Sold to Jade Neil
Jade’s parting words from this morning echoed continuously in my head:
"You are my wife, Madison. Not a contract, not a slip-up, and sure as hell not a mistake."
The raw sincerity in his voice had terrified me more than his anger ever could. I was used to men who spoke in lies, men like my father who used soft promises as levers to manipulate everyone around them. I had trained myself to look for the hidden angle, the secret play, the self-serving motive behind every gesture.
But with Jade, there was no filter. No hidden play.
He was raw, violent truth, stripping away every defense I had built until I was forced to face the scary reality: I wasn't just attracted to him. I was falling hopeles