His Captive Bride is His Cure
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I forced my spine to remain rigid against the back of the chair,
governs our marriage license, all assets acquired during the union are community property." I took a breath, steeling myself. "According to t
ward, his face twisting into a
n't look at his Gamma. His gaze was
in the cavernous room. "Five hundred million dolla
ht choke. "Alpha, this is extortion
ted, his voice terrifyingly calm. He g
am blinke
o
t toward Kaelen, displaying a string of zeros that would make most nations weep. Kaelen di
Kaelen said softly.
n, my heart skipping a beat. He agreed? Just like that? Five h
funds," Kaelen
Alp
shockwave. Liam flinched and tapped the s
any table. "The money is in your account, Scarlett. Yo
ts. I didn't know how to handle this... surrender. "Then s
pen, then back at me.
darker. "She is awake because of you. But she is frail. She believes I hav
That is not
at, but with a lure. "A new deal. Don't annul the marriage y
ead, panic rising in my
onto mine with an intensity that made my skin burn, "half of everything I earn
. It was a golden cage, gilded with enough wealth to silence any protest. He was trying to buy m
didn't know about the man waiting for me at the train statio
t. I looked at the check, then at the man who wa
nd cold. "I appreciate the offer, A
anished, replaced by a sharp, predatory focus.
I said, clutching the edge o
ute. It was the silence of a vacuum
still. Even the fire s
ke him sign the paper so I could leave. "We are to be Marked tomorrow. I n
st. It wasn't human. It was a growl, deep and resonant, l
grew heavy, saturated with the scent of ozone and burning rain. Gid
EO anymore. He looked like a monster wearing a
whispered, the words soun
ice trembled. "And I intend
racking the thick mahogany right down t
human mask slipping co