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I woke up the following morning to a pounding knock on the door. I groaned and threw an arm over my eyes. "What?"The knocking on the door grew louder. I grumbled, throwing a hand over my eyes. "What is it?" I growled, my voice thick with sleep.The door slammed open, and Margaret, the epitome of calm competence, stood in the doorway. "I am sorry, ma'am, but Mr. Sebastian needs you downstairs. Now."I rubbed my eyes, blinking. "At this hour?"Margaret's expression didn't falter but I caught a glint of laughter in her eyes."It's nearly noon, ma'am."What?" I sprang out of bed, dazed. Adrian never called me before. Not like this, anyway, but I never slept in late in the morning either.Grasping for a silk robe to throw over my nightgown, I ran downstairs.The moment I stepped into the study, I could tell something was amiss. Adrian stood near the fireplace, his shoulders slumped, his jaw clenched. His phone was flung onto the desk, its screen still lit with an unread message."You're l
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"Mrs Valentine!"I groaned, rubbing my temples as I sat up. My entire body hurt with exhaustion, my mind cloudy from a night of restless sleep.The door opened before I could respond, and Margaret came in, her face tense like I'd never witnessed."It's Oliver," she said. "The hospital phoned. He collapsed."My stomach dropped. "What?" I sat up with a start, nearly toppling over as I grabbed my robe. "Collapsed? How? He was fine yesterday!"Margaret hesitated. "Dr. Patel said it's an emergency. They need you there immediately."I didn't hear anything else. I hurried down the stairs, my heart pounding harder than my hurrying feet. Adrian was standing by the front door, already dressed in his impeccable suit, his jaw set in granite."I'll drive you," he said curtly.I nodded, too worried to muse on how handsome he looked even under tension.The ride to the hospital took forever and I barely held myself together throughout the ride.When we arrived, chaos was waiting. Doctors dashed aroun
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The air in the hospital smelled of antiseptic and desperation. I had spent too many nights here, listening to the whirl of fluorescent lights, and the hushed tones of nurses as they made their way from room to room, checking on patients with their last hours in front of them. The walls were beige, meant to calm, but all they could do was remind me of cold winters and empty pockets.I clutched my bag tightly, my heart racing like a madman in my chest as I ran down the corridor. The bleach odor mixed with the acrid odor of medicine as I passed by the wards where the dying and the ill lay. I hated hospitals. I hated how they stole the people from you, bit by bit, until all that was left was a memory.But I couldn't hate this one. Not when my brother was inside.I made it to 304, pushing a hand over my stomach as I slowly opened the door.Oliver lay in bed, his scrawny body barely even pressed into the mattress. His bright green eyes, once so bright a green, were hazy now, dull. His face
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I followed him to a room in the corner, my heart pounding. The man there was dressed in a tight black suit, slouching over as he sipped his whiskey. Older than me, but not quite, early thirties I guessed.Those ice-blue eyes drilled into mine, piercing, searching."Sit," he said casually.I remained standing for a second before sitting down.He stared at me for a moment. "You don't belong here."I swallowed hard. "I needed the money.""For what?"I panted unsteadily. "My brother. He needs to have a surgery done."His gaze clouded marginally. "And you figured this was how?""I have no other options." I said in my defence."I need a wife.""What?""Just for one year. No strings. You'll receive the money you need and after a year, we part ways."“Excuse me, what?” I asked again,totally confused.“I don't like repeating myself woman.”I stared at him. "Who are you?"He took a deep breath, looked me ib the eye and spoke with undaunting confidence."I am Adrian Sebastian."My heart came clo
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Her eyebrows arched slightly, as if the question was amusing her. "No, ma'am. Mr. Sebastian has his own room."Relief and shame hit me at the same time. He was my husband, we were supposed to share a room but I didn't mind. Actually, I was happy we weren't doing that."Thank you," I whispered.She nodded and left, closing the doors behind her. Trembling from so many emotions, I finally allowed myself to sink onto the bed. My hands were shaking as I clutched my phone.I had one missed call from Dr. Patel and a message from Oliver.Ollie: Did you get the money?I swallowed hard before answering.Me: Yes. The procedure is scheduled.His response was swift.Ollie: Val… What did you do?I stared at the screen, fingers ready to fly on the keyboard.How would I explain to him that I was married to a man who considered me nothing but a contract?Me: I did what I had to do.I threw my phone aside before he could say anything, hiding my face in my hands.One year. One year of being Valentine Se
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"You'll have to make an appearance," he said, fastening his cufflinks. "Everyone's already asking questions about our marriage. This will calm the rumors."I crossed my arms. "So I'm just going to smile and pretend to be a happy wife?"His sparkling blue eyes met mine. "Exactly."I had a dry, humorless laugh. "You're unbelievable Adrian.""You’re adaptable," he countered. "You’ll manage."The words shouldn’t have felt like a compliment, but they did.I stood in front of the bedroom mirror, wearing a gown so beautiful it seemed like it belonged to someone else. The midnight blue material was tightly hugging my body, with a slit running up the side of my leg. I wasn't completely at ease with it but I couldn't complain. Adrian's present, a diamond necklace, lay across my collarbone, a visible token of privilege and ownership.I belonged in his universe. But in the real sense, I didn't."You look good," Adrian said behind me.I turned to find him standing in the doorway, his black tuxedo
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