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The Ruined Heiress's Dark Contract Marriage

Author: Benjamen Ernst

Chapter 1

Word Count: 1055 | Released on: 21/04/2026

andeliers fractured into a million blinding

She linked her arm through Kelvin's, her chest tight with a fluttery,

um of the string quarte

e through the speakers. Guests flinched, hands flying to co

vin's arm turne

was locked, wide and terrified, on the massiv

e of sight, turning her head just a

over her meticulously painted fac

. The resolution wa

ce flushed red, her ey

her.

cular back. His powerful arms were pinning Elsie

rk's Upper East Side elite stared at the screen, their eyes t

ined. The oxygen va

ab the sleeve of Kelvin's tuxedo jacket. She ne

ntly ripped

revulsion in his eyes was so r

roared, his voice cracking wi

ars spilled over her lashes, draggin

e could barely form the words. "Kelvin, please, I don't remem

hoed through the

age in her designer heels. Her palm connected wit

de. The metallic taste of bloo

m the impact, hitting the red car

the microphone fr

line," Eleanor announced, her voice echoing off the gilde

pushed her way throug

w of fake sympathy. But under the fabric of Elsie's gown, Belle's

r breath was warm a

you are," Belle whispered, her voice

m was nothing compared to the sudden, ho

cousin. This wasn't an ac

sie's bloodstream. She shove

nd threw herself backward, collapsi

turned into vicious shouts. Th

oors of the bal

eir camera flashes exploding like strobe li

ard into her face that the m

r her face. She couldn't

he chaos, pushing past waiters until she hit th

eavy fire exit door and spilled ou

thin seconds, her heavy gown was soak

she hit the wet pavement. She pulled her knees to her che

ive, encrypted series of rapid vibrations

backup phone her fa

ipped the clutch. She stared at the unkn

izing seconds before her thu

her ear. It didn't say hello. It just r

where her parents ha

opped br

voice shredded from crying. "Wh

stated coldly. "It wasn't an accident. The br

dgehammer had just

She didn't feel the sharp gra

ed into the recei

avorite uncle.

d. Just an empty,

torrential rain. The pho

nton taking over the company, his s

st evaporated, instantly replac

lley, a black Maybach sa

In the pitch-black interior, a pair of dark, calcula

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Benjamen Ernst Romance

“At her grand engagement party at the Plaza Hotel, Elsie Phillips thought she was the happiest woman in the world. Until a high-definition video of her being pinned down by a strange man in a hotel bed was suddenly broadcast on the ballroom's massive screen. Her fiancé, Kelvin, violently ripped his arm away in revulsion. His mother marched on stage, slapped Elsie across the face, and publicly canceled the wedding. Her "sweet" cousin Belle dug her nails into Elsie's arm, whispering that she looked exactly like the cheap slut she was. It was a vicious setup. Chased into the freezing rain by blinding tabloid cameras, Elsie hit rock bottom. But the nightmare was just beginning. An encrypted phone left by her late father suddenly rang, revealing a terrifying truth. Her parents' fatal car crash three years ago wasn't an accident. It was murder, bought and paid for by her uncle Fenton, who had since stolen her family's entire corporate empire. When Elsie tried to fight back, Fenton's guards locked her in a dark room. They forced her into degrading sheer lace, planning to sell her to a sadistic Wall Street psychopath for fifty million dollars. Standing on the edge of a second-story balcony, shivering in the freezing wind, Elsie's eyes burned with blinding hatred. Her parents were murdered, her legacy stolen, and her reputation dragged through the mud by her own blood. Was she really going to die here, completely ruined? Just as she let go of the railing to jump, a convoy of black armored SUVs smashed through the estate gates. Arthur Michael, the most ruthless billionaire in the country, caught her in his arms. He wrapped his custom jacket around her trembling body and handed her a fifty-page prenuptial agreement. "Marry me." He commanded, his eyes completely cold. "And I will help you send every single one of them to hell."”