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THE BILLIONAIRE'S TEMPORARY WIFE

THE BILLIONAIRE'S TEMPORARY WIFE

Dancing pen

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He was my first love. And my first heartbreak. Now, he's back-with a ring, a contract, and a proposition I never saw coming. Darius Ferguson is a name that turns heads. Billionaire. Power player. The kind of man who can make or break anyone with a single deal. The world sees him as untouchable, unstoppable. But to me? He's the boy who disappeared without a goodbye. The one who left me picking up the pieces of a heart he had no right to break. Now, years later, he's standing in front of me with an offer too tempting-and too dangerous-to ignore. Marry him. Be his perfect wife in public. Play the role until the ink dries on his biggest business deal yet. In return, he'll make all my problems disappear. One year. No emotions. No messy entanglements. Just a means to an end. It should be easy. Except nothing about Liam has ever been easy. He still knows exactly how to make my pulse race. Still watches me like I belong to him. And when he touches me, I forget every reason I swore I'd never let him back in. But this isn't real. It can't be. Because I refuse to make the same mistake twice. Even if pretending to be his wife starts to feel a little too real.

Chapter 1 PROLOGUE

ALICE'S POV

An icy chill runs through my whole body.

I can't tell if it's because of the cold marble tiles under my bare feet, or because I'm terrified of what's waiting for me behind this door-who's waiting for me.

I pull the door open and find the room already dark and quiet. A figure on the bed stirs-I can hear the sheets rustling.

"Hey, Mrs. Ferguson," Darius greets me. He has been calling me that all day.

Back when I was younger, years and years ago, I would've been happy to hear it. But now... Now I'm conflicted.

Back then, there was only love for him.But now, there are so many different emotions I can't even hope to name them all. Anger, disappointment, sadness-they're all there. And yes, that love is still there, too, despite my best efforts to kill it.

"Stop calling me that," I say curtly.

"Okay... wifey." Darius grins as he flips the blanket open and pats the space on the bed next to him.

In that low, seductive tone that I haven't heard in a long time, he says, "It's our wedding night. Come join me."

Electric currents rip through my body, sending goosebumps all over my skin and waking up all my senses.

My body longs for him. Even after all this time, being alone with him in the dark evokes so many memories. So many different emotions. Lust. Trepidation. Yearning. Fear.

I lie down on the bed and pull the blanket over my body, all the way up to my shoulders. I'm fully aware that Darius is staring at me, watching my every reaction.

I'm also fully aware of the fact that he's naked-or almost naked, at least. The blanket only covers the bottom half of him, and I can see the solid lines of his muscular abs, as well as the tattoos all over his arms.

I wonder if he's naked underneath the blanket, too. I can feel my heart jumping in my rib cage. Jesus, it's so damn loud. Can Darius hear it too?

"It's been such a long day, Darius . Can we just go to sleep?" I ask.

But Darius puts his hand on the back of my head , turning me over and shuts me up with a kiss.

God, it feels even better than the one we had this afternoon-the wedding kiss. Now it's just the two of us in the dark, just like it was when we were young and in love.

My heart can't help but go back to that place, and soon I stop avoiding him, avoiding this kiss. I forget why I even try.

So I give in. I let myself drown in this kiss. I let myself forget all the ugly things that have happened between us, and focus on the now.

I've agreed to have a baby with Darius , and we've even gotten married. I'm halfway there already.

There's no going back now, so why not go all in?

I'll be his wife, even if it's only for one year.

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