Billionaire contract

ling as her grip tightened. The landlord's footsteps faded down the hallway, but

ngs were gone, spent on hospital bills for her mother, who now lay unconscious in a private care

e. One unread message. A co

A. Bla

od Tower. 10 a.

nation. No greeting.

the public eye, and rumored to have a heart carved from stone. She had only met him once - briefly - at a

r questions. Just

-

. Emma entered the lobby, trying to ignore how out of place she looked in her worn-out blazer and scuffed

floor, she stepped into a silen

as t

, dressed in a tailored charcoal suit, hands clasped behi

" he said wit

ed, her voice steady despi

nter-gray and unreadable. "I'll be brief. I need a wi

ed. "I'm s

I require a spouse to secure an international deal. The details are confi

. "You don't

ow en

is i

o weeks, you play the devoted wife when needed, and after a

slightly, stunned.

nstallments. Conditio

y m

you have no one. A

than they should hav

viction notice. Of the hollow ache

e the co

ents. No real intimacy unless mutually agreed. Abs

th. "And what do I get

a black credit card. "This will cover he

ut this was wrong. But walking a

s the c

ouched his lips. "I

each step heavy with uncertainty. The contract was thick, professionally bound, with pa

as she picked up t

or the woman who g

ide, a whisp

ur soul to the c

ss the desk, Alexander's phone buzzed. He

ed, her curiosity get

hardening. "There's been a leak.

ropped. "What

It means if you thought this was going t

ed to the window again, staring out

ot get wind of this arrangement. If they do, the deal I'm

ed. "Are you saying

you step outside now, there's a c

ension. His assistant ope

rd is asking questions. Th

narrowed. Then he

We get married t

"What?! I thought

s damage control. You wan

back, but the room felt

ing. With a man

closed again, the assista

rs to your private residence.

's eyes f

e?" he as

You can marry her, but yo

ar prickling down her

. His silence wa