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Contract Marriage
Love after Marriage
Pregnant
Mafia
Ruthless
Dominant
Contemporary
First-Person POV
Dark Romance
Synopsis. Lila Moreno is a young woman balancing two jobs, a waitress by day and bartender by night. She does everything she can to get money to pay for her mother's medical bills. When she overhears a conversation at the bar she is intrigued which leads her to a peculiar proposition, she is desperate enough to listen. Luca DeLuca, the enigmatic and powerful heir to a notorious crime family offers her a way out of her financial problems, he offers to pay all her mothers hospital bills and a significant sum of money in exchange for becoming his wife. The only catch? She must not only navigate his dangerous world of crime, but also guard her heart in the process. She should not under any circumstances fall in love with him. Lila accepts the deal purely for survival. Yet as she is drawn deeper into Luca’s dark twisted world, she begins to uncover the cracks in his seemingly impenetrable armor. Their relationship evolves into something neither of them anticipated an intricate dance of power, trust, and vulnerability. But the cost of their connection is high. As enemies close in and loyalties are tested, Lila must decide how far she is willing to go to protect the ones she loves and herself. In a world where morality is blurred and trust is a luxury, can love survive the darkness, or will it destroy them both?
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UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Thirty nine
Lila. I sat on my bed trying to get my composure back before I stepped out. What was I doing? This was a bad idea all around.Jake had such a big effect on me and even though we were now married, it was still a sham and I had to remind myself of that every moment I was anywhere near him. He didn't make it any easier on me, tha man was the definition of sexual appeal. I got up taking one last glimpse of my look on the mirror, I was about to step out when the phone rang.It was my son's doctor. My heart immediately dropped, did something happen? I wondered my hands already shaking with fear."Ms Lila," the doctor said on tke side of the line as soon as I picked up"Is my son okay? Did something happen?" I asked pacing around the room aimlessly."Yes... Yes, Kyle is okay.. He just woke up."Tears started flowing aimlessly down my cheeks, tears of gratitude. "He was asking for you, can you come in?" rje doctor continued after a few seconds and my heart immediately sank with guilt."I
Last Updated : 2025-03-09UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Thirty Eight
Lila.I jumped when Jake’s husky voice penetrated my thoughts. I turned to look at him and my heart did that weird flipping thing it did whenever I was caught off. guard by his sheer masculine beauty. Which was every time I looked at him.I might need to get ready for dinner, but he looked as perfect as ever. Not a dark, gleaming hair out of place, his white shirt unbuttoned at the collar, the sleeves pushed up, revealing those forearms again.His black trousers didn’t have a wrinkle. With my blond hair frizzing from the humidity, and my blouse and pants showing every hour of the long journey, she felt like one big crease standing next to this perfectly pressed beauty I gratefully escaped to the luxurious bathroom. Standing there with him, in a space that was made for lovers, had probably housed hundreds of them, had seemed much too intimate. And, if I was honest, too tempting.I suddenly knew why it had been so hard for all the girls in high school and college why so many of them had
Last Updated : 2025-03-07UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Thirty Seven
Jake.The villa was made secluded by dense native foliage, and a pond had been built to encircle the house, with a small wooden bridge granting the only access into the grand structure.Floor to ceiling windows exposed the villa to billion dollar views of the crystalline water and the surrounding mountains. It was obvious that the villa itself, no matter how stunningly luxurious, was only a part of what the guests were paying for.The real star was the serene natural beauty of the bay. And that's why I was so adamant on owning it. It was a secluded paradise very good for business. “This is…I suppose people pay a lot of money to stay in a place like this?” Lila said looking around in awe. I could tell just by how amazed she looked, she had never been to such a spectacular place before. I nodded. “Thousands of dollars a night. And with the proper marketing they would pay more than that.”“I can see why you want it.”“It will be a nice addition. Normally I build my resorts from the gr
Last Updated : 2025-03-07UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Thirty six
Jake. The ride back to our hotel was mostly quiet, and I appreciated the silence. I needed to think. Immediately we got off the plane I got three missed calls from my private eye and a few text messages. When I looked, he had sent me a copy of the DNA results test. I was Ninety nine point nine percent Kyle's biological father I looked over at Lila, who seemed to be reading a book, studying her, her features. I knew I remembered her from somewhere, something about her always felt familiar. Did she know? Did she know I was Kyle's dad? Is that why she agrees and orchestrated all this?"You have been staring at me for a while now, it's getting uncomfortable." She said, smiling slightly."What?""You are making me uncomfortable by your staring." she epeated herself."I am sorry, I just want to admire my wife." I lied."Can you do that when you are not literally driving?"She was right, I needed to stop. But how could I stop? What was her end game?I focused back on the road but ste
Last Updated : 2025-02-21UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Thirty Five
LilaMy heart stuttered. Images of twined tanned and lily white limbs flashed through my mind’s eye. Jake kissing me passionately, desire overwhelming us to the point that we couldn’t make it to the bed, Jake taking me gently to the floor, settling between my thighs…I blinked, trying to stop the erotic slideshow.The look in Jake’s dark eyes told me that we were experiencing a moment of identical thought, and that was enough to bring common sense and sanity back.“Classy.” I sounded prissy even to my own ears.“Class is sometimes overrated. Particularly in the bedroom.”The fact that he was always ready with some casual, off the cuff response was infuriating. I couldn’t hope to compete with him there. I lacked both the sophistication and the experience to fake nonchalance when he said things like that.Before this moment sex on the floor had never even crossed my mind, and I was way too busy grappling with the new, unsettling notion to try and be witty.“Where is my luggage?” I asked
Last Updated : 2025-02-19UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Thirty Four
Jake.I watched as hectic color flooded Lila’s face. It was a source of amazement to me that a woman of her age could blush so easily. I preferred a more sophisticated type of woman, the kind of woman who didn’t expect anything from a man but a few nights of mutual satisfaction.The only sort of pink any of those women got in their cheeks came from their make up bag. I found it an interesting sort of challenge, making her blush.“No, actually I was planning to have you installed down the hall, so that I could use your services by day and entertain my mistress by night.”Color reddened her neck and slowly climbed into her face, staining her cheeks a deep crimson. “Well, the stipulations of the prenup would certainly allow it,” she said stifflyI chuckled. “You are not getting rid of me so easily, Lila.” I strode across the cabin of the plane and leaned down, cupping her chin and tilting her face up so that she was forced to meet my eyes. “I’m here to playdevoted husband.” I smoothed m
Last Updated : 2025-02-19UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Thirty Three
Lila. The vibrant colour of the island rushed up into my vision as the plane began to move closer to the land. The trees were so dense I could hardly see the runway, and it felt as though the plane was going to crash into the thick palms and trees that lined the coast.“It’s so beautiful,” I said.Jake barely looked up from his laptop. He was sitting across from me in a captain’s chair that was adjacent to the small love seat I was perched on.His private plane was the size of ny apartment, and was lavishly furnished. I had probably looked completely gauche when I had boarded the plane back in New York, my mouth hanging open as I took in the absolute indulgence and luxury of my surroundings.“Yes. It is. Which is why it’s such valuable real estate.”Even the matter of fact statement sent a shiver of wanting through me. He could recite baseball statistics and still sound unbearably sexy. I had my own bedroom and en suite bathroom for the duration of the thirteen hour flight, but not
Last Updated : 2025-02-19UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Thirty Two
Jake.I turned when I heard Lila enter the room. I had hoped that I would have managed to get my rampaging lust under control by the time my new wife had dressed and come out to meet me.And I might have, had she not appeared in the living room looking like every man’s fantasy.The red wrap dress was held onto her luscious body with a bow, making her look like a present that had been wrapped up just for me. A present I wanted very much to unwrap.My fingers itched to pull the end of the bow and reveal the pearly skin that lay beneath the dress. I ached to see each gorgeous inch of her delectable body laid bare before my eyes, to touch her silken skin, to taste the hollow beneath her throat.The seam on my pants bit into my growing erection and I shifted, trying to disguise my reaction to her.“So, now that I’m decent, you were saying…?” She sat on the couch.Her breasts moved with her, their gentle bounce drawing his attention. If she was wearing a bra it was a flimsy lingerie piece,
Last Updated : 2025-02-19UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Thirty One
Jake.I clenched my teeth. The images that statement evoked were so erotic I nearly hauled her slippery body out of the tub so I could show her just what I could accomplish while she was naked and dripping wet.I had thought that by walking in on her bath I could remove the mystery, and in so doing remove some of her allure. But far from it. The hints of peachy skin I could see beneath the water had me hard and wanting her with a ferocity that shocked me.Her attempts to cover herself had pushed her cleavage higher above the surface of the water, and I was having trouble tearing my eyes away so that I could look at her face when she talked. I had seen plenty of naked women, plenty of beautiful, naked women. Why should this one be special? She shouldn’t be. But she was.“Fine, I will wait for you in the living room.”Lila. As soon as he left the room, I scrabbled out of the tub. I wrapped a towel around myself and cautiously peeked into my room. After I had verified that a certain arr
Last Updated : 2025-02-19
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The First Day at work.LilaI stood in front of the gleaming glass doors of Kensington towers, a skyscraper that dominated the upper East Side of the New York skyline. I looked up at the big building that I could bet had over Sixty floors with a mixture of excitement and nervousness. Today was the first day of my new job as the secretary to Jake Anderson, one of the most influential billionaires in the world. Ofcourse everyone had heard of Jake or seen him in blogs and articles. He was well known for a number of things apart from his billionaire status. I had spent the past week and the whole of last night preparing for this day. I was certain I had read all the articles written about him in every site including gossip columns. He was a tech mogul with a reputation for both being ruthless and a visionary. According to Forbes, whatever Jake touched turned into gold literally. He was also known for his strict work ethic, demanding perfection from everyone that worked for him. But ...
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