Nadia Wilde, the once docile daughter of a wealthy and famous pastor who is loved by the public, has her life turned upside down when she’s sent to prevent her hidden and rebellious step sister from showing up at a one-night stand that could jeopardize her father’s reputation. But in the process, Nadia ends up on the hotel bed instead of Ava and is unable to stop what happens next because, deep down, she’s never been the good girl everyone has always adored. Six years later, Russell Lane, a young CEO whose automobile company is taking over the industry, develops the need for a contract wife, and Nadia, the perfect candidate, falls prey to his trap. With only flaming eyes to remember each other since that fateful day, Nadia recollects who he is, and Russell can’t seem to take his mind off the mysteriously familiar woman. Oblivious to the fact that he’s the father of Nadia’s twins, Russell wants her as his contract wife, and he plans to get her by any means, regardless of what she wants. Can Nadia keep up with a powerful family that tramples down on the likes of her and use this god-given opportunity to climb back up the social ladder? Will Russell be able to overcome the obstacles and keep his company away from the hands of his overambitious brothers and sisters? Most importantly… Will Nadia and Russell make what started as an accidental one-night stand thrive into something much more real, or will their contract marriage, along with everything else, end just as it was supposed to?
view more"Chloe, you know you shouldn't be here. Stepmother sent me all the way out here just to get you!"
Nadia was furious that Chloe didn't even pause to hear her out. She just kept on walking toward the hotel room where her one-night stand was meant to happen.Her red designer heels and short crimson satin dress were enough to giveaway where she was heading, and Nadia being that close to someone dressed like her could cause distressing problems if people noticed who she was.Frustrated and desperate, Nadia grabbed Chloe's hand, but Chloe pushed it off hers before she could even make contact. She turned to glare at Nadia, like she was going to murder her."What the fuck is your problem, bitch?! I have the right to live my life the way I fucking want to!"Damn it, she was attracting attention. That was the last thing she needed.Chloe was a stepsister that Nadia had met only three months ago, after returning to the US. Three years ago, when her father, Pastor Ezekiel, suddenly instructed her to finish the rest of her high school education in the UK, she didn't think much of it because she saw it as an opportunity to take acting lessons. Acting was her dream, and she had never been able to fulfill it in the US because of Ezekiel's strong disapproval.But when she flew back home to surprise her father on her birthday—after her graduation party—only to discover a stepmother he had been married to for two years and a vile stepsister who was out to make Nadia's life miserable, she understood everything.She would give anything to go back in time and stop herself from returning. It was the biggest mistake she had ever made, but what Nadia didn't realize was that she was about to make an even bigger mistake out here, in this five-star hotel.Nadia put her hood on, hoping it would be enough to keep her face hidden, and glared back at Chloe. "You sold the rights to your life on the day you became my father's stepdaughter. Don't you get it? You can't do this."Chloe wanted to keep on arguing with her, but instead, she brushed her off and kept walking to her destination. Nadia was afraid, as they were already too close to the room number. Though there weren't many people on this high-priced side of the hotel, Nadia couldn't find it in herself to ease her mind.She was the pure, innocent daughter of the famous Pastor Ezekiel, whom everyone loved, but in truth, Nadia was no more than a tool used to raise her fradulent father's reputation.Nadia was certain that his greed would be the end of him and that one day she, as a tool, would be discarded when she was no longer needed."Chloe, stop. Chloe!" Nadia panicked when she saw the room number and hastily ran ahead of her, blocking the door with her body as Chloe stopped in front of her, fuming like a bull that had seen red. "I won't let you through! If people find out about your idenitity and what you're about to do, Father will lose everything, including the money you keep flaunting!""Don't make me mad. I'm giving you until the count of five to get out of my way. I'll murder you if you don't! One... Two..."Nadia had to think—and think fast. If she and Chloe fought in public, it would almost be as bad for her father's image as people finding out about his secret marriage.She couldn't let anything go wrong, or both father and stepmother would kill her. Her heart raced as she tried to think of the way out. Chloe lost her cool as she pulled out her signature hairpin from her chestnut brown hair.As soon as Chloe mentioned the 'f' in five, Nadia acted quickly and swung open the door where the forbidden one-night stand was meant to happen, closing her eyes in terror as she entered, and shut the door as fast as she opened it.Nadia locked the door in a heartbeat and placed her hands over her chest, fighting for her breath. She didn't believe what she had just done.Her hands shook as she held on to her baggy white hoodie, her equally baggy sweatpants hanging from her waist. Her straight, long, light auburn hair was tied in a bun, and the sneakers she wore suddenly felt so uncomfortable.The suite was soundproof, so she couldn't hear her stepsister probably screaming on the other side of the door.Nadia turned around, horrified at how dark the room was at night. She had rushed out of the house in only what she was wearing as soon as her stepmother sent her out to get Chloe.The room was so big and confusing. She wasn't sure what to do now that she was here. It was highly unlikely that the man had arrived because Chloe had gotten here an hour earlier, so what she needed now was an escape route.Desperate to leave the room, as it felt so wrong to be in there, she tried to find her way out. Her phone must have dropped somewhere, but she couldn't find it, so she blindly strode into the room, hoping for a ray of sunshine to light her dark path.If only she knew where the damn switches were. Perhaps if she knew, she wouldn't have collided into a massive wall, almost sending her tumbling down. Except, it wasn't a wall.A muscly and veiny hand stopped her from hitting the ground, and just as she caught her breath, trying to realize what was happening, she was thrown onto a soft, king-sized bed."You should have told me you had arrived."No, it wasn't possible. It was a man. It was a man's voice!Nadia wanted to stop this and clear out the whole confusion but got restrained when he climbed over her, pulling out a scared whimper out of the eighteen-year-old girl, her tongue twisting in fear.The man's stunning, smoky gray eyes made her breathless, and his magnificent face and body, which resembled those of a Greek god's, had her curling her toes.She stared in wide disbelief as the man looked down at her, interest sparkling in his stormy eyes. It was as though he had never seen anything like her.Nadia's heart raced faster when he pulled her hairtie out of her silky hair, letting it spread free on the bed. Apparently, she was not the only one astonished at how gorgeous this man was. The devil, who had only come here to clear his head, now had different plans with this beautiful woman beneath him, her striking olive green eyes staring back at him in surprise.He was going to devour her, and she dared not complain."I... I..."Nadia tried to say something but was cut off by the momentum of his lips against hers, a feeling that sent fire through her veins and made her fall into the ditch called temptation.This was the evil her father had been talking about—the temptation that she, as a daughter of his, should always resist. She had always been so strong-minded. She was sure that if it were anyone else in the world, she would've fought back, but now she was powerless, falling deeper and deeper as she let him take her.He pinned her hands down to the bed and let his tongue through her gates. She moaned through the kiss, making his cock harden.He didn't know what this woman was doing to him, but he wanted her. He wanted to have every last bite of her because tonight he would be the devil that would steal, kill, and destroy her.It all happened so quickly.Just a moment ago, Nadia was on the other side of the desk, getting her lips passionately consumed by Russell, who didn't hold back and explored every part of her, and in the next, she was swiftly flipped onto the table, its contents spilling to the floor as if making way for their intense contact.Russell followed suit, climbing on after her as he reclaimed her lips in a fervent rebound, a surge of heat circulating through them like a raging storm.She was sprawled beneath him, unable to move, unable to breathe, unable to save herself as he'd held her down in an absolute chokehold, rendering her completely defenseless to his advancements.The usually silent voice at the back of her mind, the one that typically told her to stop and escape, was now screaming in her head, setting off alarms and urgently warning her of the impending danger, Russell, like it could sense the evil intentions of the man above her.Even so, Nadia couldn't restrain herself, thoughtl
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Nadia had never sat down so patiently for a story, and now that she had heard his side of it, she felt guilty—gultier than she ever thought she could be.Russell's life hadn't been the bed of roses she imagined it would be, which was one of the major reasons why she hated him so much.His life had been a constant war. It was a miracle that he had survived that hellhole of a family up until now, even if he did make it out a little twisted.It was a bit dawning for Nadia to discover that her life wasn't the worst one on the planet and that even a privileged asshole like Russell had his own share of hell.She felt bad for them both. Thinking of how Lucas must've struggled, falling from riches to rags, reminded her of her own life, and damn, she didn't realize that there could be so many others with lives as dreadful as hers, if not worse.Nadia was ashamed of cussing out the world on days that things didn't go well, which was literally every day since meeting Russell, bu
Russell battled with his father for two years before he was allowed to go to school like normal kids. Being homeschooled in the Lane household was a traumatic experience for him, and everyone else unlucky enough to experience it.The fact that he could be homeschooled forever, if his father wanted it so, made him want to jump off a bride more times than he could remember.The thought of no escape from his father's world was the worst fucking thing that could ever happen to him. There was no fighting it if the law was under him. The fucking law always fucking was.Russell was more than glad to be unchained from one of the many traumas his father had inflicted on him at the age of seventeen. Even if his new school was a boarding academy located in the middle of the wilderness, that could as well be a cult for brainwashing innocent children.Only one percent of children from the most elite families attended his academy, and though he only had two years left to finis
Nadia ditched the car for a cab on her ride back home. She was suffocated enough as it is and couldn't stand the thought of sitting in one of his cars for even a second.She just needed some time to think.Nadia had stayed at the cafe with Lucas for an extra hour, even though she'd wanted to leave as soon as Lucas disclosed that news to her. She felt so guilty for betraying Lucas like that. Nadia didn't even want to breathe the same air as him, thoughtless of being so close to him.Nadia had no idea that their feud was that bad. She wished she knew, as it would've influenced so many of her decisions.Lucas told her that the event took place ten years ago, and though Russell had just been a teenager then, it didn't mean he could be completely excluded from it, and she was afraid that he could've had a hand in it.She hadn't known Russell long enough to make decisions about what and what couldn't have happened then. It was ten freaking years ago.Could he really have
Russell's actions from last night stuck with Nadia until the next day. He was a sneaky bastard, but he had made so many surprising moves on her that Nadia had gotten used to it. The man's been astounding her since the very first time they met.Russell left for the company as soon as she had woken up because she heard the car leave, so that meant that no one, not even her whiny twins, could stop her from meeting her best friend, Lucas.She'd dressed simply and casually, as she didn't want to give the impression that she was enjoying her time with the rich CEO. But it was also hard to not give Lucas something to nitpick over if she went looking like a haggard princess.The driver, not the one she talked to last night, insisted he take her. Nadia didn't want to rub Lucas in the wrong way by pulling up in a fancy chauffer-driven car, but she'd agreed on the condition that the car stay out of Lucas's line of sight.She'd wondered where the chauffer she talked to yeste
Nadia remained in the car, horrified, as Russell pulled his jacket over her, leaving to head out for the mansion without so much as a look back at her.Nadia didn't move for a while, trying to process the dangerous piece of information she'd just learned.Chloe was Russell's ex-girlfriend? Unbelievable. She could already imagine how everything took place as she connected the dots.Russell was still going to pay for running away as soon as he saw her shocked face. No better way to do that than to meet the man he hates most tomorrow.She'd be having lunch with Lucas, whether he liked it or not. Nadia's ultimate clue was that day, five years ago, when Chloe barged into her grandmother's house.She must've figured out who the man she ended up with was. Back then, Russell was the son of one of the biggest industries in the US and the most likely heir to the business. She must've rushed to her house immediately when she learned that. Was that why that bitch though
They were in a moving car, with a chauffeur in the driver's seat. Definitely not alone, but Russell wasn't giving a shit about it.It didn't matter if someone else was around; Nadia could never be safe with him.She couldn't control her desperate, flithy noises as he found the right spot behind her ear, her earring dropping to the ground as Russell let his insanity rip through.His intense nibbling and kissing made Nadia realize that she had been so touch-deprived. She wanted to hold back her moaning, but couldn't.He transferred his lips to her as Nadia's heart exploded in pleasure, their kiss instantly deepening. Russell was fast on her. A speed bumb was enough to break her out of the illusion, and he wasn't taking any chances.Above everything else, Russell loved how Nadia always acted like she could fight him back when he advanced on her, until he had her pinned down with his lips.Nadia grabbed his jacket, pulling him closer as heat coursed through
Nadia could only guess why Chloe was fighting outside the gate of a mansion she just so happened to be in.Was she related to someone here? She hoped not.Russell paid no attention to the rabid woman. It was more like he didn't want to see her or her to notice him, which bothered Nadia.Indiana stood, dropping her napkin. "Staying any longer would keep me at a loss." Her eyes shifted to Russell. "You know how sick that makes me. Now, if you would please excuse me, I've got better places to be. I appreciated the stake."Indiana picked up her handbag, giving Nadia a clear 'this isn't over look' before walking away from the setting."Pardon her, father. She's just a bit worked up from adjusting to the new situation."Situation? Yes, that would properly describe Nadia's surfacing.She turned to look at the gate and saw that the condition had calmed down. Looking away when Russell grabbed her hand on the table, he got on his feet, alongside Nadia, and s
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