Ruthless Tycoon: Protecting My Contract Wife

Author: REGINA MCBRIDE

Chapter 1

Word Count: 677 | Released on: 18/05/2026

the frayed carpet of the

standing for ten hours straight at the Hamptons catering gig. She dragged her feet down t

d dead in

voice sliced through the crack o

s out. Th

ible band had just snapped around her ribs. She pressed her

in the air-a tuition bill from NYU with Jax's name on it. Another, for Amira

h, his face buried in his hands. H

wry," Agnes said, her voice rising to a fever pitch. "Fifty

-old man who owned a string of local dry cleaners. The man whose eyes always lin

r father mumbled through his fin

cat. "Art degrees don't pay the

. "Jax is the future of this family. Sacrificing a daughter

cracking her ribs. The last fragile illusion of fa

ot, blinding anger that rushed to her head. Her elbow sl

thud echo

e the living room

d, her sharp eyes piercing t

r sternum so hard it hurt. She shoved the half-o

ng room hit Amira's pale, furious f

y masked it with cold, self-righteous defiance. Her hand we

of livestock?" Amira asked. Her voice shook, bu

eyes glued to the scuffed floorboards.

, taking a step forward. "It

he started listing the cost of food, clothes, and rent from the past twen

burned, but she bit down hard on the inside of her cheek.

r voice dropping to a deadly calm. "And

She raised her hand and swun

disappointment turned her heart into a block of ice. She spun around, sprinti

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Ruthless Tycoon: Protecting My Contract Wife

REGINA MCBRIDE Romance

“Amira worked grueling shifts to pay for her NYU tuition, only to return home and hear her parents plotting her ruin. Her mother decided to force her to drop out and marry a creepy, fifty-year-old man for a $50,000 dowry, just to secure her brother's future. When Amira refused and fled into the freezing rain for help, her wealthy best friend maliciously framed her for having underground gambling debts. Her boyfriend Angelo believed the lies, looked at her dripping wet figure with pure disgust, and dumped her on the spot. Cornered, Amira returned to pack her bags, only for her mother to lock her inside a sweltering, windowless bedroom for three days without food or water. Her mother intended to starve her into submission before handing her over to the old man. As her fever spiked and her throat bled, Amira felt the crushing weight of utter despair. She couldn't understand why her own blood treated her like disposable livestock, while the people she loved threw her to the wolves. But what her greedy family didn't know was that the night before, a desperate Amira had gone to her reclusive, billionaire boss and signed a marriage contract. Just as she was about to die on that floor, the heavy padlock was smashed open by men in expensive suits. "If you ever come near Mrs. Shaw again, I will make you beg for death." Amira was done crying, and it was time to make them all pay.”