BOUND TO ZAYN VIRELLI: HIS QUIET OBSESSION
“We are gathered here today—”
“Yes, i do.”
The word sliced cleanly through the ceremony.
I blinked. Zayn hadn’t even waited. A ripple of murmurs spread through the church. Even the priest faltered.
“Mr. Virelli,” he said cautiously, “we must complete the vows—”
“I said yes.” His tone wasn’t loud, it sounded Controlled, final even. The priest hesitated… then turned to me.
“And you… do you take Mr Zayn Virelli as your lawful wedded husband ?”
I didn’t answer.
Not immediately.
Because this was it, my last chance. I could either say no, ruin my family’s reputation, leave him on the altar and get thrown out of the family and even city or I could say yes and get bounded to the life I didn’t know existed nor do I know what it had in store for me.
My father’s voice echoed in my head.
‘You’re the only one who can fix this.’
My mother’s followed.
‘Do not embarrass us.’
My fingers curled slightly into my dress. The silence stretched. It was Heavy. Unforgiving. Zayn’s gaze sharpened as it settled on me again.
Waiting.
Not patient.
Expectant.
“Amara,” the priest prompted gently. I swallowed. Then slowly… I lifted my chin.
“Yes, I do.”
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Amara Kane was never meant to walk down the aisle to marry a Virelli but she was used.
When her brother embezzles millions and disappears, her family does the only thing they can to save themselves….
They hand her over to Zayn Virelli. A man known for his distance, power, control, and never leaving loose ends.
The marriage is simple.
A contract.
A solution to a problem.
Nothing more.
At least that’s what Amara tells herself because Zayn Virelli doesn’t believe in love. He doesn’t make emotional decisions. He takes what benefits him… and walks away when it no longer does. He needed a wife to make his mom happy, they needed to repay him for what her brother did.
But from the moment she steps into his world, something shifts. The rules change. The distance disappears and the man she was warned about starts watching her like she’s not just part of a deal, he stares like she was something he intends to keep.
Now trapped in a marriage built on debt, secrets, and betrayal, Amara must navigate a man who is as dangerous as he is controlled… and a truth about her brother that could destroy everything.
Because Zayn didn’t just accept the deal.
He wanted it.
And walking away from him?
Was never part of the contract.