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I walked back to my room to see her lifeless body with the mask that was helping her breath over her nose. What I saw in her journal and Levi’s words hit me so hard. I wanted to get close to her but I was scared she would wake up and see me. 
I didn’t deserve to be close to her after all I’ve done yet I couldn’t stay away from her. 
I went to the bed and feel on my knees, the tears in my eyes had made my vision blur so I blinked to let them flow freely. 
“I’m sorry Elisa,” I mumbled, my eyes on her burnt hand….the same hand I burnt. Looking at it brought all the memories back and I fucking hated myself. I hated myself for everything I had put her through and I just wanted to put a gun to my head and pull the trigger.
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Marrying your seventh grade crush and first love was a dream come true for Elisa Davis. She had been in love with Nikolai Smith since she bumped into him in seventh grade. Who wouldn’t fall in love with him? Nikolai had the looks, popularity and money. 
So when she found out that her father had sold her off to pay the debt he was owing Nikolai’s father, instead of being mad, she was rather ecstatic because her dreams have finally comes true. But Nikolai feels the same way she feels? Will he ever feel the same way he feels? Will he ever reciprocate his feelings? 
Why are there too many secrets? Can the couple handle what life throws their way?

In HOLY Matrimony

ELISA SMITH

Nikolai's expression shifted from curiosity to a mix of shock and concern. "Give birth within a year? That's an absurd condition. Why would your father include such a clause in our contract?"

I leaned back, crossing my arms as I recounted the unusual terms. "It's a power move, a way for my father to maintain control over your property, and if you don't fulfil that, he gets half of your property after a year."

Nikolai's eyes narrowed, the weight of the revelation sinking in. "He's using our personal lives as collateral for his gain. This goes beyond controlling the business. It's a blatant intrusion into our privacy and personal choices."

I nodded solemnly. "Exactly. My father has always been manipulative, but this takes it to a whole new level. It's a strategy to ensure we adhere to his wishes, even in the most intimate aspects of our lives."

IHM-XXIX