The door of the car opened, and Luke grabbed my arm and pulled me out roughly. He dragged me across the paved yard of the Paul family mansion without showing any care for my feelings.This was the man who was supposed to become my husband in less than twenty-four hours.Night had already fallen, and I had less than one night to prepare for a wedding I never wanted. Yet this was how he treated me—with cruelty, violence, and no respect at all. Was this what my parents expected me to endure for the rest of my life?I had always dreamt of a simple, beautiful life with someone who would love me deeply, care for me, respect me, protect me, and hold my hand through every challenge. I had never imagined that I would end up trapped in a nightmare, forced to marry a cruel monster, and left to suffer in silence for the rest of my life. It felt as if the world had taken every dream I ever had and given me the exact opposite.And I was only twenty years old. I had never hurt anyone, never asked fo
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