Night Owl

Jaden Blackwell was given an ultimatum by his parents: get married in six months or lose the company to his cousins. And when Anna Hayes walked into his office seeking for a loan to save her dying sister, he saw it as the perfect opportunity.

She marries him, she saves her sister, he saves the company he worked hard for.

The contract was simple, no intimacy, no strings attached and most importantly; no love.

But what happens when he goes against everything he has ever known and realizes that Anna might just be his downfall? And he began to question himself: was it still a contract?

And what happens when he finds out Anna might not be who she claims to be?





A CONTRACT MARRIAGE TO THE RUTHLESS BILLIONAIRE

Anna woke with a start, her head resting awkwardly against the edge of the bed. The events of the night before hit her all at once, a storm of emotions flooding her chest. Her phone was still clutched in her hand, the screen dim but displaying Emily’s last message: 


Relief lingered, but it was overshadowed by the simmering anger she felt toward Jaden. His coldness, his refusal to let her go to the hospital, his audacity to claim it was for her protection—it was all too much. 


The door creaked open, and her heart skipped a beat. She turned her head sharply, expecting one of the guards, but it was Jaden. He stepped inside, his presence commanding as always, though his expression was unreadable. 


He paused, his eyes sweeping over her disheveled appearance. “You didn’t sleep in the bed,” he noted, his voice clipped. 


Anna glared at him, sitting up straighter. “I didn’t think I deserved the luxury after being treated like a prisoner.” 


Chapter 21- The Escape