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THE CEO'S SECRET BRIDE

Chapter 2 New Life

Word Count: 997 | Released on: 11/06/2025

ect. For a few seconds, I forgot where I was. Then suddenly it hi

ng. My hand held onto the bed she

ed with clothes that weren't mine, none of this belonged to me. No

at the door

called from outside. "

had already walked down that aisle, said the words they forced m

ide, somethi

r the dim light. I stared at it, and I felt like a heavy weight in my heart.

ow, though it was hard

s tired. I wanted to believe this was just a bad dream. That I w

the person outside had knoc

bel, are y

or across the room. I looked at the girl sitting

one trapped and frustrated. I looked li

nowhere, a voice

om? It wasn't my own th

Run w

ad. There was

r's world. A world where no

nk too much, the d

there. She was dressed in black with a seri

e, her voice bare

leave, this is y

ean?" I asked,

then back at me. "I can help you e

could hear it in my ears. E

n I had agreed to this marriage. If

n't belong here. He will never lo

Every part of me wanted to run. To sa

it was alrea

eep in the house

yes widened.

on C

oing to do?"I

es urgent. "Decide now," she whispered.

words came out. My head wa

pe? Can I leave e

swer, the bedroom

here

ghty Car

g the room. He didn't look surprised to see the woman, but

ook worried. There was no smile, no frown, nothing to tell me what he was thinking

said, his voice

t me one last time, then turned a

shut be

rm. It wasn't a question, He was telling me what I had a

wrong but nothing of such was happening, I jus

n't blame you," he said, his voice softer now.

d what am I supposed

"That you a

y ring, picked up my wedding ring, and held it up. "Thi

d in slightly. His voice was low, almost gen

rned and walked out, leavin

h my heart pounding very fast. He sa

hoing in my head

e, something w

ee abou

hope but

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THE CEO'S SECRET BRIDE

Aria duskwood Billionaires

“I am ANNABEL DRAKE, a woman who has spent her entire life in the shadows of others. A forgotten girl child, and also an underestimated employee, in fact I am everything you can think of because I have been through a lot . It started after my father was imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. My family lost everything: our fortune, our home, and most painfully, our dignity. My mother fell ill under the weight of disgrace, and I became the sole provider, fighting every day just to keep us alive. When an unexpected job opportunity lands in my lap, I see it as an opening way out of poverty and struggle. Working as an executive assistant for Carson Clair, the almighty billionaire CEO of Sonclair Enterprises, isn't easy. He's rude, and unnecessarily leading over everyone in a bad manner, and I can tell you unapologetically that he's everything I despise in a man. But the paycheck is good, and I need it. Then, the unimaginable happens after a few months. Carson makes me an offer I can't refuse because it is such a juicy offer. It was a contract marriage. He needs a wife to secure a billion-dollar deal, and in exchange, he promises to clear my father's name, pay off my mother's medical bills, and set me up for life. It sounds like a dream... until I realize I'm falling for him. Just as I start to believe that maybe, just maybe, this arrangement could turn into something real, my world shatters again. I discovered a secret which was actually the truth and it changed everything. Carson isn't who I thought he was. And neither is the man I've been secretly confiding in... Fred Mark. One is lying. The other is using me. But the worst part? I don't know which one. And by the time I figure it out, it might already be too late.”