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The Billionaire's Contract BrideThe first rays of sunlight crept through the curtains of Blackwood Estate.Today was the day.Claire Jacobs stood before the mirror in complete silence.The wedding gown hung beside her like a promise she wasn't sure she was ready to keep.Margaret gently adjusted the veil."You barely slept."Claire smiled faintly."Is it that obvious?""My dear..."Margaret placed a comforting hand on her shoulder."Every bride is afraid."Claire looked at her reflection."I'm not afraid of getting married."Margaret frowned."No?"Claire's voice became quiet."I'm afraid of everything that comes after."Across the estate...Martin fastened the cufflinks on his black tuxedo.Ethan entered carrying a tablet."Our security teams have swept the chapel three times.""No explosives.""No suspicious vehicles.""No unidentified guests."Martin nodded."And the staff?""We've replaced everyone hired within the last six months."Martin looked toward the window."Good."But so

The Billionaire's Contract BrideChapter Thirteen: Isabella's Last SecretThe hospital room was quiet.Too quiet.Martin lay beneath the white sheets, his injured shoulder heavily bandaged. The bullet had passed through without damaging any major organs, but the doctor had insisted he remain under observation.Claire sat beside his bed.She had been there for hours.Her wedding dress had finally been replaced with a simple cream-colored dress, but a faint red stain remained on the sleeve where Martin's blood had soaked into the fabric.She kept staring at it.The wedding had been interrupted.The assassin had escaped.And Martin had almost died.Yet there was another thought that refused to leave her mind.Isabella.The mysterious locket.The photograph.The memory card.The warning.Everything seemed connected.Claire reached into her handbag and removed the silver locket.She stared at the photograph inside.The beautiful woman had soft features and gentle eyes.There was something

The Billionaire's Contract BrideChapter Fifteen: The Sin of the Father.Claire stared at her phone long after the call ended.The words continued to echo inside her head."It's what Martin's father did to her."She didn't want to believe it.Martin's father had been dead for years.And yet, somehow, his name kept appearing every time they uncovered another piece of the mystery.She slipped the phone into her pocket."Claire?"Martin's voice came from behind her.She turned quickly.He stood at the doorway of his study, his expression questioning."Who called you?""No one."Martin's eyes narrowed."Claire."She sighed."An unknown number.""What did they say?"She hesitated.Then decided to tell him."They mentioned your father."Martin's expression immediately changed."What exactly did they say?"Claire looked away."They said I should stop trusting you."A long silence followed.Martin's jaw tightened."Anything else?""They said the real secret is what your father did to Isabella

THE BILLIONAIRE'S CONTRACT BRIDEChapter Seventeen The Truth About Daniel Blackwood.The silence inside Jacobs Manor was suffocating.Martin stood beside the library desk, staring at the photograph.His father.Isabella.Claire's grandfather.And a third person whose face had been deliberately destroyed.Claire watched him carefully."Martin."He didn't answer.She stepped closer."Are you okay?"His jaw tightened."My father knew.""Knew what?""Whatever happened to my mother."Claire reached for his hand.Martin looked at her.For a moment, the cold billionaire disappeared."I spent years believing my father simply couldn't save her."His voice dropped."But what if he knew the truth and chose to keep it from me?"Claire squeezed his hand."Then we'll find out why."Martin looked at her."Together?""Together."Something softened in his eyes."All right."Ethan interrupted."Sir, there's something else."He placed a document on the table."This came from the envelope."Martin unfold