Chapter 1

Aliya POVI had been staring at the clock for so long that the ticking had begun to sound like mockery.8:47 p.m.Richard should have been home by now.I sat on the edge of the bed, my fingers twisted tightly in the hem of my dress, smoothing wrinkles that didn’t exist. I had changed twice already, first into something elegant, then into something softer. In the end, I settled for a simple cream dress. It was the kind he liked. Or at least, the kind I thought he liked.The house was too quiet. Not the peaceful kind, this silence felt heavy, like it was holding its breath, waiting for something bad to happen.I told myself I was overthinking. I have been doing that a lot lately.For three years, Richard had never given me a reason to doubt him. He was always there. Always attentive. He remembered small things, how I liked my tea warm, not hot; how I hated sleeping without the lamp on; how I liked his arm around me even when I pretended I needed space.He wasn’t loud with his love, but

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Chapter 2

Aliya POVSeven years can change a woman in ways love never could.When I look at my reflection in the glass walls of my office now, I sometimes struggle to recognize the girl I used to be, the hopeful wife who waited by the clock, believing kindness meant love. That Aliya died a long time ago. What stands here today is someone harder, steadier, stitched together by loss and survival.I am the CEO of Alira Holdings.The name still feels unreal on my tongue.My desk is neat, my schedule packed, my signature sharp and confident. People look at me with respect now. Some with admiration. None of them know that every success I built came from the ashes of rejection, family, marriage, and a night I can’t fully remember.I didn’t rise easily.After the divorce, my father disowned me without hesitation. To him, my failed marriage wasn’t just shameful, it was unforgivable.“You embarrassed this family,” he had said over the phone, his voice cold and final. “Do not come back.”I begged once.Ju

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Chapter 3

Aliya POVLeo woke me up before the sun had even peeked over the horizon.“Mummy! It’s my birthday!” he shouted, bouncing on the bed like a little spring.I groaned, reaching for the pillow, but the moment I saw his face, the excitement, the wide grin, the little dimple that always showed when he was happy, I was wide awake.“I know, my love,” I said softly, pulling him into my arms. “Happy birthday!”He hugged me tightly, almost knocking the wind out of me. “You promised me today would be perfect!”“I promised,” I said, kissing his hair. “And I always keep my promises.”He leapt out of bed and ran to the living room, with Elena following quietly behind. I trailed slowly, taking a deep breath, letting myself enjoy the quiet before the chaos of the day began.The living room was decorated simply but warmly, balloons tied to the chairs, streamers hanging loosely across the ceiling, and a small dinosaur cake on the table with six tiny candles waiting to be blown out. Leo gasped in delig

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Chapter 4

Dylan POVSeven years of my life has no fun. Seven years of building walls, of keeping my heart locked away, of letting life pass by while I buried myself in work.She had left me, my girlfriend back then, the one I thought I could spend my life with. I had hated myself for what I did after that break-up. Something I promised myself I would never tell anyone. Something that made me colder, harder, more unyielding than I had ever imagined.My father had not made things easier. He had pressured me constantly threatening to take my position if I didn’t marry, if I didn’t settle down, if I didn’t carry on the family image. “You are Dylan Hart,” he had reminded me countless times. “You don’t get to waste your life being single.”And yet, my mind hadn’t been on marriage or legacy. It had been on a small, energetic boy whose laughter had haunted me since yesterday. The boy I had met at the amusement park. Leo.A part of me felt close to him.I still couldn’t believe it. One moment, he was j

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All Chapters of Married by Fate, Broken by Love: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4