The Marriage Contract: My Billionaire Ex Wants Me Back

." I blink, unsure if

over his chest. "A marriage contract. Nothing personal. You'l

son, the man who once owned my heart, and now owns half of my soul's misery. My palms sweat, my heart races-this is the last place I ever wante

d I fight the instinct to flinch. "This contract is the only way I can give you

tabletop in front of me. I wish I could ignore the heat rising between us, the tension that pulls at my s

. His steel-blue eyes lock onto mine as if daring me to look away. "And y

ground myself in the present mome

you? Hardly." He pauses, his gaze flickering briefly to the papers on

tween us. He didn't even say my name right at that moment. It's almost

perate with the logic my brain is tryi

s too small for the two of us. "It's simple, really. Your brother needs a mult

oman I knew. I know you'd rather work nine jobs than be wi

perfect. After all these years of struggling to rebuild myself, I'm still bare

older than I intended, "I didn't need you then

ething that flickers like a fire threatening to burn down the walls I've so carefully

enly lower, more intimate. "I never wan

o hurt me, you wouldn't have done it. You wouldn't have lef

is eyes. But it's too late for that. I've buried the pain, hidden it awa

catch?" I try to sound indifferent, but

he table toward me. The papers are neatly stacked, the sharp,

ame only-no emotional attachment. You'll live in my house, attend events with me, and you'll have the freedom to do whatev

nd yet, I know what he's offering is more than just an opportunity for me. It's a chance to be

o him, knowing what he did? Knowing how h

tensity that always made me feel like I was the onl

ice barely above a whisper. "You think

I'm asking you to survive. This is your chance to prove to yourself that you're not the same woma

is room. But I can't. Not just because of my brother's company, but because deep d

at the only way to truly let go of him is to face him again

emotions inside me. "But don't think for a second that this c

triumph in his eyes. "We'

mbling slightly, and sign my n

made the biggest mistake of my life-

re which one s