All Chapters of The Devils contract bride : Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

Dear Ms Vanessa J,Your presence is requested at the Hood Creek Estate, Vermont.A business proposition that will change your life.— K SterlingThe notification appeared on my MacBook screen just as my eyes landed on the headline below it.GIRLFRIEND BURNS DOWN FIANCÉ’S WEDDING HALL.My lips curved into a faint, humourless smile. They never tell the story right.Because two hours earlier, I was sitting in the third row of a beautifully decorated church, dressed in a soft lilac gown, watching my best friend look radiant in her white gown, her smile bright enough to fool anyone who didn’t know her closely.Today, I was supposed to be happy for her, but how can I be when she took what was mine? Just two days ago, we were at the beach together, laughing as the waves brushed against our feet. I had confided in her, told her everything just as best friends do.“Harris has been distant lately,” I had said, staring out at the water. “He barely calls anymore. I don’t know what I did wrong.”V

The car rolled through the iron gates of Hood Creek Estate. Sterling sat opposite me in the back seat, his profile sharp against the dim light filtering through the tinted windows. His blue eyes were fixed on some distant point beyond the windshield, unreadable.and then it moved towards me, like static electricity."You're pale," he observed, his voice low and smooth. My fingers tightened on my lap. "I'm fine."“Spend the night with me. Will you?” He said, inching closer to me, sniffing the scent of my hair.My heart hammered against my ribs. If I stayed, if I let him in, I was betraying the ghost of the kiss Harris had just pressed into my soul. But as Sterling’s hand moved from my chin to the nape of my neck, his thumb grazing the sensitive skin there, a different kind of hunger flared in my gut. It wasn't just desire, it was a desperate need to be anchored and held by someone and fill up the desire Harris had left me in."Yes," I whispered, the word barely a breath.The door to

He moved closer, his tall frame towering over me. "Strip. Both of you. Now."The coldness in his voice left no room for argument. My hands trembled as I reached for the zipper of my gown, the emerald necklace catching the light. Beside me, Harris fumbled with his belt. Once we were both bare before him, Sterling circled us slowly, appraising. "Good. Now kiss."My stomach churned. This was beyond anything I'd imagined. "Sterling, please.""Kiss. Him. Now." His tone brooked no refusal.I closed my eyes, tears pricking at the corners. Slowly, hesitantly, I pressed my lips to Harris's, tasting salt from his nervous sweat. Behind us, I could hear Sterling's breathing, measured and controlled.When we broke apart, Harris looked at Sterling desperately. "Mr. Sterlings, please, I don't understand""Again," Sterling commanded. "Deeper this time."Sterling's command hung in the air like a death sentence. I looked at Harris, my ex, my secret, the man I'd risked everything to be with and then b