Novel & Cerita Predatory Marriage Novel Pdf

Now, let me remind myself that she’s here to finish her very last requirement so she can finally graduate and not find a lover! “Just…” he paused and I was waiting for him to continue what he was saying. By looking at him right now, I know that I brought him so much stress because of this so-called marriage of ours. Marriage my ass! Where did that paper even come from? I didn’t know about it. I didn’t even know about him for me to get us a fucking marriage certificate and why would I involve myself in it in the first place, right? Because if I could blackmail Keandrick for him to sign me my clearance for the finals, involving myself in a marriage would be the least. I wouldn’t risk my name,

Second Book in the Billionaire Series. My Marriage is a Contract. Messed with my Arrogant Boss. The Billionaire’s Hidden Legacy “You really have no idea who you’re messing with. Apologize now and I promise I won’t destroy you completely,” Justin Gerano growled in anger. “How about I give you a reason to destroy me even more,” she retorted, and the next thing he felt was a sting on his cheek as she had slapped him. “How dare you?!” He roared.

"Let's meet at the Next Cafe tomorrow at 12 pm." *** The next day, when we met, Drex handed me a document that immediately piqued my curiosity. "What's this?" I inquired, giving him a suspicious look. "Please read through it; it's the best solution I could come up with," he urged. I opened the document, and it was titled "Marriage Contract." As I perused its contents, it outlined the rules we would have to abide by: - Rule No. 1: Divorce after 5 years.

I accept out of spite, drinking it while Lucien works on his laptop like I'm not there. Thirty minutes in, I break the silence. "How many couples will be there?" "Eight, including us." "Do they all have real marriages?" His fingers pause on the keyboard. "Define real." "Marriages that started without contracts." "Most marriages are contracts, Mara. Some are just more honest about it." "That's bleak." "That's reality." He returns to typing. "James and Victoria Worthington married to merge family fortunes. Oliver Grant married his assistant to avoid a sexual harassment lawsuit. The Pattersons have an arrangement where he keeps a mistress and she keeps his credit cards."

The sound echoes in my chest like a starting gun. I don’t flinch. I already knew. My lawyers prepared the contract this morning. But watching the color drain from her beautiful face, watching her perfect control shatter right in front of me, sends a dark, possessive thrill racing through every nerve in my body. Marriage. One year. Sophia Laurent in my penthouse. Sleeping in my bed. Wearing my ring while she fights me with every breath she takes. The thought makes my cock throb painfully against my zipper.

" I stayed silent, my emotions tangled. After experiencing a relationship full of deception and betrayal, I no longer held any expectations for love. But a marriage alliance meant binding my life to another unfamiliar man. Papa saw my hesitation and continued, "I know you've been hurt, so I was very careful in choosing your match. He's the heir of the Orsini family, Matteo Orsini. I watched him grow up. He's upright, refined, and has no bad habits. "Moreover, the Orsini family's influence is formidable. They hold significant power in both the business world and the underworld. An alliance between our families would not only deter Enrico completely, but also provide the safest protection for

Beth added and I nodded. They were giving good advise but the thought of sleeping with Stefano repulsed me. I got married off to him young and have known no other man aside him, well that was until I met the man from three weeks ago, Stefano was not old or anything but he wasn't young either, he had been older than I was when we first met.

~Owen POV~ I know she had not expected this to be the outcome after her fight to stop our marriage. Letting another day pass will give her time to think of more strategies to run away from me. And I was not going to give her that chance. Not a bit of it. She was mine. Bound with me forever. This was just a message to let her know that no one now messes with Owen Vitmoz and succeeds. No one outsmarts me. I watched her stare at the photograph on our just-signed marriage certificate, probably wondering what marriage had the groom had a horrifying scar on his face, not sparing at least a fake smile, obviously not bothered about it.

“This is typical behavior. Men react strongly when they think something they own is being taken from them. But now he knows you are not a piece of property.” In that moment, Hailey felt something between fear and determination. She knew this was a risk—her life had been built around reaching for more than what was handed to her. “You are right. Marriage isn't about ownership, it’s about… It’s about loving freely.” Jake nodded in agreement as they looked one another in the eyes. The night wore on, each slamming door echoing through the silence that followed. Hours felt like years, Rome’s ranting continuing unabated. "If I can't sleep! No one is going to sleep!"

“I know how it sounds, okay? Believe me, I know. But they weren’t threatening me. They were... professional. Cold, but… polite. Like it was a business transaction.” She stares at me like I’ve completely lost it. “Polite? Alyssa, they’re the Valentinos. Polite is just another weapon for people like them. What did they say? Tell me why they gave you $5000?” The words feel heavier when I have to form them aloud. “They want me to marry their son.” Carmen blinks. Once. Twice. “I’m sorry.... what?” “Two years. I marry their son, Stephano. I give them a child, and then I’m free.”