Vivian_Chisom

Ava Monroe thought she was signing a lifeline, a contract marriage to Ethan Kingsley, the billionaire heir with ice in his veins and secrets in his eyes. 
In exchange for saving her family's legacy, she agreed to play the perfect wife. No strings. No feelings. No questions.
But nothing about Ethan is simple.
Behind the flawless smiles and public displays lies a web of power, betrayal, and buried pain. 
As Ava steps deeper into Ethan’s cold world of calculated deals and media deception, she discovers that the most dangerous game isn’t love, it’s pretending not to need it.
And when secrets from their pasts begin to surface, old flames, hidden alliances, and a shadowy threat watching their every move, their façade begins to crack.
What started as a contract may end in obsession.
Because when hearts are locked in a battle of lies and longing… someone always gets burned.

HIS PERFECT CONTRACTED WIFE

The leather seat was cold against my legs, but not colder than the silence between us.

I hadn't said a word since I climbed into the back of my father's car.

The driver glanced nervously at us in the rearview mirror, probably wondering how a father and daughter could sit so close, yet seem like they were worlds apart.

I couldn't stop thinking about Ethan's face when he realized I knew.

Everything had been real between us, except the truth.

"You've been crying," my father said softly, his voice barely audible over the hum of the engine.

I turned my face toward the window. "Not your concern."

"Don't," I snapped. "Don't act like we have some history. You were a ghost for most of my life. You don't get to show up now and play savior."

He didn't answer right away. The air between us thickened with something unspoken.

THE STRANGER IN MY FATHER & THE WOMAN WHO LEFT ME