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Chapter 1

LEFT AT THE ALTAR The church doors were already open. The music had started. "Angela," the wedding coordinator whispered with a smile. "It's time." My fingers tightened around my bouquet. This was it. The day I had dreamed about since I was a little girl. The day I would become Mrs. Ethan Cole. I took a deep breath, forcing myself to ignore the butterflies dancing wildly in my stomach. "How do I look?" I asked my father. His eyes glistened as he smiled. "Like your mother on our wedding day." A lump formed in my throat. "If Mom were here..." "She'd be the proudest woman in the room." I nodded quickly before the tears could ruin my makeup. Not today. Today was supposed to be perfect. The music swelled. The guests stood. The massive wooden doors slowly opened. Hundreds of faces turned toward me. I smiled. One step. Then another. My heels clicked softly against the polished floor as my father walked beside me. I searched for only one face. Ethan's. But... He w

Last Updated : 2026-06-29

Chapter 2

The Devil's Offer The rain hid my tears. Or maybe it didn't. At that moment, I didn't care. I stared at the stranger inside the Rolls-Royce, wondering if grief had finally driven me insane. "...if I offered you a way to ruin the man who did this to you... would you take it?" The words echoed in my head. I let out a hollow laugh. "You don't even know my name." "I know enough." "No, you don't." "My name is Damian." "I didn't ask." One corner of his mouth twitched, as if he wasn't used to being spoken to that way. "Good," he said quietly. "Most people are too busy trying to impress me." "I'm not most people." "No," he agreed, his eyes lingering on my soaked wedding dress. "You're a woman who just lost everything." His words stung because they were true. I looked away. "I haven't lost everything." "Haven't you?" I opened my mouth to argue. Nothing came out. Three years. Three years of love. Three years of sacrifice. Three years of believing I had found my forever

Last Updated : 2026-06-29

Chapter 3

The Contract The sound wasn't a gunshot. It was a camera flash. Another one followed. Then another. I turned toward the window and my heart dropped. Reporters. At least twenty of them had surrounded the car, microphones raised, cameras flashing nonstop. "Miss Angela!" "Is it true your fiancé left because you were having an affair?" "Were you pregnant with another man's child?" "Who is the man you're hiding with now?" My chest tightened. How did they find me so quickly? The car windows were tinted. They shouldn't have been able to see me. Unless... Someone had told them exactly where I was. Damian remained completely still. He didn't even glance at the reporters. Instead, he spoke to the driver. "Drive." "But, sir, they're blocking the road." "They'll move." The driver pressed the horn once. No one moved. Damian sighed. He lowered his window halfway. The reporters rushed forward. "Mr. Kingsley!" "Are you dating the abandoned bride?" "Did you know she was

Last Updated : 2026-06-29

Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Read Before You Sign My fingers refused to move. The contract lay on the coffee table between us, untouched. The room was so quiet I could hear the ticking of the antique clock on the wall. One signature. That was all it would take to change my life forever. I looked up at Damian. "You expect me to marry you after knowing you for less than an hour?" "I expect you to read the contract first." His voice was calm, almost annoyingly so. I folded my arms. "And if I say no?" "I'll have my driver take you anywhere you want." I blinked. "That's it?" "I'm not forcing you." His answer caught me off guard. Every man who had ever tried to control my life had demanded something from me. Damian wasn't demanding. He was... waiting. "Then why me?" I asked. "There are millions of women in this city." "There are." "So why choose the woman who was just humiliated in front of everyone?" For the first time since we'd met, he hesitated. "You'll know." "When?" "When you

Last Updated : 2026-06-29

Chapter 5

His First ChoiceI couldn't breathe.My eyes stayed locked on Damian.He didn't deny it.Not once.Not even with a simple, "She's lying."A strange ache settled in my chest.Why did it hurt?I had known this man for barely two hours.He didn't owe me anything.So why did it feel like I'd been rejected all over again?His grandmother smiled as if she had achieved exactly what she wanted."What's wrong?" she asked sweetly. "Didn't he tell you?"I looked at Damian."Tell me what?"He finally spoke."My grandmother enjoys humiliating people.""Oh, don't be dramatic." She walked toward me, her heels clicking softly against the marble floor. "I'm simply giving the poor girl the truth. She deserves that much.""The truth?" I whispered.She nodded."My grandson was supposed to marry someone else this afternoon."My stomach twisted."This afternoon?""Yes."She glanced at Damian with disappointment."Everything was arranged. The guests had arrived. The contract had been prepared. Then, at the

Last Updated : 2026-06-29

Chapter 6

Become My Wife "They're trying to start a war." The words settled heavily between us. I stared at Damian, searching his face for some sign that this was all an elaborate joke. There wasn't one. "What war?" I asked. "The kind that destroys families." I frowned. "I don't understand." "I know." He took the tablet from my hands and switched it off. "But you will." His calmness was infuriating. "My entire life has fallen apart in one day!" I snapped. "People are calling me a cheater. The news says I've been sleeping with you. My fiancé abandoned me, and now you're talking in riddles?" His eyes met mine. "I've learned that telling someone the truth before they're ready can be more dangerous than lying." I laughed bitterly. "So you're lying to me." "No." "Then tell me the truth!" Before he could answer, his phone vibrated. The name on the screen made his expression harden. He answered immediately. "What is it?" Silence. Then... "When?" Another silence. His jaw cle

Last Updated : 2026-06-29

Chapter 7

You Lost Me"Angela... please come home."The ring in Ethan's hand sparkled under the chandelier.Three years ago, that same ring had made me cry tears of happiness.Today...It made me feel sick.No one spoke.Not Damian.Not his grandmother.Not the house staff.The entire room seemed to be holding its breath.Ethan slowly stood, his eyes never leaving mine."I know you're angry."I laughed.It wasn't a happy laugh.It was the kind that came after your heart had already broken."Angry?"I repeated."You think I'm angry?""I know I hurt you.""You humiliated me.""I know.""You abandoned me at the altar.""I'm sorry.""You blocked my number.""I'm sorry.""You sent me a message saying I was a mistake."His face went pale."I didn't mean it."I stared at him.For a long moment, I simply stared.Then I asked the one question that had been tearing me apart since I read his text."When did you stop loving me?"His lips parted.No words came out."Yesterday?"Silence."Last week?"He lowe

Last Updated : 2026-06-29

Chapter 8

The Letter My Mother Left Behind The pen hit the marble floor with a sharp click. No one moved. No one even breathed. My eyes were fixed on the young woman standing at the entrance. She couldn't have been older than twenty-five. Her chest rose and fell rapidly as if she had run for miles. Her trembling fingers clutched a faded brown envelope. "Who are you?" I whispered. She swallowed. "My name is Lily." The name meant nothing to me. "I don't know you." "I know." Her eyes filled with tears. "But your mother knew me." The room went silent. My mother. I hadn't heard anyone mention her in years. She died when I was eleven. Or... At least, that's what I had always been told. I looked at Damian. His face had changed. He wasn't surprised. He looked... worried. "You shouldn't have come here," he said quietly. Lily ignored him. She looked only at me. "Your mother asked me to give this to you." She held up the envelope. "When the time was right." My heart started

Last Updated : 2026-06-29

Chapter 9

I Refuse to Run "Lily!" My scream echoed through the mansion. I pushed past Damian before anyone could stop me. The front door was wide open. Rain poured from the sky, soaking the marble steps. "Lily!" Nothing. The driveway was empty. No footsteps. No car. No sign that anyone had been there. It was as if she had vanished. I stood in the rain, breathing hard, my heart pounding so violently it hurt. Behind me, Damian's voice broke through the silence. "Angela." I didn't turn around. "Don't." "I need you to come inside." I laughed bitterly. "Inside?" I spun to face him. "You want me to go back inside after someone stole the only thing my mother ever left for me?" His jaw tightened. "I'll get it back." "How?" He didn't answer. "Exactly." I wiped my tears with the back of my hand. "For hours you've been telling me to trust you." "You've asked me to marry you." "You've promised to protect me." "But every answer you give leads to another secret." His eyes nev

Last Updated : 2026-07-05

Chapter 10

The Man Who Knew My Mother "...She has her mother's eyes." The room fell silent. Every instinct told me to step back. But I couldn't move. The silver-haired man stared at me as if he had seen a ghost. His eyes glistened. He looked... heartbroken. I had never seen him before. Yet he looked at me like he'd been searching for me his entire life. "Who are you?" I asked. He smiled sadly. "I was wondering when you'd ask that." I tightened my grip on the photograph. "Answer me." Before he could speak, Damian stepped between us. "That's enough." The man's eyes shifted to Damian. "You've kept her in the dark for too long." "I had my reasons." "And look where your reasons brought us." The room became suffocatingly quiet. I was tired of people talking about me instead of talking to me. "Stop it!" I shouted. Both men looked at me. "I'm standing right here!" My voice shook with anger. "Everyone keeps saying they want to protect me." "But no one is telling me what I'm be

Last Updated : 2026-07-05

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