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

Even with Ethan's arms wrapped around me like a fortress, even with the gentle sound of waves in the distance and the rhythm of the city pulsing softly beneath the rooftop, I lay wide awake, staring at the ceiling, my body still, but my mind screaming.

The voice recorder echoed in my head on a loop.

> "Marcus has agreed to play the fiancé role once she reaches full compliance…"

My predator in polished shoes and tailored suits.

I sat up slowly, slipping from Ethan's embrace, careful not to wake him. I needed space. Answers. Air.

The sun hadn't even begun to rise, and yet my chest felt like noon, bright with rage, thick with heat.

THE VEIL LIFTS AND THE BREAKING POINT