A Deal With Desire
READING AGE 16+
She married her childhood crush for money. Falling for him again wasn't part of the deal.
When Adele's mother is diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she's left with one impossible option: marry the man she once loved in secret-or watch her world fall apart.
Julian Hawthorne, a cold billionaire with everything to lose, offers her a deal: two years of marriage, no strings attached, in exchange for enough money to save her family-and keep his manipulative ex-wife at bay while securing his dream business deal.
To him, it's just business.
To her, it's heartbreak waiting to happen.
But fake vows can't hide real feelings. And when old wounds reopen and boundaries blur, Adele is no longer the quiet girl he used to ignore-she's the woman who might just destroy his control.
Because in a game of power, secrets, and desire...
The heart never sticks to the rules.
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CELESTE'S POV
I watch his fingers curl around the glass.
That's an entire bottle, gone. When did Julian start drinking this much? Probably after his trophy wife went cuckoo in the head.
Watching her scream and cry……
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