All Chapters of The Mountain Tigers Million Dollar Marriage: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

17 Chapters

The Million Dollar Marriage Proposal

My name is Mina. I’m twenty-nine years old, and for twenty-six of those years I’ve dedicated myself to one thing and one thing only: martial arts.I went from being a world champion to an instructor for those foolish enough to want to follow the same path. My dojo sits at the top of a mountain. If you want to become my student, you climb it in one day. No assistance. No shortcuts. And yes, the traps are real.For the past three years, I’ve lived there like a monk. Quiet. Isolated. Undisturbed.It’s not like I’ve never been in a relationship. I was in a decade-long relationship with my high school first love. We broke up three years ago because he cheated. I was so furious I beat him within an inch of his life. Word got out, and suddenly no one wanted to date me or form a marriage alliance with my family. I swore off relationships in return. I couldn’t promise there wouldn’t be a repeat if another scumbag crossed me.So imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning to my phone ringin

A Love Scam

Let me refresh your memory Incase you've forgotten. So today was my wedding, the day every woman supposedly dreams about from girlhood. I get married and head home thinking I would eat, shower, count some pretty pennies and go sleep, right? Wrong. I get home and before my takeout even reach me my newly wed husband is snuggling on the couch with another woman with no regard for me whatsoever. Can you believe the audacity? "I have something to say" "Go right ahead, I'm all ears honey" I say as I bite into my fat juicy drumstick and moan in pleasure. Both jade and Zion frown imperceptibly. "You might be my wife on paper but jade is the mistress of this house, the only..." "Wait, hold up. If my memory serves me right, the mistress of the house should be your legal wife correct?" "I do care what should be I'm..." "You didn't answer my question" I interrupt blinking innocently at him. He inhales sharply but responds either way "Yes. But like I was saying..." "Then

The Tigers Strength

I wake up feeling completely refreshed for the first time in years. Not just the kind of refreshed you get from clean sheets or fancy air conditioning. No. This is the kind of refreshed that says, Congratulations, Mina, you survived three years of mosquitoes, mountain winds, and climbing rocks that would make a goat dizzy.I stretch and let out a long sigh. Finally, a morning that doesn’t involve bruises or bug bites, or worse, thinking I might actually be slowly turning into a human pincushion.I push myself off the bed and pad down the stairs, tying my hair into a loose knot. The mansion is buzzing with movement, and I blink. Everyone’s rushing around like someone shouted fire! or, even worse, misplaced one of Zion’s precious contracts.I pause mid-step. Servants do not run. Ever.A maid nearly crashes into me.“Careful,” I mutter, steadying her by the elbow. She avoids my eyes. Suspicious. Very suspicious.I head for the dining hall. Hunger drives me more than curiosity, but the te

Luxury Spite

The sun was already high, warm, and practically daring me to storm out and make someone miserable. Perfect. I left the mansion with one goal: coffee first, chaos later.The breakfast café was small but cozy, the kind of place that served proper coffee and toast without any judgment. I slid into a corner seat, pulled out my phone, and let myself relax for the first time all morning. The barista brought my cappuccino with a delicate swirl of foam and a slice of toast with butter melting just so. I savored every bite, feeling the caffeine and carbs resurrect me from the wedding-day hangover of etiquette and forced smiles.By the time I was done, I was buzzing with energy, the kind of energy that comes when you realize you’re about to do exactly what you want, consequences be damned. I slipped my shades on and made my way to the mall, where my best friend was waiting, practically bouncing in place.“Finally!” she cried. “I thought I’d have to come storm the mansion and drag you out myself

Kitchen Chaos

Jade didn't waste a single second. The moment she realized she couldn't win her argument with Mina, she ran straight to Zion. Her high heels clicked on the floor like loud warning bells. She practically burst into his home office, out of breath.“Mina… she… she used your card!” Jade stammered. She pointed her finger in the air like she was trying to stop a bomb from going off. “She spent it on herself and her friend!”Zion leaned back in his big chair. He raised one eyebrow, looking calm. “Oh?” he said. His voice was quiet, but inside, his heart was racing with anger.“Yes! Millions of dollars, all gone in just one day!" Jade cried out. Her eyes were wide, and she waved her arms around.Zion pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed. “Jade… slow down.” He let out a long breath, trying not to lose his temper. “So she used my card without asking? What exactly did she buy?”“Clothes, shoes, expensive perfumes… everything! She went shopping like she owned the whole city,” Jade’s voice got

The Unruly Guest

Mina woke up at the crack of dawn to the certainty which was represented by the screeching sound of Jade's voice that the end of the calm and peaceful moment she'd enjoyed the previous day had arrived. On the up side though, she'd forgotten to wash the dishes she'd used the previous night which meant the house was currently saturated with the stench that both jade and Zion couldn't stand, what this translated to was that she just might have earned herself a couple more days alone in this sprawling mansion. Mina slowly sat up from her sleeping position and looked in their direction, on one hand Zion stood by the door mortified with his hand to his nose in an attempt to block out the smell, on the other hand was Jade looking up at Zion and intermittently turning to throw glares her way, one hand pinching her nose and the other pointing at her indignantly. Mina absolutely didn't care though, she yawned and wiped the drool off her face and said, "Oh you're back?" ~ Zion woke before

The Standoff

The moment they arrive at the Eastside villa Mina wakes up, her instincts sharp as ever.She stretched and yawns,"You should give him a raise Zion, he drive so well I didn't even feel anything"."Ah thank you ma- madam, you flatter me""Yeah sure whatever you say" she mutters as she gets off the car and stalks towards the main door.She gets to the door and realizes she doesn't know the code and those two clowns were really taking their time.She decides to try her lock instead of heading back now.First she tries Zion's birthday, it was part of the information she got when they were exchanging information about each other, it didn't work, then she tried his mother's still didn't work.If this doesn't work I'll just bang the door until either those two come here or a staff member opens up. Finally she googles the companies founding date and the day Zion took over as C.E.O and tries them both, the door opens on the the date he became C.E.O."Wow he must really love his Job" she scoffs

Troubled Paradise

Zion prepared and left for work after giving instructions to the housekeeper to get Mina out of his room, but the frustration and irritation he felt was nowhere near subsiding.He disliked that Mina was unruly and kept challenging his authority.When he'd decided to marry Mina it was solely because she was strong and volatile which meant she could handle his man eating relatives, he never considered the fact that the things he'd chosen her for would be used against him.He was both disappointed in himself for not thinking that far and annoyed at the sheer audacity she had to act that way towards.For Zion growing up under his father and in the Hawthorne mansion as an heir no less, He was constantly thought and reminded that power and authority were absolutely if he was to protect himself and the People he cared about. He'd become ruthless and calculating in other to maintain that control, men feared him and women fawned over him. Mina on the other hand neither feared, fawned or respe

Eastside Turbulence

I wake up to the sun setting, paint the sky a beautiful hue of orange.I gets up, ask Mrs Stratsowe to get something light started for me to eat, I didn't want to upset my stomach by waiting till dinner time or by eating anything heavy since I had not eaten anything all day.Afterwards I head back to the room and hit the shower.A couple minutes later I walk out of the bathroom in a towel to find Zion halfway through undressing and the bothof us just stand there for a couple minutes staring at each other in awkward silence."Why are you still here?""Like what you see?"We both blurt out and Zions face scrunches up in annoyance instantly."Get out of this room before I come out again" he says shoving me out of the way as he storms into the bathroom."Feisty much? Tch, like I'd listen to you."I sit by the vanity and start on my skincare taking my beautiful time, then I slip into a comfortable night wear.By the time I'm done Mrs Stratsowe brings dinner up for me and I move to the coff

Zion's Dilemma

Breakfast is quiet, but not awkward. There is a difference. Nothing is spoken, yet nothing is openly avoided either. Jade does not ask questions. She does not need to. Her gaze shifts once between Mina and me, sharp but controlled, and then she resumes eating as though whatever conclusion she has reached is sufficient for her.Good.I have no intention of clarifying anything.Mina behaves as if last night never occurred. She thanks Mrs Stratsowe for the food, asks for more juice, even hums softly while cutting into her toast. If someone walked into the dining room now, they would see nothing unusual. No tension. No scandal. No trace of rope or restraint or the fact that I, Zion Rothwell, had been carried across my own room like luggage.Reckless.That is what she is.Reckless enough to tie me up without hesitation. Reckless enough to silence me with her hand while someone knocked at the door. Reckless enough to sleep beside me afterward as if the entire situation had been perfectly no

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