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ing city lights below, but her eyes were fixed on the man seated in front of her-Malik Rahman, a name whispered in the halls of power and feared by tho

ear me five

and for a moment, she thought she hadn't heard him correctly. But the seriousness in Malik's deep,

e came out in a shaky whispe

e leaned forward slightly, his eyes narrowing as if assessing her reaction, the thin smile on his lips unset

his sugar baby, a temporary arrangement to pay for her mother's hospital bills, but she never imagined it would c

e asked, her voice now

I need heirs-strong, healthy heirs. My wife..." He paused, his eyes briefly flickering with someth

en a mystery, shrouded in rumors. She had heard whispers that his marriage was one

n? That's ins

tood up, his towering figure casting a long shadow over her. "I'm offering you a way out of your

t, she wouldn't survive the next few months. The image of her frail mother in the hospital bed,

e trembling with a mix of anger and despair. "

dominating the room. "This is business, Amara. You should know by

upposed to be temporary. A few months, maybe a year, just until her mother was we

her face in her hands. Tears stung her

cussing a mere business transaction. "You have no other options, Amara. I'm o

re of anger, fear, and helplessness. "You're married,

dn't change. "She kno

alculation, the sheer ruthlessness of Malik's world. She had stepped

ik said, turning toward the door. "But don't tak

osition weighed heavily on her, and she struggled to breathe under the pressure of it all. What kind of life would she be living if she a

er mo

y, lying in that hospital bed, fighting for her life. Without the money,

o way out. Malik had made sure of that. But how could she po

he walked to the window, staring out at the city that never slept, the lights glittering like distant stars. Som

, this was

her thoughts. She glanced down at

wer by morning. Do

trembled as she

l do

washed over her. There was no turning

te was