Bound By Fate: The CEO's Reborn Bride

ashed over Chloe Beaumont, ri

ed sob. Every muscle in her body screamed in protest. Her arms were bound tightly to the back of a

raspy voice emerg

orward, gripping her chin and fo

ove, marrying your own dear sist

n was walking down the aisle wi

igh society had turned out. Braden looked into the camera, his voice dripping with tenderness: "June, I want to thank

tar

. Tears spilled down her ch

into marrying into a wealthy family, into the hands of a cold, paranoid devil confined to a wheelchair. They'd bled that family dry too, milking it for every penny they could

of his shoe on top of Chloe's head. His

veled hair, Chloe tried d

s family stopped claiming you as their daughter-in-law a long time ago. Your own father has cut all ties with you. He's announced that you are never to set foot in his house again

Grandp

escaped her throat as she thrashed wildly, lunging forward

ed her by the hair and slammed h

table. Liquor soaked into her matted hair. Chloe's face twiste

down at her wit

ly believed that after fourteen years of being cast out, she finally had a family. She thought she had been accepted. That she had finally found a

t covered the upper half of his face, but his mouth was visible-twisted into a detached, cli

e completely devoid of emotion.

grand wedding. A church filled with white roses, smiling faces, the air thick with happiness. It migh

heart

tuxedo. The perfect hair. The nervous, joyful smile stretched

ace glowed beneath the cathe

he girl she had loved and trust

ter betrayal. It hit the inside of the tape and died, reduc

t conversationally. "The moment the wor

ve been planning this for a long time, you know. While you were busy bui

They gazed into each other's eyes with a tenderness

edle piercing her heart. "He loved your money. Your connections.

" June "accidentally" spilling coffee all over Chloe's laptop the night before a major presentation. The coincidences. The lies.

tip to the SEC. By the time the news breaks tomorrow, your reputation will be destroyed. Your

t with a flawless diamond. Chloe's breath caught in her throat. She had helped h

rs that Chloe had spent years cultivating in her small priva

. He answered and

atient voice filled the cramped

ad kissed her just two days ago and told her, with deep sincerit

lacing his tone. "The client wants her to su

se warmth. "Chloe, my love. If you can hear this, just know it's for the

, the fi

ride swelling in his voice, "June is

d-turned to dust. Despair pressed down on her, heavy as a living thing, crushing her lungs until she coul

tr

hatred. It drowned

ordered, his voice turning

ed to Chloe. "Your Braden is a petty man. But he's not the only client I have toni

d, bloodshot-remained locked on the screen. On the smiling faces. She ca

The gleam of his blade

ere near her ear, his warm br

he whispered, "is the

sank into

o her bones. Her vision blurred. The last thing she saw was the screen of the tablet. The

you-Mr. and Mrs.

t should hav

her whole, Chloe Beaumont

niverse. She would come back. She would drag every last one of t