Aliya's Shoes
[#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
Park of Secrets … (1)
Five years ago…
"Shelby!"
"Mum, just a minute!" Shelby yelled back as she stepped out of her room and ran down the stairs, bumping into her stepfather, James.
"I'm sorry!"
She whispered.
"It's okay, Shelby," James replied sweetly, holding her to stabilize her so that she would not fall. His hand lingered a little too long on her shoulders. As he lowered it, his hand brushed on her breast. Shelby flinched and stepped back from him.
"Thank you for the help," she ran all the way down the stairs without stopping.
"We are going to be late; let's go!"
Her mother shouted and pulled Shelby along. She did not see the funny look on her daughter's face. Not that she would have cared anyway. Clara was very self-centred and seemed to care little about what happened outside her very self.
"We've got a lot to do today, and you already delayed us by half an hour!"