I Woke Up Married To A Stranger Hockey Prince

Chapter 5

Word Count: 1018 | Released on: 01/09/2026

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't Garrick, but the cold

but with a new, almost imperceptible note of respect. "Mr. S

y voice firm, crossing my arms over

and handed it to me. Garrick's name was glowin

he smooth metal as I brought it to

ened, I paused. Beneath his usual layer of ice, I caught something else. A tight, strained freq

eath slightly uneven. "You have to play

ion in his voice told me the stakes were higher than I could comprehend. He was c

id evenly. "

ne wen

ipped me into a simple, elegant white dress that probably cost more than my car. The woman

ess power. As I stepped into the grand living room, a sea of hostil

om immediately. His hand settled on the small of my back, his touch he

ging with absolute authority. "I'd like

he was stunning, but her eyes were as hard and cold as diamonds. She l

with sweet poison. "I don't believe we've been told which family you come from, dear. Y

, chimed in. "Honestly, brother, your taste is getting more and more... uni

ction of seeing me bleed. I kept my spine rigidly straight, lifting my chin to meet Matilda's condescending gaze. I didn't shri

Garrick to

l and dismissive. He wasn't defending me; he was shuttin

le grip. Her manicured nails dug sharply into my skin. "Come now, child. Tell

aughter. She was painting me as a puc

k, Garrick's voice cut through the ha

ning his large frame slightly in front of me.

p the grand staircase, leaving a wake of stunned silence.

tonight," he said,

my voice hard and unwavering, cutting th

this? You're 'Mrs. Sinclair' now. The media is watching. If you go back to your litt

of a freight train. He was right

ake you home for the night. He'll pick you up at eight a.m. tomorr

was no choice at all.

relief washed over me. I thanked him, walking briskly up the walkway. I unlocked the fr

ing I had told my mother I was out

rk hallway, the smile sl

dfather clock in the living room echoed in the dar

s too

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I Woke Up Married To A Stranger Hockey Prince

Jasmine Writes Romance

“I woke up married to a stranger. Not just any stranger. Garrick Sinclair-the cold, ruthless captain of the Chicago Mustangs, the man every woman in Chicago dreamed of and every sensible woman stayed away from. I didn't remember marrying him. I didn't even remember sleeping with him. Yet there was a diamond ring on my finger, a marriage certificate beside the bed, and Garrick looking at me like I was nothing more than another gold digger trying to get her hands on his money. He offered me cash to disappear. I wanted nothing from him except the truth. But then his adoptive father died, leaving behind a shocking condition for Garrick's inheritance: He had to be married. Suddenly, the marriage neither of us remembered became the only thing protecting his family's billion-dollar empire. Then my mother was murdered. I came home to find her dead among the roses she loved, only to wake up in a police station as the prime suspect. My home was a crime scene. My mother was gone. And I had nowhere left to turn. Except the husband who had once wanted me gone. Garrick got me out of jail and pulled me into his world. But the closer we became, the stranger everything felt. Whenever he touched me, he remembered things he had forgotten. A locked room. A terrified little boy. A girl in a pink dress. And a promise made in the dark. I thought my marriage to Garrick was the worst mistake of my life. Now I'm starting to wonder if it was the one thing that was never a mistake at all. Because I may not be a stranger to Garrick Sinclair. I may be the missing piece of his darkest memory. And someone has already killed once to make sure we never remember the truth.”