Semua Bab Sold to the Beast: The Billionaire’s Forced Bride: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Aria Ashford"Wait... are you okay? Why are you running like this?"A small boy crashed into me and clung to my coat like someone was chasing him. His chest rose and fell so fast he could barely breathe. A luxury watch gleamed in his small fist.I crouched in front of him, held his small shoulders, and brushed the hair from his face.He opened his mouth trying to speak, but before he could say anything, a group of men appeared, rushing toward us with quick, sharp steps. I went still.The watch was not his... and they were chasing him to get it back.Fear washed across the boy's pale face while the men came closer. Their hard stares turned my stomach. I pulled him behind me before I could think twice and whispered: "Why did you steal it?"His voice shook. "I... am sorry."They circled us. One of them stepped forward, clearly in charge, and said: "Step aside, miss. This little thief stole our boss's watch."Your boss? He spoke about the child as if he were a dangerous criminal, not a st

Aria AshfordThe door had barely opened before I stopped short.Bundles of cash covered the table around Victoria. She sat in the middle of it all, flipping through the bills one by one while the faint rustle of paper filled the room. She looked far too comfortable.She didn’t even glance at me.“I knew your senses would return eventually.” Her voice stayed calm enough to make my skin crawl. She kept counting the bills without even looking at me.“You should’ve listened from the start,” she said. “Running away was pointless.”I tightened my grip on the bag until the edge bit into my hand. “If you think I’ll surrender this easily, you’re mistaken.”One eyebrow rose in lazy amusement. The corner of her lips curled faintly. “You plan to run again?”The bag slipped from my hand and hit the floor. Before I realized it, I was already walking toward her. Every instinct told me to back away, but anger kept my feet moving.“I’ll tell them everything,” I snapped. “You forced me into this marria

Aria AshfordHow did I end up here?One night ago, none of this existed. Now I was standing inside a stranger’s house, tied to people I did not know.I wiped my tears with the edge of my shirt, sat down when I felt a sharp dryness in my throat.Maybe water would help a little... Or at least give me an escape from my thoughts.I slipped out of the room and walked down the hallway slowly. The staircase came into view ahead of me, so I moved toward it carefully, but the moment I stepped onto the first stair, my foot slipped.I almost falling, but an arm caught me around the waist before I could fall and pulled me backward hard enough for my back to hit a solid chest.My back stiffened against him. He smelled clean, cold, something sharp beneath it.The smell settled somewhere unpleasant under my ribs.I tilted my head up carefully, but the darkness was too thick for me to make out his features.One hand stayed firm at my waist while his chest pressed against my back.I shifted back, but

Aria AshfordThe car finally stopped in front of the university.I grabbed my bag and opened the door, but Michael’s voice stopped me before I got out.“I’ll be nearby.” He said it firmly. “If you need anything... you’ll find me behind you.”I didn’t answer him. Great! Now even the university wasn’t safe.I entered the lecture hall, searching for an empty seat. The moment I found one and sat down, my breathing stopped for a second.Marcus.He was sitting in front of me.A small feeling of relief appeared inside me... very small.But it disappeared; Because he didn’t even look at me. He didn’t turn toward me once.I frowned in annoyance.I was supposed to be the angry one here... not him.I pressed my lips together irritably and almost got up to move to the seat beside him... but the lecture hall door opened.The teaching assistant entered, and with him the students’ noise gradually quieted down as the lecture began.I couldn’t take my eyes off Marcus. I kept watching him the entire

Damian Hawthorne“Let me guess... trouble with your wife?” I said it without preamble after letting out a quiet breath.When the door opened after two light knocks... I lifted my eyes to see Elias walk in with an exhausted face, as if he had just come out of a lost battle rather than an argument with his wife.He let out a heavy sigh before throwing himself onto the couch across from me, rubbing his face with obvious irritation.“It’s not a big problem. Just hormones, man...”I was reviewing some documents on my desk...“You want to convince me her hormones suddenly appeared on their own?” Elias shot me a blank look, blaming me for taking his wife’s side, then said with annoyance, “Fine... maybe I made a small mistake. But she’s overreacting! She asked me if she had gained weight, and all I did was answer yes.”I stared at him for a few seconds. Sometimes I wonder how this idiot managed to get married and have two children while completely lacking any survival instinct.I exhaled cig