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{Mature Content}

Elaine has spent her life being the responsible one. The one who steps in when things are about to fall apart. So when her grandfather arranges a marriage for her younger cousin Ivy to Zane Whitmore a billionaire CEO with a dangerous reputation Elaine does what she has always done. She takes the burden on herself.

What begins as a lie meant to protect Ivy quickly turns into a contract Elaine never meant to sign.

Zane Whitmore is cold, controlled, and ruthless in both business and life. He doesn’t believe in love, only leverage. When he meets Elaine, he recognizes something he rarely encounters: a woman willing to stand her ground even when she’s afraid. Their agreement is simple. A marriage on paper. Mutual benefit. No emotions involved.


As they are pulled deeper into each other’s lives, secrets begin to surface old betrayals, family conflicts, and a past that ties Zane to Elaine’s brother in ways no one is willing to talk about. The lines between obligation and desire blur, and what started as a sacrifice turns into something neither of them can control.

In a world where power dictates everything and trust comes at a cost, Elaine must decide if she’s willing to gamble her heart on a man who could destroy her. 

A story of contract marriage, buried history, and a love born out of defiance rather than choice.

(Mature content)

Zane’s lips crush to mine, hungrily tasting my mouth and sucking my tongue into his. He moves lower, nipping at my neck, then my boobs, enveloping  his lips around a pink nipple.

I sigh in pleasure, my hands sliding into his hair and gripping hard as he bites down and then slips his mouth lower.

And lower……..

My eyes fly open as he shoves my dress up to my waist and pulls my panties to the side. Suddenly, his mouth dives between my thighs, and when I feel his tongue drag up my slit, it’s like an electrical shock and my eyes roll back behind my head.

Holy! FUCK!!.

I watch her move around the kitchen, quick and familiar, like she's done this a thousand times. And for the first time since I stepped back into this house….. i  feel something settle. Not everything…especially not  the mess in my head about Zane.


She pauses for a second, then glances back at me with a small, soft smile.


I don't stay in the kitchen longer than I need to nor  because I don't want to but  because if I sit there too long, I'll start thinking again about  Zane and I'm not ready for that spiral.


So after eating…..after Margaret practically watches me finish every last bite like I'm a child she's nursing back to health….i head upstairs, change into something a little lighter, something that doesn't cling to me like everything I've been through.


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