Kiana James’s world shatters when she is forced to break the heart of the man she loves-her childhood sweetheart, Calvin. To save her father’s failing business, she agrees to an arranged marriage with the powerful Alexandria Cartwright. Cold, commanding, and devastatingly handsome, Alexandria is a man used to getting what he wants as he is known for his cold demeanor and ruthless deals. To Kiana, it may seem that their marriage is just another contract-a necessary alliance for her father’s business. But as she steps into his world of wealth and intrigue, she finds herself drawn to the man beneath the icy exterior. Passion ignites, blurring the lines between duty and desire, yet shadows from the past threaten to tear them apart. Torn between a love she lost and a fate she never expected, Kiana must decide: fight for the life she once wanted, or surrender to the man who might just be her destiny.
View More"I-, I don't know who to pick", he said unsure, his hands fidgeting nervously as he intertwined his fingers.“Make up your mind”, I said , urging him.“Calvin, we don't have all day”, said Mrs Jones, exhausted from our little antics.“If you don't make up your mind I am going to choose for you”, she said.Looking at us both, Calvin made up his mind. “I choose Kiana”, he said finally.“I am so sorry”, he whispered to zoe.I stood beside him smiling triumphantly, as if I just won a gold medal.“Zoe can you please join Lina”, Mrs Jones said as she pointed to Lina's direction.Feeling scorned, She picked up her bag and books, while giving me and Calvin a dirty look as she walked away towards Lina's desk.Throughout the school day, Zoe refused to talk to me or even acknowledge my presence. Even when we boarded the school bus to go home, I kept a seat for her in our usual position and when she entered the bus, she ignored my tapping on the seat and went to sit down with another group of fr
(Kiana’s p.o.v) After the altercation with Alexandria downstairs, i was still in shock and rattled from what he said. I sat down on the couch for about ten minutes to regain my composure and to think about my new life with him. "Is this how life is going to be with him?", i asked myself. "Does this mean that anytime I meet someone, either a friend or colleague?, If he dislikes and doesn't approve of that person, does this mean he would threaten me with their life like he did just now". I think in my almost three decades of life on this earth, no one has ever scared the living daylight out of me the way Alexandria just did. It dawned on me that the rumours about the man I married were likely true. Scared shitless for Calvin, I made up my mind to do everything in my power to avoid any meeting with him. I picked up my phone, texting the group chat, saying, " Guys from now henceforth, I will no longer be meeting you guys in public". "Why? What's with the dramatics this early morn
"Those were the names of my estranged twin siblings, whom I hadn't spoken to for over 2 decades or almost three decades," I said out loud to myself Racking my brain on why they would even think of doing this to me when we haven't spoken to each other for a very long time. They were older than me by three years. "What could I have done to them to deserve this?" "Is it because I abandoned the whole family years ago or what?" I asked myself all these questions, but I'm not sure about the right answer. I knew it was time to visit my family and confront them. Because of jealousy, they basically made me sell my daughter to Alexandria. I wonder how he is treating my Kiana. Overwhelmed with so much emotion, tears began to pool in my eyes. I tried to suppress this big emotion that was eating me away, most especially the feeling of extreme guilt towards my family, mostly my daughter. I decided to keep this information to myself because I knew if I told my wife, knowing the p
"I think we should call it a night, it's late", I said, wriggling out of his hands.Not wanting to stay there any further, I opened the door and entered my room, locking the door behind me.Immediately I closed the door, I fell to the floor in shock."I can't believe I just did that", I thought to myself."Fuck what have I done"."No worries, it's just a momentary relapse.Just behave as if nothing happened tomorrow morning".Not wanting to give it anymore thought, I stood up to change out of my dress into my favourite night robe.As I lay on the bed, I kept replaying the kiss in my mind."Fuck I didn't call zoe again".I picked up my phone to call her, her number kept ringing but she didn't pick up the call."Maybe she has gone to bed", I thought to myself. Yawning I placed my phone on the nightstand and fell asleep immediately my head hit the pillow.(Andrew's p.o.v)After I met up with Alexandria, we talked about our agreement and signed the agreement, I've been feeling guilty as
After waking up to the alarm I set earlier that morning, I went to the bathroom to take a shower.I showered carefully making sure I didn't touch my hair. I wrapped a towel around me and exited the bathroom after I was done. I picked out a black lace panties with a cute black bra that had no strap as the dress I was going to wear to the gala was an off shoulder dress. I brought out the dress and jewelry and shoes I had set aside in the morning and started getting ready. I combed out my hair and left it down like that. I put on a slight clean makeup. After I was done with getting ready, I looked at myself in the mirror and satisfied with what I saw, I picked up my purse and left to go downstairs. As I reached the living room, I saw Alexandria waiting on the couch with his eyes closed. He looked so good. The black suit he wore complimented his physique, I stood admiring him for about a minute before coming to my senses.I cleared my throat making my presence known, he opened his eye
I woke up to the sunlight peeking through the curtains. Checking the alarm clock on the bedside table, it read 7:00am. Fighting sleep, I got up from the bed lazily. Straightening the sheets, after which I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face.I changed from my sleeping gown into a plain blue sundress. After which I checked my reflection in the big mirror and, satisfied with how I look, I went to the dining area for breakfast. Surprised to see it empty, I called Joanna to ask about breakfast and the whereabouts of alexandria.“Joanna, joanna”, I called out and she came from the kitchen while using her apron to dry her wet hands.“Where’s breakfast?, I thought breakfast was always by 7am, is anything the problem”. “And where’s Alex, aren’t we supposed to have breakfast together”, I asked with boredom displayed on my face.“Don’t call me that, only those close to me have the permission to call me by that name”, Alexandria said. His deep voice shivers down my spine.“S
An hour after we left the wedding venue we reached a mansion which was located towards the outskirts of the city. A silent gasp left my throat as it came into view, making alexandria turn his head towards me with a smirk on his face. It was a beautiful mansion, surrounded by very big trees forming a type of fence around it. The path to the entrance was a classic style stone path. The house was a very large mansion with four big pillars, two on each end. The exterior was painted a milky white color. Impressed by what I saw, I gave a slight nod of approval, happy that at least i wouldn’t have to deal with him seeing how big the house was. We could sleep on opposite ends of the house and not disturb each other. “Welcome to your new home”, said Alexandria. “Yeah, home sweet home”, I said with a tight smile not wanting to seem too ecstatic about my new home and my living arrangements. Just outside the door stood a middle aged Latina woman, who was sizing me up with her eyes. She bow
Today is my wedding day. Finally, the long awaited day has finally come. I’ve been dreading this day all week and at the same time also praying for it to come sooner so I could get it over with and put it behind me. I sat in the bridal chair in my hotel room as the hairstylist my mother had booked for today worked on my hair, and my makeup was already done. Lost in my thoughts, I didn’t hear my mother call out my name until the hair stylist tapped me softly, snapping me back to the present while walking away. I was already in a bad mood as I woke up earlier than usual today, which was something I never liked doing. I just needed my best friends to make me feel better. Only them knew how to lift my spirits up. “Ohh, yes mum, you called me, is there any problem?”I said, looking at her, realizing that I had kept her standing at the door as I was lost in my thoughts. “Nothing, I just wanted to know if you were done with dressing up," she said while coming closer to take a
Back at at my house, I nervously began prepping myself for my conversation with Calvin. I paced around her room while whispering to myself.“I have to apologize profusely, but how do I do I convince him to accept my apology now”, I said to myself.“Just call him first”, my inner voice said, “there’s no harm in trying”.Picking up my phone, I hesitantly dialed my boyfriend’s number, secretly praying for it to go straight to voicemail so i could avoid talking to him.“Hello, hello, kiana”, he called out as he answered the call.I hesitated, trying to gather myself and thoughts as I my mind was reeling with thoughts that kept rambling “Are you there”, he said, his voice bringing my mind back to present.“Yes I am here, how are you, hope you’re good, hope you reached home safely”, I said trying to stall to avoid talking about the main subject that made me call him in the first place.“I know what you’re trying to do by the way, so just go straight to the point”, he said annoyed at my stu
“No, no, no, I said shouting at the top of my lungs. I will not marry him. I refuse to, I will not marry Tate Brown, he has a bad reputation”, I said, shouting and pleading with my eyes with tears rolling down my eyes.“Kiana Elizabeth James”, called my mother ‘Lana James’.“Please baby just do as your father says”, she pleaded.“You can’t just marry me off like that. I’m not some cattle or property to be sold to the highest bidder”. You are not a cattle neither are you property. My mother said. “I don’t think you guys love me at all, cause if you do you would at least consider my feelings and not force me to marry that evil bastard”, I said tearfully.“Please my love, you are not just doing this for us, you are also doing this for the family, your baby brother”.“Kiana” called my father, “please calm down, lets go to my study room to talk more on this”. “No, I’m not going anywhere with you” I busted out.“I know you guys are doing this for you own selfish reasons and are not think...
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