Olivia thought her life was going to be perfect after she was adopted at a legal age by the Brookes couple, who were well-known businessmen in New York. 

She later found out that the reason for her adoption was only for a marriage agreement because the Brookes couple only had a male child and needed a female child to fulfil their end of the bargain. 

Things got worse for Olivia when she realized her fiance, Kellan hated her to the core and had another woman in his life, and she had no choice but to go through with the marriage. 

Will Olivia be able to survive all the troubles she would go through in the hands of Kellan and his girlfriend who would do anything to get rid of her?

Arranged Bride

My cell phone buzzed its way off the nightstand, pulling me from sleep. A glance said it was Kellan's number flashing across the screen. I almost ignored it because Kellan had been unreachable most of the day, and I'd assumed he had finally turned his phone off after drowning himself in whiskey. Yet, something inside gnawed at me, begging me to answer. I exhaled and picked up, "Hello?" 


"Is this Brian?" a gruff voice growled, almost as if there was an irritated note in its tone. 


"This is Tony, the bartender down at Logan's Pub. Your friend Kellan is causing quite a scene here. You might want to come get him before things get out of hand." 


I groggily groaned as I sat up and ran a hand over my face. "I'll be there soon." 


I hung up and rubbed my temples. It all weighed on me. Kellan was spiraling-we were all in our own way-but his drinking had gone from bad habit to an outright dependence, and he'd become lazy with just about everything else. 


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