All Chapters of The Contracted Alliance; Accidental Marriage : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Leena's POVThe environment surrounding me appeared to progress in slow motion.Zack's hand remained outstretched, suspended in the air from when he attempted to halt the man now standing guard next to my bed. I was unable to comprehend what was occurring. The odd man’s remarks continued to resonate in my thoughts."She is my spouse."Did I imagine that? Had the emotional strain of the previous day finally undone something in my mind?It seems that your text is incomplete. Could you please provide the full text you would like me to paraphrase? “Who are you?” I inquired, my tone hardly more than a murmur.The man looked at me, with a gentleness of his dark eyes as he then looked down at me. "My name is Darius Vane," he stated, with his tone soft yet resolute. "And I came for you."I closed and opened my eyes. "Returned…?"Before he had a chance to respond, Zack jumped.ZACK'S POVI had no idea who this fool believed he was, but he had gone too far.“You’re out of your mind if you belie

KARINA'S POVThe atmosphere in the hospital room seemed to have thickened. Loaded with tension, remorse, and an emotion I hadn’t experienced in ages: fear. I stood in front of Leena’s door, my hand gently placed on the handle, attempting to calm my breath. That man… the one who had entered exclaiming she was his spouse, who on earth was he? I had just managed to soothe Zack following the altercation when I received a call from the nurses. It seems that the "stranger" had warned them he would contact the police if they didn’t allow him to see her. Zack was eager to rush in and protect his claim on Leena, yet I restrained him. Not due to my defense of the stranger, but because Zack had already caused sufficient harm. I entered the corridor and summoned one of my most reliable associates. “Conduct a comprehensive background check on the individual who arrived at St. Catherine’s hospital asserting that Leena Davis is his spouse.” I want all details including birth records, affiliations,

CLEFF’S POVThe first thing I noticed as I stepped into the Davis estate was silence , not peace, not calm, but the type of silence that screamed of something broken.I adjusted my cufflinks, silver ones bearing the Grayson crest, and moved past the staff who appeared to blend into the walls like shadows escaping from fire. Niini mentioned to me that matters were becoming uncontrollable. However, this? This stillness? That was more painful than any shouting. I discovered her in the hallway, resting against the window, arms crossed firmly over her chest. Niini. Keen as glass and equally perilous when shattered. She looked at me but didn’t grin. “She's not doing well,” she said softly. "Leena?" I inquired, already aware of the response. Her name held significance in my mouth...recollections, vows, remorse. "Where is她?" Zack's suite in the hotel first. Following that, the medical center. "She fainted," Niini responded. "He contaminated the air with smoke aware of her asthma." You sh

CLEFF'S POVI'm not supposed to be here. As soon as I entered the hospital's entrance, I realized I had crossed a boundary. Yet the manner in which Niini had held my hand earlier at the office, her eyes was filled with anxiety and worry, made it unavoidable for me to overlook. "Leena isn't alright," she had murmured. And I realized at that moment this wasn't merely another socialite controversy, not simply a romantic dispute. It was more profound, gloomier. I had never encountered Leena face-to-face. I've heard of her, definitely. The notorious daughter of Nicholas Davis. The girl who grabbed tabloid attention by marrying Zack Grayson unexpectedly, the very guy who once dominated our prep school corridors like a pampered prince. We weren't intimate, but Niini was. And that sufficed for me. We arrived at the corridor leading to her private room. Niini paused, her grip on my hand growing firmer. "They're bickering once more," she whispered. "I’m not ready to go in just yet." "I doubt

CHARLES POVPower is not found in might. It exists in stillness, in the intervals between actions when one person takes a step and all others come to understand they were never part of the game. That's the way I have navigated my existence. That’s my plan for getting through this turmoil. The news struck me like a knife concealed in a handshake...Leena wedded Zack Grayson. I observed from the outskirts, as I always do, unseen yet aware. I had remained faithful to her father long enough to realize that silence was essential for survival. However, this? This was a treachery I had not anticipated. Not due to Leena, no, she was merely another piece. However, because Zack had consistently posed a greater threat than anyone was willing to acknowledge. Hubris cloaked in elegance and haze. I observed the wedding from the shaded windows of my vehicle, stationed on the opposite side of the road. I witnessed the flashes, the reporters, the cheers that echoed like gunfire in my ears. What nobo