All Chapters of BOUND BY A FORBIDDEN NIGHT : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Chapter 1Excerpts"Do you, Sir Darius, accept Miss Celine as your lawfully wedded wife?""I do," he replied."Do you, Miss Celine, accept Sir Darius as your lawfully wedded husband?" the priest asked.A thousand eyes fell on her, heavy and judging. The entire weight of the room shifted."I... I... I don't know," she whispered, trying hard not to blink as his cold gaze landed on her.Darius stepped closer, tilting her jaw up before his lips met hers. It was a kiss that left her breathless, completely devoid of any real warmth."Do this, and you are free after five months, just like the contract says," he whispered against her ear.Beginning"Take the patient in ward 208 to the theater immediately!" Celine ordered, snapping her latex surgical gloves against her wrists with a sharp, echoing crack.The hallway dissolved into chaos. Three nurses frantically wheeled the thrashing patient down the corridor. The woman was suffocating, gasping for air that would not come, her face turning a b

Chapter 3Rays of harsh morning light peaked through the window, and a cool breeze billowed through the room, lifting the faded, flowery curtain. After hours of endless tossing and turning on the lumpy, medium sized mattress, Celine rolled too close to the edge. With a sudden thud, she fell onto the hard linoleum floor, landing right on her backside.She groaned, rubbing her aching hip. "Where on earth am I?" she muttered to herself, squinting as she tried to find any shred of familiarity in her surroundings.The room was suffocatingly small, painted in a peeling palette of pale cream and tacky pink. The furniture looked dull and chipped, and a thin layer of rust coated the edges of the ceiling fan and the window panes. It looked like a room in a cheap, abandoned motel."How did I get here?" she whispered, pushing herself up.Suddenly, a sharp ache in her lower abdomen made her freeze. She looked down, her breath catching in her throat. She was not wearing a single stitch of clothing,

Chapter 5Celine leaned against the nurses' station, her fingers tightly gripping the edge of the counter. Her mind was in a complete mess.Mrs. Doris Smith. The matriarch of the most powerful dynasty in the city wanted her to marry her eldest son, Kayden. It was insane, a literal fever dream. Just yesterday, Celine was a disgraced surgeon kicked out of her own operating theater, and now she was being offered a golden ticket into high society."Dr. Celine?"A smooth, calculated voice broke through her frantic thoughts. Celine straightened up, turning her head toward the elevator doors.A man walked down the hallway, flanked by two bodyguards. He was undeniably handsome, wearing a flawless, bespoke charcoal suit, but there was a sharp, arrogant coldness in his eyes that immediately made Celine’s guard go up. He carried himself with the supreme confidence of a man who believed the entire world was his inheritance."You must be the miracle worker my mother is raving about," the man sai

Chapter 7Looking at the mountain of designer boxes from Kayden on her right, and the glowing text message from Darius on her left, Celine felt like she was suffocating under a golden blanket. For a girl who had spent the last few years counting every single cent and penny, hiding from ruthless debt collectors who demanded her late parents' unsettled debts, and skimping on meals just to pay off her massive medical school loans, this sudden extreme wealth felt less like a blessing and more like a beautifully wrapped trap.Unable to handle the walls closing in on her, she grabbed her phone, walked out onto the massive glass balcony overlooking the city, and dialed the one person she trusted above all else.The line rang twice before a vibrant, energetic voice picked up. "Celine! Oh my god, thank goodness you called. I saw the medical board's update online and I have been worried sick. Are you okay? Tell me Chief Thornton didn’t actually go through with that ridiculous termination!"Hea

Chapter 9The heavy double doors of the penthouse had barely clicked shut before Celine kicked off the pumps Kayden had bought her. She let out a long, ragged breath, her shoulders sagging as the elegant facade she had maintained all morning completely crumbled. She felt filthy. The lingering memory of Kayden's lustful gaze and his arrogant assumption that she would gladly trade her surgical career to become a high society incubator made her stomach churn with rage."Traditional wife," she scoffed to the empty, luxurious living room, ripping the pins out of her hair and letting the dark locks fall around her shoulders. "An asset. A prize."Desperate to scrub the day off her skin, Celine walked into the master bathroom and turned the shower dial to steaming hot. She stood under the heavy spray for nearly thirty minutes, letting the water wash away the expensive scent of the Grand Horizon Club. When she stepped out, she bypassed the racks of designer outfits and pulled on a set of