All Chapters of A Pawn In His Dirty Game: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

VALERIE 🎀 My mouth hung open as I stared at him—first in shock, then pure, blinding rage. My hands balled into fists, trembling as heat surged through me. Without thinking, I shoved the chair back and landed a punch right across his smug face. Zachary's head snapped to the side and for a moment, the room was silent except for the echo of my heavy breaths. He slowly turned towards me, a red mark on his jaw glaring at me. One corner of his lips curved upwards. " You hit so hard." He sounded amused and I blinked at him in disbelief. " Yeah? I hissed. " Consider it a tip of how our marriage will look like" He chuckled , " you amuse me." I blinked, " were you accidentally dropped as a child." " Why? A smile danced on his lips. " Will that make you want me ? " No, that would explain why you turned out twisted." A muscle jumped in his jaw and I knew I had hit a nerve. " I will pretend I didn't hear that," he leaned in his chair, his blue eyes fixed on me. "Now,

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 first." 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 desk, w

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