"A beautiful contract wife for a beautiful price," Victor sneered, showing her a digital copy of the agreement on his phone. A corrupt employee in Adrian's firm had leaked it. "How do you think the public will react when they find out your fairytale romance is nothing but a business transaction? Volkov's shares will plummet, and I will buy them for pennies."
Here is an original, long-form dramatic story inspired by that premise. Chapter 1: The Golden Cage
"Anastasia!" he breathed out, closing the distance between them in three long strides. He gripped her shoulders, searching her face. "Where have you been? No one knew where you went. I thought..." Matrimonio Por Contrato Con El Anastasia Lee (2...
But just as happiness seemed within reach, Adrian's past came back to haunt them.
Adrian didn't scold her. He didn't remind her of the contract or the rules. Instead, he pulled her into his chest. He held her tightly, letting her cry into his expensive suit, anchoring her to the ground. "I've got you," he whispered into her hair. "You're safe." "A beautiful contract wife for a beautiful price,"
When she finally walked out of the intensive care unit at midnight, she stopped dead in her tracks. Adrian was standing in the hospital corridor. His tie was undone, his hair was disheveled, and for the first time since she had known him, he looked genuinely terrified.
"The contract was for two years, Anastasia. But I don't want two years. I want a lifetime. I fell in love with you months ago, and no legal document can dictate how much I need you in my life." Volkov's shares will plummet, and I will buy
Across from her sat Adrian Volkov, a man whose reputation was as cold and ruthless as the Siberian winters his ancestors hailed from. He was the CEO of Volkov International, a titan of industry, and notoriously untouchable. He didn't look like a groom; he looked like a predator closing in on its prey.
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