To Ruin Him, I Married His Rival

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ousand judging eyes, casting a harsh, artificial light on my humiliation. The air was th

s a stark contrast to the emerald silk and diamonds adorning the other women-the wives and daughters of the *Cosa No

oice boomed through the microphone

ribs like a trapped bird. *

usually warm when he looked at me in private, were now fixed on the woman beside him. Fawn Garrett

n's back. "I am proud to announce the union of our two

ical blow. A dagger t

anc

iumphant, the same laugh she used when she cornered me in the hallways. Andrew hadn't just chosen a political alliance;

the. The walls

ne, ignoring the whispers, and fled into the dimly lit corridor. I didn't stop until I burst i

, my legs finally gave out. I sank to the fl

tears for a

ark, and vibrated thr

e, loo

apos. The Dark Don. He was a myth made flesh-tall, broad-shouldered, radiating a lethal power t

Maddox family was a pred

pristine white handkerchief

muffled sound of Andrew's voice drifted through the door,

an who lied to me. It broke so

I began to fall. But I

rm, hard as steel, wrapped around my waist, hauling me up agai

ster mothers warned their daughters about. He was the onl

whispered, the plea

ting. "Once you walk out that door with me, Adelaid

I had nothing left

but to a servant's passage hidden behind a faded tapestry. As we passed a blinking security cam

g. A matte black, armored Maybac

ecanter in the center console, pouring myself a glass of amber liquid. I drank it in one burning gulp. The

d to destroy. I needed a shield that

te elevator to a penthouse that

ing-just like its owner. I turned to Damien.

e," I bl

k surprised. It was as if he had b

He punched in a code, the beep echoing in the silent room. He pulled out a docum

was low, leaving no room for a

Marriage Contract* stared

tion should have terrified me.

forced the nib to the paper. With a jagged

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alcohol, and the heartbreak crashed over me all at o

again, holding me tight as I slipped into the abyss. I had