*Based on a true story where love has its dark sides but burns hotter than ever* Abandoned by her mother and orphaned at a young age, Natalie held a deep-seated mistrust for the world especially when it came to men. Her strategy for survival was simple: work hard enough to scrape by each month and rely solely on yourself! Fate had other plans in store for her. Enter Alonso Valois, a charismatic billionaire who swept into her life and showed her just how right a man can be. Despite Natalie's attempts to keep him at arm's length, Alonso who had no intention of letting her slip away shocked her by proposing just two weeks after their first encounter! Was this the "happily ever after" Natalie had dreamt of? Far from it. Walking into the Valois mansion with Alonso's dad calling all the shots felt like walking into a lion's den for Natalie. Little did she know that while she was trying her best to fit in, her in-laws were scrambling to conceal the truth about what happened to the women in the Valois family. As the past comes haunting Alonso and demanding its price, will the unwanted bride be the one who saves the Valois ship from sinking? Or will she be the first one to jump off that sinking ship? *** Updates every Monday! +1 bonus chapter for 300 Power Stones +1 bonus chapter for 50 Golden Tickets +5 bonus chapters whenever the book receives a Magic Castle *Credit of the art goes to the owner*
Thanks to the adoring treatment she received from her husband by the door, Natalie entered his father's office with a smile on her face instead of tight nerves. The room seemed colder than the rest of the house with thick dark green curtains blocking the daylight. Her eyes finally fell on Alonso Senior who sat behind his presidential desk. His face was without a doubt, the coldest thing in the entire office.
"Hello, Mr. Valois. I was told that you wanted to have a private word with me."
When he stayed silent, Natalie just walked over with a polite smile until she got to one of the two chairs across from the president. She hung around waiting for an invitation to sit, but since it didn't come, she stayed standing. It felt like being a student in trouble with the stern school principal.
"Congratulations on becoming a Valois," he said coldly with eyes that avoided hers.
"Thank you; you are very kind."