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Chapter 3 The Contract

Word Count: 961    |    Released on: 29/04/2025

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ost of Europe too. Why not just hire an actress?""Because they act," he said bluntly. "They lie. You don't. You're heartbreakingly honest. Even when you're trying to hide it."She didn't know if that was a compliment or an insult."What do you get out of this, really?" she asked. "And don't give me some cryptic billionaire answer. I want the truth."Daniel nodded slowly, as if weighing how much to tell her. Then he said, "My company's legacy is being contested. There are investors and board members who don't trust a single man with no roots. No emotional anchor. Marriage changes that perception. It stabilizes my image,and in return, I'll stabilize your world too."Gold stared at him. "You want me to become your emotional anchor.""No. I want you to pretend to be," he corrected. "There's a difference."She sat back, her heart still pounding. This wasn't a man with sweet promises or rehearsed lines. This was a strategist. A chess player. Calculating every move."And if I say yes," she asked cautiously, "what happens next?""A legally binding marriage contract for one year. You'll move into my penthouse. Attend public events by my side. We maintain the illusion of a real couple. In exchange, you'll receive full financial support, a monthly allowance, and a lump sum when the contract ends."Gold's mind spun. It was crazy. It was cold. It was,"Tempting," she murmured.Daniel's lips quirked. "I thought it might be.""But I need time," she said. "To think. To breathe. To wrap my head around the fact that I might go from heartbreak hotel to Park Avenue bride overnight.""Take all the time you need." He slid a sleek black card across the table. "When you're ready, call that number. Ask for Andrew. He'll handle everything."Gold picked up the card like it might burn her. "You've done this before, haven't you?""No," he said simply. "But I've thought about it for a long time. You just happened to walk into my

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Contents

Chapter 1 Goodbye Chapter 2 Strangers Promises Chapter 3 The Contract Chapter 4 Sealing with a Ring Chapter 5 Everything is Strange Chapter 6 The Unexpected Wife
Chapter 7 All eyes on me
Chapter 8 Almost, Maybe, Something
Chapter 9 Seeing Him
Chapter 10 The Dinner Date
Chapter 11 The Dinner With the Hastings
Chapter 12 Cracks in the Armor
Chapter 13 The Space Between Us
Chapter 14 Echoes of the past
Chapter 15 Fault Lines
Chapter 16 shadows and Signatures
Chapter 17 The Cost of Loyalty
Chapter 18 Beneath the Surface
Chapter 19 Shadows in the Open
Chapter 20 The Taste of Truth
Chapter 21 A War we didn't choose
Chapter 22 The Price of Silence
Chapter 23 Ashes and Reckoning
Chapter 24 The thing We Carry
Chapter 25 Ashes and Echoes
Chapter 26 Tangled lies
Chapter 27 Threads of Betrayal
Chapter 28 Beneath the surface
Chapter 29 Shadows and fire
Chapter 30 The Madrid Gambit
Chapter 31 The Price of war
Chapter 32 No way out
Chapter 33 The Judas Within
Chapter 34 When the shadows strike
Chapter 35 Echoes in the Fire
Chapter 36 The Cost of Truth
Chapter 37 Echoes in there
Chapter 38 The Phoenix and the shadows
Chapter 39 The Ashes and the Crown
Chapter 40 The Tipping point
Chapter 41 Lines in the sand
Chapter 42 When Shadows find you
Chapter 43 The Wolves are Watching
Chapter 44 The Gathering storm
Chapter 45 The Devil's welcome
Chapter 46 Daughters of Fire
Chapter 47 What comes after the Fire
Chapter 48 Into the Northern Silence
Chapter 49 When the Fire leaves Behind
Chapter 50 Ashes and Thunder
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