Catherine (Cat) Landon thought she had built a life of trust and love with her husband, Alex Dawson—until she discovered he had emptied their savings to buy a diamond ring for his mistress. Heartbroken and lost, she sought escape in a club, only to be mistaken for a stripper and paid for a one-night stand by a mysterious stranger. That stranger was Aaron Dawson—her ex-husband’s ruthless older brother. Moments later, Cat finds herself at the mercy of a contract marriage with the same man she spent one unforgettable night with. Aaron is cold, calculating, and holds secrets of his own. He doesn’t believe in love, but he refuses to let Cat walk away. As she’s pulled into Aaron’s world of wealth, power, and deep-seated family betrayal, Cat must fight to reclaim her identity and seek revenge on the man who wronged her. But Aaron’s presence stirs something dangerous inside her—a passion she never expected. When old wounds resurface and dark secrets unravel, Cat must decide: will she allow herself to be consumed by vengeance, or will she open her heart to a second chance at love?
view moreThere was tension between the both of them; it was like a never-ending silence. Alex kept his eyes on Aaron, he could not believe what Aaron was doing. His fingers kept tapping beside him, he thought of what his mother was going to say to this and how his sister would react to it as well. Aaron did not bother at all; he felt his father gave him the company, and he could employ whoever pleased him; it was never something to debate about. And Cat? She felt caught in all of these like the family was trying to make a mockery of her. " I know the two of you planned this right? You planned to throw me out of the house so I could fall right into your brother's arms," she yelled. " I do not know what you are talking about. You are the one who owes me an explanation of how you got him wrapped around your fingers. I know you did something to him" he said. Cat laughed. She looked at Alex like he had gone out of his senses. “I did nothing to him; you should ask him why he is so interested
She left the bathroom and began to dry her body. Then she ran her hands through the clothes that were in the closet. She ran her eyes to see something that was nice and good, but her eyes seemed to be failing her. Alex was not serious with their family's business, so there was never a time she frequented the office to have decent office wear. "I should not be waiting for you for this long" she heard Aaron's voice, obviously frustrated from waiting. She sighed as she picked one of the outfits that were there. She grabbed her bag and then her phone was next, she was trying her best to hurry up with what she was doing. She opened the door and he was not near the door. She hurriedly went outside the house, hoping to see him in the car. He was already inside the car. " Why did you take so long just to appear this way?" He looked at her from her head down to her toes and then shook his head like he was very much disappointed in her for her choice of clothing. She had to look at hers
She opened her eyes and saw the room she was in. It was different from the room I was used to. She stretched her body as she stood up from the bed. Her eyes went around the room, she had to wipe her face with some water from the bathroom. Then she knew that all that happened the previous day was real. She was still married to a Dawson, just that it was the elder brother. Such a stupid thing. She was still a Dawson even after she had remarried. She walked out of the bathroom; fear gripped her as she thought about what her new life was going to be like. What she was going to do here and how things are going to be. She held her phone in her hands as she looked at the text that Alex had sent to her. She sighed. " He already succeeded in throwing me out of the house, why is he so mad that I found a roof over my head?" She said as she saw the second message from him. A knock came to the door, making her heart jump. She thought that it would be Aaron at the door. She went to it and
Cat is shown her room; she walks in and is amazed at how big it is. This was the kind of house that she would have loved to move into. But as life would have it, Alex blew up the money. She felt moving in here was life's way of restoring her list hope, of giving her the apartment she had been saving for even though the money was blown away. " I made this place specifically to your taste" Aaron stood at her back. She had not heard him come in, she moved back in fear. " I did not hear the door open," she said. She had fear in her eyes as this was something she never planned for. She moved away from him. " You planned this all along, using the little time to arrange the room to my taste?" " I know what I want and I go for it" " What do you mean by that? You ruined my marriage?" She fumed. Her hands were folded, crossed right under her breast. She was upset that he had planned this with Alex." I told you already, I am not going to be a part of your accusation. You know you are
The silence in the room was enough to break the walls of the room. She lifted up her face and looked at Aaron. All of her thoughts were tied to asking him why he was doing what he was doing. There was confusion written all over her face because she could not believe that he would be doing that. Her eyes caught the papers that Aaron now held; they spoke of cruelty, and that's when she realized what she had done. Her eyes would not leave the papers in his hands. She felt like she had done something wrong. Something she was going to regret. She looked at Alex and saw how hateful he looked. " What do you think you are doing?" He went to Aaron. " Step back, this is what I want. At least, I did not take her away from you. You willingly sent her away, and now, she's mine," he said. Alex scoffed. A look of mockery in his eyes. " I can not believe you are going to fall for her deceit and her lies, I threw her out of my life because she sleeps around and she's not good enough, and you
Cat stood frozen, her fingers curling tightly around the handle of her suitcase. The venomous insults and disdainful stares of the onlookers pierced her like a razor, but she refused to show any weakness on her face. She straightened, clearing her throat as she finished packing, movement throughout her body stiff and deliberate.Still, a part of her hoped—prayed—that Alex would say something, do something. However, when she made curious eye contact with him, her heart skipped a beat. His expression was emotionless, his arms tight across his chest as if he was giving two hoots. His sharp eyes, once warm, now held nothing but cold detachment.A bitter taste settled on her tongue. “So this is how it ends.”His mother didn't hesitate to show her disgust. “Now you want to use guilt to make him reason with you. We don't want you anymore. Shameless woman.Cat didn't bother to answer her because it is going to add fuel to the matter. She turned and entered the bathroom where she and Alex once
Warmth wrapped her. A solid arm draped over her waist, a steady heartbeat thrummed against her back. The scent of expensive cologne and musk filled her senses. Catherine’s eyes fluttered open, the unfamiliar ceiling above her bringing reality crashing down like a tidal wave. Her breath hitched. ‘Last night…’Heat rushed to her cheeks as flashes of tangled sheets, heated kisses, and whispered words replayed in her mind. Her pulse quickened when she felt the firm grip around her waist tighten slightly, as if the man beside her wasn’t ready to let go. A mix of emotions churned inside her. Shame. Regret. A lingering, unwanted thrill. Her fingers curled into the sheets. ‘What have I done?’A bitter taste coated her tongue. She had become the very thing she despised—someone like her husband. A cheater. A liar. And now a prostitute.Her throat tightened as she pried his arm off her body, careful not to wake him. The warmth disappeared instantly, replaced by the cold bite of reality. S
Cold air slapped against Catherine’s face as she ran, blinded by tears, her chest heaving with each breath. Her legs burned, but she didn’t stop. Not until her foot caught on an uneven pavement, sending her crashing onto the ground. Pain shot up her leg with a scraped knee, but she did not notice it much. The ache in her chest, the suffocating weight of betrayal, swallowed every other sensation.She lifted herself pushing herself up, stumbling on wobbly legs, and at last, seeing her surroundings. Her breath hitched.The club.The place where she and Alex had spent countless nights, where they had celebrated his birthday, where she had first met the man who shattered her heart.Memories pestered her, but rather than to flinch, she stepped closer to the inside.The thumping bass vibrated through her bones. Low neon lights washed the scene in reds and blues. Laughter, toasting and the smell of liquor hung in the air. She reached the bar, pushing herself for balance while grasping its edg
Cat's heart beat against her chest to the roar of the slamming front door shut after her. Her breath came in shallow gasps, and her mind struggled to keep up with what her eyes had just seen. Then, right there in the centre of their marriage bed, was her husband—her husband, with another woman.The woman lay in the bed, her legs all spread out and his tongue moving in and out from her, her scream vibrating across the room. She stood and watched as her husband was rough handling another woman's breast making her cum and also him cum without doing too much, her heart bleed as the sight. Her husband has refused to touch her claiming he was too weak and tired to do anything, even if she pleasure his cock, sucking on it as its life depends on it, he would only snap and tell her not to do it again. She felt the sting of the betrayal like a blow of a truck, and then, in that instant, she came to a reality and dashed at the door again.Her hands shook as she grabbed the doorway's frame and th
Cat's heart beat against her chest to the roar of the slamming front door shut after her. Her breath came in shallow gasps, and her mind struggled to keep up with what her eyes had just seen. Then, right there in the centre of their marriage bed, was her husband—her husband, with another woman.The woman lay in the bed, her legs all spread out and his tongue moving in and out from her, her scream vibrating across the room. She stood and watched as her husband was rough handling another woman's breast making her cum and also him cum without doing too much, her heart bleed as the sight. Her husband has refused to touch her claiming he was too weak and tired to do anything, even if she pleasure his cock, sucking on it as its life depends on it, he would only snap and tell her not to do it again. She felt the sting of the betrayal like a blow of a truck, and then, in that instant, she came to a reality and dashed at the door again.Her hands shook as she grabbed the doorway's frame and th...
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