Chained To The Ceo's Love

ted here, and

ed as guests moved, sipping champagne and basking in the luxury of a party that shouldn't have happe

t noticed

ixed on one fi

en V

, he stood there, wearing a perfect black suit and a white tie, smiling at the woman who was now his wife

should have been the one wearing that wedding dr

sip, and then without thinking, I tossed

aving a stain that couldn't be easily removed.

s with horror. Damien stiffened, his eyes meetin

ked. "

ad like wildfire. I could feel dozens of pairs of e

xpression filled with rage. "

said casually, though my heart was pounding. "And

eyes wide with disbe

you're just rea

ressing all this time, maybe it was the satisfaction of seeing Damien'

of the security guards in the corne

. Several guards started moving towards me. Their steps

mn

. But I didn't stand a chance against them all. I

grabbed my wrist and

m at a speed that was difficult to keep up with. I turned, intending t

n Dev

nearly

n in the room, perhaps even the city. Cold, untouchabl

as he

far from the prying eyes of the guests. My breath caught as he finally stop

staring at him sharpl

passively. "Saving you

"I don't ne

? You want to be thrown in jail for disrupting a publi

. "He's been my ene

s expression unreadable. "Then how about

s, suspicious. "W

his voice lower and

d my

ically flat tone. "You want to make

find a hidden intention b

e insane than anythi

was an opportunity

meaning behind his words. Marriage? With a man I didn't

, trying to find any sign tha

assive. "Do I look li

ot at

I had thrown wine on Celeste's wedding dress, and now I was standing in front of the most p

"So, you want to marry me just to make Damien regret it? That

t Damien or anyone else. I need a wife to fulfill the requirements in my family's will. And you ne

s si

more power than you've ever had before. Damien will see you bes

pression when he saw me as Lucian Aldrich's wife...

. mar

y. "Why me? You could choose another wo

is eyes remained cold. "Because

fr

ends up in emotional drama. I need someone who understands boundaries. And you, Seraphina, are

u think I am? A tool to help you ful

just a tool to help you ge

but the deepest part of me knew this was an opportunity I couldn't ignore. I wante

e took a step closer. The air between us felt heavy

raphina. This is t

only firmness. Cold. Dangerous. But also offeri

razy, but wasn't my life already a mess? If I could destroy Dam

in and replied, "A

smile, as if he'd

id. "Then we'

wned.

d someone, then spoke in a flat tone, "Get everything re

ade a huge decision. But I wasn't rea

nreadable expression, I realized one thing