Bound By The Ice God's Contract

Chapter 6

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knees, unable to stop shaking. Beckett's

ds when I sa

thought this was nothing more than a simple transaction for revenge, but I was beginning to re

nd over my mouth to stifle the sobs. This was th

my life get

k at Xavier and Babette? My

of everything, while I got the leftovers. How she'd praise Xavier in front of relative

t me do his homework, all while he was secretly hookin

my new dress, so excited, only to see pictures of him

rthless, had built up like a poison inside me. I was tir

ust traded one cage for an

t through my thoughts. I curled into my

aceptive were no longer helping. The pain was becoming unb

it anymore. I ha

and my breathing evened out. I splashed cold

face filled with concern. "Chloe, are yo

k," I lied. "I'm going to hea

rest," she said kindly

ful. She was the only person who had shown me

n as possible. I walked past Beckett's office without slowing down,

breath I had been holding. It felt like I had just e

the screen was my best fr

ng! There's a new restaurant downtown I'm

roat tighten, and I had to f

y," I said, trying to keep my voice stea

t me to come over? I can bring soup!" she s

a small bug," I lie

ng up, I ha

a public hospital. Too many people, too m

vate women's health clinic,

address to

reets, and I watched the world blur pa

ner at the Hayes' house. But before I dealt with t

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Bound By The Ice God's Contract

Kora Romance

“After my parents died, the wealthy Hayes family took me in. Their son, Xavier, was my only anchor in this world. But he ruthlessly dumped me to get engaged to Babette, the girl who had bullied me since high school, just for a more advantageous match. To destroy them, I did the unthinkable. I slept with the one man Babette was obsessed with-Beckett Sterling, the terrifying captain of the Chicago Stallions. I ended up signing a humiliating contract, selling myself as his fake girlfriend, forced to live in his gilded cage on call 24/7. When my adoptive family found out about my new connection, they didn't care about my dignity. They lured me to a hypocritical family dinner. "If you could put in a good word for us with Mr. Sterling for our new project, it would be a tremendous help," my adoptive father demanded. "Chloe, I know I was wrong. Please, just give me another chance," Xavier pleaded, just to secure the deal. I stared at their greedy faces, a wave of pure rage washing over me. I realized they never loved me; I was just a piece of charity they could sell out for profit. I smiled coldly, told them our debt was paid in full, and walked out the door. As I got into the taxi heading back to Beckett's penthouse, I wasn't afraid of the devil waiting for me anymore. Because tonight, I finally had nothing left to lose.”