All Chapters of The Devil’s Contract: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Chapter 1“You’re pathetic. You can’t even give my son an heir.”My mother-in-law’s harsh words echoed through my mind as I held the pregnancy test strip in my shaky hands.For the first time in two years, it showed two lines.A series of emotions flooded through me, but my happiness was over the skyscraper’s roof. After two years of marriage, after all the emotional abuse from my mother-in-law, I finally conceived.I was finally having a child for Eric.Leaving the office for home to rest and wait for Eric to return, I was dying to tell him the thrilling news in person.Seated in my car, as my chauffeur; Trevor drove, I pulled out my phone and sent a text to Eric.[I have good news. I can’t wait to tell you.]After waiting for minutes in silence, I glanced at my phone and my heart sank when I saw he hadn’t replied to my text yet.He never took this long to reply unless it was business, which wasn't because he went to meet his friend at the bar, leaving me at the office to finish his

6 months later.“What’s taking him so long?” I muttered to myself as I glanced at the large clock hanging on the wall. For an hour, I'd been waiting in the lobby. Clutching my Hermes bag tightly, I approached the receptionist again, noticing her growing annoyance. I couldn't blame her; it was my third time coming up to her."He'll be here soon. Please be patient, Miss Corsetti," she said before I could speak. With a sigh, I retreated to my seat.My phone beeped, diverting my attention. It was a text from both Amelia and my best friend, Jade. Funny how they both messaged at the same time.[How's the interview going?]Even funnier that they both asked the same question.Deciding to reply after the interview, I tucked my phone back into my bag when a shadow fell over me, signaling someone's approach.“Miss Corsetti,” I looked up at the receptionist, “Mr Sandoval is waiting for you in his office.”My heart momentarily skipped a bit, and I wasn't sure if it was because of the interview or

A few hours after signing the contract and heading back home, the movers showed up at my doorstep. I directed them to my room before telling them what to move and what to leave behind, and as I watched them move my things into the van, my mind raced with negative thoughts. A part of me wanted to run away from all of this, but the other part stood her ground. There was no going back now. I already signed the contract, and Adonis didn’t seem like the kind of person to change his mind. As I leaned against the door frame, a glistering light flashed in my eye, and when I looked down, I realized it came from the diamond ring sitting nicely on my finger. Running my fingers across its magnificent structure, I found my heart beating fast as I recalled the way he wore the ring on me. I could almost feel his fingers caressing mine again. “I’m coming with you.” Amelia’s voice jolted me from my not-so-pure thoughts, and I followed her gaze as it landed on my ring. “He already got you

ESTELLE’S POVI sat in front of the dresser, staring into the mirror as I applied my makeup. I was going for a confident, powerful look tonight, perfect for tonight’s event. Attending an event my ex-husband who tried to murder you, would be present wasn’t a wise decision, and could be traumatic. Yet here I was, eager to attend.Once, I loved Eric but not anymore. All I felt for him was a searing hatred that could lit a forest. My primary reason for going to this event was to flaunt to Eric that I was alive, thriving, sexier than ever, and married to his half-brother.A sadistic smile tugged on my lips as I imagined what the look on his face would be when he saw me. It’d be priceless.Just as I was going for a dark shade of pink lipstick, I recalled Adonis’s rule. Dropping the lipstick, I went for the deepest red shade and smudged it on my lips. It was ridiculous; the rules and the whole punishment thing, but deep down, I found myself wanting to impress him.Why was that? I had no ide

ADONIS’S POV I watched as Estelle waltzed away, her backside moving confidently like a gazelle. Her seductive scent lingered, filling my lungs. I couldn't get over the taste and feel of her skin off my mind. If I hadn't been interrupted, I might've fucked here there and then. But that wasn't going to happen until she gets on her knees for me and beg to be fucked to insanity. The conversation we had in the car brought me out of my nasty thoughts. A searing rage like nothing I had ever felt coursed through me when I’d seen the bruise on her wrist. All I could think of was snapping Eric’s neck like a twig. But then, I realized just how different we were as much as we were similar. I could never let my emotions get the best of me, and let people trapple all over all in the name of… Love. The word sounded foreign to me because all my life, the only love I let consume me had my love for my mother, and where had that gotten her… Beneath the earth, buried in her grave. My chest tigh