"WHO THE HELL ARE you?" I demanded, staring at the girl standing in front of me. She was definitely not Brielle. Then it suddenly clicked. "You're the girl from the rooftop terrace-the one who couldn't recognize me. I thought you were just an innocent guest, and here you are playing this sick prank on me," I said, thoroughly annoyed. But could anyone really blame me? I was on the receiving end of an awful joke on my wedding night. I just couldn't catch a break."Why are you crying now? Aren't you thrilled with yourself for pulling off this horrible prank?" I watched as tears streamed down her face, only making the situation more frustrating. ... "What's the deal with that girl, Dad? I threw her out. Where is Brielle?" My mom gasped at my response and shot my dad a sharp, accusing look. Something shady was definitely going on between the two of them. "She is your wife, Adrian. She is your substitute bride because Brielle ran away," my dad said through gritted teeth. My heart completely stopped. "Dad, you just married me off to a complete stranger I know nothing about And you're standing there telling me to stay calm about it? How could I possibly be calm? How could you do something like this to me? " I didn't even realize I had grabbed him by the lapels of his suit until he firmly shoved my hands away and forced them down to my sides. ... Asher was choking her. Sara frantically tried to pry his fingers away from her throat, but his grip wouldn't loosen. His eyes were bloodshot as he held her against the wall. Sara wheezed and gasped for air as oxygen was cut off from her lungs. Dizziness washed over her, and her back throbbed from the force of being slammed against the wall. Asher screamed into her face. "It was supposed to be YOU Not my brother YOU were supposed to die YOU YOU YOU " He slammed his fist into the wall beside her head. Then he loosened his grip and let her collapse onto the floor with a heavy thud. Sara gasped desperately for air as she watched Asher lose control. He began destroying the room-flipping over the examination table, throwing chairs, and smashing glass equipment against the ground. Forced into an unthinkable sacrifice to shield her family from total humiliation, quiet, starry-eyed Sara Maxwell walks down the aisle to marry Adrian Anderson-a strikingly handsome, guarded corporate titan who believes he's marrying someone else. Trapped together in a web of family secrets, high-stakes business alliances, and a mandatory one-year agreement, their forced proximity ignites a slow-burn romance neither saw coming. Can an accidental vow lead to a lifelong devotion, or will the shadows of their past pull them apart?
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