Bound By The Ice God's Contract

Chapter 9

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ar, ornate door swung open, but it was my adoptive

ever seen before. "Chloe, you're finally here! Come in, come in,

chill down my spine. S

iling at me kindly. A Stallions game was paused on the television behind him-the Hayese

of my old favorite dishes. It was a bigger

utral. "Uncle Theodore, Aunt Eleanor, you didn't have to go t

leanor said, serving me soup. She then asked, seemingly casually, "

ought. The real rea

aid flatly. "I'm

ented, she shines wherever she goes. By the way, I heard you and the

I put down my spoon and looked at them.

news today. Mr. Sterling blacklisted the Franco girl for you. T

heir company's financial crisis was worse than I thoug

mething to say, just say it,"

anor exchanged a

e looked tired and his eyes were full of

anor said quickly, tryi

oss from me and

and Eleanor kept trying to get information ou

is facing some... difficulties. If you could... put in a good word

reedy, desperate

grew up together, you were so close. Xavier was foolish to get involve

ally interrupted

outh with my napkin. "I'm full,"

y to leave this

e stood up too,

and walked t

the stairs, Xavier ran af

" he said, hi

and stared at him c

id, his eyes full of regret. "But,

realized I can't live without you. Ba

me a month ago, I wou

just found

our family's company, won't you?" I

ained from X

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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.”