Chapter 3:

Later that afternoon, Maia stood alone in front of City Hall in Wront, with some documents required for marriage registration in her handbag.

There was still time before her appointment, so she leaned casually against a tree, eyes downcast, thoughts drifting far from the present.

Back when she first stepped into prison four years ago, the torment seemed relentless, etched into every corner of her memory.

One night, when she was nearly beaten within an inch of her life, someone had stepped in to save her.

It wasn’t a guard. It was a woman — an inmate with more influence than anyone else. Her cell looked more like a private suite, and even the correctional officers stayed out of her way. Most inmates feared her and kept their distance.

But for some reason, she had taken an interest in Maia. She offered protection — but it came with a condition. If Maia wanted that safety, she had to accept a marriage agreement and carry out a task afterward.

Back then, trapped in a nightmare with no way out, Maia had no room to refuse. Survival meant sacrifice. Without hesitation, she agreed to the deal and pledged her loyalty to the woman who’d saved her.

her top priority now that she was free. That meant going

away, a stretch Rolls-Royce Phantom was parked in

picked for you to marry, sir?” asked Brad Curtis,

and a slim frame. Dressed in a plain white shirt

her silence. An edge of

the newest

Cooper had pushed for this match. What could she possibly see in a woman who had served time? Even more puzzling was the fact

his arm with easy confidence, his rolled-up sleeve showing off a well-toned forearm. His eyes, narrowed slightly, settled on the woman’s exposed waist, and

he shoved the car door open and stepped

you Miss

when she heard someone call her name.

fitted black shirt stood before her, tall enough to block the sun from her face. He looked unreal.

really be the illegitimate son of the Cooper family Zoey had mentioned? The one with a bad reputation and

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