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The Billionaire's Vendetta Bride

Chapter 3 Forced into Fate

Word Count: 1633    |    Released on: 28/02/2025

an's

shipped to another world where I was body snatched. The wedding dress squeezed my body like an overeager snake,

that was reconfiguring my internal organs. "I look li

seen a particularly tasty surfer, her apprais

my hand from the bodice. "This dress costs mor

h, forgive me for not adequately worshipping the holy

sisting anyone, and for the record least of all you. She fixed my veil with hands that

t approval, and my disbelief as I was wrapped and sent to the Fleming estate like a package from Amazon Prime

ould be signing the Declaration of Independence not signing a marriage license with me. I'd seen precisely one ph

itch, I said, watching Victoria adjust a ruby-encrusted diamond tiara she'd pract

hey get. Your father's company is what they're marrying, not you specifically." The implication in her look was that I should be d

d to myself. "Will there be a moa

w much I have loathed doing this," says this marriage that will save your father's company from bankruptcy and prevent our family's name from a scandal that y

th this nonsense. But the image of my father's haunted eyes when he'd told me how bad the company'

voice dead, like my ho

in. You'd walk down the aisle, stand next to Maxwell, repeat your vows and smile for the pictures. A small reception will f

ce. "Am I to be sent away to Fleming Manor to live happily e

is to make it through today without incident." She looked at her diamond-studded watch, a gift from my fa

ctoria opened it to show my father, dressed in an uncomfortable tuxedo,

, Morgan," he mur

aughter like this, selling her. But his slumped shoulders defeated told me it would be pointless. And the man I

nical order. "Remember, smile," she commanded, before sweeping from

ded his arm sti

haled, as if trying to choke out whatever

mixture of guilt and resignation in them. "We

others," I said,

sprawling monstrosity of old dollars and older customs, corridors engineered

ical music drifting out. My stomach twisted

father in his tracks. "Is he

urrowing. "He should be. Victor

me feel my heart racing. "Dad

 ... complications. Maxwell was held up coming back from a business trip. V

, my voice escalatin

oria to appear from the woodwork. "He has not been seen sinc

f my throat. "So I have to marry a stranger, but the

 flew open to show Victoria's tense face. "What is

laim a modicum of dignity. "We're coming

g antsy, and the Flemings are beginning to ask questions." She took hold of my arm with incredib

was crowded with faces I didn't know, all in that tasteful finery that only the truly rich can wear well. My heart bea

xwell should have stoo

ighten to vise-like proportions. My father's face looked pale, perspiratio

isper through the blaze of her fury

d up in the front row, her face a perfect combination of c

s. "Not at all, Eleanor! Just a slight dela

that startled half the guests out of their seats. I turned, eager at last t

it rumpled, tie askew, expression a total thunderstorm. His eye

authoritative. "Traffic was a nightmare." He walked down the aisle with t

aking his hand. "I'm Max. So, I g

t's about to boil over, and I understood with growing horror and sick fascination that my "

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1 Chapter 1 The Two-timing Tornado2 Chapter 2 The Diabolical Dragon Lady3 Chapter 3 Forced into Fate4 Chapter 4 The Groom went missing5 Chapter 5 A Brother or a Groom 6 Chapter 6 A Groom's confession7 Chapter 7 To make a deal with the Devil8 Chapter 8 Signed, Sealed...Regrets9 Chapter 9 Welcome to Hell, Mrs Fleming10 Chapter 10 The Final Betrayal11 Chapter 11 The Gilded Cage12 Chapter 12 The Truth you can't face13 Chapter 13 Shadows of the Past14 Chapter 14 Secrets and Lies15 Chapter 15 Tangled Bonds and Hidden Truths16 Chapter 16 Unraveling the Web17 Chapter 17 The Edge of Trust18 Chapter 18 Cracks in the Facade19 Chapter 19 The Weight of Doubt20 Chapter 20 The Line Between Us21 Chapter 21 The Game That I Can't Lose22 Chapter 22 The Point of No Return23 Chapter 23 The Trap I Set24 Chapter 24 The Thread I pull25 Chapter 25 The Shadow I Chase26 Chapter 26 The Race I Can't Lose27 Chapter 27 The Truth She Carries28 Chapter 28 The Face He Can't Deny29 Chapter 29 The Air I Breathe30 Chapter 30 The Calm Before31 Chapter 31 The Storm Breaks32 Chapter 32 The Ground I Claim33 Chapter 33 The Move He Makes34 Chapter 34 The Fight I Start35 Chapter 35 The Edge We Fall From36 Chapter 36 The Line I Hold37 Chapter 37 The Noose He Tightens38 Chapter 38 The Fire I Feed39 Chapter 39 The Truth That Burns40 Chapter 40 The Hunt I Lead41 Chapter 41 The Ashes We Stand In42 Chapter 42 The Woman I Didn't See43 Chapter 43 The Reasons She Fought44 Chapter 44 The Web She Wove45 Chapter 45 The Heart of Her Lies46 Chapter 46 The Blade She Sharpened47 Chapter 47 The Empire He Built48 Chapter 48 The Bargains He Made49 Chapter 49 The Shadows He Left50 Chapter 50 The Truth He Buried51 Chapter 51 The Ghost I Chase52 Chapter 52 The Blood He Spilled53 Chapter 53 The Lie She Stole54 Chapter 54 The Secret She Killed For