Mafia Childhood Obsession: Billionaire Contract Marriage

" she whispered, barely

ment as if he owned the place. His presence filled ever

aks had wrecked and stained the walls over the years. She felt even more ashamed of her crumbling apartment

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was the little girl who fought against bullies to protect Dam

before her was not th

soft, was now slicked back, shiny, and sharp. His grey eyes that looked stormy before now looked glacial, l

ere?" she asked, h

verything, closing the door behin

e being

"Excuse me? What do you m

pulling a folded photo from his coat pocket and placing it

It was a blurry image of her walking home with grocer

his? Are you

horoughly. He hit the wall hard with his hand, causing h

r my help. You know I w

red for six years, Damon! No calls, no texts, no le

ld smell the cologne and danger emanating from hi

een safe in my life. I can survive my str

ard the rumors, the headlines, and the murder of his father. And how Damon suddenly

she asked.

moment before responding. "Bec

e of the mattress. "Who found out about me, and w

break me." He crouched down before her. "I won't l

t time he had knelt before her was when they were kids, m

illing, without fear, without mercy, telling he

lly want from me,

taking out a folder from his

em. It felt as if everything aro

ted before

eath c

iage co

the contract, a mix of fear and

s the meaning of this?

ng it public. We will pretend to be a genuine couple in public. You'll live under my protection, and no one will dare to

can't be serious about wh

a. I'm dead ser

. Everything felt surreal. Marriage? To Damon? Engaged to him? The boy who

o protect her from murder. "Oh, so you want me to sign a marriage contract to become your doll, your cage pet, or a ch

t mean it that way, Mara. He said in a low voice. Please try to unde

He said, stepping closer to her

d hard. "And

You'll die, Mara. And I'll burn d

ill I die when I didn't c

about you. They knew we spent our childhood toge

t said she already knows he has

we didn't know each other. Let's see each other as strangers from now on that will be better since you are back. I ha

us, you are not save anymore, they are stil

u showed up suddenly and proposed a contract marriage. Do

felt like a dagger h

mmer of the boy he used to be. "You are the only one who remains for me. That's why I'm doing this. Please tru

ence st

heart s

reement concerning safety and survival. But a part of her still clung to their childhood memories. The warm hands that

ends," he added. "But for now, I ne

gan pacing the room, h

s? Could this be possible? Trust someone who abandoned

d still, just kneeling there, watc

e. "I just want to live a normal life. I don't want to be entangled in the cri

g a sharp pain in his chest as if it were being squeezed for the first tim

ne I want to risk everything for, even if it costs my life," he said, stand

in her chest. Not a romantic relationship, not e

ed, "Fine. But only

e th

lies. And when

dded onc

d the table and

he hesitated. "What

t," he said. "And you will sta

ed her fingers around the p

," sh

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mattress; the signed contract lay beside her, and she fel

tching the street like a wolf

o you are anymor

n around. "I

filled t

hing unlocked within her. It

ng far more