Bound by vows, Broken by Fate

ndows overlooked the sprawling cityscape of New York, but she couldn't focus on the beauty outside. Her vision was clouded

n grip."You have two choices, Elena," Killian's deep voice broke through the silence, sharp and demanding. He was tall, towering over her with a presence that was as oppressive as it was suffocating. His bla

her inaction was unbearable. But it wasn't just her father's legacy on the line Killian was threatening her entire world.Her mind raced

," Elena whispered, her voice trembling despite her best efforts to stay composed.

e me, I'll enjoy watching everything he worked for come crashing down."The contract he held in his hand gleamed in the dim light of the

less, but to have him use her family's name as a wea

work?" His voice cut through her thoughts, forcing her to look at him. His gaze was intense, as if daring her to refuse him. Elena's chest tightened as the weight of th

she had made to her father to protect it.This was her sacrifice. The one she ha

he man before her would destroy everything, including her father, with a single phone call."Elen

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no desire to play. And yet, here she was, on the verge of signing her soul away to a man who would never see her as anything more than an object.Her hand was trembling, her heart beating wildly in her chest as the pen hovered

ing her floating in an abyss, no longer tethered to the life she had known. The weight of her decision pressed on her chest, suffocating her."Y

inty. "Don't worry. Your fa

he could smell his cologne, something expensive and dark. It made her want to recoil, but she stood frozen, trapped by the decision

r willingness to accept your place in my world."Her breath caught in her throat. "You... you want me to be you

."That's the idea," he replied, his tone light, a

r question me. If you do... well, there are consequences."His words were venomous, and Elena could feel the poison seeping into her

think. She had just signed away h

her cheek, a gesture that should have been tender, but instead, it felt like a brand. "You belong to me no

ced her to move into. The city lights outside the window offered no comfor

just happened. She had no room for thoughts or em

hear the hum of the city below, but all of it seemed so distant, so irrelevant. Her thoughts were consumed with one single question: How

, and Elena was nothing but a pawn in his game. She had made a sacrifice a painful, soul-crushing sacrifice to protect her father's legacy. B

stant and hollow."Elena," Killian's voice was smooth, the sound of it sending chills down her spin

uld almost feel his smirk through the phone. The contract