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my attention was the long and heavy thing that was placed on my stomach. I blinked my eyes

In an effort to avoid waking the man who was lying next to me,

med at me to stop moving so that they wouldn't break. I

s the floor. All of a sudden, as if a huge weight had fallen and been resting uncomfortably

ith a compl

hem on in a hurry. I ignored my pounding headache and clenched my legs tightly tog

he face of the stranger with whom I had sex last night, so I slowly went

he clear thought of what he did to me last night. The hair was falling freely on his forehead, and I traveled down my gaze to those long and thick lashes. I

as lean and tall, and I gulped when my eyes settled o

Before he could catch me, I tiptoed towards the door,

....*****..

house. Her eyes swept over my body and she noticed how messed up I appeared. ''Where the hell have you been last night?'' she

But when my mom passed away, my father who didn't love me in the slightest, married Kelly, and shortly after, gave birth to Clover, my stepsister wh

w the marks and bruises on my skin. ''Mom! See that? Did you see those bruises and kiss marks all over her b

t my m

wn and fixed my dress and hair so that the marks would be covered, before

stepped back, avoiding her hand, which caused her to become even more enraged. ''Because of what you did to the guest, and for losing such a well-paying job, I won't be able to pay for your

burned by my touch. ''Please, mom... Don't do this to Nico. I'm begging you, please...'' I pleaded, my voice quivering. ''Please...

're willing to do anything?'' she asked with a quirked brow, and I hesitantly nodded in response. ''Fine!'' she sighed dramatic

phant smile on her face, giving the impression that she

d. ''I want you to marry the ugly and unloved man from the Stewart family. You're going to replace Clover as the bride!'' Kelly announced, a

man I do

was ugly a

ered, my head sho