His Mysterious Heart; The more she discovers,The harder she falls.

the storm brewing inside her mind. Her landlord's final eviction notice burned a hole in her bag, and her father's rising medical bills felt like an a

on the verge of makin

e cut through her t

her breath catching in her

e enigma. The devil

lden light of the café cast shadows across his chiseled features-sharp

ys surrounded by power and whispered rumors. But never i

d around the ceramic

m her with the kind of confidence that came from knowing

ding warily. "Everyon

but it never reached his eyes.

t a sleek black envelope, placing it bet

ed. "A pr

iage co

rtain she had mish

h, unshaken. "It's a business arrang

up in her throat. "Is t

as if she were an interesting puzzle he had

He d

e was a contract-meticulously drafted, filled with clauses, terms, and conditions. O

d, closing the en

ties. No family to interfere. No scandals. And most importantly..." His voice droppe

ng because th

sed. Your father's hospital bills-gone. You will live comfortably for the next year

ed in black ink and a b

was alwa

ply. "And what do y

without complications. There are... expectations

see past the mask of indifference

once against the table. "Then you walk out of here, and yo

art po

s mad

choice di

e, her fingers trembling as she

ye

t, without fear, without waking up every mo

he pen to pap

er was now her

a what she had jus

-

f the luxury car's engine. Evelyn sat stiffly, her hands clasped tig

completely at ease, one hand on th

im. "Are you alw

es off the road. "I s

n-an

d, trading them for an isolated road lined with towering trees. The drive stretched on until finally, the car pulled up to

inhaled

e, and massive glass windows that gleamed under the moonligh

," Damian said as he s

the stone driveway. The grand doors swung open before he coul

butler bowed sli

e Damian was already moving. "I have work to attend to.

ike that,

the luxurious mansion, feeli

ye

eed to this

gut told her-this w