A scandal compels renowned businessman Haven Brandon, known for his icy attitude, to call off his engagement, completely upending his life. He makes up a falsehood about being married in an attempt to please his controlling mother. When she insists on seeing his wife, Haven rushes to devise a plan and asks his best friend Matt for assistance. Introducing Alexis Pierce, a tough and driven young woman who dropped out of college to help support her family and is now fighting to make ends meet. Alexis unwillingly consents to a contract marriage with Haven after learning that her father is wrongly imprisoned in exchange for the money, she needs to have her father released from prison. What starts as a commercial agreement swiftly develops into a complicated web of feelings and secrets. Alexis and Haven begin to see each other differently as they work through their fictitious marriage. The frigid faƧade of Haven melts away to expose a man capable of intense tenderness, and something is ignited inside him by Alexis's flaming energy. But their brittle relationship is put to the ultimate test when Alexis learns that Haven's brother, Cain, might have had a hand in her father's imprisonment. Alexis and Haven are becoming closer than ever as they fight against time to unearth the truth and set her father free. Their fake marriage develops into a sincere and passionate relationship that no one can break. They have to choose whether or not their love is worth fighting for as they face their emotions and the threats surrounding them. In "The Wedding Fraud," a captivating story of romance and suspense, love and deceit merge. Will Haven and Alexis get past their challenges and make their fictitious marriage a real one? Or will they be permanently torn apart by the secrets of the past?
Alexis sighed heavily as one of the drunken men held her down. She turned to him, ready to slam his face with her purse or maybe her fist. Whichever one worked faster.
'Going so fast?'' he asked in a slur, his breath smelling like rotten fruits mixed with herbs.
'I'm not here to keep you company,' She gritted out.
'I want to take you home with me,' he purred, his eyes mischievous. It made his hideous looking face look even more hideous.
Trying not to gag, she forced a straight face and laughed. 'You can't even afford me.''
The man laughed and dug his hand into his pocket to withdraw his credit card. He waved it in her face. Alexis knew this man wasn't joking. Whipping her head, she looked around the club, wondering where Haven went. He said he had to pee and he's been gone for five minutes.
She turned back to the man. "Get your hands off me," she said, her stomach churning.
''I know you wanted me over. You've been eyeing me since you came in.'' The man snickered. ''Lucky you. Girls like you are just my type.''
She tried to pull her hand but his grip on her wrist tightened. He placed his hand on her hair, stroking the strands almost crazily. Then he leaned forward, breathing heavily on her neck. ''You smell so nice.''
"Let go while I'm being nice," she warned.
''You're such a tease.''
She should have known what would happen if she came to a place like this. It was all Haven's fault, leaving her behind and now she had to deal with this harassment from a creepy man. Just when she was thinking of flipping him over, she felt a hand on her ass, grabbing it roughly.
She felt blood rush to her face and without thinking brought her fist up, slamming it straight into the pervert's jaw. He let her go, stumbling across the dance hall. For a moment, she felt herself wobble forward but then a pair of hands clamped on her shoulder, holding her down. When she turned around, it was Haven.
''You bitch!'' The man was up, ready to pounce on her.
Haven raised a brow at the man, making him halt. "One more step and I will break your legs," he said in a cold tone.
The man gulped, visibly sweating. Alexis glanced at Haven. The pervert in front of them was two times Haven's weight and yet he stood still like a rabbit facing a tiger. It made her wonder if Haven was part of some dangerous gang she didn't know about.
''It's her fault!'' he yelled.
'Oh please.' Alexis scoffed, rolling her eyes. ''You came to me.''
'I don't care whose fault it is.'' Haven stepped closer to him. 'But if you lay your hands on my wife again-' he didn't have to complete his words. The man got the memo and ran off without another word.
As Alexis watched him, she felt Haven step beside her. He looked at her for a second before walking away. She fought back a smile, wondering why she felt this happy hearing him call her 'his wife.'
Well, she was his wife.
His fake wife to be exact.
And their story began exactly a month ago.
Chapter 1 Prologue
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Chapter 2 2.
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Chapter 3 3
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Chapter 4 4
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Chapter 5 5
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Chapter 6 6
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Chapter 7 7
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Chapter 8 8
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Chapter 9 9
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Chapter 10 10
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Chapter 11 11
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Chapter 12 12
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Chapter 13 13
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Chapter 14 14
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Chapter 15 15
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Chapter 16 16
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Chapter 17 17
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Chapter 18 18
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Chapter 19 19
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Chapter 20 20
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Chapter 21 21
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Chapter 22 22
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Chapter 23 23
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Chapter 24 24
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Chapter 25 25
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Chapter 26 26
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Chapter 27 27
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Chapter 28 28
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Chapter 29 29
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Chapter 30 30
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Chapter 31 31
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Chapter 32 32
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Chapter 33 33
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Chapter 34 34
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Chapter 35 35
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Chapter 36 36
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Chapter 37 37
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Chapter 38 38
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Chapter 39 39
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Chapter 40 40
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