The Billionaire’s Contracted Virgin Bride

Alessia Hart never thought her life would come to this. At twenty-two, she should be chasing dreams—not eviction notices. But life had other plans. Her mother’s illness drained the last of their savings. The scholarships she worked so hard for disappeared under the weight of mounting medical bills. Her part-time job barely covered food, let alone rent. She was drowning—and there was no one left to throw her a lifeline. Until Damian Blackwood. He wasn’t a knight in shining armor. If anything, he was the dragon. Cold, calculated, and dangerously handsome, Damian was the kind of man people whispered about in boardrooms and tabloids. Billionaire. Business tycoon. Heartless. But beneath his tailored suits and ice-blue gaze was a secret: he needed a wife. Not for love. Not for companionship. For a clause in his late grandfather’s will that stood between him and a billion-dollar inheritance. Enter Alessia—the desperate virgin with nothing to lose. His offer was as outrageous as it was irresistible: Marry him for one year. Pretend to be his devoted wife. Follow a strict set of rules—no intimacy, no emotions, no questions. In return, he’d pay off all her debts, cover her mother’s care, and give her a future she could only dream of. It was supposed to be a business. A contract. A clean-cut deal between two strangers. But rules have a way of breaking, especially when hearts are involved. One glanced across the marble floors of his penthouse. One moment of weakness under a stormy sky. One kiss that wasn’t part of the agreement. Suddenly, the lines between fake and real began to blur. And then… she missed her period. As secrets unravel and passion ignites, Alessia finds herself caught between the life she escaped and the man who’s become impossible to resist. But Damian has demons of his own—scars buried beneath power and pride. His heart isn’t just locked; it’s surrounded by walls built from betrayal and loss. And just when she thinks she’s found a place in his world, a cruel twist threatens to shatter everything. She’s pregnant. The baby might not be his. Or it might be exactly what he never knew he wanted. In a marriage built on lies, how do you fight for a love that was never supposed to exist?