[#lovesosweet] [WARNING: Mature content 18+] [WPC #AUG2023Entry] « Is it not enough that I have been 'sold off' as a catalogue bride but also have to compete with a dead woman for favour? » Shelby looks like she has it all. The perfect family and all the perks that come with it. But she must go through a 'forced contract marriage' and also compete for the attention of the man she had been unwillingly tied to... Ian lost the love of his life so suddenly that his mind still refuses to accept that reality. He gave up everything and secluded himself until his mother found him a bride. His one task was to give the family an heir but how can Ian do this when the air he breathes all revolves around the one woman he can never have. However, he finds himself in a predicament and dilema when the new contracted bride is thrust into his life unwittingly... especially, when he finds out that she is more than meets the eye. Image: Image generated from starryai.com, cover completed by me. This is an original story of mine. Copyright Loctovia 2023 Update schedule: 5 chapters per week
Ian's heart was in his throat. With no hesitation whatsoever, he dashed into the smoke.
'What's going on? Why is there so much smoke? Is Elfin okay?' The questions whipped through his mind as he rushed and entered the room with no care for his safety. It never crossed Ian's mind that Shelby could not be in that room at all.
For Ian, he did not want to take that chance at all. He literally zapped into that room when visibility was almost near zero, but he knew exactly where to go, especially from the smell that met him. He dashed towards his kitchen and entered quickly.
A coughing fit met him, and he shouted for his Elfin.
"Elfin, can you hear me-"
Ian stopped shot at the scene that him.