His Reluctant Bride

His Reluctant Bride

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By:  Dorampo  Completed
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"I want you to marry me as soon as possible" Vincent Said with a completely straight face. "W-what?"Aira asked her eyes widening at her dinner partner. "I want you to marry me, preferably before the end of this month. It's a business deal, Aira, like any other business interaction. Simple. I will make sure that your family doesn't go bankrupt, in exchange, I want you to make sure to marry me before my right to inheritance is taken away when I'm thirty." He said leaving Aira speechless, "Well," He said with a smirk that reminded her why his nickname was 'The Shark', Then he leaned forward until his lips were close enough to her heart for her to feel his gentle breath. "You don't have to worry about anything, All you need to do is become mine. I will take care of the rest" And just like that, her heart began beating loudly in her chest again. It was supposed to be the best night of Aira's life, her works were finally getting recognized, she was signing the deal of a lifetime, and she had a fiance who clearly cherished her. Until everything changes... She finds her fiance cheating on her in the room where she was supposed to sign her contract. And then she learns that her family was going bankrupt The only way to save her family was to marry that one person, Vincent Valory... Also known as The Shark....

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Introduction

“W- What?” Aira stuttered wondering what her, so far perfect, date partner was saying. It sounded weirdly close to the M word… “I have to get married within the next two months for various reasons. I’ve been thinking about it for a while and you’re the best candidate that I could think about,” He repeated simply as if he was talking about arranging a second date. One she had been hoping for just moments ago... But no! The man was going straight from their first non-date to marriage! Wasn't talking about marriage on a first date taboo or something? Her brain raced, was he some kind of believer in matrimony? Marriage before dating or something like that? Or was it just her luck to be meaninglessly proposed to every time she starts dating someone? Hell, she just broke off her engagement with her cheating ex. And the way THAT prick had proposed looks exactly like what this guy was doing here. Although perhaps less flashy and minus the ring and the audience… And the balloons and th

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Anna
Good story worth reading
2023-09-25 19:54:16
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Allie
Great book. My big complaint is that the last chapter was too short, although the story had a clear ending.
2023-07-02 12:20:03
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Makgabo Chuene
great book
2023-07-01 01:05:50
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bebop
this book is amazing, i love how strong the characters are and how often the author uses the silent gestures instead of dialogues
2023-03-23 18:22:10
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Alae Chakkor
It’s a great read! I love it!
2022-09-22 20:34:50
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Jade'
Love it! When are those two getting married?!
2022-09-18 11:28:41
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K.O.K.A.K
The plot was good. Heavy editing issues: the FL name sometimes changes, bad typo that sometimes I couldn’t understand the sentence and grammar issues. If those are resolved, I would give 5 stars. It’s ok to read this, just make sure to read the comments as well to understand it
2023-07-03 09:54:54
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steven fose
five star novel
2023-02-01 20:55:15
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Deborah Johnson
What a wonderfully-written and fulfilling story. Great job author.......
2023-12-12 10:48:00
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117 Chapters

Introduction

“W- What?” Aira stuttered wondering what her, so far perfect, date partner was saying. It sounded weirdly close to the M word… “I have to get married within the next two months for various reasons. I’ve been thinking about it for a while and you’re the best candidate that I could think about,” He repeated simply as if he was talking about arranging a second date. One she had been hoping for just moments ago... But no! The man was going straight from their first non-date to marriage! Wasn't talking about marriage on a first date taboo or something? Her brain raced, was he some kind of believer in matrimony? Marriage before dating or something like that? Or was it just her luck to be meaninglessly proposed to every time she starts dating someone? Hell, she just broke off her engagement with her cheating ex. And the way THAT prick had proposed looks exactly like what this guy was doing here. Although perhaps less flashy and minus the ring and the audience… And the balloons and th
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The Big Boss

One week earlier Aira finished the last touches on the magician’s eyes she was drawing and leaned back admiring her work for a few moments. ‘Not bad for a first draft…’ She pondered as she looked up at the clock on the wall in front of her atelier. Sighing she stood up stretching and letting her muscles protest to her about the long hours she just spent bent over the table not moving. Aira stopped by the fridge for a bottle of water and picked her phone up turning it on. Her phone immediately started binging furiously startling her so much that she almost dropped it. Her mother had called almost ten times, a call from her brother and a few congratulatory messages from her acquaintances. She tapped on her mother’s name put on her pods and wandered toward her room. She picked up before Aira could reach her room making her smile. Her mother’s impatience was always a source of entertainment for her. “Aira! Why aren’t you answering your phone?! Do you know what time it is?!” Her moth
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Crash

Aira remained silent for a while before opening her mouth to talk then shutting it again.“Helloooo, Earth to Aira!” Meghan called out through the line,“I don’t understand. Why would I need to meet your CEO in person. I thought those people don’t bother to be involved in minute details.” Aira finally said still not understanding what all this was about“This is not minute details, Aira. This is a huge deal. I told you the CEO scouted you himself to be in this project and you being the illustrator is good publicity among the target market base we’re working on. Basically, all your fans should be very interested in this product. It is a huge deal…” Meghan ended her rant with a sigh and Aire almost smiled“I know, but still, why would he want to meet me, and what would he want to discuss?” Aire asked“Well, Vincent Valory is a very known art connoisseur and maybe he’s interested in your art. As for what he wants to see… well… He may have mentioned something about the first drafts…” Megh
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Crush or Crash

Opening her eyes, Aira slowly moved her body noting the sting in her arm and the slight soreness in her chest. Looking around, she realized that she was still in the middle of the highway where people were starting to gather and some of them were holding their phones to report the accident. Slowly looking to each side, she realized that the other car smashed into the passenger side of hers. Hence the throbbing in her left arm. Noting that her life wasn’t in danger, the first thing that she thought about was that she was going to be late for her exhibition. She opened the door slowly maneuvering her way out of the car clutching her phone in her hand. As she stood up, she was hit with a sudden bout of dizziness and lost her footing for a moment. She felt something hard support her back as strong arms wrapped around her effectively stopping her fall and sending a wave of electricity through her skin where the hand touched. Funny that the first coherent thoughts she could muster out o
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The Dress

“OMG! You look phenomenal!” Meghan exclaimed dramatically as Aira Emerged from behind the makeshift curtains they set up for her to change. “Thanks, I guess,” Aira responded hesitantly, “I’m still not sure about this, I somehow feel bad about wearing this dress,” “Why would you?! Didn’t you say that he was worried about ruining your dress and injuring you?” “Well, he technically didn’t. The accident wasn’t his fault, so him sending an expensive dress like this is a bit too much. I don’t even know his name or how to thank him for it.” “Nah! Don’t worry too much about it! He probably did this because he liked you and he wanted to do something for you,” “I have a fiance, Megs, and he knows it,” Aira responded feeling somehow guilty at the thought of Jace. “Ant that’s why he did this instead of asking for your number!” Meghan said eying the dress wistfully, “Ugh, look at you lucky little boar! Do you know how hard it is to get a dress like that?! The designer who made it doesn’t tak
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Room 1011

“Aira, this is Carter Polland, Mr.Valory’s personal assistant,” Meghan said introducing the handsome, almost pretty young man in front of her. “Mr. Polland, This is Aira Brian,” “Nice to finally make your acquaintance, Miss. Brian. My boss is such a huge fan of your work, I hope everything is to your liking.” “It’s nice to meet you too, Mr. Polland! Of course! Everything is perfect, thank you very much!” “Please call me Carter, we will be working with each other from now on so let’s drop the formalities,” Carter announced and Aira smiled “Call me Aira then, Carter. It’s very good to make your acquaintance,” Aira said smiling at the deceptively charming secretary. She glanced at her friend to find her keeping a good distance from the amiable secretary and stiffly staring at Aira who wanted to laugh at the sight. Maybe she was going to have her revenge on Megs for teasing her earlier sooner than she expected. Her usually fun-loving and social friend was acting like she was in a h
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How to Air Your Dirty Laundry

Aira’s eyes were fixed on the sight before her as if she had been slapped on her face.Jace was standing there fumbling with his belt to cover up a part of his anatomy that she’d never even seen before.Not that it seems like she’s missed much…Her gaze shifted to the other woman who was wearing the catering business’s uniform and trying to fit it back tightly onto her frame- her curves generously spilling out of the unbuttoned shirt.Everything looked as if she was merely an observer and none of the participants seemed to take note of her.“Of all the people that could’ve walked in on us,” Jace said with a resentful tone looking at Meghan.It didn’t seem like he noticed Aira standing right behind her. Although Meghan was much taller than Aira, there was still enough space for him to see her.But, he didn’t notice her. Aira wondered for a moment if the man ever really SAW her, but she soon she buried that thought deep within her mind, it was too late to think about that.“You cheating
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Meeting Time

Aira slowly woke to persistent beeping sounds bumping into her ears like drums. Opening her eyes she tried to sit up from her crouched position on the desk wincing as her neck and back protested against the sudden movement after such a long time resting in a wrong position.Trying to massage the back of her neck as it painfully flexed back against her fingers like some unruly child who didn’t want to be set straight, Aira looked around her through half-closed lids.Papers were strewn around her desk haphazardly with rough drafts of various characters. She had been pondering in her mind for a while waiting until the Idea completely formed in her mind. And last night they finally came to her.The drawings caught her eyes and she couldn’t help but look at them with amazement. In her furry, she had managed to complete the work of weeks within one week and only to finally sleep on her desk with her pen still in her hand.The persistent sound came through again and she turned toward the doo
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You Are...!

The man standing before her wasn’t wearing a three piece suit like the last time she met him. Instead he was dressed casually in khaki pants and a simple white shirt, leaning against his desk with a document in his hand.Basically he looked like something out of the pages of a magazine,“You…” Aira said too shocked to say anything else.“Ah! We meet again!” The handsome businessman said with a smile, as he uncrossed his long legs and made his way toward them with the ease of a pather and the charm of a fox.“My, do you know each other?” Carter asked with a smile not seeming in the least bit surprised.“Miss. Aira and I had an unexpected encounter last week,” Vincent said, “ Though we didn’t get to introduce ourselves since she left before I could ask her about her name,” He said with a smile that looked too much like a smirk to Aira making her guards stand up to attention.Good lord, it had been him all along! And to think that she had made a fool of herself…“Yeah, last time was a bi
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Confrontation

“What do you mean?” Aira asked looking at her friend who was looking back at the office door with a puzzled expression.“What do you mean by ‘What do I mean’?!” Maeghan said sounding surprised,“You were in there! Didn’t you see?! He was smiling! Vicent Valory was smiling! The whole time!” She said lowering her voice to make sure no one heard them.“Well, yeah. I guess he was smiling. Does he usually not do that?” Aira asked,“Usually? The man never smiles Aira! The best thing one could see from him is a tight business smile and that was solely reserved for people he conducts business with.” Meghan responded,“That’s weird. Since I met him he had always been like this. He was always charming and kind of easy to talk to.”“Aira, I’m telling you. In the years I worked here I’ve never heard anyone describe the man as charming. Handsome, maybe. Sexy, definitely, but never charming. They call him the Shark in the broad room and he does deserve that nickname if how he ruthlessly tears peopl
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