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Chapter 8: Times Up
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The Merciless Billionaire's Contract Marriage Chapter 9: Cards, Contracts And Cold Feet
AIDEN'S POV Being on time and keeping promises were two of the few things I respected in people and she had neither. I opened my glove compartment and pulled out the sticky note Devon had given me with names of possible brides. Next on my list was Nina Pierce. A former model who now worked as a child psychologist. Long legs, a good family, and a perfect smile (though Devon warned me she had fake teeth). She was thirty five, wanted kids badly, and was traditional enough to want a big church wedding. She had already signed an NDA before I even spoke to her. I made Devon do that with all my possible brides, except for Aurora, who was: My first choice, so I wasn’t careful enough. And too good to tell anyone. I typed her address into the GPS and drove out of my private ranch. I had spent the last few hours riding my horses, avoiding my work, and trying not to be angry that Aurora Knight needed time to decide if she would marry me when her other choice was a brutal death at the hand
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AIDEN'S POV “Aww, you finally made an account on OkCupid?” Henry put his hands together, acting all sweet. “Our parents have been on his case for a long time about being lonelier than a Satanist at a church camp.” “It’ll be a cold day in hell before Aiden King says ‘I do,’” Daniel said in a relaxed voice. “Better get a warm coat, mate because you'd be surprised.” Devon smirked. “Hell’s not ready for me yet. And Aiden likes too many women to settle for just one.” Daniel replied. “Women are like pancakes. They all taste the same,” I added. Daniel grinned. “Good thing I love pancakes.” The guy had slept with almost every woman in town. Every woman except my sister. It didn’t take a smart scientist to see that Ariella was deeply in love with Sterling. Whenever she was in the same room as her sister-in-law’s brother, she almost drooled on his lap. The second I figured it out, I made sure Sterling worked for me. I didn’t even have much work for him at the time, but hiring hi
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AIDEN'S POV Jeffrey King, my father choked on his fancy fish eggs. The next day, he decided to fix my problem by putting me on a plane and taking me to Norway, where he had a visit planned at one of Royal Pipelines’ oil drilling sites. Maria, the Norwegian woman who took away my virginity, was in her early thirties, about a head taller than my teenage self, and looked completely confused when I almost threw up on her lap. I didn’t want to lose it, not that young, not to a stranger, and definitely not in a fancy brothel on a side street . But doing things to make my father happy wasn’t new to me. It was just another normal day in the King household, where my father held power over me like a reward to make me do what he wanted. Stand straight. Don’t use bad words. Don’t spell anything wrong, fall off a horse, eat with bad manners, or look my father in the eye. So, I put on a condom and did what was expected of me. When I walked out of the room, my father patted my ba
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AIDEN'S POV She ignored Henry, Micheal, and Devon, showing more courage than all three of them. Petar stood beside her, protective as ever. Aurora lifted her chin, refusing to back down. Soaking wet and close to falling sick, she still looked breathtaking and in that moment, I finally understood why I always chose to focus on her older sister when we were in the same room. Annabelle didn’t shake me or completely take over my thoughts. Neither did she make me feel anything real. She was just another woman who was confident, loud, always demanding attention but Aurora was different. She is Honest and Real. “Your offer.” Her voice was smooth and sweet. “I accept it.” She accepted.I wanted to break something. No, not just something, everything. I wanted to bring my whole mansion down to the ground. Because the deal she was accepting? It was no longer on the table. Her cheeks turned red, but she didn’t move, standing her ground despite the puddle of water forming at her feet.
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AURORA'S POV He was marrying someone else. I was really late. I showed up near midnight, looking and feeling like trash. And he didn’t even look at me. What did I expect? You thought he saw you as more than just someone to carry his baby. But that was my first and last mistake about Aiden King. I walked from my bike to my apartment, stomping on puddles on purpose. It was late, raining hard, and my windbreaker was ripped from the long ride back and forth from Back Bay. My fingers and toes were numb. Maybe they had fallen off, and I just hadn’t noticed. Not like it would matter when Peter and Kenneth finally cut me up and fed me to the crows. Wherever you are, Thomas, I hope you suffer twice as much as me. I opened the front door to my building, I mean Annabelle’s building. I had no home, I reminded myself. It was dark, cold, and smelled like mold. I took a step toward the stairs when something hit my face hard. My cheek burned so much that my eyes filled with tears. A loud noise
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AIDEN'S POV "Employee pay in the oil and gas industry is going up, and we’ve come up with a great plan to keep our best employees and attract new talent to Royal Pipelines…" My mind wandered as my HR director, Keith, gave one of the dullest speeches I had ever heard in my long business career. Across from me, Henry was on his phone, probably renewing his Pornhub Premium subscription. Devon sat beside me, playing his part as the head of compliance by frowning at his phone and ignoring the foreign calls going straight to voicemail. He was supposed to inherit a dukedom in a few years if he ever went back to England. But he refused to step foot there. I tapped my pen against the table, staring out the window. Three days had passed since Aurora showed up at my door and accepted my offer. Three days where I had time to think about how a storm had really shut down most of Boston’s public transportation that day. Three days where I completely forgot Nina Pierce existed. Three days
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AIDEN'S POV All I had to do was keep Aurora away from me after we got married. Casey: Your schedule is full today, sir. Aiden: You mean my schedule is clear because you used your few brain cells to fix it. That’s what I PAY YOU FOR. Casey: Yes, sir. What should I do about the engagement ring? Aiden: Send Ms. Pierce a big check and an apology note. I’m not marrying her. Casey: OMG, really? Casey: Sorry, I mean, is the spot still open, sir? ;) Casey: I would make a great wife. I can cook, fish, and babysat a lot of kids. I also know… other things.One day I'll really have to fire my useless assistants but for now I have other pressing matters to take care of. I got out of the elevator, my shoes tapping on the marble floor. Through the big window, I saw the black SUV waiting outside, with the freezing snowstorm behind it then I got in the back seat and told the driver Aurora’s work address. Casey: Never mind. Sorry. That was wrong of me. If you’re not marrying Ms. Pie
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AIDEN'S POV Now that I looked closer, her lower lip was swollen, her cheek was bruised, and even with heavy makeup, I could see a dark bruise around her left eye. She turned her head away, tilting it down to hide the damage. “It’s nothing. None of your business, anyway.” The loan shark had stopped making threats and moved on to actions. My pulse picked up. I cracked my knuckles. I wasn’t sure why her injuries bothered me so much. She was alive and mostly fine. But the thought of someone laying a hand on her…hurting her… “You have ten minutes to finish up and meet me outside. You should know by now, I don’t like waiting.” I turned and walked back to the Escalade, already regretting this marriage. No painkiller in the world could save me from the headache Aurora was about to bring into my life. She showed up minutes later, wrapped in a cheap coat with two holes in it. I opened the back door for her. She climbed in, and I followed. “Drive around,” I told my c
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The Merciless Billionaire's Contract Marriage Chapter 81: Goodbye
AIDEN'S POV Three hours later, my friends were finally gone. I climbed up the stairs, taking them quickly. I was forty five thousand dollars richer and a lot more likely to punch Daniel Sterling in the face for his bad advice. Why did I put surveillance on my wife? I already knew she was going to do whatever she wanted. And what did Daniel know about women anyway? He hated the idea of them, unless they were his stepmother and sister. I didn’t bother with pretending to get ready for bed. I went straight to Aurora's room and knocked on her door. After knocking three times and getting no answer, I pushed the door open a little. The room was empty. “Petar!” I yelled so loud my throat hurt and probably broke the windows. My estate manager was there in seconds, clearly surprised to hear me yell. I was searching through her closet, trying to see if she left any of her important things. The things she cared about most. She hadn’t. Damn it! “Sir, do you need anything?” Petar asked f
The Merciless Billionaire's Contract Marriage Chapter 80: You're Spying On Me?
AIDEN'S POV Raindrops dotted her face and lips like little diamonds, a clear sign of the rain outside. The weather has been nicer lately, but this week, it was raining a lot. The scene reminded me of when Aurora said yes to my proposal in front of my friends. It made me feel good and I smiled, watching her with a look of amusement. Finally, she’d come to her senses. My wife stopped. By the time I realized she was holding something in her clenched fist, she threw it at my chest. A soaked, heavy cloth slid down my shirt. I could almost hear Daniel’s, Sterling’s, and Henry’s jaws drop in surprise. “You’ve been following me!” Aurora slammed her open hands on the table and, in one movement, wiped it clean of cards, glasses, and ashtrays. The stuff flew to the floor. “I saw your stupid guys waiting by my car when I left Mrs. Reynolds’ nursing home, so I decided to chase them and Got one guy’s jacket. The other was too fast.” “Which one did you catch?” Daniel asked casually. “So
The Merciless Billionaire's Contract Marriage Chapter 79: The Calm Before The Storm
AIDEN'S POV My heart was racing now. I could feel the tension and pressure around my neck, and for the first time in years, I knew they were going to win.Being rejected by my wife wasn’t even one of the worst things that happened to me this month, but the fact she turned me down made me want to rip off my skin and throw it all over Daniel’s house.It was his idea to make me push my weight around with her. Now, not only did I have Landon as a problem, but I also had a wife who refused to get pregnant.I turned around, storming down the hallway, speeding past the master bedroom like a storm, going all the way to the farthest room on the second floor. My fingers itched. My eyes twitched. I couldn’t hold it in anymore.I couldn’t keep it under control. For the first time in years, I was going to let the anger come out. I threw the door open. It was an old study room I converted into a spa. Whatever bullshit excuse I could give the builders to soundproof the room and fill it with soft, u
The Merciless Billionaire's Contract Marriage Chapter 78: Promises And Betrayals
AIDEN'S POV “Cut the crap, King. Where’s my money?” He tried to grab my shirt collar, leaning over my desk, but I was faster. I pushed back in my chair, making him fall face first onto my desk, his eyes landing on the tempting numbers from the monthly report. I stood up and buttoned my suit. “What’s money in the big picture, Herold, my friend? You have the Arctic to save.” “You won’t be so smug when I go to the FBI and tell them how much money you stole from me.” He quickly got up, fixing his tie. “Let me know when you do that, so I can visit the IRS and tell them you’ve been hiding millions in offshore accounts. That’ll end your nonprofit career faster than a fish out of water.” He froze, knowing I had a point. Herold would have to pay for it. No one was supposed to know he was hiding millions where no one could find it. He glared at me. “You think I care?” he spat. “You think that’ll stop me from sending Tinder and Tree to Evon? To give them all the things your family stole f
The Merciless Billionaire's Contract Marriage Chapter 77: A Bed Of Broken Hearts
AIDEN'S POV It was already hard enough for me to say the word "divorce." Now I had to stand here and listen to her tell me we were in a serious, monogamous relationship. My life really went downhill after we started sleeping together. "You will never find what we have with anyone else," she said angrily. "And you’re the dumbest smart man if you think you can." "Are you done being dramatic?" I leaned against her bedroom doorframe, crossing my arms like a tired dad. "Are you done being heartless?" she replied back. “No. Which brings us to the only reason you’re still here but not pregnant yet.” "Did you ever think I might not be able to have kids at all?" She started getting dressed. Underwear first, then a big shirt. "I did," I said. "When I made this plan, I wrote down the good things, the bad things, and the problems that could happen. Not being able to have kids was the first bad thing on the list." "And?" "And everyone can be replaced." She froze. She didn’t move at all
The Merciless Billionaire's Contract Marriage Chapter 76: Married To A Monster
AIDEN'S POV I threw the blanket off and sat up, quickly pulling on my underwear. “Sweetheart, let’s not act like I care enough to have you followed. Daniel follows Herold, and he saw you going in and out of his house.” “Daniel’s a jerk.” She jumped off the bed like she touched something hot. I pulled a v neck shirt over my head and didn’t care about her yelling. “What Daniel is or isn’t doesn’t matter to me. I’m not married to him. You, on the other hand, are breaking the contract you signed. The part that says you can’t help my enemies. You went and talked to Herold like a fool, telling him we keep our money separate. Now Herold will use your job in court to show that I’m a bad, cold husband.” “You are a cold husband.” She threw up her hands and laughed with no joy. “Love wasn’t part of the deal.” “Screw your deal!” she shouted, losing her usual calm. “Why? Screwing you is way more fun.” I was already heading to my room. I felt proud for not letting us sleep in the same bed
The Merciless Billionaire's Contract Marriage Chapter 75: Sixty Thousand Strings
AIDEN'S POV Aurora signed a contract saying she couldn't talk about it. She had no right to tell anyone. Daniel took a puff from his cigarette and looked at me with a small smile. “Don’t tell me you were dumb enough to add her to your bank accounts, Aiden.” "No, but I send her sixty thousand dollars every month. She lives in my house, eats my food, and I pay for everything. I thought that would be enough money so she wouldn’t try to find another job." "Well, that’s what she told the Landons. You know she works for them, right?" I did, and I didn’t. Aurora told me months ago that she wanted to do that, but she didn’t say anything after. I assumed. Fine, I hoped she only said it to annoy me and get a reaction out of me because that seems to be her favorite thing to do right now but I didn’t think she would really do it. "Aiden?" Daniel tilted his head. I coughed, put my hands under the table, and cracked my knuckles. “I knew,” I lied. “Why didn’t you stop it?” "Well that's
The Merciless Billionaire's Contract Marriage Chapter 74: Caught In The Act
AIDEN'S POV It had only been forty minutes since they arrived, and already I wanted to kick them out with my shoes still stuck in their backsides. Aurora was upstairs on a zoom call with her friends, and my mind was full of thoughts about what I had planned for her tonight. “A smile? No way.” Devon squinted at his cards and took a sip of his brandy. “Maybe he’s having a stroke.” “Maybe something’s stuck in his teeth,” Henry said, tapping his cards on the table. “Like, you know, feelings or something.” “Shut up,” I warned. “No, they’re right. You’re smiling,” Daniel said, looking at me with disgust. “It’s gross. We’re trying to eat here.” He dropped his sandwich onto his plate. “I think it’s cute,so let's leave him alone for now” Henry said, taking a sip of his beer. “Aiden caught a case of feelings, and there’s no cure for what he’s got.” “Are you really one to talk about being pussy whipped?” I grabbed a card from the stack in the middle of the table. “Your manhood has bee
The Merciless Billionaire's Contract Marriage Chapter 73: Torn Between Duty and Desire
AIDEN'S POV Three months had passed since Aurora moved in. Three months of annoying daily dinners, text messages full of pointless cloud pictures, and too much sex. Physically, I’d never been this satisfied in my life. Mentally, my thoughts and beliefs shrank every time I stepped into my house. If Aurora thought we were getting closer to being happily married, she was wrong. I wasn’t any more in love with her than I was three months ago, and didn’t care for her more than the day she walked into my office, asking me to be her hero. Yet, my new life had a cost, and I wasn’t happy about paying it. I cracked my knuckles behind closed doors so much, I was surprised my fingers were still attached. I spent extra time at the gym taking my anger out on a punching bag to let off steam. It didn’t help that Sandy was showing off her big belly. She kept it out every weekend when we went to my parents' house, patting it to make sure no one forgot she was pregnant. My parents' excitement about
