Willow. Driven by desperation, I made a huge mistake. After stealing money from my boss, he presented me with an ultimatum. Face imprisonment or marry him. The thought of losing my son was unbearable, so I chose the second option. Three years of forced smiles and stifled tears before he grants my release. Gabriel Reed is intimidating, domineering, ruthless, and a total jerk. But as time passes, his sharp, ruthless edges soften, and he shows a genuine, caring side I would’ve never expected... moreWillow. Driven by desperation, I made a huge mistake. After stealing money from my boss, he presented me with an ultimatum. Face imprisonment or marry him. The thought of losing my son was unbearable, so I chose the second option. Three years of forced smiles and stifled tears before he grants my release. Gabriel Reed is intimidating, domineering, ruthless, and a total jerk. But as time passes, his sharp, ruthless edges soften, and he shows a genuine, caring side I would’ve never expected. The lines between duty and desire blur as the forced marriage, ironclad NDA, and stringent contract morph into something deeper. Something I can’t control. Something I don’t want to control. Gabriel. I had a plan, and to execute it, she had to pay. Not with her nonexistent money, but with years of her life. Our marriage certificate is real, but our connection ends there. This was a deal. A pact forged in desperation, one that would keep her out of prison and grant me control of my father’s company, a business empire I helped build over a decade of tireless effort and sacrifice. In my ruthless pursuit of my ambitions, I was prepared to deceive my parents and the world, concealing the forced marriage and calling her child—whose existence I didn’t even know about when we said “I do”—my own. The sting of a past betrayal by one manipulative woman still burns deep within me. Fifteen years of self-protective emotional isolation have become my armor, a shield against future pain, leaving me numb and distant. Until Willow shatters that carefully constructed fortress. She is everything the woman of my past isn’t. Selfless, compassionate, and distractingly beautiful. One fake kiss, under the blinding flash of camera lights on the red carpet, alters my carefully laid plans. As time goes on, every heated gaze, lingering touch, and passionate kiss ignites a longing in me to extend our three-year agreement far beyond its limit, and I’ll stop at nothing to get what I want. Even when she finds out I played a hand in the predicament that started it all. BILLIONAIREBOSS/EMPLOYEEAGE GAPSINGLE MOTHERFORCED MARRIAGE CLOSE PROXIMITYMORALLY GREY MMC. less
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