My Contract Wife Turns Out My Sister

er body to the rhythm, her thoughts drifted like the swirling smoke hanging heavy in the air. But something tonight felt di

er, their gazes lingering with more desperation than allure. But this man... he was different. His dark

move. Confusion crept over her as he motioned for

towards the stripping pole where Iris w

him, and got to w

Iris asked, keeping her tone professional, th

red sternly, his vo

the abrupt command. "I... I should

mb questions.

clutching her hands tightly in her lap, her mind racing wi

a pen, shoving them across the table. "I have a proposal for you,

s frowned. "What

though there was no humo

t?" Her voice came out

our mind? I don't even know

The marriage will be a contract. One year. No s

n't just come in here and throw something

as if it were the most logical exchange in the wo

d open. "A... a

ink. "Yes. A million dollars, and you'll never

life. Her mother was sick, with no insurance and mounting medical bills. Iris could finall

is stranger? Wh

I supposed to believe this is real? For all I know, you

ongue like a well-rehearsed line. "And trust me, if I wanted

ged from the shadows behind him, their faces hidden behind sunglasses despite the d

calm. "If I wanted to, I could have you taken without anyone no

ing. "I can't do this," she whispere

bout that? Think about your sick mother. How l

. "How do you know about my mother

sick. You're behind on rent. You've been working here just to make ends meet.

s spun wildly. She wanted to say no, but the weight of her mother's illness w

cked up the pen, her hea

n it, and everything will chang

racing. Was she really going to do this? W

eep breath, scribbled her signatu

the papers and handed them to one of his bodyguar

he club, two girls on either side of him. The world around her seemed

she just

thoughts by her friend Skylar bounding

about? I saw you with the Ryan Kendrick. Oh my God, you're so lucky! I'

pted, her voice hollow

blinked

etting married.

fore she burst out laughing. "Good one, Iris! Seriously,

ing. It's... a contract marriage.

hroat. "Wait... what? A contrac

choice, Skylar. He offered me a way out of this me

Kendrick? He's not just anyone. His family is loaded. You're walking into

whispered

tight hug. "This is crazy. You're crazy.

hugged her friend back, her mind

She pulled it out, her brow furrowing at

" she a

d through the line.

ran cold.

ne wen