The Billionaire's Contracted Bride.

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with an excitement. The estate loomed before me, its gardens and ivy-covere

h Knight, William's formidable mother. Sarah's loo

he contract bri

feeling a

rnes. It's nice to m

d slightly, and she motioned

lliam is waiting fo

the silence. The sound of my own breaths seemed unnaturally loud in her ea

ures composed. He glanced up as I entered, his blue eyes

at," William said, gesturi

William to speak. The silence stretched on, thick and heavy

ms of our arrangement, Amelia,"

s a married couple to the public and attend various social events together. You will receive

ss deal; it is a performance, a charade meant to deceive the world. I couldn't

tand," I s

m replied, nodd

n of our marriage. No public displays of affection, no intimate conta

, but I knew this was a business arrangement, not a lov

your terms,

g of unease in the back of my mind. This was not the fairy-tale romance I had dream

him to social events and public appearances, always careful to maintain the façade of a happy, loving couple.

xplain. There was so many things to William that intrigued me, a vulnerability that he tried to mask

e mansion, I mustered up the courage to break the

I ask you somet

rk, his eyes meeting mine

, Amelia. W

an't help but wonder...is there more to it for you? Why did

moment, his blue eyes searchin

d. My grandfather's inheritance is contingent upon me being married

more to his words than met the eye. I couldn't shake the feeling that there was a de

raint. We maintained the façade of a loving couple in publi

r - a connection that defies the boundaries of our contract and blurted the lines betw

brink of a genuine love that