LOVE UNDER CONTRACT のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

Damien was not the kind of man who thought about marriage. Women, Yes. Commitment, no. Marriage was for people who believed in forever. Damien only believed in today and nothing more than that.Still, his grandfather’s words stayed in his chest like a heavy weight. No wife, no company. No empire. For once, Damien couldn’t just laugh and move on. He needed a plan, and quickly.He picked up his phone and scrolled to a name he knew well. Miranda Chase. Supermodel. Legs for days. She was the kind of woman who turned heads every time she walked into a room. Damien had taken her to more than a few events, and they had shared plenty of hot and steamy nights together. They weren’t in a real relationship but she was beautiful, fun, very used to his lifestyle and most of all, a fiercesome sexy demon in bed.He hit call button.“Damien,” Miranda said, her voice sexy and seductive when she picked up, He could already feel himself hardening just imagining her in bed but he had to remind himself to

CARA’S POVCara pulled her jacket tighter around herself as she hurried down the street. The evening wind bit through the thin fabric, but she didn’t care. Her feet hurt from standing on it all day and her hands were raw from washing dishes at the diner. After that shift, she had rushed straight to her second job as a bag girl at a convenience store and tomorrow morning she would clean offices before the sun came up.She worked three jobs and still, the money wasn’t enough.Her twin brother Caleb’s hospital bills kept piling up. His brain tumor wasn’t waiting for her to catch up on payments. Some days she felt like the world was closing in on her, pressing down until there was nothing left of herself but she had no choice. Caleb was her only family.They had grown up together in a small Orphanage home after losing their parents when they were young. She remembered the way Caleb used to sneak snacks from the kitchen and share them with her, smiling even when he got in trouble. “It’s ju

CARA'S POVThe message came when I was on my way back from one of my shifts. My phone buzzed in my pocket, and when I pulled it out, I saw an unfamiliar number.“Use the card. Change your wardrobe. I don't need my future wife looking like she got her clothes from a thrift store. You need to be presentable when going out with me. The pin is 0000 —Damien.”I blinked at the screen, reading the words again, astounded at his level of audacity.So, he had gotten my number somehow. Probably from Mark. I gripped the phone, my steps slowing. Just who does this man think he is?He didn’t even bother with a hello. No “how are you.” Just an order, like I was one of his employees or those blond bimbos that hang around him on magazines. And the thrift store? I knew my clothes weren’t great, but did he have to put it like that?I wanted to throw the phone into the nearest drain and never see him again.But then I remembere

CARA'S POV Cara had made a silent decision that day. If Damien thought he could control her life, then she would find her own way to fight back. She wasn’t going to argue or throw tantrums. No, that would only please him and feed his already inflated ego. Instead, every time he annoyed her, she would go shopping. Not just normal shopping, She would spend his money on the most expensive and outrageous things she could find. She wasn't called "Crazy Cara" in high school for nothing. That thought alone made her lips curl into a smile. If he wanted her to play the part of the perfect wife in public then she would at least enjoy herself while doing it. So she went into one of the most exclusive designer stores in town. This was a store she never thought she would ever step inside in her wildest dreams. The sales attendants rushed to her side as soon as she walked in, their eyes sparkling when she mentioned she wanted s

CARA'S POV Cara woke up the next morning with a strange mix of emotions; fear and hope for the future all mixed together. Her phone buzzed on the nightstand, pulling her fully awake. She grabbed it, her eyes widening as she sees the bank notification.The amount displayed on the screen nearly made her drop the phone. Her hands trembled as she refreshed the app over and over again, just to be sure it wasn’t some mistake. But it wasn’t. The money was real.She had never ever in her life seen so many Zeros before. She refreshed her app 8 times before acknowledging that it wasn't fake.She screamed in joy and laughed like there was no tomorrow.Fifteen Million Dollars!Enough to save Caleb. Enough to pay for everything. Enough to change their lives.Tears stung her eyes as she pressed a hand over her mouth. For the first time in months, she could finally breathe without that crushing weight on her chest.And what a