His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 100

(ALEX]

The party that Uncle Damien Kad hosted came around sooner than I wanted. Firstly, I wasn’t a very social person, especially not for Mafia gatherings. And secondly, a girl that I had completely forgotten about was in attending too.

Wearing her blonde hair straight, her green eyes found me amongst the crowd when I walked in, and she walked to me with confident strides, a frown etched on her lips that disappeared soon after she realised the setting she was in.

“Hannah,” I greeted her, trying to keep the disinterest out of my voice for appearances sake.

As beautiful as she was, she just wasn’t my type.

“Fiancé,” she greeted me back, her sweet voice dripping with a sarcasm I didn’t appreciate. “Is this something you do often? Get engaged out of business deals and then ghost the girl?”

“Keep your voice down,” I hiss, grabbing her wrist and pulling her into one of the corners where no one could hear us.

“Ow.” She winced, pulling her hand back to herself the moment I set her free, staring at me like I was a monster. “I wouldn’t have to do this if you would have returned ONE of the ten calls I made to you. One, King, one.”

“And yet, you couldn’t take the hint and stop calling..” I roll my eyes. “Hannah, I really am sorry for you that your father pawned you off to me for a business deal. Really.” I had no sympathy.

“You’re not. So drop the act.”

“You don’t talk to me that way,” I warn her, my patience up, eyes staring into hers. One glare and I could see her confidence slipping. “You don’t talk to me, period. This isn’t a fairy tale that begins with an arranged marriage and ends with us falling in love. This is just a business deal that I will find a way to get out of.”

Her eyes bulged. “You- you will find a way to get out of it?”

“I will,” I reply, voice hushed. “The engagement is between me, your dad, and the Pakhan. I am working on another way to make a deal with your father, one that doesn’t involve marrying you, and I will get it done before we have to announce this to the world.”

“Okay.” She softens.

I c**k an eyebrow.

She nods. “I got you. Clear. Okay.”

“Good.”

the party, filled with every business associate of the Bratva- past, preset and future. Nobody

at all times as I grab a glass of whiskey and make my rounds

and only those who learnt playing it

Everyone else was

into the unbearable gathering when I was wondering if this appearance is considered enough and I could leave, Uncle Damien draws everyone’s attention by ringing his spoon on

he acknowledged after clearing his

my eyebrows, eyes reaching to Nico, whose eyes flicker back to me, confused

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not?

to me, and my eyebrows shoot up. “My nephew Alex King is the new horseman

ease the worry beginning to pool inside me. “And, it is my honour to announce his engagement to Hannah

increases as I step ahead walk

his forwarded hand

that I had been feeling intuitively all evening finally had a cause- I was now engaged in front of the

knowing stare, just as I ignore

second after

she wasn’t the girl plaguing my thoughts, and I had to figure it all out, including why a certain grey eyed brunette was all

about.

returned home exhausted from all the smiling, with Hannah constantly trying to steal a

way back, him being the only one in the car with

behind me.

is calling,” he told me, “Or should I say Mrs.

I glared at him.

He raised his shoulders.

“Send her to voicemail.”

Lana had

“Since when does Lana

stray at home and asked me and Lana to supervise her at all

stare that shuts his sass up. “I asked Lana to supervise her,

all day. Sad, even. Skipped

groaned. Can this girl do anything except make my