"Anastasia!" he breathed out, closing the distance between them in three long strides. He gripped her shoulders, searching her face. "Where have you been? No one knew where you went. I thought..."
As she walked toward the front door of the estate, the lights flickered on. Adrian was standing at the bottom of the grand staircase, his eyes dark with a mix of anger and hurt. Matrimonio Por Contrato Con El Anastasia Lee (2...
"The contract was for two years, Anastasia. But I don't want two years. I want a lifetime. I fell in love with you months ago, and no legal document can dictate how much I need you in my life." "Anastasia
Anastasia was trapped. If the contract went public, Adrian's company would suffer immeasurably, and her family would be ruined all over again. Chapter 5: Love Over Law No one knew where you went
They faced the media storm together the next day, hand in hand, rewriting their own story on their own terms.
That night, the boundaries of the contract blurred. Adrian stayed at the hospital with her, drinking terrible vending machine coffee and listening to her talk about her childhood. She saw a side of him he kept hidden from the world—a protective, caring man buried under layers of corporate armor. Chapter 4: The Threat
She picked up the pen and signed her name in elegant cursive.