Flash Marriage To The Ruthless Billionaire

Author: Priority

Chapter 1

Word Count: 915 | Released on: Today at 17:51

d oak door of apartment 28B, her knuck

nst her ribs, a frantic

nst her slightly damp palm. Inside was "Eternity," a suite of couple's jewelry she had poured

's expression-the way his eyes would light up, the proud curve o

and to ring the

r, a dark sliver of spac

e he was expecting her. The thought sent another jolt of excitement thr

. With the gentle push of a single finger, the heavy door swung inward without a whisper. The air inside was coo

ugh the floor-to-ceiling windows. But from the direction of the bedroom, a

Her st

denly felt heavy, its corners digging into her fing

in her body tensing as she crept closer to the partially open bedroom door.

ana?" Ashley's voice was a syrupy purr, laced with triumph

pped from her numb fingers, landing silently on the thick rug. Her brain

d only for her. "Patience, baby. We don't have her graduate collection yet, do we?

ger just familiar, but grotesque. "Her style is exactly

ent, her soul, the very essence of her creativity-

inued, his voice smooth and confident. "Her control-freak father will

hone rang. Ethan

ther, Marcus Thorne, filled the ro

, his tone respectful, almost subservient.

e moment you have it, I'll announce Eliana's engagement to him. The capital fr

d, a synonym for brutality and scandal. A man not

asn't a daughter. She was a commodity.

stinct sound of a kiss, followed

fe, pulverizing the fragile hope she held for a family's love. The pain

hing else rose

, clea

re slow, deliberate. She bent down, her spine straight, and pic

or. The love in her eyes was gone, replaced by

way, a ghost leaving the scene of

teel, she saw her reflection. A pale face, dark eye

her finger was firm as it pressed the record button

seless. She

m pay. Ethan, Ashley, and her father. She would ma

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“Eliana Jordan poured six weeks of her life into a masterpiece jewelry portfolio, eager to surprise her boyfriend of two years for their anniversary. But when she quietly slipped into his apartment, she heard a sickeningly familiar giggle from the bedroom. It was her stepsister, Ashley. They weren't just sleeping together-they were celebrating getting their marriage license that very morning. Frozen in shock, Eliana listened as Ethan coldly revealed their true plan. He was only with her to steal her graduation portfolio and use it to launch Ashley's design career. Then, Ethan answered a call on speaker. It was Eliana's own father. They were conspiring together. Her father promised that the moment they secured her designs, he would announce Eliana's forced engagement to Preston Carlisle-a man notorious throughout New York for his violent abuse-just to secure business capital. Her blood turned to ice. Her talent, her love, her very life-to her boyfriend, her sister, and her own father, she was nothing but a commodity to be drained and traded to a monster. They thought she was just a naive, blind fool who would quietly accept her ruin. But tears were useless. Instead of storming in, Eliana quietly hit record on her phone and backed away into the shadows. If her father wanted to sell her off for power, she would find the one man he feared most. She headed straight to City Hall, planted herself in front of her father's ruthless billionaire rival, Jaxon Hernandez, and looked him in the eye. "Your bride didn't show up. My groom ran off with my stepsister. I need a husband to escape my father, and you need a wife to save face. So... how about we get married?"”