The contract that owned herUpdated at Jun 27, 2026, 03:34
I signed the contract knowing it was a lie.I just didn’t know why he needed my name.Elias Ashcroft is untouchable – a billionaire whose power leaves no witnessesand no evidence. When my family is erased by a scandal soaked in blood andmoney, I expect to disappear next.Instead, he offers me marriage.Two years.Perfect appearances.Absolute silence.Living under his roof means surrendering autonomy one rule at a time. Hisattention is controlled. His desire is measured. Every touch feels negotiated –until obsession replaces distance.The house whispers at night.Doors exist where hallways don’t.And the women who came before me exist only in rumors.Because I wasn’t chosen to be saved.I was chosen because my name unlocks something he cannot claim alone.And when love starts to feel dangerous, I have to decide whether the man whotaught me pleasure is the same man who orchestrated my ruin – and whetherstaying will cost me my freedom… or finally give me power.Because in this marriage, love isn’t the prize.It’s the trap.