed all around like I was a celebrity or the president of some freaking country or something. And that was in no way cool especially since I was someone who hated attention so much, I tried my hardest to be invisible. It didn't mean I was some introverted, weak woman that could get bullied and tossed over, because no I wasn't. I just really preferred a low-key life to the lavish one—the type of my life that my Dad liked. My father was the kind of man who loved the extravagant lifestyle and I guess my Mum had just had to shape herself into the kind of woman he wanted her to be, because she too acted l

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