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Chains of Fortune: Beneath the Blackwood Name

Chapter 5 The Kiss that Changed Everything

Word Count: 724    |    Released on: 11/06/2025

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Chains of Fortune: Beneath the Blackwood Name
Chains of Fortune: Beneath the Blackwood Name
“Ivy Sinclair never expected her father's last desperate move to be selling her off like a pawn-to the coldest billionaire in Manhattan. Lucien Blackwood doesn't believe in love. But he believes in power, and marrying Ivy gives him just that-until the fire in her eyes threatens to melt the ice around his heart. Their vows are signed in ink and built on lies. She's determined to protect her soul. He's hiding demons that could destroy them both. But what starts as a calculated business arrangement spirals into a dangerous obsession. Secrets bleed. Betrayals burn. And when the past comes back with blood on its hands, their fragile union may be the only thing standing between survival and ruin. He owns her name. She could own his heart. But only if they don't destroy each other first. In this house of Fortune, love is the most dangerous currency.”