The billionaires unintended Bride

: The Uns

lready had a job lined up at my father's company, Bennett Enterprises. I could see it all clearly: climbing the corporate ladder, making

e as commanding as always. He was a man who ran the world like a business deal, cold, calculated, and unyielding. He never made decisions without thinking

bout your future," he sa

omething about the way he spoke felt dif

nto mine. "I've made arrangements for

to process his wor

egotiating with for the merger? We've been in talks for months, and this is

er me. "Wait, wait. You're telling me I'm supposed

. It's about what's best for the company. Marrying Alex will s

ke a weight crushing down on my chest. "This is in

w things work. You'll understand when you're older. This is business. You'l

ceeding on my own, now felt like a cruel joke. I wasn't being asked to marry someone out of love or even a

rustration boiling over. "I don't have a say in

don't get what we want, Jade. But you'll see-this is for the

gainst the floor. "I can't believe this,

me, but I didn't stop. "You need to und

he man who had always been my rock, had just shattered my world. I didn't have a say in anything anymore. I had

air had been sucked out of the room. My mind was spinning. My father's word

ng me out of my thoughts. It was a messag

ng? Want to hit the club t

I didn't know what I was hoping for, but I wasn't about to s

Let's

-

. The sound of the bass thudded in my chest, drowning out the noise in my head. I couldn't think about my fath

me, she grinned and slid a drink in my direction. "What's going on,

. My dad just told me I'm marrying some guy I've never met. It's al

ou can't just marry some random guy!

ce was unmistakable. "What can I do? He's already made th

ila insisted. "We're here to have fun. No thinking about

bearable. I let the music wash over me, my body moving to the rhythm. For once, I didn't care about my

when I

ention. His eyes met mine across the dance floor, and in that instant, I felt something shift. I

lf walking toward him, drawn b

" he asked, his voice dee

hesitat

dent, his movements smooth, and for the first time in days, I wasn't thinking about anything else. I wasn't t

night air brushed against my skin, but I was too lost in the sensation of being with him to no

stions, no expectations. Just two strangers, drawn to each other by something neither of us co

s name. He didn't know mine. But it didn't matter. In that moment, we were just