Rachel_Ukpabi

Maya Moore thought she'd found love with Xavier until she uncovered his dark life as a criminal kingpin. Now, she's on the run and finds unlikely protection in a contract marriage with Aiden Jabari, a billionaire with secrets of his own. But as Maya and Aiden’s staged relationship grows real, she’s caught in a deadly web of betrayal, family feuds, and a Mafia past that won't stay buried. With danger closing in from all sides, Maya must decide who she can trust before her new life and love are destroyed forever.

Married To a Double Stranger

The hallway blurred around me as Scarlet dialed furiously on her phone. My head was pounding, and the flashes of Amelia Montes's face filled my mind, slipping past my control like sand through my fingers. Why did she seem so familiar, even though I'd never seen her before? And why did the sight of her picture shake something deep inside me?

I gripped the edge of a table for balance as I took a shaky breath, hoping to push through the fog clouding my thoughts. "No, I...I'm fine," I managed to say, but Scarlet's face remained tight with concern.

"Mrs. Jabari, help is on the way. Just hold on." Her voice sounded distant, echoing through the chaos in my mind.

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