A Pawn In His Dirty Game의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 10

VALERIE 🎀 We were rivals but we have never crossed paths. He'd steal my projects and I'd ruin his. He called me Ursula on a live show , I organized a press conference and tagged him Dracula—the devil's spawn. Everyone knew of our silent enmity but we've never met each other physically until —now. I hate to admit but he looked better in person. His jawline sharp, his piercing blue eyes and his body hugged In a three piece navy blue suit. He stalked towards me like a predator circling it's prey and I took a step back. "What do you want? I queried, my voice quieter than I wanted. He grinned down at me. "You." My breath hitched. What the— "Leave us." He told Clara who was silently watching our interaction, her eyes darting between us. "Oh,I ...." She trailed off, pointing at the door. "Stay," I ordered and turned to Zachary who was watching with his eyebrows raised. I folded my arms and raised my chin. "She only take orders from me." He chu

VALERIE 🎀 " You are getting married to the FREAKING Zachary Wellington! I winced and shifted the phone from my ears. " What the hell, Brenda." "I'm sorry," she mumbled sheepishly. " Holy shit! " Jesus, Brenda ! " Have you completely lost your mind? Zachary. Wellington. The guy who nicknamed you Ursula after a sea witch." " To be fair, I called him Dracula in return." I muttered pacing my room. Brenda gasped. "Valerie Hampton, is this some kind of twisted rebound plan? Because I swear if this is about Cara and your ex—" "It’s not about them," I snapped, sharper than I intended. I sank onto the edge of the bed, my fingers tightening around the phone. "This... this is different." "Different how? Like, ‘ you might be blackmailed into marrying your enemy’ kind of different?" Silence. "Val," Brenda said slowly, her voice laced with dread, "Tell me you’re joking." I looked at the engagement contract that was delivered to me this morning,still sitting on my des

VALERIE 🎀 Valerie's Apartment. A prank. It has to be a prank. Who would have gone through the trouble of sending a child to deliver a letter? No matter how I try to brush it off, the unsettling feeling still lingered. I grabbed my phone from the nightstand,I need to let someone know but who can I call? Brenda was still not back. Zachary? No way in hell. And my father? I was still mad at him. Agitated, I rubbed the bridge of my nose. I could hardly focus, my mind spinning with possibilities. Who would do this? Was it someone from my past? A rival? Or worse… Was this about Zachary? Was he somehow involved in all this? The thought itself made me sick. The sudden sound of the doorbell made me jump. I took a breath, trying to steady myself, before moving cautiously toward the door. Through the peephole, I saw nothing but the hallway. My pulse skipped a beat as I unlocked the door and swung it open. Nothing. I slammed the door shut, feeling a tightness in my

VALERIE 🎀 Wellington's Corporation. “ We would love this alliance to mark a ......... The words were blurred out as I wasn’t paying attention , my attention was focused on a blue-eyed demon sitting in front of me. The conference room in Wellington industries was filled with powerful people in the business world, CEOs, investors and shareholders were all gathered for the grand announcement of the merger of both companies that no one seem happy about. Men in tailored suits shifted uncomfortably, avoiding eye contact with each other. It was so obvious that they weren’t in each other’s good books . I glared at the asshole sitting right across from me, calmly, composed. The bruise on my wrist throbbed, a cruel reminder of what he did last night. My skin burned with humiliation as the memory came flooding back. He’s going to pay for this, I’m going to make sure of it. My fist clenched around the crumpled piece of paper I was holding as I squeezed life out of it , hi

VALERIE 🎀 "Gareth Wellington... nice to meet you." He stepped closer still he was standing right in front of me, invading my space. He was so close that I could sniff his after shave. "My apologies, I couldn't make it in time for the wedding." He murmured, his face close to mine. I lifted my eyes to take a good look at him and a gasp escaped my lips. He has a striking resemblance with Zachary. Same sharp-jawed and symmetrical face . Same icy blue eyes rimmed with thick lashes, same arrogant aura. They could pass off as twins but this one has a dangerous gleam in his eyes. His hair was slicked back to perfection, no strand out of place. His skin was pale... too pale, like he avoided the sun on purpose. There was something wrong in the way he carried himself, too still and that alone made my skin crawl. My heart thundered behind my rib cage and I took a step back. His lips curled into a smirk at my action but that didn't stop him from hitching closer like a