Soul-Tied to my Ex-Husband

NTHA

office, the mahogany desk

, displaying real-time data on the stock marke

he family's warning. My mother had died from shock when they lost all their wealth the last time, and

wealth long ago and again my father has

fferent thoughts, there is no way we can recover from this, "We can lose our hous

oulders sunken. My father used to be the chief titan in the financial w

ffee and stale papers, but i

n Sam" he says, his gaze di

l the double doors behind me opens, my

hich made me feel suffocated immediately, a frown takes ov

ce falters, a lump in my t

am Vasquez.. he says, his voice weak and trembling, "He is wil

ver the room's entire atmosphere, but he is handsome I admit, his hair dark and cut neatly, his shoulders

he throws a smile at me, a smile

rom a jar, sweet and calm, "It's nice to finally

t to shake him, and instead of a handshake, he leaves a kiss at the back of my

do anything but accept his smile, but I force a sm

s to sit, "Liam here has a proposal for us"

on cause him to b

his voice cracking, "And he is also willing to pay off all our

loan sharks to keep us safe", and in return, his eyes turn to me nervously, you will

you can't be serious Daddy?" I s

me truly, I always spoke to him about a fairy tale wedding

my father's guilty face

nge, his eyes looking me over

ot a man that jokes, I don't look like a

s, nausea building in my throat, "You can't b

family's business or not? I need a wife who will abide by my rules, and do whatever

erious? Do you want to sell me off to the highest bidder? Who can save

of sadness, his eyes filling wi

Liam's proposal, we will lose everything, our business, our home, everything

father, I knew he was desperate and he knew I

't know? A man who looked at me

sure, who would be incapable of loving no one else but hims

s face, I have to do this for him, no matter how much

o it" I turn my eyes away from Li

ame like he has known me for ages, "I will have my lawyers draw up the contract" h

his retreating back, it felt like I had

my spine, "I will see you soon Samantha, very soon" he smirks w