"St... Stay away" Her voice trembled in fear as he leaned closer, invading her personal space. His palms were pressed against the wall, caging her in his embrace while her tiny fists were making futile attempts to push him back. "So, you want me to go out to satisfy my needs when I have a beautiful wife at home?" His thumb stroked her lips, his eyes fixated on them, unyielding and hungry. "But you made it clear that your heart belongs to someone else and our marriage is nothing but an agreement" her heart throbbed with pain as she thought about it. After the horrific and pitiful past, all she yearned was for a man who could understand and love her but destiny has bestowed her a devil for a husband. "That's true" he cocked his head "But we don't love every chic we fuck. Do we?" His callous words shattered Roseline's world. All she wanted was to cry on her fate! Her pain was evident through her eyes but this didn't stop him from having what he wanted! ~•~•~•~ In an unexpected twist of fate, Orphan Roseline finds herself in a contract marriage with a ruthless Billionaire, Vincenzo De Luca. On the first night, she gets to know that he has married her on purpose, and the doors to his heart are securely guarded. He has money, looks, and fame but not the love which she has craved her whole life. She has an infectious laugh, he never graced his lips with a smile. She follows her path, he demands unwavering obedience. She is sympathetic, he is cold-hearted. Their personalities are worlds apart, yet both harbor secrets concealed behind their respective facades. Will Roseline be able to make her space in his heart or would she be cast aside once his hidden purpose is fulfilled? ~•~•~•~•~ Warning : Story contains mature content, light BDSM and dominating ML.
Roseline's POV
"I... I was imprisoned in a dark room where they subjected me to electric shocks, trying to make me forget everything about you and the incident," I confessed, the weight of my horrifying experience heavy in the air.
A deep, unsettling silence settled around us as I revealed the truth to my parents. I noticed that not a single tear came from my own eyes, but my mother cried uncontrollably, while my father remained in a state of shock, struggling to accept the reality of what I'd endured.
"But despite everything, I couldn't forget," I continued, my voice shaky. "One day, I overheard the man who used to administer the electric shocks talking on the phone. He received an order to kill me."
I lowered my gaze, unable to meet their eyes.
"I don't know what changed in that man at that moment, but instead of carrying out the order to kill me, he arranged for me to be admitted to an orphanage, changing my name and my birth year,"