 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

The glow from my laptop screen cast faint shadows across the darkened study. I leaned back in my chair, the weight of the discoveries pressing hard upon my chest. 


For weeks, I had tracked every transaction with Mr. Klein's name on it, using his business partnership as cover in investigating his accounts. And what I'd found wasn't illegal; it was explosive: shell companies, offshore accounts, bribed officials-a web of corruption. And right at the center of it? Kai. 


A knock on the door yanked me from my reverie. Zara stepped inside, her expression grim. 


"Any luck?" she asked, her voice soft yet urgent. 


I gestured toward the screen. "More than I bargained for." 


She closed the door behind her and went closer, crossing her arms. "What did you find?" 


I turned the laptop toward her. "See for yourself." 


Her eyes moved down the documents, while her furrowed eyebrows deepened further with each passing second. 


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