The Loveless Contractive Marriage
Zia asked, unable to keep the edge out of her voice.
Ellie gave a bitter laugh. “Raymond happened.”
Zia’s stomach twisted. “What do you mean?”
Ellie took a shaky breath, then launched into her story.
Ellie had been on top of the world once. The only child of the Desmond family, with every privilege money could buy. She wasn’t spoiled, though. No, Ellie had a heart, and that’s what made her an easy mark.
“Raymond was… charming,” Ellie said, the word tasting like bile in her mouth. “He made me feel like I was the only person in the world who mattered. I was young, stupid, and in love.”
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