Bound By The Ice God's Contract

Chapter 8

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the private club, a glass of wh

bborn eyes. Her pale face. The look of defia

ed. I was losing my mind ov

oss from me, a beer in his hand, still damp from the post-practice shower.

n one gulp. The burn in my throat did

h a dramatic shake of his head. "Let me guess.

y eyes turned to ice. "

"Alright, alright. But you're not

ratorial whisper. "I ran into your little Ch

around the new glass the server had

, his tone light. "Probably getting rid of a

with someone else? Had she gotten herself into

rough me. I felt like an animal

ivious to the murder in my eyes.

She was there because of... well, how do I put this... 'overly aggres

eckett, man, you're a beast

said. The only words in my he

to stop. I remembered her pale face this mornin

eve I had actually thought that way about her, that I had ju

mething that felt like heartache... gripped me. And i

I didn't even know what. A crazy, possessive urge

ttered. Whiskey and bloo

jumped. "Becket

ng into my palm. I shot up from

worth twenty thousand doll

l eyes on me. I was a cornered

rabbing my shoulder.

prove I didn't care. That

me a woman. The cleanest, prettiest one

crazy?" Harris sta

!" I r

ess in my eyes and final

em again. I just st

d do. That it didn't have to be he

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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.”