Todos os capítulos de THE CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE: TWO YEARS: Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 20

Aria’s chest heaved in a wild rhythm as desperation constricted her throat to the point of suffocating her. She squeezed her eyes shut, clenching her cold fingers as the man’s rough hands began to tear the top of her burgundy gown, making the silk fabric groan and rip. Aria’s tears fell heavily, soaking her paling cheeks. She felt shattered, humiliated, and utterly paralyzed. The world seemed to strip away her dignity in a matter of seconds. *THUD!* A loud impact shattered the corridor’s quiet, followed by a sudden cry of pain that pierced the air. Aria’s eyes snapped open by reflex. The man who had just been about to touch her lips was now flung against the concrete wall, slumping down as fresh blood burst from his nose. Before the other two men could comprehend what was happening, a tall figure charged forward like a monster raging out of hell. It was Lucas. His eyes were bloodshot, radiating a pure, terrifying wrath that made the air in the quiet hallway instantly grow oppres

A suffocating silence enveloped the apartment bedroom. The air between them instantly shifted, growing heavy and thick with a burning tension. Beneath the dim morning light filtering through the curtain gap, Aria’s exposed frame lay laid bare, a stunning visual masterpiece capable of undoing any man's composure. Every curve of her porcelain skin, paired with the sheer lace, radiated an intoxicating, erotic temptation. Yet, there was no cheap spark of desire in Lucas’s eyes. Rather than succumbing to temptation or taking advantage of the cold surrender offered by his ex-wife, Lucas was struck by an immense wave of fury and deep anguish. It was not because Aria’s body lacked beauty—God knew how intensely Lucas craved every inch of her skin to the point of madness—nor was it a loss of his masculine drive. Lucas was furious because Aria’s trust in him was so utterly destroyed that she was willing to degrade her own dignity just to exact revenge. To Lucas, if Aria hated him because she

Heavy, hurried footsteps shattered the corridor's quiet outside before three firm knocks sounded against the door. Lucas did not break eye contact with Aria for even a second when the door finally swung open, revealing Felix, his personal assistant, who entered breathlessly while clutching a thick folder. Without uttering a word, Felix handed a flash drive and a forensic acoustic analysis document straight to his boss. Lucas plugged the small device into Felix’s tablet and played the audio frequency file. A sound spectrum graph expanded across the digital display, highlighting a clear, undeniable separation between the authentic frequencies of Lucas’s natural voice and the algorithmic manipulation of artificial intelligence. "The independent cyber laboratory’s analysis confirms that the recording was generated using high-level neural voice cloning," Felix’s voice sounded steady in the room's quiet. "There is a digital footprint of processed audio data uploaded from a registered IP

Aria stood frozen in the doorway, her eyes taking in the scene that shattered her every defense. On the oversized king bed with its rumpled sheets, Chloe looked panicked, startled by the destructive knock and the harsh shout that had ripped through the silence of the room. Her hand, which had been trying to guide Lucas’s fingers over her body, hovered stiffly in midair. She stared at Aria with wide eyes and a gaping mouth. "A-Aria?!" Chloe hissed, her voice rising to a high-pitched screech in utter shock. Her bare upper body shuddered and turned pale under the dim glow of the hotel room light. "How could you..." Aria did not let her finish the sentence. The emotion burning in her chest surged into absolute courage. Without a moment of hesitation or fear, Aria took wide steps toward the side of the bed, radiating an aura of dominance so intense that Chloe instinctively shrank back. *SLAP!* The sharp crack of a slap broke the silence of the room. Aria’s palm landed squarely on Chlo

"I'm going to help you..." The firm whisper escaping Aria's lips acted like a match struck over dry kindling. Lucas's final defense collapsed completely. The haze of passion, distorted by the dangerous chemicals in his blood, exploded, destroying what little self-control he had held onto so tightly to protect her. "Aria... you don't know what you're doing," Lucas whispered hoarsely, his voice thick with both warning and utter desperation. "I know, Lucas. I know," Aria replied softly, staring directly into his darkening eyes. With an overwhelmingly dominant instinct, Lucas's strong arm wrapped tightly around Aria's waist. With a single powerful tug, he lifted her weightless body into his embrace. His heavy yet sure steps carried her toward the bed, without once breaking their lingering kiss, which grew hotter and thicker with intoxicating contact. Lucas laid Aria down on the soft surface of the mattress. The warmth of the sheets welcomed her back, but the physical pressure of Luc