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A DEAL WITH DESIRED

Chapter 4 A contract signed in fear

Word Count: 1047    |    Released on: 28/05/2025

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d when they watched me take you away." I am sitting numb on the couch i

I found out he was my rapist but all that flew ou

d had leaned in and whispered that he would end

eing as you're the only human inside of this place." I gulp because all the air hanging around this ma

t give you a brief run through the house rules." He pulls out a gun from his belt line

ll I can see is the cold and icy interiors. It

er owes and-" The sight of the gun isn't

y teeth are jittering as I

pay my father's debt." I try offering because something within me keeps tu

d be a lot

n money. He hasn't been able to repay before he got married and even thought of birthing you so whatever makes you thin

be the pawn

ter a soft pause and I

sign the contract." He hands a file over to me that was lying on the top of the table, and I receive it with

r he had practically taken me away from m

with a gun in sight telling the uns

ir but my eyes remain fixated at the las

his debt completely a

s at my puzzled express

room and I must warn you, under no circumstance should you go to the basement or the west wing. I like h

t wife; nothing had changed. We had sex on scheduled days,

r repaying his debt or whatnot, yet

perfection yet for some reason, he couldn't even

idden cont

hings for the better as I pressed

on his favorite sofa, smoking a cigar

on, I

falls as I stare at him befor

nce in 3 months as she just got back from the States, so I'd need you to sign this." The fear of

e go?" I whisper

e here by the time I return." I try calling out to

e for three years- I almost thought that though we didn't get

room with both the annulment file a

ll, but this was a good thing, right? It's supposed

world. I didn't know much, and he warned me that I shouldn't ask qu

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1 Chapter 1 Deception uncovered2 Chapter 2 Wedding day chaos3 Chapter 3 The Groom who never came, the stranger who did4 Chapter 4 A contract signed in fear5 Chapter 5 The day he varnished6 Chapter 6 The hurt begins7 Chapter 7 Trigger Lines8 Chapter 8 Marked by vengeance9 Chapter 9 Final Goodbye10 Chapter 10 Cheers to a new Beginning11 Chapter 11 Shadows of the spotlight12 Chapter 12 A Name that Burns13 Chapter 13 Wolves Don't Knock14 Chapter 14 The Ghost in the Mirror15 Chapter 15 Dinner with the Devil16 Chapter 16 Shadows in the Hallway17 Chapter 17 Unraveled Thread18 Chapter 18 The Term of my Heart19 Chapter 19 Echoes of Trust20 Chapter 20 FACES FROM THE FLAME21 Chapter 21 Shadows of the past22 Chapter 22 Unspoken Fire23 Chapter 23 The Edge of Maybe24 Chapter 24 Boundaries and Beginnings25 Chapter 25 The Hour26 Chapter 26 Conditions27 Chapter 27 In His World Again28 Chapter 28 Shadows and spotlight29 Chapter 29 A Cage with Golden Bars30 Chapter 30 Thrones and Teeth31 Chapter 31 The Gathering storm32 Chapter 32 Taming the Dragon33 Chapter 33 Games the Heart Plays34 Chapter 34 Lines we Cross in Silence35 Chapter 35 A Father's First Promise36 Chapter 36 The First Crack in the Wall37 Chapter 37 Bargaining with Ghosts38 Chapter 38 Queens and Storms39 Chapter 39 The Tides That Turn40 Chapter 40 His Kingdom, My Rules41 Chapter 41 The Mother's Fury42 Chapter 42 The Queen Draws Her Sword43 Chapter 43 The First Rat Falls44 Chapter 44 A Queen's Term45 Chapter 45 Check Mate in Silk46 Chapter 46 Gala of Thorns47 Chapter 47 Ashes and Echoes48 Chapter 48 No Rest for Queens49 Chapter 49 When Empires Tremble50 Chapter 50 The Blood Price51 Chapter 51 The Crown Never Slips52 Chapter 52 Smoke and Crowns53 Chapter 53 The wolf at the Door54 Chapter 54 Ghosts in Silk and velvet