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her mother's voice drifted from the small b

ers digging into the worn fabric of her

g eyes. Two million Naira. For a girl who spent her days haggling over the price of fish in the market and her even

ow danfo bus screeched to a halt, the conductor shouting destinations into the dusty

kitchen. He was only ten, but the dark circles under his eyes made him look like an old man

the sight of his thin frame. "He wo

"You already work three jobs, and we stil

er she had found stuck to the windshield of a car she was cleaning yesterday. It was e

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ind of thing her pastor warned her about. But then she looked at her mother through the half-open

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. She didn't have money for a taxi, so she braced herself for the long trek to the address listed on the back of the flyer. It was in Victo

he felt like a speck of dust on a diamond. The security guards at the front gave her a look that said 'You don't belo

ting toward the elevators. "Mr. St

a piece of mea

t that swallowed her feet. The office was vast, surrounded by floor-to-ceiling glass that showed the entir

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he photos didn't do justice to the sheer power he radiated. He was dressed in a charcoal suit that probably

a deep, smooth baritone that ma

leather chair, clutching her b

at she realized was full of photos of beautiful

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look at her outfit or her messy hair. He looked into her eyes with

ack. "And you don't look like the others.

rom pride. "Because I have been, sir. Some of us don't ha

a doll. I need someone who understands the value of a contract. I need a wife for one ye

cross the desk. At the bottom

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ne money. That was 'buy a house for Mama' money.

e whispered, her

longs to me. You will eat what I tell you, wear what I buy you, and lie to the entire world. You will be the devoted Mr

d, the doctor, and the cough that shook her mother's chest every

hand reache

," she said, her voice

sed in amusement. "A girl in your

payment must be made today. Before I

the silence in the room heavy enough to cr

own her spine. She had just saved her family, but as she looked at the beautiful, icy man