Contract With A Monster: The Heiress's Revenge
It was my birthday, but instead of celebrating, I was bleeding on the floor of my own bedroom. My sister Serena had just smashed a champagne bottle over my legs, her eyes filled with a dark madness because our father allowed me to wear the family diamonds.
To escape her, I bolted into a pitch-black guest suite, only to be grabbed by a man who felt like a wall of solid muscle. He was drugged, unstable, and pinned me against the wall, his teeth sinking into my neck in a primal claim that left a permanent mark.
I managed to flee, but the nightmare was just beginning. My father didn't care about my injuries; he only cared that I had "insulted" the man in that room—Delos French, the most powerful CEO in New York. He threatened to stop paying for my mother’s critical care facility unless I went to Delos and begged for his forgiveness.
My brother Julian was even worse, intentionally pouring scalding coffee over my bandaged wounds just to see me flinch. They forced me into a revealing gold dress, treating me like a high-priced commodity to be sold to the highest bidder to save their failing company.
I didn't understand how the people who were supposed to love me could be more predatory than the monster in the dark. I had spent my life fixing their scandals, yet they were ready to throw me to the wolves the moment I became useful as a pawn.
But when I stood before Delos French at his gala, he didn't see a trophy. He recognized my scent, my touch, and the fire in my eyes. He trapped me in his private lounge, kneeling to clean the blood from my injured feet.
"Marry me," he whispered, his voice a low, terrifying growl. "And I will give you the power to burn your family to the ground."
I looked into the eyes of the man who had hunted me and realized he was the only one offering me a weapon to destroy the people who had broken me.
"Okay," I whispered.
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Chapter 6
The dressing room was a chaotic explosion of fabric and hairspray.
Eve stood in her underwear, her arms crossed over her chest. The stylist was trying to force her into a black gown she had chosen-modest, elegant, invisible.
"No," Richard's voice boomed from the doorway.
He walked in, holding a hanger. On it hung a scrap of gold sequins. It was backless, with a plunging neckline that ended dangerously low.
"Wear this," Richard ordered.
"Father, no," Eve said, stepping back. "I'm going as a legal consultant. That dress is... it's for a showgirl."
"Exactly," Richard sneered. "Nobody cares about your brain, Eve. They care about this." He gestured vaguely at her body. "Sell the package."
"I won't."
"Then get out of my house," Richard said calmly. "And I'll stop paying for your mother's care facility by morning."
The threat hit its mark. Eve closed her eyes. She let her arms drop.
"Fine."
The stylist helped her into the dress. It was tight, restricting her breathing. The sequins scratched her skin. When she looked in the mirror, she didn't see a businesswoman. She saw a high-priced commodity.
She reached for a velvet box on the vanity. Inside was a diamond choker, a piece she had bought with her own money. It was modern, architectural, and sharp. She fastened it around her neck. It wasn't just jewelry; it was armor. It sat high and tight, perfectly covering the bruise Delos had left.
She sat down to put on the shoes. Four-inch stilettos.
Her injured foot throbbed in protest. She had put a heavy bandage on the heel, but the pressure was agonizing. Every step was going to be torture.
She stood up, wincing.
Julian was leaning against the doorframe again. He whistled.
"Nice," he said. "Dad knows how to pick them. But the necklace? A little much, don't you think?"
He reached out to touch the diamonds.
Eve slapped his hand away. Hard.
"Don't touch me," she hissed.
"What are you hiding?" Julian's eyes narrowed. "A hickey?"
"It's covering a scar from a childhood accident," Eve lied smoothly. "One you caused, if you recall. Unless you want me to tell that story to the investors, leave it alone."
Julian stared at her for a long moment. Then he shrugged. "Whatever. Just make sure you talk to Carter Sterling. He's our Plan B."
Eve grabbed her clutch. Inside, folded neatly, was the bid. Her weapon.
She walked past Julian, careful not to let her limp show.
At the bottom of the stairs, the front door was open. The night air rushed in.
Eve paused. She looked back at the dark hallway leading to the guest wing. The memory of the heat, the cedar smell, the fear... it washed over her.
She squared her shoulders. She wasn't that scared girl in the dark anymore. Tonight, she was a player.
She walked out to the waiting limousine.
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7.7
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I woke up in the ICU with three broken ribs and a concussion, but the only thing waiting for me was a screaming voicemail from my wife's assistant.
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There was no "Are you okay?" or "Are you alive?"-only fury over a ruined dress and a missing tie. While I was being resuscitated, my wife was on Instagram, singing "Endless Love" with Atticus and laughing at my "tantrum." She even called the family lawyer to freeze my credit cards, wanting to make sure I couldn't even buy a coffee without her permission.
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Stood in the rain at his practices. Drove hours just to watch him warm benches. Wore his jersey like it meant something.
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Zane Mercer.
The NHL's most dangerous player. My stepfather's worst enemy. And the man who looked at me like I was something worth destroying the world for.
One impossible offer.
One desperate bet.
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What starts as a transaction turns into obsession.
What starts as revenge turns into something I can't walk away from.
And what starts as a lie might be the only truth that matters.
They say some men are too dangerous to love.
They're right.
But I was never good at following warnings.
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8.4
Arlene was the illegitimate daughter of the wealthy Boone family, treated worse than a stray dog. To keep her meager scholarship, she had to swallow her pride and apologize to the frat boy who tormented her.
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Arlene drank until her stomach tore, vomiting blood and collapsing on the filthy club floor.
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7.6
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"Mrs. Crosby," she whispered, her face drained of color. "You aren't married to Bennet. The divorce was finalized three years ago. On October 12th."
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The day Gianna Skinner, a woman obsessed with my husband, shattered twenty-seven bones in my drawing hand with a marble bust.
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Bennet chuckled, the sound dark and terrifying.
"She is broken, Gianna. A bird with no wings. She has no value to the Family anymore, except as a trophy on my shelf. She is my pet. You are my fire."
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"Happy Anniversary, my Angel. Tonight, I give you the world."
He wasn't giving me the world. He was building a cage out of lies.
Through a bugged ring, I later heard his endgame: he planned to institutionalize me for "mental instability" so he could bring Gianna into the light.
I didn't go home to cry.
I went to my office and opened a secure browser on the dark web.
*Subject: Protocol Erasure.*
*Target: Harper Cline.*
*Execution: Immediate.*
Bennet thought he had broken his pet.
He was about to realize he had just unleashed a lioness.