 years old Zara Klein was forced to marry, and produce an heir for 41-year-old Kai Adler, who has three months left to live; to save her father's company from bankruptcy. She had to keep up with Kai's inhumane treatment, got pregnant with his child and quietly anticipated his death. But their lives took a drastic turn when Kai miraculously got cured of his illness.



Marriage Pact

I stepped out of the hospital and inhaled deep as the cool breeze stroked my skin. Jacob walked beside me wordlessly but was there with me as we walked away from the sterilized confines. My head whirred on 


 Is this real? Had we just given them a DNA sample? Was I finally going to see whether my dad isn't my real father? 


Not a single one of those emotions escaped onto my face. Jacob didn't see that the slightest bit of chaos was churning inside me. 


"So." Jacob's voice cut through the silence. "How are you feeling?” 


I gave him a sideways look. "I'm good," I said a little too quickly. Thing was, I hadn't been feeling good for days. My belly had been tied up in knots since that old conversation in the park, but like heck was I about to let that on. 


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