Scarlet_Shine

She gave up her dream of shining on the ballerina stage —for him.
 
She sacrificed her self-respect —for him. 

She forgot her true identity —for him. 

But even after all that, she couldn’t compare to the woman who held Ryan’s heart.

Arwen Quinn, heiress of prestigious Quinn family, realized too late that no matter what she did, she would never win Ryan’s love. The future that awaited her was a life trapped in endless misery of a loveless marriage. 

So, decisively, she ends their relationship and walks away. What she didn’t expect was that in breaking free from Ryan, she had opened the door for Aiden to enter her life — a chance that he had been waiting for. 

Aiden Winslow, an enigmatic CEO isn’t just mysterious —he is determined, and won’t allow to take Arwen away from him again.
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Aiden narrowed his eyes, “Are you sure about this?” 

“If I wasn’t sure, I wouldn’t have asked,” Arwen replied coolly. “Stop dawdling. If you’re unwilling, I’ll find someone else who can get the marriage certificates today.”

His expression darkened as he pulled her close. “Once offered to me, it’s mine alone.”

Unfazed, Arwen asked, “So, do you accept? If yes, we’ll get the certificates now.”

“On one condition,” he said. “I don’t do contract marriages. The woman I marry will be the woman I share my bed with. If you agree, then we’ll—”

“Not a problem. Let’s go,” Arwen said without letting him finish, pulling him into the Civil Marriage Bureau.

Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO

Although she needed nothing to believe it, still, since she was there to mess up with him, she pretended to be skeptical about it. "You want me to believe it?" she asked, raising her brows at him.

Aiden stared at him for a second before shaking his head. "I would love it more if instead of believing me, you would go out and wreak havoc for each and every woman who even dared to try it," he said, his eyes at her growing expectant with each passing second.

Momentarily stunned, Arwen couldn't bear to look into his eyes for longer. Taking a step back, she quickly pulled away. She was there to mess up with him, but she never knew he would make it happen the opposite.

"Shouldn't you be trying to make me believe instead?" she asked, confused about why he was going out of the script. And who the hell encourages their wife to throw a tantrum like that? Don't men desire an understanding and obedient wife instead, who tries to understand it all?

Matter of a week or two.