The Bride of Ashton BlackwoodUpdated at Jul 22, 2025, 07:17
He needed a bride.She needed an escape.He was never meant to fall in love.She was never meant to stay.But fate had other plans.Ashton Blackwood is the epitome of a modern-day prince wealthy, powerful, and untouchable. With his icy heart and razor sharp instincts, love is a game he refuses to play. But when his ailing grandfather demands he marry within a year, Ashton decides to choose his own bride... one who comes with no strings, no emotions, and no danger to his guarded heart.Then he meets Selene Montaire.She’s everything he never expected, captivating, poised, and mysterious. A woman who appears out of nowhere and tempts him into a contract marriage with promises of convenience and privacy. But Selene is not who she says she is.Her real name is Seraphina Rae Calloway, a secret agent from a shadowy organization called VANTA. Her mission? Infiltrate Ashton’s life. Make him fall. Gain his trust. Steal the secrets only he knows. And when it’s all over break him.Yet somewhere between the stolen glances, tender touches, and whispered midnight confessions, something changes. Selene finds herself falling for the man behind the title. And Ashton, unknowingly giving his heart away to the one person who could destroy him, begins to dream of forever.But love built on lies has a cost. When the truth shatters their world, Selene must choose between completing her mission or saving the man who taught her how to feel again. And Ashton must decide whether love is worth the risk… even if it means standing against everything he once believed.In a world of secrets, danger, and betrayal, can love truly conquer all?